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Valiyasala Mahadeva Temple

Valiyasala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · 8.4844°, 76.9592°

Shiva (Mahadevar)UndeterminedKerala architecture
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

One of the old Trimurti temples of Thiruvananthapuram, standing on the site historically associated with Kanthaloor Sala, a celebrated centre of learning in early Kerala.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local tradition holds that temples to Brahma, Venkata Perumal and Mahadeva arose at the spots where queens of the Chera, Chola and Pandya kings performed sati after their husbands died in the Kanthaloor country.

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Sources

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