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ALUVA : Siva temple on the banks of the Periyar
river, famous for the Pooja on Mahasivaratri. |
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AMBALAPUZHA : Famous Sri Krishna temple with the
image of divine origin. |
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ARANMULA : Parthasarathi Temple. Famous for the
snake boat race. |
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ATTINGAL : Koikkal Bhagavathi Temple on the banks
of the Vamanapuram River. |
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ACHANCOVIL : This pilgrim center is 80km from Punalur.
The temple id dedicated to Dharmasastha, holding an ever
bright shield and sword in hand, is believed to have been
founded by Maharshi Parasuram. |
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ARUVIKARA : This is located on the banks of Karamana
River, about 16km from Trivandrum. The Bhagavathy temple
built here on a rock is very famous. |
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ARIYANKAVU : This Hindu pilgrim centre 70Km east
of Kollam is known for the Sastha temple which attract
thousands of devotees during the Mandala Pooja and Thrikkalyanam
festivals held in December. |
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ARATTUPUZHA : It is located 12km south of Thrissur
town. The festival of Arattupuzha Pooram held in the month
of Mar-Apr is a event involving deities from 46 temples
in the neighborhood.
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ANANTHAPURAM : 12Km north east of Kasaragode, this
9th century temple set in a rock cut lake is the only
lake temple in Kerala. This temple is believed to be the
'Moolasthanam' of Sree Padmanabhaswami temple in trivandrum.
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CHENGANNUR : Temple of Bhagavathi. Situated in
the banks of River Pampa. |
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CHOTTANIKARA : Devi temple where the Goddess is
worshipped in three forms. |
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CHETTIKULANGARA : The shrine is famous of the Kettukazhcha
festival attracting large number of devotees. Held during
Feb/March, a colorful procession marks the occasion. |
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PARASSALA :Famous Sree Mahadeva temple, This temple
is situated in the Southern end of Kerala State. It is
constructed by the Mallen Chembakaraman Delava of Venad
Royal family. It is also known as 'Delavapuram'. |
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SABARIMALA : Temple of Lord Ayyappa, famous for
the festival of Makaravilakku. |
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TRICHUR : Temple of lord Vadakkunathan, famous
for the Thrissur Pooram. |
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TRIPRAYAR : Famous Temple of Lord Rama. |
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TRIPUNITHURA : Temple of Lord Annapurnnathreeshwaran. |
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TRIVANDRUM : Temple of Swamy Padmanabha, Famous
Attukal Bhagavathi temple and Pazhavangadi Sree Vigneswara
temple |
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KODUNGALOOR : Famous for Kodungallur Bhagavathi
Temple. |
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ETTUMANOOR : Temple of lord Shiva ,known for the
famous holy lamp, Valia Villakku and Ezharaponnana. |
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GURUVAYOOR : It is a major
Hindu Pilgrim centre, located 31 kms north-west of Thrissur.
The town is also known as 'Dwarka of South' and is very
famous for the Sree Krishna Swamy Temple. Several offerings
are made by the devotees to the Lord, from the simple
'Archana' to more elaborate 'Udayastamana Pooja'. The
festivals are Utsavam, Vishukani and the most important
Ekadasi. |
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PARASSINIKADAVU : The famous temple is about 18Km
from Kannur on the banks of the river Valapattanam. The
temple is known for its ritual art form of Muthapan,
Theyyam performed everyday in the early mornings and evenings.
A peculiar custom here is the offering of toddy and dried
fish to the deity. |
KADAMPUZHA : It lies on the Thrissur-Kozhikode
national highway and is known for the Bhagavathi Temple.
The temple is believed to have been consecrated by Jagatguru
Sankaracharya.
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ERUMELI : This is on the banks of Manimala river
is 60km from Kottayam. Pilgrims visiting Sabarimala, alight
here to worship at the Sastha temple and also offer prayers
at ancient mosque. |
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MADHUR : This Hindu pilgrim centre 8Km from Kasaragode
is well known for its Mahaganapathi temple. The sacred
thirtham of the temple is believed two cure al diseases. |
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SANTHANAGOPALA KRISHNASWAMY TEMPLE : This museum
temple lies 8Km from Ernakulam. The temple is worth visiting
as it exhibits historical legacy from the Neolithic age
to the modern times |
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IRINJALAKUDA: The only temple for Bharatha, the
brother of Rama. |
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KALPATHY : The famous Siva temple on the banks
of river Kalpathy is known for the annual car festival
held in the month of November. Vadakkunthara Siva and
Ayyappa temples are the other important temples in this
town.
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MANJERI : This town is noted for the Karikkad Subramanian
Temple. The temple at Trikkalangode, near Manjeri is known
for the annual Manjeri Pooram festival in the month of
April. |
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THIRUNAKKARA SIVA TEMPLE : This temple in Kottayam
is famous for the annual festival of 'Phalguna Utsav',
celebrated in the month of March. |
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SREE PARTHASARATHI TEMPLE : This temple is at Munjankavu.
