Vizhinjam Cave Temple is an ancient

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temple at

Vizhinjam Vizhinjam is a region located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the state of Kerala in India. It is located 16 km south west from the city centre and 17 km south of Trivandrum International Airport along NH66. Adani Por ...

, near

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in southern

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.Krairiksh, Piriya. "A NOTE ON THE ‘MAKARA’ BALUSTRADE AT MALACCA." ''Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'', vol. 47, no. 1 (225), 1974, pp. 96–103. The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinadhara Dakshinamurti. The outer wall of the cave depicts unfinished reliefs of Siva as "Tripurantakara" on the left and as "Nataraja" with

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on the right (the unfinished Pallava dvarapalakas). The temple is located about 17 kilometers from

city centre. Vizhinjam served as headquarters of the Ay kings who ruled the southern parts of Kerala in the 8th century.

Image gallery

File:Siva as "Dakshinamurti" in Vizhinjam Cave Temple (Trivandrum, Kerala).jpg, Four armed Siva as "Vinadhara Dakshinamurti" File:Siva as "Tripurantaka" in Vizhinjam Cave Temple (Trivandrum, Kerala).jpg, Siva as "Tripurantaka" (with Apasmara under left his foot) File:Siva as "Nataraja" with Parvati in Vizhinjam Cave Temple (Trivandrum, Kerala).jpg, Siva as "Nataraja" with Parvati

References

https://captajitvadakayil.in/2021/02/06/sanatana-dharma-hinduism-exhumed-and-resurrected-part-120-capt-ajit-vadakayil/

External links

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Vizhinjam Rock Cut Cave, Thiruvananthapuram
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