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'''Mundayur Mahadeva Temple''' ({{lang-ml|മുണ്ടയൂർ മഹാദേവർ ക്ഷേത്രം}}) is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]] at [[Anjur]] of [[Thrissur District]] in [[Kerala state]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thekeralatemples.com/knowmore/108_siva_temples.htm |title=108 Siva Temples |publisher=The Kerala Temples |accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref> The temple is situated near to SH-69 (Thrissur - Kuttippuram road) at Mundayur village.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mundayur+Mahadeva+Temple+Pond/@10.5896447,76.1595988,644m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x3ba7ebadebbc0be5:0x485fb2588fd4ee8d!2sMundayur+Mahadeva+Temple+Pond!8m2!3d10.5892519!4d76.1604988!3m4!1s0x3ba7ebadebbc0be5:0x485fb2588fd4ee8d!8m2!3d10.5892519!4d76.1604988 |title=Google Map |publisher=Google.com/maps }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html|title=108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama; 8. Mundayoor or Mundoor Shiva Temple |website=www.vaikhari.org}}</ref> It is the part of the [[108 Shiva Temples]] of [[Kerala]].<ref>Book Title: 108 Siva Kshetrangal, Author:Kunjikuttan Ilayath, Publishers: H and C Books</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html |title=108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama |publisher=Vaikhari |accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/mundayur-siva-temple|title= Shiva Temples Listing Mundayur - Siva Temple |website=www.shaivam.org}}</ref> [[Zamorin of Calicut|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.<ref>K.P. Padmanabha Menon, History of Kerala, Vol. IV, pp 86-87</ref>
'''Mundayur Mahadeva Temple''' ({{lang-ml|മുണ്ടയൂർ മഹാദേവർ ക്ഷേത്രം}}) is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]] at [[Anjur]] of [[Thrissur District]] in [[Kerala state]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thekeralatemples.com/knowmore/108_siva_temples.htm |title=108 Siva Temples |publisher=The Kerala Temples |accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref> The temple is situated near to SH-69 (Thrissur - Kuttippuram road) at Mundayur village.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mundayur+Mahadeva+Temple+Pond/@10.5896447,76.1595988,644m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x3ba7ebadebbc0be5:0x485fb2588fd4ee8d!2sMundayur+Mahadeva+Temple+Pond!8m2!3d10.5892519!4d76.1604988!3m4!1s0x3ba7ebadebbc0be5:0x485fb2588fd4ee8d!8m2!3d10.5892519!4d76.1604988 |title=Google Map }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html|title=108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama; 8. Mundayoor or Mundoor Shiva Temple |website=www.vaikhari.org}}</ref> It is the part of the [[108 Shiva Temples]] of [[Kerala]].<ref>Book Title: 108 Siva Kshetrangal, Author:Kunjikuttan Ilayath, Publishers: H and C Books</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html |title=108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama |publisher=Vaikhari |accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/mundayur-siva-temple|title= Shiva Temples Listing Mundayur - Siva Temple |website=www.shaivam.org}}</ref> [[Zamorin of Calicut|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.<ref>K.P. Padmanabha Menon, History of Kerala, Vol. IV, pp 86-87</ref>


==Festival==
==Festival==
The annual festival of Mundayur Mahadeva Temple is celebrates for Laksharchana in the month of March–April (Malayalam month: Meenam).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/in-thrissur-today/article3043634.ece |title=Mundayur Mahadeva Temple |publisher=The Hindu |accessdate=22 March 2012}}</ref> [[Sivarathri]] festival is the other important one celebrated by the temple every year in the month of Feb-March (Malayalam month: Kumbhham).
The annual festival of Mundayur Mahadeva Temple is celebrates for Laksharchana in the month of March–April (Malayalam month: Meenam).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/in-thrissur-today/article3043634.ece |title=Mundayur Mahadeva Temple |work=The Hindu |accessdate=22 March 2012}}</ref> [[Sivarathri]] festival is the other important one celebrated by the temple every year in the month of Feb-March (Malayalam month: Kumbhham).


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:07, 25 November 2022

Mundayur Mahadeva Temple
Temple entrance
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThrissur District
DeityShiva
FestivalsMaha Shivaratri
Location
LocationAnjur
StateKerala
Country India
Geographic coordinates10°35′20″N 76°09′37″E / 10.5889392°N 76.1603538°E / 10.5889392; 76.1603538
Architecture
Type(Kerala style)
CompletedNot known (believed to be thousands of years old)
Monument(s)1

Mundayur Mahadeva Temple (Template:Lang-ml) 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]

Festival

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).

See also

References

  1. ^ "108 Siva Temples". The Kerala Temples. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Google Map".
  3. ^ "108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama; 8. Mundayoor or Mundoor Shiva Temple". www.vaikhari.org.
  4. ^ Book Title: 108 Siva Kshetrangal, Author:Kunjikuttan Ilayath, Publishers: H and C Books
  5. ^ "108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama". Vaikhari. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Shiva Temples Listing Mundayur - Siva Temple". www.shaivam.org.
  7. ^ K.P. Padmanabha Menon, History of Kerala, Vol. IV, pp 86-87
  8. ^ "Mundayur Mahadeva Temple". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  9. ^ "TEMPLES OF THRISSUR". kerala windows. Retrieved 22 March 2018.


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