| Mundayur Mahadeva Temple | |
| Map Type: | India Kerala |
| Coordinates: | 10.5893°N 76.1602°W |
| State: | Kerala |
| District: | Thrissur District |
| Location: | Anjur |
| Elevation M: | 28.93 |
| Deity: | Shiva |
| Architecture: | (Kerala style) |
| Temple Quantity: | One |
| Monument Quantity: | 1 |
| Year Completed: | Not known (believed to be thousands of years old) |
Mundayur Mahadeva Temple (ml|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]
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).