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{{Infobox Mandir<br />
| name = Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple<br />
| image = File:Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple Sreekovil.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Temple Nalambalam<br />
| map_type = <!-- India Kerala --><br />
| map_caption = Location in Kerala<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.1782927|76.4717243|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| other_names = <br />
| country = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| district = [[Ernakulam District|Ernakulam]]<br />
| location = [[Cheranalloor]], [[Kalady]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/108-shiva-temples-of-kerala|title=108-shiva-temples-of-keralaTemple|website=www.shaivam.org}}</ref> <br />
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| deity = [[Shiva]]<br />
| festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]]<br />
| architecture = [[Architecture of Kerala|Kerala style]]<br />
| temple_quantity = <br />
| monument_quantity = 1<br />
| inscriptions = <br />
| year_completed = Not known<br />
| creator = <br />
| website = http://cheranalloorshivatemple.com/<br />
}}<br />
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'''Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple''' is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]] is situated on the banks of the [[Periyar River|Periyar river]] at [[Kalady]] of [[Ernakulam District]] in [[Kerala state]] in India. The Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple is one of the important temples in Cochin Kingdom. According to folklore, sage [[Parashurama]] has installed the idol of Shiva in the [[Treta Yuga]]. The temple is a part of the [[108 Shiva Temples]] in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html|title=108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama|website=www.vaikhari.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://petueldataworld.com/Temple/Cheranalloor-Shiva-Temple/wKDnXiU5eUCpmYBN6ePxUA|title=Petuel data world.com/Temple/Cheranalloor-Shiva-Temple|website=www.petueldataworld.com}}</ref><br />
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== Temple Structure==<br />
The temple is dedicated to Shiva in the main [[Sanctum Sanctorum]] facing east. The main shrine, which has been built in circular shape, is a beautiful in Kerala-Dravidian architecture style. In the eastern porch, the namaskara mandapom has been built in a square shaped structure. The size of the nalambalam is remarkable and the adjacent thidappalli have been rebuilt. The temple of Cheranelloor is constructed of great craftsmanship in architecture and we can see a rare collection of architecture as well.<br />
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In ancient times, the Cheranelloor Mahadeva temple had extensive land holdings and was in receipt of approximately 24 tons of paddy (24 thousands hector land) a year. Consequent to agrarian reforms the temple lost all the land except a couple of acres in which the temple is situated.<br />
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==Festival and daily pooja==<br />
There are five poojas here on a regular basis. (Usha pooja, Ethrtha pooja, Pantheerati pooja, Noon pooja and Athazha pooja). The annual festival of the temple is usually celebrated in the month of Malayalam [[Kumbha (month)|Kumbha]] (February - March).{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} It believe that Shiva in Cheranellor is situates together with Devi Sati. So it is believed that the temple main deity is in the form of rina mochaka that bearing the idea of resolving all debts of the devotees. The rina mochaka pooja is performed daily in the temple.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.templespedia.com/cheranalloor-shiva-kshethram/|title=Cheranalloor Shiva kshethram|website=www.templespedia.com}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Temples of Kerala]]<br />
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==Temple Photos==<br />
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<gallery caption="Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple" widths="150px" heights="120px" perrow="5"><br />
File:Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple Balikalpura.jpg|Balikal pura<br />
File:Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple Entrance.jpg|Main entrance<br />
File:Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple Nalambalam.jpg|Nalambalam<br />
File:Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple Sanctum Sanctorum.jpg|Sreekovil <br>(Sanctum Sanctorum)<br />
File:Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple Sreekovil.jpg|East Nalambalam<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:108 Shiva Temples]]<br />
[[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Ernakulam district]]</div>>SdkbBot