High medieval · Hindu · India

Viyyoor Shiva Temple

Viyyoor, Thrissur district, Kerala · 10.5486°, 76.2108°

Shiva (in fierce aspect)UndeterminedKerala

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

dating unrecorded

Undetermined

History & significance

A west-facing Shiva temple on the northern bank of the Puzhakkal river at Viyyoor in Thrissur district, beside the Kodungallur-Shoranur highway. Ganapathi, Sastha, Kali and the serpent deities are worshipped as sub-deities, and Maha Shivaratri is the chief festival.

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