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High medieval · Hindu · India
Kusacode Shri Mahadeva Temple
Kusakkode, Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala · 8.5017°, 76.9919°
Shiva, in the form of Kiratha MoorthiUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Shiva temple near Thirumala classed as a Major temple by the Travancore Devaswom Board, with an eight-day Thrikkodiyettu festival. On Shivaratri it is among the busiest shrines in Thiruvananthapuram district after Sreekanteshwaram.