Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil Explained

Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil
Map Type:India Kerala
Coordinates:9.885°N 76.4725°W
Country: India
State:Kerala
District:Ernakulam
Location:Pazhoor, Piravom
Elevation M:34
Deity:Shiva
Architecture:Architecture of Kerala
Temple Quantity:One

Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil is a temple of Shiva of Hindu tradition located in the town of Piravom, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.

Type

It is Sandhara type temple with cardinal doors on Four sides. The plinth and the wall together are of granite stone work and the rest of timber and sheet roof in circular vimana. Dwarapalakas are made of wood. Main deity Lord Shiva is facing east. Square ardhamandapa contains beautiful wooden carvings on the ceiling. Pranala is a typical ornate Kerala type with standing Yaksha bearing at its tip. It has some of the notable examples of old workmanship in wood, illustrating various scenes from puranas and figures from Bhagavata Purana, Ramayana, and Mahabharata. The temple can be dated to 12th century AD.[1]

Considering the structural and mural importance, the temple was declared as protected monument by Kerala State Archaeology Department in 1994.[2] [3]

Archeological details

Name of MonumentPerum Trukkovil Pazhoor
FeaturesStructural temple built around 12th century. Wood Carvings and Mural paintings. There is a palace like traditional structure outside the temple compound
Name of municipalityPiravom
Name of TalukMuvattupuzha
Total area of monument1.45acres Sy No.590/30.75acres 590/5Total : 2.2acres
Notification NoN0.5500/B1/93/CAD dated 22.1.1994
Source - Archeological data from government[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: പെരുംതൃക്കോവിലപ്പന് ശതകലശാഭിഷേകം നടത്തിയാൽ ഐശ്വര്യവും സമൃദ്ധിയും.
  2. Web site: Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil . 11 September 2010 . 3 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101103145228/http://enchantingkerala.org/kerala-monuments/pazhoor-perumthrikkovil.php . dead .
  3. Pazhoor perum thrikovil Piravam 123 - Kshethrayanam
  4. Web site: Welcome to the official website of Department of Archaeology, Government of Kerala.