Iranikulam Sree Mahadeva Temple is in
Iranikulam,
Mala in
Thrissur district
Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , th ...
in the Indian state of
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
. The temple has two main deities,
Thekkadathappan and
Vadakkedathappan, both versions of
Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
. The south shrine is generally considered to be the shrine of Shiva. The presiding deities of the north shrine are Shiva,
Parvati
Parvati (, , IPA: /Sanskrit phonology, pɑɾʋət̪iː/), also known as Uma (, , IPA: Sanskrit phonology, /ʊmɑː/) and Gauri (, , IPA: /Sanskrit phonology, gə͡ʊɾiː/), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the Devi, ...
and
Subramanya
Subramaniam, Subrahmaniam, Subramaniam or Subramanian (; ) is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The etymology of the name is from Sanskri ...
. It is believed that this temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage
Parasurama
Parashurama (), also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava and Virarama, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism. Hindu tradition holds him to be the destroyer of the evil on Earth. According t ...
dedicated to Shiva.
See also
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108 Shiva Temples
108 Temples of the Hindu god Shiva are mentioned in the hymn ''Shivalaya Stotram''.
Background
According to Hindu beliefs, the god Parasurama created the land between Gokarna, Karnataka, Gokarna and Kanyakumari. It is said that Kerala was re ...
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Temples of Kerala
A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temples" in Engli ...
Iranikulam Temple Website
Temple Photos
File:Iranikulam_temple.jpg, South Sanctum Santorium
File:Iranikulam_temple2.jpg, Shivarathri Festival
File:IranikulamSivaTemple.jpg, South and North Temple
References
108 Shiva Temples
Shiva temples in Kerala
Hindu temples in Thrissur district
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