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Late medieval · Hindu · India

Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple

ഏറ്റുമാനൂർ മഹാദേവക്ഷേത്രം

Ettumanoor, Kerala · 9.6738°, 76.5612°

Shiva, worshipped as EttumanoorappanUndeterminedKerala
Sacred since
1542 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1542
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple in Kottayam district rebuilt in its present form in 1542, celebrated for its murals and for the seven and a half golden elephants displayed during its annual festival.

Sthala katha — the legend

Temple tradition holds that the Pandavas and the sage Vyasa worshipped here.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined