Velloor Perunthatta Siva Temple
Kottayam district, Kerala
Velloor Perunthatta Siva Temple is located at Velloor, near to Thalayolaparambu in Kottayam district. The presiding deity of the temple is Shiva, located in separate sanctum sanatorum, facing east. It is believed that this temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva. It is one of the oldest Shiva temples in Kottayam District.
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Where it is
Kottayam district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station (TVC), about 10 km by road.
- By air: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), about 12 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 10 km)
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 12 km)
- Bhagavathy Amman Temple (Kumari Amman Temple), Kanyakumari – Kanyakumari (Kanniyakumari), at the southern tip of India (about 105 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 114 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 123 km)
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