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Triprangode Siva Temple

Triprangode, Kerala · 10.8555°, 75.9477°

Shiva (Kalasamhara Murti)Later CheraKerala (gajaprishta)108 Shiva Temples
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
attested by the 10th c. (Later Chera)
Later Chera

History & significance

An old pilgrimage centre in Malappuram district with inscriptions of the Later Chera ruler Goda Ravi Varma of the tenth century and mentions in fifteenth-century texts; its two-storeyed shrine is built in the apsidal gajaprishta form. It served as a military camp during fourteenth-century conflicts and was later tied to the Kingdom of Tanur.

Sthala katha — the legend

Shiva is said to have burst from the linga here to save the boy sage Markandeya from Yama, and is worshipped in that form as Kalasamhara Murti.

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Sources

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