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High medieval · Hindu · India
Thiruvullakkavu Sree Dharma Sastha Temple
Cherpu, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.4452°, 76.2159°
Dharma Sastha (Ayyappan), standing with a bowUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Sastha temple at Cherpu in Thrissur district, long resorted to for Vidyarambham, the rite at which small children are initiated into letters and learning.