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തളിപ്പറമ്പ് രാജരാജേശ്വരക്ഷേത്രം
Taliparamba, Kerala · 12.0484°, 75.3556°
A leading Shiva temple of north Kerala, rebuilt into its present form in the early eleventh century after earlier work by the Mushika or Kolathiri rulers, with a square sanctum under a two-tiered pyramidal roof. It was attacked and partly destroyed by Mysorean forces in the late eighteenth century before being repaired.
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.
The sage Maandhata is said to have been given a Shiva linga to install where no cremation ground lay, finally setting it at Taliparamba, after which the linga repeatedly vanished and reappeared to later devotees.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Mushika (Kolathiri)
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