High medieval · Hindu · India

Thycaud Dharma Sastha Temple

Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · 8.4948°, 76.9558°

Dharma Sastha (Ayyappa)UndeterminedKerala

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

dating unrecorded

Undetermined

History & significance

A Kerala-style temple in the Thycaud quarter of Thiruvananthapuram dedicated to Dharma Sastha, a dedication comparatively uncommon even in south India. It is administered by the Nair Service Society and keeps Mandala-Makaravilakku as its main festival, with shrines to Ganapathy, Vishnu, Shiva, Durga, Hanuman and Subramanya.

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