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High medieval · Hindu · India
Parassala Mahadeva Temple
Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala · 8.3403°, 77.1531°
Shiva (Mahadeva)Venad—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Venad
History & significance
A centuries-old Shiva temple at Parassala near the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, founded by Mallen Chembakaraman Delava of the Venad royal house and built largely in stone. Its Shiva faces west, a rare orientation in Kerala, and its rites have long admitted worshippers of every community.