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High medieval · Hindu · India

Ramapuram Sree Rama Temple

Ramapuram, near Pala, Kottayam district, Kerala · 9.8016°, 76.6494°

Rama, in a four-armed (Chathurbahu) east-facing formUndeterminedKerala, with a circular copper-roofed sreekovil
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded; structure held to be about a thousand years old
Undetermined

History & significance

A Vaishnava temple in Ramapuram village counted among the 108 Abhimana Kshetrams and the principal shrine of the Nalambalam circuit of four temples to Rama and his brothers. It is administered by the Ramapuram Devaswom trust of three Nambudiri families.

Sthala katha — the legend

Rama is said to have meditated here during his exile, with Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna meditating at the three neighbouring sites that became their own shrines.

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Sources

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