Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple

Vaikom Mahadeva Temple
Vaikom Mahadeva Temple
Mahadeva Temple, Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kottayam
Deity	Shiva
Festivals	Vaikom Ashtami, Maha Shivaratri
Governing body	Travancore Devaswom Board
Location
Location	Vaikom
State	Kerala
Country	India
Coordinates	9°44′59.8″N 76°23′45.5″E
Architecture
Type	Traditional Kerala style
Specifications
Temple	One
Elevation	27.52 m (90 ft)
Website
vaikomtemple.org

The Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple is a temple to the Hindu god Shiva in Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India. It is one of the major Shiva temples in Kerala.

Architecture

Mural paintings in the temple's sanctum

The sanctum sanctorum is apparently round in shape roofed with copper sheets and with two chambers. In fact, this is the only temple in Kerala with an oval shaped sanctum, though externally it appears like a circular temple. This oval shape is evident when the width of antharaala is measured. Only builders with exceptional skill can execute such marvellous architectural structures. The remnants of the basement of the original sanctum at the temple in Chengannur also reveal that it was elliptical in shape. It is believed that both these structures were built by the mythical architect Perumthachan,.

Picture gallery

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  Decorated Rishabhavahanam
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  Temple pond (Pushkarini)
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  Vyakhrapada Sanketam
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  Padinjare Nada (Western gate)
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  Mural paintings in the temple

References

• http://www.vaikomtemple.org/Default.aspx Archived 7 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine