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Tharuvana, Wayanad district, Kerala · 11.7312°, 75.9885°
A Shiva temple at Tharuvana in the Wayanad hills, some 800 m above sea level, which also houses Arayil Bhagavathy, Durga, Nandi, Ayyappa and Ganapathi. Its name means the place where the axe fell.
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.
Shiva is said to have hurled his axe at Krishna during their quarrel over Banasura's kingdom; where it fell, Parashurama built this temple.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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