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Kattakampal, Kunnamkulam, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.6895°, 76.0372°
A two-acre west-facing temple complex near Kunnamkulam with an east-facing Shiva sanctum and a separate west-facing sanctum for Kattakampal Bhagavathy; it is counted among the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala, and the seven-day Kattakampal Pooram in Medam is its great festival.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Tradition credits the sage Parashurama with installing the Shiva here, and the festival's high point re-enacts Kali's war with Darika and the demon's killing.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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