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| name = Chowalloor Siva Temple<br />
| image = File:Choavlloor_Temple.jpg<br />
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| caption = Sanctum Sanctorum & Namaskara Mandapam<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Kerala<br />
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| country = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| district = [[Thrissur District]]<br />
| location = [[Guruvayoor]]<br />
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| deity = [[Shiva]], [[Parvathi]]<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 (believed to be thousands of years old)<br />
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'''Chowalloor Siva Temple''' is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]] at [[Guruvayoor]] of [[Thrissur District]] in [[Kerala state]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/kerala/travel-and-tourism/guruvayoor-temple.html |title=Maps of India |access-date=2018-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206122610/http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/kerala/travel-and-tourism/guruvayoor-temple.html |archive-date=2010-02-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The presiding deity of the [[temple]] is [[Shiva]], located in main sanctum sanatorium, facing West. According to folklore, sage [[Parashurama]] has installed the idol. The temple is a part of the 108 famous [[Shiva]] temples in [[Kerala]] and one among the five [[Shiva]] temples around [[Guruvayoor]].<ref>Book Title: 108 Siva Kshetrangal, Author:Kunjikuttan Ilayath, Publishers: H and C Books</ref> Only [[Hindus]] are allowed inside the temple premises. Daily three poojas are conducted for Lord Shiva; [[Shivaratri]] and [[Ashtami Rohini]] are the major festivals of the temple.<br />
[[File:Chowwallur Siva Temple.jpg|175px|left|thumb|Temple Entrance]]<br />
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== Temple structure ==<br />
The Chowalloor temple has about 4 acres of land. It has built a large edifice around it. The towers are not built on the side of the temple wall. There is no flag mast there because there is no festival in the temple. The main Balikallu in Balikalpura is about 10 feet tall. So from outside, the Shiva lingam can not be seen. On the north-west side of the temple here is a shrine of Subrahmanya Swamy facing to east. The Subrahmanya Temple is a part of the renovation of the temple in 2001. The temple's main sanctum sanatorium is in round shape and which is made of two floors. The second roof of the Sanctum Sanctorum is made by copper and there is a golden dam.<ref>Book Title: Kerala Tradition and Fascinating Destinations 2016; Author: Biju Mathew; Published by: Prasanth Kumar VT -Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd vol No. 1, Sep 2016, {{ISBN|978-81-929470-5-1}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[108 Shiva Temples]]<br />
* [[Temples of Kerala]]<br />
* [[Hindu temples in Thrissur Rural]]<br />
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