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Iranikulam Sree Mahadeva Temple

Chera-era historic Hindu temples complex in Kerala

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ16136123 ↗
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Iranikulam Sree Mahadeva Temple is in Iranikulam, Mala in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. The temple has two main deities, Thekkadathappan and Vadakkedathappan, both versions of Shiva. The south shrine is generally considered to be the shrine of Shiva. The presiding deities of the north shrine are Shiva, Parvati and Subramanya. It is believed that this temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva.

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This entry incorporates text from “Iranikulam Sree Mahadeva Temple” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.