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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.