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'''Arayoor Major Sree Mahadevar Temple''' (ആറയൂർ ശ്രീ മഹാദേവർ) is one of the major worship places in [[Arayoor]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram district]], very close to [[Tamil Nadu]] border. It is a [[Shiva]] temple. Arayoor Shiva is fondly called '''Arayoorappan'''. The temple comes under the control of [[Travancore Devaswom Board]].<br />
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The Upaprathistas are Sree [[Ganesh]], [[Durga]], [[Murugan]], Nandikesan, Lord [[Ayyappa]], Bhoothathan, [[Nagaraja]], and Yakshiyamma.<br />
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== Festivals ==<br />
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[[Arayoor]] Temple festival is one of the grandest festivals in [[Neyyattinkara]] Taluk, normally celebrated during February and March months.<br />
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The festivities starts with '''Thrikkodiyettu''' (Hoisting of the Temple Flag ) on the first day. The traditional '''Ghoshayathra''' is on the 9th-day of the festival. '''Aarattu''' festival is the closing ceremony of the ten-day festival. On the Tenth day around evening, in a Solemn Ceremony the Flag is lowered and the Deity is then taken for the Aarattu (Holy Bath) in the nearby temple pond. A variety of cultural programmes are also arranged during these days.<br />
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== Temple timings ==<br />
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The temple opens daily at 04:30 AM, closes at 10:30 AM, reopens at 05:30 PM and closes at 8.30 PM<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://indiankshetras.com/aarayoor-major-sree-mahadevar-temple-Thiruvananthapuram-kerala-indiankshetra-360degree-photography-panorama?filter_name=arayoor<br />
* https://web.archive.org/web/20150403222049/http://ambalangal.com/Thiruvananthapuram.asp?PageNum=4&place=Thiruvananthapuram&district=<br />
* http://www.shaivam.org/gallery/image/temples/spke-tvm-araiyur.jpg<br />
* https://web.archive.org/web/20150403131817/http://arayoorsreemahadevatemple.in/<br />
* http://www.facebook.com/arayoorsreemahadevar<br />
* [[:ml:ആറയൂർ ശ്രീ മഹാദേവക്ഷേത്രം|ആറയൂർ ശ്രീ മഹാദേവക്ഷേത്രം]]<br />
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