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| district = [[Kollam District]]<br />
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| deity = [[Shiva]]<br />
| festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]] <br />
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| year_completed = 12th century<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trawell.in/kerala/kollam/rameshwaram-temple|title=RAMESHWARAM TEMPLE - TRAVEL INFO|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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''' Kollam Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple ''' is located in the city of [[Kollam Municipal Corporation|Kollam City]] in [[Kollam district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/lord-shiva-temples-of-kollam-district|title=Kollam District Siva Temples - Kerala - Talukwise listing of Mahadevar Ambalam|website=www.shaivam.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g784581-d4138502-Reviews-Rameshwara_Temple-Kollam_Kollam_District_Kerala.html|title=Rameshwara Temple, Kollam - TripAdvisor|website=TripAdvisor}}</ref> The presiding deity of the temple is [[Shiva|Lord Rameswara]] facing west. It is believed that Kollam Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage [[Parasurama]] dedicated to [[Shiva]]<ref name="vaikhari.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.vaikhari.org/rameswaram1.html|title=Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple Kollam|website=www.vaikhari.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=108 Siva Kshetrangal |author=Kunjikuttan Ilayath |publisher=H and C Books}}{{page needed|date=October 2018}}</ref><ref name="sanskritimagazine.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.sanskritimagazine.com/indian-religions/hinduism/108-shiva-temples-created-lord-parasurama-kerala/|title=108 Shiva Temples created by Lord Parasurama in Kerala – Sanskriti - Hinduism and Indian Culture Website|date=3 March 2018|publisher=}}</ref> It is one of the two Rameswaram temples in 108 Shivalaya Sothram. The ''Amaravila Rameshwaram Sri Mahadeva Temple'' is the second Rameshwaram Temple. The temple is located in the village of Amaravila in Thiruvananthapuram District.<ref name="sanskritimagazine.com"/><br />
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There are two small towers in the west and north sides of the temple. There is a Copper flag mast infront of Balikkal pura at west. The main sanctum sanitorium is in rectangular shape and the shrine is decorated with beautiful stone and wood carvings. Valiyambalam and Balakalpura are common in Kerala-Dravidian style.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://templesinindiainfo.com/108-shivalaya-nama-stotram-108-shivalaya-nama-stothra/|title=108 Shivalaya Nama Stotram - 108 Shivalaya Nama Stothra – Temples In India Information|website=templesinindiainfo.com}}</ref><ref name="vaikhari.org"/><br />
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==Inscriptions==<br />
A pillar set up in the courtyard of Rameswaram temple contains a royal order of king [[Rama Varma Kulashekhara|Rama Kulasekhara]], a 12th-century Chera king of Kerala. The inscription is historically significant for mentioning exact date in Kollam Era, Manavikrama Punthurakkon, the chieftain of Eranad ([[Calicut]]) and Kumara Udaya Varma, a member of the [[Venad|Venad Royal Family]].<ref>Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 127.</ref><br />
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==Subdeities==<br />
*[[Ganesha]]<br />
*[[Subrahmanya]]<br />
*[[Dharma Sastha]]<br />
*[[Snake goddess]]<br />
*[[Rakshasa|Rakshas]]<br />
*[[Navagraha]]<br />
*[[Krishna]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[108 Shiva Temples]]<br />
* [[Temples of Kerala]]<br />
* [[Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva Temple]]<br />
* [[Anandavalleeshwaram Sri Mahadevar Temple]]<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 Kollam district]]<br />
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