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High medieval · Hindu · India

Thrikkunnathu Mahadeva Temple

Kanjany, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.4796°, 76.1003°

Shiva (Mahadeva)UndeterminedKerala-Dravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

An old Shiva temple at Kanjany in Thrissur district, on the Thrissur-Triprayar road, with a separate Vishnu shrine in the same complex. It is counted among the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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 temple's image.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined