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High medieval · Hindu · India

Udayamperoor Perumthrikovil Temple

Udayamperoor (Ernakulam district), Kerala · 9.9204°, 76.3612°

ShivaUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
12th c.
Undetermined

History & significance

A twelfth-century Shiva temple at Udayamperoor in Ernakulam district, set in a courtyard of some four acres with gopurams and a round sanctum, and counted among Kerala's 108 Shiva temples. Three inscriptions of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries are associated with it, one of them still well preserved on the base of the namaskaramandapa.

Sthala katha — the legend

Folklore credits the installation of the idol to the sage Parashurama.

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Sources

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