Thrissilery Shiva Temple

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Thrissilery Shiva Temple
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Thrissilery Shiva Temple, Wayanad
Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
District Wayanad
Deity Shiva
Festivals Maha Shivaratri, 'Puthari' and an annual festival
Location
Location Thrissilery, Wayanad
State Kerala
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
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Thrissilery Shiva Temple, Wayanad, Kerala
Geographic coordinates 11°51′05″N76°01′00″E / 11.8515°N 76.0166°E / 11.8515; 76.0166
Architecture
Type Architecture of Kerala
Specifications
Temple(s)One
Elevation845.33 m (2,773 ft)

Thrissilery Shiva Temple is a Shiva temple situated at Thrissilery neighbourhood in Wayanad, Kerala, India. This ancient temple is dedicated to Shiva. [1] This temple is a popular pilgrim centre in Wayanad. [2]

Contents

This temple is believed to have been built about 1000 years ago by Chera kings. [3]

Location

This temple is located, with the coordinates of ( 11°51′05″N76°01′00″E / 11.8515°N 76.0166°E / 11.8515; 76.0166 ) at about 19 km from Thirunelly.

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Thrissilery Shiva Temple
Thrissilery Shiva Temple (Kerala)

Details

It is believed that the performance of ancestral rites at Thirunelly Vishnu Temple remain incomplete unless followed by visiting this temple. [4]

Sub deities

Parvati, Ganesha, Balakrishnan and Dharma Sastha are the other deities in this temple. There is a separate shrine viz., Jal Durga shrine which was consecrated by Parashurama. [5]

Festivals

In the Malayalam month of Meenam, an annual festival is celebrated and in the month of Thulam, a festival viz., 'Puthari' is celebrated in this temple.

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