Mundayur Mahadeva Temple (Malayalam: മുണ്ടയൂർ മഹാദേവർ ക്ഷേത്രം) is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva at Anjur of Thrissur District in Kerala state in India.[1] The temple is situated near to SH-69 (Thrissur - Kuttippuram road) at Mundayur village.[2] The presiding deity of the temple is Shiva, located in main Sanctum Sanctorum, facing East. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol of Lord Shiva.[3] It is the part of the 108 Shiva Temples of Kerala.[4][5][6] Kozhikode Zamorin's army meditated on the Lord Shiva of Mundayur Temple and went out to battle. It was because such a practice was presumed that Lord Shiva of Mundayur saved them.[7]
| Mundayur Mahadeva Temple | |
|---|---|
 Temple entrance | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Thrissur District |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Festivals | Maha Shivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Anjur |
| State | Kerala |
| Country |  India |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°35′20″N 76°09′37″E / 10.5889392°N 76.1603538°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | (Kerala style) |
| Completed | Not known (believed to be thousands of years old) |
| Monument(s) | 1 |
Festival edit
The annual festival of Mundayur Mahadeva Temple is celebrates for Laksharchana in the month of March–April (Malayalam month: Meenam).[8] Sivarathri festival is the other important one celebrated by the temple every year in the month of Feb-March (Malayalam month: Kumbhham).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "108 Siva Temples". The Kerala Temples. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Google Map".
- ^ "108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama; 8. Mundayoor or Mundoor Shiva Temple". www.vaikhari.org.
- ^ Book Title: 108 Siva Kshetrangal, Author:Kunjikuttan Ilayath, Publishers: H and C Books
- ^ "108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama". Vaikhari. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Shiva Temples Listing Mundayur - Siva Temple". www.shaivam.org.
- ^ K.P. Padmanabha Menon, History of Kerala, Vol. IV, pp 86-87
- ^ "Mundayur Mahadeva Temple". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "TEMPLES OF THRISSUR". kerala windows. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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