108 Shiva Temples

108 Temples of the Hindu god Shiva are mentioned in the hymn Shivalaya Stotram.^[1]^[2]^[3]^{[definition needed]}

Background

According to Hindu beliefs, Parasurama created the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari. It is said that Kerala was reclaimed from the ocean using his axe to donate the land to Brahmins after the killing of King Kartavirya Arjuna and other Kshatriyas.^[4] He split this land in to 64 villages (64 gramas). Out of these 64 villages, 32 villages are in between Perumpuzha and Gokarnam and the spoken language was Tulu. The remaining 32 villages were in the Malayalam-speaking area between Perumpuzha and Kanyakumari.^[5]^[6]

Parasurama is the sixth avatar of the god Vishnu; he was the youngest son of sage Jamadagni and Renuka. According to legend, after donating the land to Brahmins, one hundred and eight Shiva Lingam and Durga idols were installed in these 64 villages. These hundred and eight Shiva temples are mentioned in the Shivayala Stotram and a song is written in the Malayalam language.^[7] Of the 108 Shiva temples, 105 temples are situated in Kerala state, two temples in Karnataka and one in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.^[8]

List of temples

No.	Temple Name	Deity	Festivals/Religious Practices	Location & Picture
1	Vadakkunnathan Temple	Vadakunnathan (Shiva), Parvati Rama, Sankara Narayana,	Sivarathri, Thiruvathira, Thrissur Pooram	Sri.Mad. Dakshina Kailasam	Thrissur City, Thrissur district
2	Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikovil Temple	Shiva	Shankaranarayana Vilakku , Sivarathri	Sriperoor	Udayamperoor Ernakulam District
3	Raviswarapuram Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Eraviswaram	Kodungalloor Thrissur district
4	Suchindram Sthanumalayan Temple	Shiva	Chariot Festival, Markazhi, Chithira, Sivarathri	Sucheendram	Suchindram Kanyakumari District
5	Chowwara Chidambaraswamy Temple	Nataraja (Shiva)	Sivarathri	Chowara	Chowwara Ernakulam district
6	Mathur Shiva Temple	Shiva, Parvati	Sivarathri	Mathur	Pannithadam Thrissur district
7	Triprangode Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Triprangode	Triprangode Malappuram District
8	Mundayur Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Mundayur	Anjur Thrissur district
9	Thirumandhamkunnu Temple	Shiva, Parvati, Bhadrakali	Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram	Thirumandhamkunnu	Angadipuram Malappuram District
10	Chowalloor Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Chowalloor	Guruvayoor Thrissur District
11	Pananchery Mudikkode Shiva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Pananchery	Pananchery Thrissur District
12a	Annamanada Mahadeva Temple	Kirata Moorthy (Shiva)	Sivarathri	Koratty	Annamanada Thrissur district
12b	Mannar Thrikkuratti Mahadeva Temple	Kirata Moorthy, Vishnu	Sivarathri	Koratty	Mannar Alleppey district
13	Puramundekkadu Shri Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Puramundekattu	Edappal Malappuram District
14	Avanoor Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple	Srikanda (Shiva)	Sivarathri	Avungannorr	Avanur Thrissur District
15	Kollur Mookambika Temple	Adi Parashakti, Shiva	Navaratri	Kollur	Kollur Udupi district, Karnataka
16	Thirumangalam Sree Maha Vishnu Siva Temple	Shiva Vishnu	Sivarathri, Ashtamirohini	Thirumangalam	Engandiyoor Thrissur District
17	Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thrikkariyoor	Thrikkariyoor Ernakulam District
18	Kudappanakunnu Kunnathu Sri Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Kunnapram	Kudappanakunnu Thiruvananthapuram district
19	Velloor Perunthatta Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	SriVelloor	Velloor Kottayam District
20	Ashtamangalam Siva Temple	Ashtamurthi (Shiva)	Sivarathri	Ashtamangalam	Ashtamangala Thrissur District
21	Iranikulam Sree Mahadeva Temple	Shiva as Thekkedathappan and Vadakkadathapapn	Sivarathri	Iranikulam	Iranikulam, Mala Thrissur District
22	Kainoor Shiva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Kainoor	Kainoor Thrissur District
23	Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna	Mahabaleswar (Shiva)	Sivarathri, Rathothsava	Gokarna	Gokarna Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka
24	Ernakulam Shiva Temple	Rishinagakulathappan (Shiva)	Sivarathri, Painkuni Utsava	Ernakulam	Ernakulam Town Ernakulam district
25	Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil	Perumthrikkovilappan	Sivarathri	Paripaloor	Piravam Ernakulam District
26	Adat Shiva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Adat	Adat Thrissur District
