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Talikotta Mahadeva Temple

Thazhathangadi, Kottayam district, Kerala · 9.5963°, 76.5066°

ShivaThekkumkurKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Thekkumkur

History & significance

One of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and one of the four thali temples named in the 108-temple hymn, where the god is worshipped in his fierce aspect. It was a principal shrine of the Thekkumkur kingdom, which Marthanda Varma annexed to Travancore after the Changanassery war of 1750.

Sthala katha — the legend

Folklore credits the sage Parashurama with installing the Shiva image here.

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Sources

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