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<p>Moving <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:108_Siva_Temples&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:108 Siva Temples (page does not exist)">Category:108 Siva Temples</a> to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:108_Shiva_Temples&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:108 Shiva Temples (page does not exist)">Category:108 Shiva Temples</a> per <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Categories_for_discussion/Speedy" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy">Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{More citations needed|date=December 2016}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Hindu]] temple situated in the heart of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. This temple is more than 700 years old. It is dedicated to [[Shiva]] and is within 3&amp;nbsp;km of the Central Railway Station, bus station, East Fort and [[Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple]].<br /> <br /> An older temple of Lord Shiva and [[Vishnu]] has a name similar to this one at Puthanchantha, Thiruvananthapuram. That temple is known as [[Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple]].<br /> <br /> Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple is administered by Travancore Devaswom Board.<br /> <br /> ==Legend==<br /> <br /> The legend is that an old woman sweeper of Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram temple distinguished the Swyambhoo (self manifested) [[Lingam|Shiva Linga]] idol while she was resting at this place. She got &#039;Darshan&#039; (vision) of Lord Shiva at the spot at the temple site.<br /> <br /> Goddess [[Parvati]] Devi&#039;s (Lord Shiva&#039;s wife) is also presence in this temple even though there is no shrine for her. The deity is called Gowri Shankara in this belief.<br /> <br /> Many devotees attend the Nirmalya Darshan (which is witnessing the deity with the decoration of previous night when the temple reopens at 4 AM) and Mrithyunjaya Homam, which are believed to be benevolent for the devotees.<br /> <br /> ==Deities and Sub-Deities==<br /> <br /> The principal deity is Lord Shiva. Sub-Deities are Maha [[Ganapathy]], Lord [[Murugan]], Anjaneya Swamy, Sree Krishna, Swamy [[Ayyappan]], [[Nāga|Nagarajah]].<br /> <br /> ==Main Offerings==<br /> Ganapathy Homam, Mrithyunjaya Homam, Mrithyunjayarchana, Abhishekam, Dhara, Pushpabhishekam, Neerajanam, Venna Charthu for AnjaneyaSwamy, Ashtothararchana, Sahasranamarchana, Nateshalankaram and many more.<br /> <br /> ==Festivals==<br /> The annual festival lasts for ten days and will be celebrated in the Malayalam month Dhanu (Dec-Jan). The Aarattu will be on [[Thiruvathira]] Star day which is considered as the birthday of Lord Shiva.<br /> [[Shivarathri]] festival is also celebrated in a grand manner. Anointing the idol of Lord Shiva with pure ghee throughout the day is performed on that day.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple]]<br /> * [[Sreekanteswaram]]<br /> * [[Sasthamangalam Mahadevar Temple]]<br /> * [[Sasthamangalam Mahadevar Temple]]<br /> * [[Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple, Thiruvananthapuram]]<br /> * [[Peroor Sree Krishna Swamy Temple]]<br /> * [[Anandavalleeswaram Temple,Kollam]]<br /> * [[List of Hindu temples in Kerala]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist|30em}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{cite web|url=http://sortingdiamondsandpearls.blogspot.in/2012/01/sreekanteswaram-temple-trivandrum.html|title=Sorting Diamonds and Pearls- India&#039;s Fabulous Tourist Spots|work=sortingdiamondsandpearls.blogspot.in}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Kerala}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hindu temples in Thiruvananthapuram]]<br /> [[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:108 Shiva Temples]]</div>

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