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Perakam, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.6009°, 76.0238°
One of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and among the oldest in Thrissur district, at Perakam village, with a round sreekovil set within a nalambalam alongside a thidappalli and mandapam. Maha Shivaratri is its chief 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 holds that the sage Parashurama installed the Shiva image at Perakam.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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