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| name = Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple<br />
| image = File:Keezhthali_Mahadeva_Temple.jpg<br />
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| caption = Temple [[sanctom sanctorum]]<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Kerala<br />
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| country = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| district = [[Thrissur District|Thrissur]]<br />
| location = [[Kodungalloor]]<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 />
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| monument_quantity = 1<br />
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| year_completed = Not known<br />
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'''Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple''' is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]] situated in Kodungalloor of [[Thrissur District]] in [[Kerala state]] in [[India]]; it was one of the important temples in [[Chera Kingdom]], being one of a complex of 108. According to folklore, sage [[Parashurama]] himself installed the idol of Shiva. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105152036/http://vaikhari.org/108shivalaya.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 November 2010|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|access-date=20 April 2019|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124201/http://petueldataworld.com/Temple/Cheranalloor-Shiva-Temple/wKDnXiU5eUCpmYBN6ePxUA|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
The temple is one of the four thali temples mentioned in the 108 Shiva temples (1. [[Tali temple|Tali Temple, Kozhikkode]], 2. [[Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple|Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam]], 3. Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple, Kodungallur, 4. [[Talikotta Mahadeva Temple|Talikotta Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam]]). The temple is also known as the Keetholi Temple.<br />
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==History==<br />
Ancient Kerala and its administrative structures had been carried out in certain temples known as ''thalis''. Keehi, Arattali, Meltali, Nediyathali, and Chingpuruthu were five such in the Chera Kingdom. (The Melthali Temple has not yet been discovered –it may have been on a river. Arathali is believed to be in the temples of Kottarithi near Thiruvanchikkulam.){{citationneeded|date=April 2024}}<br />
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==Festival and daily pooja==<br />
Three [[Puja (Hinduism)| pooja]]s held here on a regular basis: usha, noon, and athazha. The [[shivaratri]] festival of the temple is usually celebrated in the month of Malayalam [[Kumbha (month)|Kumbha]] (February - March).<br />
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==Temple Structure==<br />
Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple is the largest Shivalinga temple in Kerala state. It is one of the few Hindu temples where were destroyed during the Mysore Sultan Tipu's campaign.<br />
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