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High medieval · Hindu · India
Makaliyam Sreeramaswamy Temple
Irumpanam, Ernakulam district, Kerala · 9.9629°, 76.3591°
RamaCheraKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded; attributed to the Cheras
Chera
History & significance
A Rama temple at Irumpanam near Kochi, attributed to Chera patronage, where Rama is venerated in his form after the slaying of Khara; largely destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt by devotees with copper-plated roofs and panchaloha Dashavatara panels and is now run by the Cochin Devaswom Board.