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| name = Kunnathu Sri Mahadeva Temple<br />
| image = File:കുടപ്പനക്കുന്ന്_മഹാദേവക്ഷേത്രം.jpg<br />
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| caption = Nalambalam & Sreekovil<br />
| map_type = <!-- India Kerala --><br />
| map_caption = Location in Kerala<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8.555207|76.961195|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}} <br />
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| country = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| district = [[Thiruvananthapuram District]]<br />
| location = [[Kudappanakunnu]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
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| deity = [[Shiva]]<br />
| festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]] <br />
| architecture = [[Architecture of Kerala|Kerala style]]<br />
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| monument_quantity = 1<br />
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| year_completed = Not known<br />
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''' Kunnathu Sri Mahadeva Temple '''(കുന്നപ്പുറം, കുന്നത്ത്കാവ്)is located in the city of [[Thiruvananthapuram Corporation|Thiruvananthapuram]] at [[Kudappanakunnu]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram district]].<ref name="shaivam">{{cite web|url=https://www.shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/lord-shiva-temples-of-thiruvananthapuram-district|title=Tiruvananthapuram District Siva Temples - Kerala - Talukwise listing of Mahadevar Ambalam|website=shaivam.org|accessdate=2018-10-22}}</ref> The presiding deity of the [[temple]] is [[Lord Shiva]], located in separate sanctum sanatoriums, facing east.<ref>{{cite web<br />
| title = 108 Siva Temples <br />
| url = http://www.thekeralatemples.com/knowmore/108_siva_temples.htm<br />
| accessdate = }}<br />
</ref> It is believed that this temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage [[Parasurama]] dedicated to [[Lord Shiva]].<ref>{{cite book |title=108 Siva Kshetrangal |author=Kunjikuttan Ilayath |publisher=H and C Books}}{{page needed|date=October 2018}}</ref> The temple is located near the Kudappanakkunnu Civil Station on the Peroorkada-Mannanthala road.<br />
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The main shrine and its surroundings however has its old charm punctured by crude constructions. Other deities in the Kunnathu temples worshiped are [[Ganesh|Ganapathy]] and [[Vasuki (snake)]]. Annual festival of the temple celebrates in the Malayalam month of [[Dhanu (month)]] (December–January).<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[108 Shiva Temples]]<br />
* [[Temples of Kerala]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hindu temples in Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:108 Shiva Temples]]<br />
[[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Thiruvananthapuram district]]<br />
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