Mundayur Mahadeva Temple
Thrissur district, Kerala
Mundayur Mahadeva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva at Anjur of Thrissur District in Kerala state in India. The temple is situated near to SH-69 at Mundayur village. The presiding deity of the temple is Shiva, located in main Sanctum Sanctorum, facing East. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol of Lord Shiva. It is the part of the 108 Shiva Temples of Kerala. Kozhikode Zamorin's army meditated on the Lord Shiva of Mundayur Temple and went out to battle. It was because such a practice was presumed that Lord Shiva of Mundayur saved them.
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Where it is
Thrissur district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Mulankunnathukavu railway station (MGK), about 7 km by road.
- By air: Cochin International Airport (COK), about 69 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Thekkinkadu Maidan, Round North, Thrissur (about 12 km)
- Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple – Guruvayur, Thrissur district (about 17 km)
- Thriprayar Sree Rama Temple – Triprayar (Valapad), Thrissur district, on the Theevra (Thriprayar) river (about 25 km)
- Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple – Chottanikkara, Ernakulam district (near Kochi) (about 96 km)
- Vaikom Mahadeva Temple – Vaikom, Kottayam district, on the shore of Vembanad Lake (about 121 km)
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