Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple Explained

Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple
Map Type:Kerala
Coordinates:8.4252°N 77.0232°Whttps://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Keleswaram_Mahadeva_Temple&params=8_25_30.7_N_77_01_23.5_E_type:landmark
Country: India
State:Kerala
District:Thiruvananthapuram
Location:Keleswaram
Elevation M:80.33
Deity:Mahadevar
Architecture:Architecture of Kerala
Temple Quantity:One

Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The temple is situated in Keleswaram, a village in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala.[2] [3]

Geography

It is located at Keleswaram.[4]

The management of the temple

The temple is under the management of Travancore Devaswom Board.

Important days

Maha Shivaratri and Thiruvathira are the days which attract huge crowds to the temple.

Darshan

One of the speciality of this temple is Shiva Linga faces towards west. It is rarely seen.Darshan timings :

Deities and sub-deities

The main deity of the temple is Hindu god Shiva. There are many upadevathas (sub-deities) adjacent to the temple.

The main upadevathas on the premises are:

  1. Vishnu
  2. Durga
  3. Lord Ganesh
  4. Nagaraja
  5. Lord Murugan
  6. Lord Ayyappan

External links

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 2008-12-08 .
  2. Web site: Ashish . 2020-06-16 . Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple in Kerala - Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple Pooja Timing, Location . 2023-11-13 . Religious & Pilgrimage Tour Packages.
  3. Web site: 2017-12-19 . Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple in Kerala . 2023-11-13 . en-US.
  4. http://wikimapia.org/29493582/Keleswaram-Bus-Stop