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Pananchery Mudikkode Shiva Temple

Mudikkode, Pananchery, Thrissur, Kerala · 10.5509°, 76.3075°

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

History & significance

A west-facing Shiva temple at Mudikkode in Pananchery, about 12 km from Thrissur, counted among the 108 famous Shiva temples of Kerala. Maha Shivaratri in the month of Kumbham is its main festival.

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.

Folklore credits the sage Parashurama with installing the idol.

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Sources

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