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Thazhathangadi, Kottayam district, Kerala · 9.5963°, 76.5066°
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.
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.
Folklore credits the sage Parashurama with installing the Shiva image here.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Thekkumkur
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