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Cheruthazham, Kannur district, Kerala · 12.0531°, 75.2558°
A Shiva temple at Cheruthazham in Kannur district where the deity is worshipped in three aspects across the day - Dakshinamurti in the morning, Kiratamurti at noon and Umamaheshwara in the evening; the sanctum was raised by about six Brahmin families and the temple was restored from long neglect from the 1980s.
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.
Legend holds that Hanuman, sent by Rama to install a lingam at Rameswaram, set down part of it here and so reached Rameswaram late.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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