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High medieval · Hindu · India
Thirumalida Swayambhoo Shiva Temple
Mallappally, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala · 9.4479°, 76.6614°
ShivaUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A swayambhu Shiva temple on the bank of the Manimala river at Mallappally, described as the only west-facing swayambhu Shiva shrine in Kerala; Maha Shivaratri draws thousands of pilgrims.