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Sasthamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · 8.5185°, 76.9737°
A Shiva temple in the Sasthamangalam ward of Thiruvananthapuram, dated by surviving records to more than seven centuries ago. The kings of Travancore worshipped here regularly, and it is now run by the Travancore Devaswom Board.
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.
A woman sharpening her knife on a rock is said to have made it bleed, revealing a Shiva lingam, and the temple was raised on that spot.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…