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Thalikkunu Shiva Temple
Mankavu, Kozhikode district, Kerala · 11.2375°, 75.8094°
Shiva (worshipped as a linga)Zamorin of CalicutKerala
Sacred since
1792 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt after 1792 (Zamorin)
Zamorin of Calicut
History & significance
One of the oldest temples of Malabar, at Mankavu about 4 km from Kozhikode railway station. Repeatedly attacked and destroyed during Tipu Sultan's campaigns, it was rebuilt by the Zamorin after 1792.