Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple
Kerala
Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple or Old Sreekanteswaram Temple, located at Puthenchantha in Thiruvananthapuram, is an ancient Shiva & Vishnu temple in Kerala. According to historian Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai, the temple has existed since at least 1000 AD. This temple is the original abode of the Lord of the new Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple. The new temple is situated just outside the "North Fort" in Thiruvananthapuram. According to M. G. Sasibhooshan, the old temple was on the route taken by the King of Travancore and his retinue in connection with the Pallivetta of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
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Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station (TVC), about 1 km by road.
- By air: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), about 3 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 1 km)
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 3 km)
- Bhagavathy Amman Temple (Kumari Amman Temple), Kanyakumari – Kanyakumari (Kanniyakumari), at the southern tip of India (about 101 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 122 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 133 km)
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