Kottiyoor Temple
Kannur district, Kerala
Kottiyoor Temple is a prominent Shiva temple in Kottiyoor, Kannur, Kerala, India. Vadakkeshwaram Temple is the common name of the temple from ancient times, but some of the local people address the temple as Ikkare Kottiyoor as it is on the bank of the river close to the Kottiyoor village, to differentiate it from the shrine in the other side of the river. Thruchherumana Kshetram is also another name by which temple is known. The temple is a special category temple under Malabar Devaswom board.
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Where it is
Kannur district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Thalassery railway station (TLY), about 53 km by road.
- By air: Kannur International Airport (CNN), about 43 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Kukke Shree Subrahmanya Temple – Subrahmanya village, Kadaba taluk, Dakshina Kannada district (on the Kumaradhara river, below Kumara Parvata) (about 115 km)
- Sri Chamundeshwari Temple – Chamundi Hills, Mysuru, Mysuru district (about 123 km)
- Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple, Dharmasthala – Dharmasthala, Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada district (on the Nethravathi river) (about 165 km)
- Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple – Guruvayur, Thrissur district (about 179 km)
- Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Thekkinkadu Maidan, Round North, Thrissur (about 194 km)
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