It is said that a holy dip in the temple tank relieves
the body of all warty growths. |
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CHAKKULATHUKAVU
: The famous Chakkulathu Devi temple near Thiruvalla.
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MADIYAM KOVILAKAM TEMPLE : Situated at Ajanur 5Km
from Kanhangad in Hosdrug Taluk, this temple is the abode
of Goddess Bhadrakali. The annual 9 day festival of 'Pattutsavam'
is very famous.
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THRIKKAKARA -ERNAKULAM : This temple at
Thrikkakara near Ernakulam has notable inscriptions dating
back to the 10th-13th century. This temple is dedicated
to 'Vamanamoorthy'
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OCHIRA : This is about 34kms north of Kollam. The
Parabrahma temple here is unique in that it is dedicated
to the 'Universal Consciousness' and enshrines no deity
in particular. The Ochira Kali performed in mid June and
panthrandu Villaku in Nov/Dec are the two main annual
festivals.
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MANNARSALA : 32Km from Alappuzha near Haripad this
is a famous temple of Sree Nagaraja, the King of Serpents.
The two day annual festival of Ayilyam is famous here. |
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SIVA TEMPLE : Situated the heart of town, legend
has it that the idol here was installed by sage Nagarishi.
It is one of the largest temple of the state with an annual
festival lasting for eight days in the month of January. |
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MULLAKKAL RAJARAJESWARI TEMPLE :The
temple is located at the heart of Alleppey town. The presiding
deity is Goddess Rajarajeswari. The temple celebrates
two festivals every year. The nine-day 'Navarathri' festival
is specially important. the last two days are most auspicious.
Colorful processions participated by nine elephants are
held in the evening. It is witnessed by thousands of devotees.
Also several cultural programmes including Ottanthullal
are staged in the temple.
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festival celebrated by the temple is a one day 'Thaipooyakavadi'
about fifteen kavadis take part in this spectacular procession
which is presented during the evening.
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THIRUNELLI : It is situated 29km north of Mananthavadi.
It is known for the temple often called as 'Thekkan Kasi'.
It is believed that a bath in the holy waters of 'Papanasini'
will wipe off all sins. |
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KOTTAYAM : Mahadeva Temple with the Swayambhu Shivalinga. |
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KALADI : Birth place of Sri Adishankara. |
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VAIKOM : Temple Of Lord Shiva depicting him in
three forms. The temple town is located in 40 kms. the
12 day Ashtami festival celebrated in Nov/Dec, is known
for its elephant processions, religious discourse and
traditional dances and music. |
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VARKALA : The Janardhaswamy temple also known as
'Southern Varanasi' is one of the seven Vaisnovate shrines
in South India. Other important shrine is Sivagiri Mutt. |
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PANDHALAM : Pandalam is historically important
as the legend is that Sabari Mala Ayyappa had his childhood
connections with the Pandam Royal family which was an
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TALIPARAMBA SIVA TEMPLE : At Taliparamba near Kannur,
Deities-Shiva, This temple is a magnificent structure
covered with brass plates. The current structure dates
back to the 16th century.
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KULATHUPUZHA : 64 kms from Kollam district, Kulathupuzha
in the forest range is famous for a shrine. |
MALAYALAPUZHA :The famous Devi temple situated
7 kms from Pathanamthitta district.
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THIRUVILLAMALA : Sree Valabha Temple situated in
the banks of river in Bharathapuzha. |
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KADAPATTUR : The famous Siva temple situated in
the banks of River Meenachil near Pala. |
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KOTTARAKKARA : Sree Mahaganapathi temple. |
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SARKARA-CHIRAYINKIL : It is situated at Trivandrum-Kollam
Railway path in Chirayankeezhu Railway Station. The Pilgrim
centre is very important, The temple is dedicated to 'Mirror
Idol' and deity of "Kaliyoot". |
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ARUVIPURAM : About 4 kms from Neyyathinkara Taluk,
Over hanging the Neyyar River, Aruvipuram is famous on
account of a temple of 'Shiva' established by great Saint
Sree Narayana Guru on the huge rock hills. This is an
important place of pilgrimage of the Ezhavas. |
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KADUTHURUTHY : The famous Siva temple situated
at Kaduthuruthy at Kottayam district. |
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MAMMIYOOR
:This is a small temple dedicated to Shiva, whose
image is said to have been existing in Guruvayoor, even
prior to the installation of the image of Krishna. It
is located near the famous Krishna temple. A visit to
this shrine is considered mandatory for all those worshipping
at the Krishna temple. |
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THIRUVALLOM :The famous Parasurama temple in the
banks of river Karamanayar near Thiruvananthapuram. |
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ANJANNUR:
The templs is located in 5 kms from Kanhangad. The famous
Madiyan Kovilakam temple is dedicated to Goddess "Bhadrakali".
The annual festival of 'Pattutsavam' is celebrated here.
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PALLURUTHY: Temple of Goddess Bagavathi, famous
for the celebration of Bharani called Vela. |
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