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Vaniyamkulam, Palakkad, Kerala · 10.7928°, 76.3082°
One of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala, standing near Vaniyamkulam in Palakkad district. Its east-facing square sanctum is built in the kukkudakruthi form, and Maha Shivaratri is its principal festival.
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 counts it among the shrines whose idol was installed by the sage Parashurama.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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