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Malamakkavu Ayyappa Temple

Anakkara, Palakkad district, Kerala · 10.8186°, 76.0789°

AyyappanUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
recorded as over 300 years old
Undetermined

History & significance

Counted among the 108 Ayyappan shrines of Kerala and owned by the Padinjarepat Nambiar zamindar family, this Palakkad temple keeps its annual Thalapoli on the last Saturday of Dhanu and is known for the rare Chengazhinir flower in its pond.

Sthala katha — the legend

A Cherumi couple is said to have struck a rock in the forest that bled, after which the deity was formally installed and the temple founded.

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Sources

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