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High medieval · Hindu · India

Kuttumuck Siva Temple

Kuttumuck, Thrissur, Kerala · 10.5490°, 76.2403°

Shiva (as Kiratha Moorthi)UndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple about 5 km north-east of Thrissur where the god is worshipped in the fierce Kiratha form, with subsidiary shrines to Ganapathy, Ayyappan and Vishnu. Its image is reputed to be more than three centuries old, though no records survive to confirm it; the ten-day Utsavam Pallivetta ending in the Aarattu is its chief festival.

Sthala katha — the legend

When Tipu Sultan's Mysore army advanced on the temple, a swarm of bees is said to have risen and driven the soldiers back.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined