Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva Temple Explained

Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva Temple
Native Name:അമരവിള രാമേശ്വരം മഹാദേവക്ഷേത്രം
Map Type:India Kerala
Coordinates:8.399°N 77.0944°Whttps://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Amaravila_Rameswaram_Sri_Mahadeva_Temple&params=8_23_56.4_N_77_05_39.8_E_type:landmark_region:IN
State:Kerala
District:Thiruvananthapuram
Location:Amaravila, Neyyattinkara[1]
Elevation M:37.34
Deity:Shiva
Architecture:Kerala style
Temple Quantity:One
Monument Quantity:1

Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva Temple , an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva is situated on the banks of the Neyyar (river) at Amaravila of Neyyattinkara (tehsil) in Thiruvananthapuram District in Kerala state in India.[2] The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Rameswara facing west. It is believed that Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva.[3] [4] The temple is located 6 km away from Neyyattinkara town in Amaravila village.

It is one of the two Rameswaram temples in 108 Shivalaya Sothram. The Kollam Rameshwaram Mahadeva Temple is the second Rameshwaram Temple. The temple is located in the town of Kollam.[5]

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  1. Web site: KERALA TEMPLES - 108 SIVA TEMPLES IN KERALA. www.thekeralatemples.com.
  2. Web site: Rameshwaram - Mahadeva Temple. www.shaivam.org.
  3. Web site: Amaravila Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple near Neyyattinkara. www.vaikhari.org.
  4. Book: 108 Siva Kshetrangal . Kunjikuttan Ilayath . H and C Books.
  5. Web site: 108 Shiva Temples created by Lord Parasurama in Kerala – Sanskriti - Hinduism and Indian Culture Website. 3 March 2018. 17 November 2018. 18 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418202540/https://www.sanskritimagazine.com/indian-religions/hinduism/108-shiva-temples-created-lord-parasurama-kerala/. dead.