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'''Ponmeri Shiva Temple''' is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] in [[Vatakara]], [[Kozhikode]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The temple is famous as it has a unique sub-temple dedicated to [[Brahma|Lord Brahma]], who is rarely worshipped at temples.<br />
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==History and Legend==<br />
In the Eleventh Century AD, the [[Kadathanadu|Kadathanad Kings]] commissioned this great, grand and splendid Mahadeva Temple constructed by the famed architect [[Perumthachan]]. The sanctum-sanctorum of the temple is unique and unrivalled with a grandiose [[shivalinga]] with gold plated ''kappu'' (covering). <br />
Legend has it that due to a quarrel between the Ruler and the architect, the architect left the temple incomplete and hence the temple work shall never be completed. "As incomplete as the work at Ponmeri" goes a proverb in [[Malayalam]]. Even today there are works going on to improve various aspects of the external architecture of the temple. Today, Kshetra Samrakshna Samathi plays a major role in temple renovation and development.<br />
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== Deities==<br />
The peculiarity of the temple is the presence of '[[Trimurti]]'- Brahma, Vishnu and [[Shiva]]. In addition to the Shiva, deities [[Vishnu]], [[Brahma]], [[Ganapati]], [[Parvati|Bhagavathi]], [[Harihara|Shankaranarayana]], [[Surya|Adithya (Surya)]], [[Bhuta Kola|Boothathevar (God of Spirits)]], [[Ayyappa]], [[Murugan]] and [[Krishna]] are also installed in the temple complex. Ponmeri Siva is fondly called 'Thiyyannur Appan'. There is also a Krishna Temple in nearby Karat.<br />
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