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High medieval · Hindu · India

Puramundekkadu Shri Mahadeva Temple

Vattamkulam, Edappal, Malappuram district, Kerala · 10.7792°, 76.0262°

ShivaUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

An east-facing Shiva temple at Vattamkulam near Edappal, counted both among the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and among the five Shiva temples ringing Guruvayoor; Maha Shivaratri is its main festival.

Sthala katha — the legend

The image is said to have been installed by the sage Parashurama.

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Sources

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