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Aluva Sivarathri is celebrated at the Siva temple on the banks of Periyar River and this place is called the Aluva Manal Puram (land with sand). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Pilgrims offer Bali (sacrifice) to their ancestors in the morning succeeding the holy night. [ 4 ]
Aluva Mahadeva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, and situated on the bank of the Periyar River at Aluva manappuram in suburban Kochi. [1] The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva, located in main Sanctum Sanctorum, facing east. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol. [2]
The existence of temple was first mentioned in Sangam Literature as one of the major temples under Chera Dynasty.Cheras were adherent worshipers of Lord Shiva. When Chera dynasty ended, the place fell into the hands a few Nair nobles who renamed the place as Ernakulam (corrupt form of original word- Eere Naal Kulam meaning Pond with water always) in recognition of the famous sacred pond of ...
Periyar river splits into two rivers near the Aluva railway bridge. After the splitting, one part of the river is known as Mangalappuzha. Aluva Mahadeva Temple is located on the sand bank between the Mangalppuzha and Periyar river. The temple's Shiva linga is not enshrined in a sreekovil; it rises out of the sand banks of the Periyar river. The ...
Chengannur Mahadeva Temple (also called Bhagavathy Temple) is a prominent Hindu temple, dedicated to Shiva and located in the town of Chengannur in the South Indian state of Kerala. The temple is one of the major Shiva temples in Kerala, along with the Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple , Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple , Vaikom Temple , Ernakulam Shiva ...
According to Hindu beliefs, the god Parasurama created the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari.It is said that Kerala was reclaimed from the ocean using his axe for donating to Brahmins after the killing of King Kartavirya Arjuna and other Kshatriyas. [4]
Shiva is a Hindu deity.As one of the Trimurti (supreme trinity) in the Hindu pantheon among Brahma and Vishnu, there are a number of temples dedicated to his worship in India and abroad.
Siva temple or Shiva temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Forms. The following are some of the forms of Shiva appearing mainly in temples: