Kollam Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple

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Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKollam District
DeityShiva
FestivalsMaha Shivaratri
Location
LocationKollam
StateKerala
Country India
Geographic coordinates8°53′28″N 76°34′10″E / 8.891233°N 76.5694428°E / 8.891233; 76.5694428Coordinates: 8°53′28″N 76°34′10″E / 8.891233°N 76.5694428°E / 8.891233; 76.5694428
Architecture
TypeKerala style
Completed12th century[1]
Monument(s)1
Inscriptions2

Kollam Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple is located in the city of Kollam City in Kollam district.[2][3] The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Rameswara facing west. It is believed that Kollam Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva[4][5][6] It is one of the two Rameswaram temples in 108 Shivalaya Sothram. The Amaravila Rameshwaram Sri Mahadeva Temple is the second Rameshwaram Temple. The temple is located in the village of Amaravila in Thiruvananthapuram District.[6]

There are two small towers in the west and north sides of the temple. There is a Copper flag mast infront of Balikkal pura at west. The main sanctum sanitorium is in rectangular shape and the shrine is decorated with beautiful stone and wood carvings. Valiyambalam and Balakalpura are common in Kerala-Dravidian style.[7][4]

Inscriptions[edit]

A pillar set up in the courtyard of Rameswaram temple contains a royal order of king Rama Kulasekhara, a 12th-century Chera king of Kerala. The inscription is historically significant for mentioning exact date in Kollam Era, Manavikrama Punthurakkon, the chieftain of Eranad (Calicut) and Kumara Udaya Varma, a member of the Venad Royal Family.[8]

Subdeities[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "RAMESHWARAM TEMPLE - TRAVEL INFO".
  2. ↑ "Kollam District Siva Temples - Kerala - Talukwise listing of Mahadevar Ambalam". www.shaivam.org.
  3. ↑ "Rameshwara Temple, Kollam - TripAdvisor". TripAdvisor.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple Kollam". www.vaikhari.org.
  5. ↑ Kunjikuttan Ilayath. 108 Siva Kshetrangal. H and C Books.[page needed]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "108 Shiva Temples created by Lord Parasurama in Kerala – Sanskriti - Hinduism and Indian Culture Website". 3 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "108 Shivalaya Nama Stotram - 108 Shivalaya Nama Stothra – Temples In India Information". templesinindiainfo.com.
  8. ↑ Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 127.


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