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{{short description|Hindu temple in Kondazhy, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Mandir
| name = Kondazhy Tritham Tali Siva Temple
| image = Nalambalam Kondazhy Tritham Tali Siva Temple.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Temple Nalambalam
| map_type = 
| map_caption = Location in Kerala
| coordinates = {{coord|10.7151981|76.4035008|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| other_names =
| country = {{Flag|India}}
| state = [[Kerala]]
| district = [[Thrissur District|Thrissur]]
| location = [[Kondazhy]]
| elevation_m =
| deity = [[Shiva]]<br>[[Parvathi]]
| festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]]
| architecture = [[Architecture of Kerala|Kerala style]]
| temple_quantity =
| monument_quantity = 2
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = Not known
| creator =
| website =
}}

'''Kondazhy Tritham Tali Siva Temple''' ({{lang-ml|കൊണ്ടാഴി തൃത്തംതളി ശിവ ക്ഷേത്രം}}; [[IAST]]: ''koṇṭāḻi tr̥ttaṁtaḷi śiva kṣētraṁ'') a [[Hindu temple]], dedicated to [[Shiva]] situated on the banks of [[Gayathripuzha]], a tributary of [[Bharathappuzha]], at [[Kondazhy]] of [[Thrissur District]] in [[Kerala state]] in [[India]]. The Kondazhy Temple is one of the important temples in [[Kingdom of Cochin]]. According to legends, sage [[Parashurama]] installed the idol of Lord Shiva at the south bank of [[Nila River|river Nila]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/108-shiva-temples-of-kerala|title=108 Shiva temples of Kerala|website=www.shaivam.org}}</ref> The temple is a part of the 108 famous 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>

==History==
During [[Chera dynasty|Chera]] rule, Kerala was divided into eighteen tiers for the administration; each tier headed by a major temple (Shiva temple). In these, the Tritam Tali Siva Temple is the central temple of the tree. There is a special temple dedicated to Goddess [[Parvathi]] in the premises, and also houses 11 sub-deities, including the three sons of Lord Shiva ([[Ganapathi]], [[Subrahmanya]] and [[Ayyappan]]), [[Mahavishnu]], [[Bhadrakali]], [[Navagrahas]], [[Hanuman]], [[Serpent deities]] and [[Brahmarakshassu]].

==Tipu's attack==
This temple is said to have been destroyed during [[Tipu Sultan]]'s conquest reign while his [[Mysorean invasion of Kerala|invasion of Kerala]]. After that, for nearly two hundred years, the sculpture of the Maha temple has been broken up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lsgkerala.in/kondazhypanchayat/history/|title=Kondazhy Grama Panchayath - History: A Local Government Institution, Thrissur District, Kerala|website=www.lsgkerala.in}}</ref><ref>Logan, William (2006). Malabar Manual, Mathrubhumi Books, [[Kozhikode]]. {{ISBN|978-81-8264-046-7}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[108 Shiva Temples]]
* [[Temples of Kerala]]

==Gallery==
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<gallery caption="Kondazhy Tritham Tali Siva Temple" widths="150px" heights="120px" perrow="5">
Kondazhy Tritham Tali Siva Temple Anakottil.jpg|Anakottil
പഴയന്നൂർ കൊണ്ടാഴി തൃതംതളിക്ഷേത്രം കവാടം.jpg|Temple Entrance
പഴയന്നൂർ കൊണ്ടാഴി തൃതംതളിക്ഷേത്രം-ശിവനട.jpg|Shiva Temple Nalambalam
പഴയന്നൂർ തൃതംതളി.jpg|Nalambalam
Nalambalam Kondazhy Tritham Tali Siva Temple.jpg|Temple
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:108 Shiva Temples]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Thrissur district]]

Kondazhy Thrithamthali Siva-Parvathy Temple - Revision history

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