Adat Shiva Temple
{{short description|Hindu temple in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Mandir
| name = Adat Shiva Temple
| image = File:അടാട്ട്_മഹാദേവക്ഷേത്രം.jpg
| native_name = അടാട്ട് ശിവക്ഷേത്രം
| alt =
| caption = Nalambalam East side
| map_type = India Kerala
| map_caption = Shiva Temple, Adat, Thrissur, Kerala
| coordinates = {{coord|10.544279|76.139841|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| other_names =
| country = {{Flag|India}}
| state = Kerala
| district = Thrissur
| location = Adat
| elevation_m = 29.85
| deity = Shiva
Maha Vishnu
| festivals = Maha Shivaratri, Ashtamirohini
| architecture = Kerala style
| temple_quantity = Two
| monument_quantity = 2
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = Not known
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Adat Shiva Temple is located at Adat village in Thrissur district. The temple has two main deities, Sri Parameswara and Maha Vishnu. Both deities having separate temple complexes. Lord Sri Parameswara facing east and Maha Vishnu is facing west. It is believed that Shiva temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva.{{cite book |title=108 Siva Kshetrangal |author=Kunjikuttan Ilayath |publisher=H and C Books}}{{page needed|date=October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sanskritimagazine.com/indian-religions/hinduism/108-shiva-temples-created-lord-parasurama-kerala/|title=108 Shiva Temples created by Lord Parasurama in Kerala – Sanskriti - Hinduism and Indian Culture Website|date=3 March 2018|publisher=|access-date=26 October 2018|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418202540/https://www.sanskritimagazine.com/indian-religions/hinduism/108-shiva-temples-created-lord-parasurama-kerala/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://templesinindiainfo.com/108-shivalaya-nama-stotram-108-shivalaya-nama-stothra/|title=108 Shivalaya Nama Stotram - 108 Shivalaya Nama Stothra – Temples In India Information|website=templesinindiainfo.com}}
Adat Vishnu Temple
File:Adattu - Mahadeva Temple.jpg
There is a fascinating myth about the name of Adat and Adat Maha Vishnu Temple. This is associated with Kurur Mana House and mother (Kururamma). There was a boy who came to help Kururamma with her daily Guruvayoorappan puja. Waiting for the priest Vilwamangalam Swamiyaronce Kururamma saw that the boy who had come to help had eaten the offeringNaivedhya and she closed the boy in a pot. Later they came to the conclusion that this boy is really Guruvayurappan and from then onwards the place became known as Adat in the sense that the pot was "closed".
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