Kanjilassery Maha Siva Temple

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| name = Kanjilassery Maha Siva Temple

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| caption = Temple and Temple Pond

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| map_caption = Kanjilassery Maha Siva Temple, Chemancheri, Kozhikode, Kerala

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| state = Kerala

| district = Kozhikode

| location = Chemancheri, Quilandy

| elevation_m = 29.98

| deity = Lord Shiva
Maha Vishnu

| festivals = Maha Shivaratri, Ashtamirohini

| architecture = Kerala style

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| monument_quantity = 2

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Kanjilassery Maha Siva Temple is located at Chemancheri village in Kozhikode district, in Kerala, India.{{cite web

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The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva, located in main Sanctum Sanctorum, facing west. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol.{{cite book |title=108 Siva Kshetrangal |author=Kunjikuttan Ilayath |publisher=H and C Books}}{{page needed|date=November 2018}} It is the part of the 108 Shiva Temples of Kerala.{{cite web

|url=http://www.vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105152036/http://vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html

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|archive-date=5 November 2010

|title=108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama

|publisher=Vaikhari

|accessdate=2014-11-06}} The temple is located around 4 km away from Pookad Junction on the route of Pokad - Thoraikadavu Road.

Myths & Beliefs

It is also believed that the Kanjilassery Maha Shiva Temple is dedicated to the worship of sage Kashyapa and is believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva. The Rudraa is a form of rhyming Shiva in the time of the sacrifice. Kasi, Kanchipuram, Kanjirangad and Kanjilassery are said to have been built simultaneously with Kanjilassery Siva Temple.

See also

References

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