27	Parippu Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri, Utsav	Nalparappil	Aymanam Kottayam District
28	Sasthamangalam Mahadevar Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Chathamangalam	Sasthamangalam Thiruvananthapuram District
29	Perumparampu Sri Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Paraparampu	Edappal Malappuram District
30	Thrikkur Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thrikkur	Trikkur Thrissur District
31	Panayur Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Panayoor	Thathamangalam Palakkad District
32	Tirunettur Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri, Vavubali	Vyttila	Nettoor Ernakulam District
33	Vaikom Mahadeva Temple	Vaikathappan, Parvathi	Vaikom Ashtami, Sivarathri, Utsav	Vaikom	Vaikom Kottayam District
34	Kollam Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Rameswaram	Kollam Kollam District
35	Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Rameswaram	Amaravila Thiruvananthapuram District
36	Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple	Aghora (Shiva)	Sivarathri Utsav	Ettumanoor	Ettumanoor Kottayam District
37	Kanjilassery Maha Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Edakolam	Quilandy Kozhikode District
38	Chemmanthatta Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Chemmanthattu	Chemmanthatta Thrissur District
39	Aluva Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Aluva Sivarathri festival	Aluva	Aluva Ernakulam District
40	Thirumittacode Temple	Shiva, Uyyavanda perumal	Sivarathri	Thirumittacode	Thirumittacode Palakkad District
41	Velorvattom Sri Mahadeva Temple	Vadakkanappan, Thekkanappan	Sivarathri	Cherthala	Velorvattom Alappuzha District
42	Muttichur Kallattupuzha Sri Maha Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Kallattupuzha	Anthikad Thrissur District
43	Thrikkunnathu Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thrikkunnu	Kanjany Thrissur District
44	Cheruvathur Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Cheruvathur	Kunnamkulam Thrissur District
45	Poonkunnam Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Ponganam	Poonkunnam Thrissur District
46	Niranam Thrikkapaleeswaram Dakshinamurthy Temple	Dakshinamurthy	Sivarathri	Thrikkapaleswaram	Niranam Pathanamthitta District
47	Kadachira Sri Thrikkapalam Siva Temple	Dakshinamurthy (Two Deities)	Sivarathri	Thrikkapaleswaram	Kadachira Peralassery Kannur District
48	Nadapuram Iringannur Siva Temple	Dakshinamurthy	Sivarathri	Thrikkapaleswaram	Nadapuram Kozhikkode District
49	Avittathur Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Avittathur	Avittathur Thrissur District
50	Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple	Shiva, Mahakali	Sivarathri Navarathri	Parumala	Mannar, Alappuzha Alleppey District
51	Anandavalleeshwaram Sri Mahadevar Temple	Shiva, Anandavalli	Sivarathri	Kollam	Kollam Kollam District
52	Kattakampal Temple	Shiva, Bhagavathy	Pooram	Kattakampala	Kattakampal Thrissur District
53	Kondazhy Tritham Tali Siva Temple	Shiva, Parvathi	Sivarathri	Pazhayannur	Kondazhy Thrissur District
54	Perakam Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Perakam	chavakkad Thrissur District
55	Chakkamkulangara Siva Temple	Shiva, Parvathi	Sivarathri	Adambilli	Thrippunithura Eranakulam District
56	Veeranimangalam Mahadeva Temple	Shiva, Narasimha	Sivarathri	Ambalikkad	Wadakkancherry Thrissur District
57	Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Cheranalloor	Kalady Ernakulam District
58	Maniyoor Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Maniyoor	Mankada Malappuram district
59	Kozhikode Tali Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thali	Kozhikode Kozhikode District
60	Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thali	Kaduthuruthy Kottayam District
61	Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thali	Kodungalloor Thrissur District
62	Talikotta Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thali	Kottayam Kottayam District
63	Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple	Shiva, Kodungallooramma	Kodungallur Bharani	Kodungallur	Kodungallur Thrissur District
64	Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple	Sreekandan	Sivarathri	Vanchiyur	Sreekanteswaram Thiruvananthapuram District
65	Thiruvanchikulam Temple	Thiruvanchikulathappan	Sivarathri	Vanchuleswaram	Thiruvanchikulam Thrissur District
66	Padanayarkulangara Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Pancharkulam	Karunagappally Town Kollam District
67	Thrichattukulam Mahadeva Temple	Vaduthaleswan	Sivarathri	Chittukulam	Panavally Alleppey District
68	Pokkunny Siva Temple	Pokkunniyappan	Sivarathri	Alathur	Pokkunny Palakkad District
