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Parumala, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala · 9.3323°, 76.5372°
Set on an island in the Pamba at Parumala, this is reckoned one of the three foremost Bhadrakali temples of Kerala and also counts among the 108 Shiva temples of the state; it is referred to in classical Malayalam literature.
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.
Tradition holds that Parashurama installed the Shiva image here, and that the sages Durvasa and Narada installed the goddess in the Treta Yuga.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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