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High medieval · Hindu · India
Puliyannoor Mahadeva Temple
Puliyannoor, near Pala, Kottayam district, Kerala · 9.6986°, 76.6331°
ShivaUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Shiva temple in Mutholy panchayat about 3 km from Pala, founded according to the article by Chonar Chettiar of the Chathamplackal family and now held by the Namboothiri families of the Puliyannoor Oorayma Temple Devaswom. Ganapathi, Yogeeswara, Sastha, the Nagas, Krishna, Devi and Yakshiyamma are worshipped alongside.