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High medieval · Hindu · India

Mundayur Mahadeva Temple

Anjur, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.5889°, 76.1604°

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

History & significance

An east-facing Shiva temple at Anjur in Thrissur district, counted among the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala; the Zamorin of Kozhikode's army is recorded as having meditated on Shiva here before going into battle. Laksharchana and Shivaratri are its main observances.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

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Sources

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