Kallil Temple

Kallil Temple
Kallil Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hindu
District	Ernakulam
Region	South India
Location
State	Kerala
Country	India
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Architecture
Completed	9th-century AD

Kallil Temple is a Hindu temple located at Kerala, South India. It is 12 km away from Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala. Kallil in Malayalam means 'in stone'. It is one of the most ancient Jain temple in Kerala.^[1] It is one of the protected monuments in Kerala under Archaeological Survey of India.^[2]

Overview[edit | edit source]

The temple, located in a 28-acre (113,000 m²) plot, is cut from a huge rock, and a climb of 120 steps leads to the temple. To reach the temple one has to travel a distance of about 2 km from Odakkali, on the Aluva Munnar Road and 10 km from Perumbavoor. The temple is owned by the Kallil Pisharody family. The present Karanavar of the family turned over all the administrative control of the temple and all its belongings to 'Chenkottukonam Sree Ramadasashramam'. But all that retrieved back due to some hassle between local people and Ashram authorities.

Main deity[edit | edit source]

Rock-carved images of the 23rd Tirthankara, Parshvanatha, Vardhaman Mahavira (24th Tirthankara) and Padmavati devi are present in the temple.^[1] Padmavati devi is worshipped as Bhagawathi by the local population. The major festival of the temple is celebrated from Karthika of month Vrishchika and usually lasts for a week.^[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Deities outside Kallil temple

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Kallil cave temple Methala".
↑ "Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
↑ http://www.kallilcavetemple.com/about-en.html

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[CPR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Kallil cave temple Methala".

[2] "Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[3] ttp://www.kallilcavetemple.com/about-en.html

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