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[[File:Keleswaram_Sree_Mahadeva_Temple.jpg|right|frameless|250x250px|Entrance of the temple]]<br />
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'''Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple ''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to Lord [[Shiva]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archivedate=2008-12-08 }}</ref> The temple is situated in [[Keleswaram]], a village in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the state capital of [[Kerala]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
It is located at.<ref>http://wikimapia.org/29493582/Keleswaram-Bus-Stop Wikimapia</ref> ---><br />
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==The management of the temple==<br />
The temple is under the management of [[Devaswom boards in Kerala#Travancore Devaswom Board|Travancore Devaswom Board]].<br />
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==Important days==<br />
[[Maha Shivaratri]] and [[Thiruvathira]] are the days which attract huge crowds to the temple.<br />
[[File:Lord Mahadeva.jpg|center|thumb|448x448px]]<br />
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==Darshan==<br />
One of the speciality of this temple is Shiva Linga faces towards west. It is rarely seen.<br />
[[Darśana|Darshan]] timings :<br />
* Morning - 5.20 to 10.00<br />
* Evening - 5.00 to 8.00<br />
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== Deities and sub-deities ==<br />
The main deity of the temple is Hindu god [[Shiva]]. There are many upadevathas (sub-deities) adjacent to the temple.<br />
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The main upadevathas on the premises are:<br />
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# [[Vishnu]]<br />
# [[Durga]]<br />
# [[Lord Ganesh]]<br />
# [[Nagaraja]]<br />
# [[Lord Murugan]]<br />
# [[Lord Ayyappan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Hindu temples in Kerala]]<br />
* [[Sreekanteswaram]]<br />
* [[Kamaleswaram Mahadeva Temple]]<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Thiruvananthapuram district]]<br />
[[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]<br />
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