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Thrithala, Palakkad, Kerala · 10.8038°, 76.1372°
A Shiva temple on the southern bank of the Bharathappuzha, probably raised in the 9th–10th centuries and noted for marking the transition from Chola to Pandya temple architecture. It is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala, and its lingam, formed of river sand, is never anointed.
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.
Agnihotri, eldest of the twelve children of Vararuchi in the Parayi petta panthirukulam legend, is said to have heaped river sand into a mound that hardened into a Shiva lingam when his mother tried to remove it.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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