Thiruvanchikulam Mahadeva Temple
Thrissur district, Kerala
Thiruvanchikulam Siva Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Kodungallur in Thrissur district of Kerala state, India.
Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been built during the Chera period. Shiva is worshipped as Mahadeva and his consort Parvathi as Umadevi. There are 33 sub-deities in this temple, the highest number so in Kerala.
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Where it is
Thrissur district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Chalakudi Railway Station (CKI), about 20 km by road.
- By air: Cochin International Airport (COK), about 28 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Thriprayar Sree Rama Temple – Triprayar (Valapad), Thrissur district, on the Theevra (Thriprayar) river (about 31 km)
- Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Thekkinkadu Maidan, Round North, Thrissur (about 44 km)
- Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple – Chottanikkara, Ernakulam district (near Kochi) (about 46 km)
- Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple – Guruvayur, Thrissur district (about 58 km)
- Vaikom Mahadeva Temple – Vaikom, Kottayam district, on the shore of Vembanad Lake (about 69 km)
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