108 Historical Shiva temples of Kerala Worshiped by Shri Parasuram

Thursday, 19 May 2016

108 Historical Shiva temples of Kerala Worshiped by Shri Parasuram

108 Historical Shiva temples of Kerala  Worshiped by Shri Parasuram. Shri Parashurama who was a avatar of Shri Vishnu born to sage Jamadagni. He got blessed with the parashu (axe) as he pleased Lord Shiva with his tapas. So he got the title "Parashu"Rama.
There was a powerful king called Kartaviryarjuna who wanted to forcefully take away the Kamadhenu that was in the hermitage of sage Jamadagni. As the sage did not allow his brutal act, Kartaviryarjuna killed Jamadagni. When Parashuram got to know he fought with Kartaviryarjuna and killed him. He further cleansed the misbehaving rulers of 21 generations.

Subsequently, he did penance for the wrath by worshiping Lord Shiva. He wanted to focus on tapas. So, by divine order, he threw his axe into the sea to reclaim the land from the ocean as far as the axe went. Thus reclaimed land is called Parashurama Kshetra. This land extends from Gokarna in the north to Suchindram in south. Parashurama worshiped Lord Shiva in the 108 places in this Parasuram Kshetra.




108 Shiva temples of Kerala


  1. Cherthalai (Velorevattam)   Alappuzha
  2. Chittukkulam (Thrichattukulam)        Alappuzha
  3. Pattinikkad (Pattanakkad)    Alappuzha
  4. Chengannur Mahadeva templeKumbhasambhavamandiram (Chenganur)    Alappuzha
  5. Kandiyoor   Alappuzha
  6. Cherthala (Nalpathenneeshwaram)                Alappuzha
  7. Chowwara  Ernakulam
  8. Thrikkariyur                Ernakulam
  9. Ernakulam   Ernakulam
  10. Parivaloor (Pazhoor Perunthirukkoil)              Ernakulam
  11. Vyttila (Nettur)         Ernakulam
  12. Vaikkam       Kottayam
  13. Aluva             Ernakulam
  14. Adampalli (Chakkamkulangara)         Ernakulam
  15. Cheranalloor              Ernakulam
  16. Thashtam (Uliyanoor)            Ernakulam
  17. Chenthamangalam  Ernakulam
  18. Thiruvaloor Ernakulam
  19. Chirakkal      Ernakulam
  20. Karikkodu (Kanchiramattam)              Idukki
  21. Thrikkapaleswaram Kannur
  22. Kottiyoor     Kannur
  23. Puthur          Kannur
  24. Chellur - Perinchellur (Thalipparambu)           Kannur
  25. Kottur (Karivellur)    Kannur
  26. Ramashwaram          Kollam
  27. Kollam (Anandavalleeswaram)          Kollam
  28. Pancharkulam (Padanayarkulangara)              Kollam
  29. Puthuppalli (Changangulakkara)        Kollam
  30. Kottarakkara              Kollam
  31. Vellur (Perunthatta)               Kottayam
  32. Parippu        Kottayam
  33. Ettumanoor                Kottayam
  34. Thaliyil          Kottayam
  35. Kaduthuruthi             Kottayam
  36. Thirunakkara              Kottayam
  37. Edakkulam (Kanchilachery)  Kozhikode
  38. Thrikkapaleeswaram              Kozhikode
  39. Mahadeva templeThali         Kozhikode
  40. Mannur        Kozhikode
  41. Thriprangodu             Malappuram
  42. Sreemandhankunnu              Malappuram
  43. Mahadeva temple Porandekkad (Puramundekkad) Malappuram
  44. Paraparambu (Perumparambu)        Malappuram
  45. Maniyoor    Malappuram
  46. Thirunavaya               Malappuram
  47. pondThirukkandiyur               Malappuram
  48. Mathur         Malappuram
  49. pondSucheendram Nagarkoil - (Tamilnadu State)
  50. Peroor (Kaipayil)      Palakkad
  51. Panaiyoor (Paloor)  Palakkad
  52. Thirumittakkodu      Palakkad
  53. Alathur (Pokkunni)  Palakkad
  54. Thrippalur   Palakkad
  55. Thrithala      Palakkad
  56. Mangalam (Anchumoorthy)                Palakkad
  57. Kodumboor (Kodumbu)       Palakkad
  58. Killikurishimangalam               Palakkad
  59. Thrikkapaleswaram Pathanamthitta
  60. Perumala (Panaiyannarkavu)              Pathanamthitta
  61. Thiruvalla (Thiruvatta)            Pathanamthitta
  62. Vazhappalli Pathanamthitta
  63. Kunnappuram (Kunnam)      Thiruvananthapuram
  64. Chathamangalam     Thiruvananthapuram
  65. Rameshwaram          Thiruvananthapuram
  66. Vanchiyoor (Srikanteshwaram)         Thiruvananthapuram
  67. Vadakkunathar         Thrissur
  68. Raveeswarapuram  Thrissur
  69. Mathur         Thrissur
  70. Mundaiyur  Thrissur
  71. Chowwallur                Thrissur
  72. Pananchery (Mudikkoda)     Thrissur
  73. Koratty (Annamanada)          Thrissur
  74. Avungannur (Avanur Sreekanteshwaram)   Thrissur
  75. Thirumangalam         Thrissur
  76. Ashtamangalam       Thrissur
  77. Gokaranam      Dakshin Karnataka - (Karnataka State)
  78. Karikkodu (Kanchiramattam)
  79. Airanikkulam              Thrissur
  80. Kainoor        Thrissur
  81. Adattu          Thrissur
  82. Thrikkur       Thrissur
  83. Chemmanthitta        Thrissur
  84. Kallattuppuzha          Thrissur
  85. Thrikkunnu Thrissur
  86. Cheruvathur              Thrissur
  87. Ponganam (Pungunnam)     Thrissur
  88. Avittathur   Thrissur
  89. Kattakambala            Thrissur
  90. Pazhayannur (Eravimangalam Siva temple)  Thrissur
  91. Perakam      Thrissur
  92. Ambalikkadu              Thrissur
  93. Nediyathali Thrissur
  94. Kodungallur                Thrissur
  95. Vanchuleswaram (Thiruvanchikkulam)           Thrissur
  96. Perunthatta               Thrissur
  97. Ashtamichira              Thrissur
  98. Someswaram            Thrissur
  99. Venganellur               Thrissur
  100. Palaiyoor     Thrissur
  101. Nedumpura (Kulasekharanallur)       Thrissur
  102. Sringapuram              Thrissur
  103. Mammiyur  Thrissur
  104. Parampanthali           Thrissur
  105. Kottappuram             Thrissur
  106. Muthuvara Thrissur
  107. Velappaya   Thrissur
  108. Peruvanam Mahadeva temple          Thrissur
Hope you like the list of Lord Shiva temples in Kerala mentioned in the post. Do let me know if I have missed any of the temples to be mentioned above? I will get that added to the list.