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Thrikkadavoor, Kollam, Kerala · 8.9203°, 76.5950°
One of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala, situated in Kollam district and administered by the Travancore Devaswom Board. It is known for its golden flagstaff and a ten-day Srattu festival held in the Malayalam month of Kumbham.
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.
The sage Mrikandu and his wife Marudmati are said to have obtained the short-lived son Markandeya here; when Yama cast his noose it fell instead around the lingam, and Shiva overcame him and granted the boy deathlessness.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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