69	Kottiyoor Siva Temple	Kottiyurappan	Kottiyoor Vysakha Mahotsavam	Kottiyoor	Kottiyoor Kannur District
70	Thrippalur Mahadeva Temple	Thrippaloorappan, Narasimha, Krishna	Sivarathri, Ashtami Rohini	Thrippaloor	Alathur Palakkad District
71	Sree Perunthatta Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Perumthatta	Guruvayoor Thrissur District
72	Trithala Maha Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thrithala	Thrithala Palakkad District
73	Thiruvatta Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thiruvalla	Thiruvalla Pathanamthitta District
74	Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple	ThiruVazhappallilappan, Vazhappally Bhagavathi, Ganapathy	Panguni Utsav, Sivarathri, Mudiyeduppu, Vinayaka Chathurthi	Vazhappally	Changanassery Kottayam District
75	Changankulangara Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Puthuppally	Changankulangara Kollam District
76	Anjumoorthy Temple	Mahadevan, Mahasudarshanam (Swayambhu), Mahavishnu	Sivarathri, Vidyarambham, Vishu	Anjumoorthy (Anjumoorthy Mangalam)	Vadakkencherry Palakkad District
77	Thirunakkara Sree Mahadevar Temple	Thirunakkara Tevar	Sivarathri, Pakal Pooram	Thirunakkara	Thirunakkara Kottayam District
78	Kodumbu Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Kodumbur	Chittur Palakkad District
79	Ashtamichira Mahadeva Temple	Thekkum Tevar, Vadakkum Tevar	Sivarathri	Ashtamikovil	Ashtamichira Thrissur District
80	Pattanakkad Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Pattanakkad	Pattanakkad Alleppey District
81	Uliyannoor Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Ashtayil	Uliyannoor Ernakulam District
82	Killikkurussi Mahadeva Temple	Dakshinamurthy	Sivarathri	Killikkurissi	Killikkurussimangalam Palakkad district
83	Puthur Mahadeva Temple	Puthurappan	Sivarathri	Puthur	Karivellur Kannur District
84	Chengannur Mahadeva Temple	Chengannurappan, Chenganoor Bhagavathi	Sivarathri	Kumbhasabhava Mandiram	Chengannur Alleppey District
85	Someswaram Mahadeva Temple	Someswar	Sivarathri	Someswaram	Pampady Thrissur District
86	Venganellore Thiruvimbilappan Temple	ThiruVimbilappan	Sivarathri	Venganellore	Chelakkara Thrissur District
87	Kottarakkara Mahadeva Temple	Ilayidathappan	Sivarathri	Kottarakkara	Kottarakkara Kollam District
88	Kandiyoor Sree Mahadeva Temple	Kandiyurappan	Sivarathri	Kandiyur	Mavelikkara Alleppey District
89	Palayoor Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	-	Palayoor	Palayoor Kodungalloor Thrissur District	converted to church during European rule
90	Taliparamba Rajarajeshwara Temple	Raja Rajeswaran	Sivarathri	Mahadevachelloor	Taliparamba Kannur District
91	Nedumpura Kulasekharanellur Shiva Temple	Kulasekharathappan	Sivarathri	Nedumpur	Cheruthuruthi thrissur District
92	Sree Mannoor Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Mannur	Kadalundi Kozhikode District
93	Thrissilery Shiva Temple	Aghora Murthi	Sivarathri	Thrichaliyoor	Thirunelli Wayanad District
94	Sringapuram Mahadeva Temple	Dakshayani Vallabhan	Sivarathri	Sringapuram	Kodungalloor Thrissur District
95	Karivellur Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Kottur	Karivellur Kannur District
96	Mammiyoor Mahadeva Temple	Mammiyurappan	Sivarathri	Mammiyoor	Guruvayoor Thrissur District
97	Parampanthali Sree Mahadeva Temple	Taliswaran, Shiva	Sivarathri	Parampanthali	Mullassery Thrissur District
98	Thirunavaya Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Thirunavaya	Thirunavaya Malappuram district	Exact location unknown, likely ruins at Nilapadu Thara In Thirunavaya.
99	Kanjiramattam Sree Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Karikkod	Thodupuzha Idukki District
100	Nalpathaneeswaram Sree Mahadeva Temple	Nalpathenniswaran	Sivarathri	Cherthala	Panavally Alleppey District
101	Kottappuram Siva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Kottappuram	Kottappuram Thrissur District
102	Muthuvara Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Muthuvara	Muthuvara Thrissur District
103	Velappaya Mahadeva Temple	Vadakkum Tevar, Thekkum Tevar	Sivarathri	Velappaya	Velappaya Thrissur District
104	Chendamangalam Kunnathali Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Chendamangalam	Chendamangalam Ernakulam District
105	Thrikkandiyur Mahadeva Temple	Thrikkandiyurappan	Sivarathri	Thrikkandiyur	Tirur Malappuram District
106	Peruvanam Mahadeva Temple	Erattayappan, Madathilappan	Peruvanam Pooram, Sivarathri	Peruvanam	Cherpu Thrissur District
107	Thiruvaloor Mahadeva temple	Thiruvalurappan	Sivarathri	Thiruvaloor	Alangad Eranakulam District
108	Chirakkal Mahadeva Temple	Shiva	Sivarathri	Chirakkal	Angamali Ernakulam District

