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{{Infobox Hindu temple <br />
| name = Vadeshwaram Temple<br />
| image = File:Vadeshwaram Temple inner view.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Vadeshwaram Shiva Kshetram<br />
| map_type = Kerala<br />
| map_caption = Location within Kerala<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|11.964444|N|75.36219800000003|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| native_name = Kailasa of North Malabar<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| district = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]<br />
| location = [[Aroli]]<br />
| elevation_m = 35<br />
| deity = [[Shiva]]<br />
| festivals= <br />
| architecture = ''Ashtadala'' (eight-petalled)<br />
| temple_quantity =<br />
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| inscriptions = <br />
| year_completed = est. 500 CE<br />
| creator = Vatukavarma of [[Mushika]] dynasty<br />
| temple_board = [[Devaswom boards in Kerala#Malabar Devaswom Board|Malabar Devaswom Board]]<ref name="Ref2">{{cite web|title=Temples under Malabar Devaswam Board, Division : Thalassery|url=http://www.malabardevaswom.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/div_thalassery.pdf|publisher=Malabar Devaswam Board|accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> <br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Vadeshwaram Temple''' is a [[Shiva]] temple located at [[Aroli]] in the [[Kannur district]] of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<br />
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Vadeshwaram is one among the 108 ancient Shiva temples in Kerala. It is also well known amongst the numerous Shiva temples in South India. It is built on top of a hill that looks like a mountain and is hence known by the nickname '[[Kailasa]] of [[North Malabar]]'.<br />
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Vadeshwaram Temple is believed to be built by the [[Mushika]] king Vatukavarma in the ''Ashtadala'' (eight-petalled) style of architecture and is considered to be the only Indian temple to be built in this style. The primary deity of the temple is Shiva, while other deities related to Shiva such as [[Shasta (deity)|Shasta]] and [[Dakshinamurthy]] are also worshipped. The temple is administered by the [[Devaswom boards in Kerala#Malabar Devaswom Board|Malabar Devaswom Board]].<br />
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==Location==<br />
Vadeshwaram Temple is situated 150 metres eastward to the National Highway passing through Kannur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vadesweram.blogspot.in|title=Vadeswaram|website=vadesweram.blogspot.in}}</ref> The temple is located at Aroli village in Pappinisseri Panchayat. It is built on top of the hill Keecheri which looks like a mountain and earns the temple its nickname 'Kailasa of North Malabar'. [[Calicut International Airport]] is currently the nearest airport,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nivalink.com/things-to-do/aroli-sree-vadeswaram-shiva-kshethram|title=Things to Do - Aroli Sree Vadeswaram Shiva Kshethram, Kannur, Kerala|website=www.nivalink.com}}</ref> while [[Kannur International Airport]] is under construction near [[Mattannur]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Vadeshwaram Temple is believed to have been built approximately 1500 years ago by the then king Vatukavarma, the 43rd ruler of [[Mushika]] dynasty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antya.com/detail/Vadeswaram_Sree_Maha_Siva_Temple/68439|title=Vadeswaram Sree Maha Siva Temple - Hindu Temple, Places of Worship - India - Kannur|website=www.antya.com}}</ref> In ''[[Mushika-vamsha|Mushikavamsa Mahakavya]]'', the poet [[Athula]] gives an account of Shiva and the Vateshwaram Temple.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epuja.co.in/product-details.php?puja_id=1358&page=Aroli-Ashtadala-Sreekovil-Vadeswaram-Mahadevar-Shiva-Temple|title=Aroli Ashtadala Sreekovil Vadeswaram Mahadevar Shiva Temple|website=epuja.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kHtbkuXruzwC&q=vadeswaram+temple&pg=PA42|title=Agrarian Relations in Late Medieval Malabar|first=M. T.|last=Narayanan|date=16 July 2017|publisher=Northern Book Centre|isbn=9788172111359|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralatemples.net/siva_knr.html#vtp|title=Welcome to the Temples of Gods Own Country|website=www.keralatemples.net}}</ref><br />
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The sanctum sanctorum of the Vadeshwaram Temple was constructed in a style known as ''Ashtadala'' (eight-petalled). Scholars state that this style is unique to the Vadeshwaram Temple and that this style does not exist in any other temple in India.<br />
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==Worship==<br />
The primary deity of the Vadeshwaram Temple is Shiva. He is worshipped as the main deity in the form of Vadeshwarathappan. Other deities that are worshipped include deities related to Shiva such as Umamaheswara, [[Shasta (deity)|Shasta]], [[Dakshinamurthy]] and Kirathamurthy.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Kottiyoor Temple]]<br />
*[[Rajarajeshwara Temple]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Facebook|vadeswaramtemple}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Kannur district]]<br />
[[Category:Shiva temples in Kerala]]<br />
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