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High medieval · Hindu · India

Panniyur Sri Varahamurthy Temple

Kumbidi, Palakkad district, Kerala · 10.8269°, 76.0553°

Varaha (boar avatar of Vishnu), with Bhumi DeviUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Vaishnava temple in Pattambi taluk whose presiding image is Varaha seated with the earth goddess Bhumi, an unusual dedication in Kerala. It is counted among the 108 Abhimana Kshetrams of the Vaishnava tradition.

Sthala katha — the legend

Temple tradition credits its founding to Parashurama, who is said to have raised Kerala from the sea, and tells of the master carpenter Perumthachan leaving his tools behind here.

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Sources

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