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Thripaya Trimurti Temple

Vellookkara, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.3271°, 76.2192°

Trimurti — Shiva at the centre, Vishnu to the right, Brahma to the leftUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Kerala-style temple near Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district that is unusual in enshrining all three of the Trimurti together, with Shiva at the centre flanked by Vishnu and Brahma.

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.

The temple's legend tells of a learned Namboodiri whose sacred conch broke at Koodalmanikyam, after which the combined power of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva appeared at this spot to bless him.

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Sources

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