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Kodungallur, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.2233°, 76.2006°
An east-facing Shiva temple at Kodungallur counted among the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala, recorded in Sangam literature as one of the major temples of the Chera realm; Maha Shivaratri is its main 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.
Local tradition holds that the sage Parashurama installed the image here.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chera
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