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Thrissilery Shiva Temple

Thrissilery, Wayanad, Kerala · 11.8516°, 76.0166°

ShivaCheraKerala
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 11th c. (Chera)
Chera

History & significance

A Shiva temple in Wayanad attributed to the Chera kings and reckoned about a thousand years old. It is ritually bound to the nearby Thirunelly Vishnu Temple: ancestral rites performed at Thirunelly are held to be incomplete until the pilgrim also visits here.

Sthala katha — the legend

The separate Jala Durga shrine within the compound is said to have been consecrated by the sage Parashurama.

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Sources

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