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{{Infobox Mandir
| name = Talikotta Mahadeva Temple
| image = File:Thalikotta_Mahadeva_Temple.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Temple Gopuram
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| map_caption = Location in Kerala
| coordinates = {{coord|9.5578684|76.4721935|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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| country = {{Flag|India}}
| state = [[Kerala]]
| district = [[Kottayam District|Kottayam]]
| location = [[Thazhathangadi]]<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><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thaliyil-mahadeva-temple/582|title=Thaliyil Mahadeva Temple at Kottayam|website=www.keralatourism.org}}</ref>
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| deity = [[Shiva]]
| festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]]
| architecture = [[Architecture of Kerala|Kerala style]]
| temple_quantity =
| monument_quantity = 1
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = Not known
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}}
'''Talikotta Mahadeva Temple''' is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]] is located on the banks of [[Meenachil River]] on Kottayam - Kumarakom Road in [[Kottayam District]] in [[Kerala state]] in India. The Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple is one of the important temples in [[Thekkumkur|Thekkumkur Kingdom]]. According to folklore, sage [[Parashurama]] has installed the idol of Shiva. 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> The temple is one of the four thali temples mentioned in the 108 Shiva temple sothram (1. [[Tali temple|Tali Temple, Kozhikkode]], 2. [[Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple|Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam]], 3. [[Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple|Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple, Kodungallur]], 4. Talikotta Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thekeralatemples.com/knowmore/108_siva_temples.htm|title=List of 108 Siva Temples in Kerala|website=www.thekeralatemples.com}}</ref> The temple houses Lord Shiva in his most angry form. There are sub-shrines for [[Ganapathi]], [[Ayyappan]] and [[Bhadrakali]] in the temple.

==History==
[[File:Thalikotta Temple Main Srikovil.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Main Sreekovil]]
The Thalikotta Mahadeva Temple is near Uppoottikkavala at Thazhathangadi in [[Kottayam|Kottayam Taluk]]. It was an important place of worship for the erstwhile [[Thekkumkur|Thekkumkur Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thaliyil-mahadeva-temple/582|title=Thaliyil Mahadeva Temple at Kottayam|website=www.keralatourism.org}}</ref> Thekkumkoor kingdom of the 11th century comprised Kottayam, Changanassery and Thiruvalla and High range areas like Mundakkayam and Kanjirapally. After Venimala, Manikandapuram and Changanassery, the capital of thekumkoor become Talikota in the bank of Meenchil River.<ref>{{cite book|author=A Sreedhara Menon|title=A Survey Of Kerala History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVsw35oEBv4C&pg=PA166|date=1 January 2007|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-81-264-1578-6|pages=166–}}</ref> The temple and the royal house was protected by a fort known as ''Thaliyilkotta'' and as a result the locality came to be known in the same name as the fort. On a later stage, Tekkumkoor kings shifted their royal house to ''Nattassery'' (Near Kumaranalloor) on the outskirts of Kottayam town. After the '''[[Battle of Changanassery|Changanassery War]]''' in 1750, military operations of [[Marthanda Varma]] progressed against the Thalikotta fort and palace at Thaliyanthanapuram (Kottayam). Though Thekkumkoor allied with Chempakassery and Vadakkumkoor to protect the kingdom, all of them were finally annexed to [[Travancore]].<ref>{{cite book|author=A. Sreedhara Menon|title=Political History of Modern Kerala|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wnAjqjhc1VcC&pg=PA140|year=1987|publisher=D C Books|isbn=978-81-264-2156-5|pages=140–}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Hindu temples in Kerala}}

[[Category:108 Shiva Temples]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Kottayam district]]
[[Category:Kingdom of Thekkumkur]]

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