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High medieval · Hindu · India

Meenkulathi Temple

Pallassana, Palakkad district, Kerala · 10.6355°, 76.6556°

MeenakshiUndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Meenakshi temple at Pallassana in Palakkad district, whose present shrine and adjoining tank took shape over some four centuries. Its walls are set so that their shadow never falls on the ground.

Sthala katha — the legend

A stone carried from Chidambaram by the Veerasaiva Mannadiar clan is said to have become immovable when set down under a palm-leaf umbrella here, taken as a sign that Meenakshi had chosen the spot.

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Sources

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