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Kunnamkulam, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.6748°, 76.1153°
One of the 108 celebrated Shiva temples of Kerala, at Kunnamkulam, where the west-facing Shiva shares the sanctum with an east-facing Parvati and the lingam is held to be an unshaped reddish rudrakshasila. Maha Shivaratri is the chief festival.
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.
The image is said to have been installed by the sage Parashurama.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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