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High medieval · Hindu · India

Sasthamangalam Mahadevar Temple

Sasthamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · 8.5185°, 76.9737°

Shiva as Uma Maheshwara, with ParvatiUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1300 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 700 years old
Undetermined

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the legend

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.

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Sources

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