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High medieval · Hindu · India
Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathi Kshethram
Kottarakkara, Kerala · 9.0009°, 76.7701°
Shiva (with a celebrated Ganesha shrine)UndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Kerala temple in Kollam district whose formal presiding deity is Shiva, but where ritual precedence is given to the Ganesha (Mahaganapathi) shrine. It is widely known for its unniyappam offering and admits non-Hindu visitors.