Chengallur | |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 8.4833°N 76.9667°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thiruvananthapuram |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0471 |
Registration Plate: | KL-01 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 35°C |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank3 Info Sec2: | 20°C |
Chengallur is a place near Poojappura, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, where the famous Chengallur Shiva temple is located. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple is also famous for its subhramania deity and also the theekavadi (fire benefaction), an act of walking through fire as a proof of making reverent petition to God.
Chengallur is the home of famous Malayalam personalities M Jayachandran, renowned music director, and Prithviraj, actor and producer.