https://indianpedia.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=116.68.102.195 IndianPedia - User contributions [en] 2026-07-30T07:02:03Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Aluva_Mahadeva_Temple&diff=339545 Aluva Mahadeva Temple 2021-10-29T07:22:37Z <p>116.68.102.195: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Short description|Shiva Temple, Kochi, Kerala, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Mandir<br /> | name = Aluva Siva Temple<br /> | image = File:Aluva Manappuram Siva Temple Main.JPG<br /> | native_name = ആലുവ ശിവക്ഷേത്രം<br /> | alt = <br /> | caption = Temple and Temple Pond <br /> | map_type = &lt;!-- India Kerala --&gt;<br /> | map_caption = Location in Kerala<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|10.1168843|76.3535963|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br /> | other_names = <br /> | country = {{Flag|India}}<br /> | state = [[Kerala]]<br /> | district = [[Ernakulam District]]<br /> | location = [[Periyar (river)|Periyar]]<br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | deity = [[Shiva]]<br /> | festivals = [[Aluva Sivarathri festival]]<br /> | architecture = [[Architecture of Kerala|Kerala style]]<br /> | temple_quantity = 1<br /> | inscriptions = <br /> | year_completed = Not known<br /> | creator = Parashurama<br /> | website = <br /> |governing_body=Travancore Devaswom Board}}<br /> <br /> '''Aluva Mahadeva Temple ''' is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]], and situated on the bank of the [[Periyar River]] at [[Aluva]] manappuram in suburban [[Kochi]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=https://pilgrimaide.com/sree-mahadeva-temple-aluva.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215335/https://pilgrimaide.com/sree-mahadeva-temple-aluva.html |archive-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt; The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva, located in main Sanctum Sanctorum, facing east. According to folklore, sage [[Parashurama]] has installed the idol.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |title=108 Siva Kshetrangal |author=Kunjikuttan Ilayath |publisher=H and C Books}}{{page needed|date=November 2018}}&lt;/ref&gt; It is the part of the [[108 Shiva Temples]] of [[Kerala]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web<br /> |url=http://www.vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html<br /> |title=108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama<br /> |publisher=Vaikhari<br /> |accessdate=2014-11-06}}&lt;/ref&gt; The temple is located around 4&amp;nbsp;km away from Pookad Junction on the route of Pokad - Thoraikadavu Road.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://goo.gl/maps/HS95rJ5k1ek|title=Manappuram Sree Mahadeva Temple|website=Manappuram Sree Mahadeva Temple|language=en|access-date=2018-11-22}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Hindu temples in Kerala}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:108 Shiva Temples]]<br /> [[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu temples in Ernakulam district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{hindu-temple-stub}}</div> 116.68.102.195