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Niranam Thrikkapaleeswaram Dakshinamurthy Temple

Niranam (Pathanamthitta district), Kerala · 9.3479°, 76.5286°

Dakshinamurthy, the teaching form of ShivaUndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Niranam in Pathanamthitta district whose presiding form is Dakshinamurthy, Shiva as the guru of knowledge. It came to prominence in the age of the Niranam poets between about 1350 and 1450, and is unusual in giving the Saptamatrikas a sanctum of their own.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local tradition credits the installation of the idol to the sage Parasurama.

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Sources

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