Raviswarapuram Siva Temple
Thrissur district, Kerala
Raviswarapuram Siva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva at Kodungalloor of Thrissur District in Kerala state in India. The presiding deity of the temple is Shiva in Raviswara form, located in main Sanctum Sanctorum, facing East. The existence of temple was mentioned in Sangam Literature as one of the major temples under Chera Dynasty. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol. It is the part of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala.
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Where it is
Thrissur district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Irinjalakuda railway station (IJK), about 20 km by road.
- By air: Cochin International Airport (COK), about 29 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Thriprayar Sree Rama Temple – Triprayar (Valapad), Thrissur district, on the Theevra (Thriprayar) river (about 29 km)
- Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Thekkinkadu Maidan, Round North, Thrissur (about 42 km)
- Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple – Chottanikkara, Ernakulam district (near Kochi) (about 48 km)
- Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple – Guruvayur, Thrissur district (about 56 km)
- Vaikom Mahadeva Temple – Vaikom, Kottayam district, on the shore of Vembanad Lake (about 71 km)
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