References

↑ "108 Siva Temples". The Kerala Temples.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
↑ Stotram, 108 Shivalayangal (13 December 2021). "108 Shiva temples of Kerala". shaivam.org. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ Stotram Song, 108 Shivalayangal (13 December 2021). "108 Shivalayangal Stotram Song". shaivam.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ Book Title: Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage; Author: Info kerala Communications Pvt. Ltd; Editor: Mr.Biju Mathew; Publisher: Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd, 2017; ISBN 819345670X, 9788193456705
↑ Book Title: The Collected Aithihyamaala - The Garland of legends from Kerala Volume 1-3, Author: Kottarathil Sankunni Translated by Leela James, ISBN 978-93-5009-968-1; Publisher: Hachette Book Publishing india Pvt Ltd, 4/5 floor, Corporate Centre, Plot No.:94, Sector 44, Gurgaon, India 122003; (First published in Bhashaposhini Literary Magazine in 1855~1937)
↑ Book Title: Kerala District Gazetteers: Palghat; Gazetteer of India Volume 6 of Kerala District Gazetteers, Kerala (India) Authors Kerala (India), C. K. Kareem Publisher printed by the Superintendent of Govt. Presses, 1976 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 2 Sep 2008 Subjects History › Asia › India & South Asia History / Asia / India & South Asia Kerala (India)
↑ Book Title A handbook of Kerala, Volume 2 A Handbook of Kerala, T. Madhava Menon Authors T. Madhava Menon, International School of Dravidian Linguistics Publisher International School of Dravidian Linguistics, 2002 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 2 Sep 2008 ISBN 8185692319, 9788185692319 Length: 496 pages; Kerala (India)
↑ Book Title: 108 Siva Kshetrangal, Author:Kunjikuttan Ilayath, Publishers: H and C Books

[1] "108 Siva Temples". The Kerala Temples.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[2] Stotram, 108 Shivalayangal (13 December 2021). "108 Shiva temples of Kerala". shaivam.org. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] Stotram Song, 108 Shivalayangal (13 December 2021). "108 Shivalayangal Stotram Song". shaivam.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] Book Title: Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage; Author: Info kerala Communications Pvt. Ltd; Editor: Mr.Biju Mathew; Publisher: Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd, 2017; ISBN 819345670X, 9788193456705

[5] Book Title: The Collected Aithihyamaala - The Garland of legends from Kerala Volume 1-3, Author: Kottarathil Sankunni Translated by Leela James, ISBN 978-93-5009-968-1; Publisher: Hachette Book Publishing india Pvt Ltd, 4/5 floor, Corporate Centre, Plot No.:94, Sector 44, Gurgaon, India 122003; (First published in Bhashaposhini Literary Magazine in 1855~1937)

[6] Book Title: Kerala District Gazetteers: Palghat; Gazetteer of India Volume 6 of Kerala District Gazetteers, Kerala (India) Authors Kerala (India), C. K. Kareem Publisher printed by the Superintendent of Govt. Presses, 1976 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 2 Sep 2008 Subjects History › Asia › India & South Asia History / Asia / India & South Asia Kerala (India)

[7] Book Title A handbook of Kerala, Volume 2 A Handbook of Kerala, T. Madhava Menon Authors T. Madhava Menon, International School of Dravidian Linguistics Publisher International School of Dravidian Linguistics, 2002 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 2 Sep 2008 ISBN 8185692319, 9788185692319 Length: 496 pages; Kerala (India)

[8] Book Title: 108 Siva Kshetrangal, Author:Kunjikuttan Ilayath, Publishers: H and C Books

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108 Shiva Temples

Contents

Background

List of temples

See also

References