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Mammiyur, Guruvayur, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.5991°, 76.0361°
One of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and the principal of five Shiva shrines around Guruvayur; custom holds that a visit to the Guruvayur temple is incomplete without also visiting Mammiyoor. It is run by the Malabar Devaswom Board and open only to Hindus.
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.
Brihaspati and Vayu are said to have found Shiva in penance at the rudratheertha here; Shiva moved aside to make room for the Vishnu idol once worshipped by Krishna, and the place came to be called Mahimayur, later Mammiyoor.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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