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High medieval · Hindu · India

Vethalan Kavu Mahadeva Temple

Kappil East, Krishnapuram, Alappuzha district, Kerala · 9.1386°, 76.5381°

Shiva as VethalaUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A temple near Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district described as one of the very few anywhere in which Shiva is worshipped in the form of Vethala. Its chief observances fall on the last Friday of Makaram, at Shivaratri and at Vishu.

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Sources

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