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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.