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Parampanthali Sree Mahadeva Temple
Parampan thali Sree Mahadeva Temple is located at Mullassery, Thrissur district of Kerala state, India. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from National Highway 17, and 20 kilometres from Thrissur city on the way to Guruvayur via Kanjany. It is believed that this temple is one among the 108 Shiva temples This is a list of the 108 Shiva Temples mentioned in the Shivalaya Stothram. Background According to Hindu beliefs, Lord Parasurama created the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari. It is said that Kerala was reclaimed from the ocean using h ... established by Parashurama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Mahashivratri and Parampan thali Shasti are the famous festival celebrated in the temple. Various Desam Committees conduct Kavadi Procession accompanied by Nadaswara Melam, Caparisoned elephants and Kettukazhca are some of the major attractive event of this festival. Mullassery Center Shasthi Agosha Committee, Kannan Kadu, Elanjikavu, Achante Ambalam, Ayyappakudam, Shao ...
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Mullassery
Mullassery is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located west of District Headquarters Thrissur and from the state capital Thiruvanathapuram. It houses Parambanthali Mahadeva temple, Good Shepherd's Church and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Pudukkad North). The nearest railheads are at Guruvayoor and Thrissur. Nearby airports are Cochin International Airport and Calicut Airport. Mullassery has a wetland ecosystem which is known as Kole lands. These Kole lands are considered rice granaries. Mullassery is an agricultural village however, today majority of youth of this village are UAE expatriates. History The name of the village is derived from the words "Mullai and "Cheri". "Mullai" means "Wealth and "Cheri" means "Part of a place". It is said that the combination of these two words made the name of the village as Mullaichery which is now known as Mullassery. The name symbolizes the richness of this agriculturally important land ...
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Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Thiruvithamkoor. Spread over , Kerala is the 21st largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33 million inhabitants as per the 2011 census, Kerala is the 13th-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. The Chera dynasty was the first prominent kingdom based in Kerala. The Ay kingdom in the deep south and the Ezhimala kingdom in the north formed the other kingdoms in the early years of the Common Era (CE). The region had been a prominent spic ...
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National Highway 17 (India)
National Highway 17 (NH 17) is a National Highway in India running from Sevoke in West Bengal to Guwahati in Assam. Route It starts from its junction with NH-10 at * Sevoke, Darjeeling district and connects * Mongpong, Kalimpong district, * Bagrakote, Chalsa, Nagarkata, Goyerkata, Jalpaiguri district, * Birpara, Falakata, Sonarpur Alipurduar district * Coochbehar, Tufanganj Cooch Behar district in West Bengal; and further * Agomani, Golakganj, Bilasipara, Dhubri district, * North Salmara, Bongaigaon district, * Goalpara, Goalpara district, * Bijoynagar, Boko, Kamrup Metropolitan district. and terminating at its junction with NH-27 near Guwahati in Assam Junctions : Terminal at Sevoke. : Terminal near Bagrakote. : Terminal near Chalsa. : Terminal near Binnaguri. : near Guwahati. See also *List of National Highways in India by highway number *National Highways Development Project The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is a project to up ...
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Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and the 21st largest in India. The city is built around a hillock called the Thekkinkaadu Maidaanam which seats a large Hindu Shiva Temple. It is located central of the state, and north-west of the state's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin, and was a point of contact for the Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Romans, Portuguese, Dutch and English. Thrissur is also known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala because of its cultural, spiritual and religious leanings throughout history. The city centre contains the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Academy. The city hosts the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colourful and spectacular temple festi ...
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Guruvayur
Guruvayur () is a municipal temple town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located from Thrissur towards the north-west. It houses the Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple. It is located at a distance of from the state capital Trivandrum towards the north-west, from Kochi towards the north, from Calicut towards south. History Legends state that Lord Krishna asked two sages to take the idol from his temple in Dwarka while the city was being destroyed and establish it in Kerala. The idol of Lord Krishna was brought by Vayu deva and Brihaspati and was placed in Guruvayur. The name "Guruvayur" is a merge of both their names ("Guru" Brihaspati and "Vayu" deva). Demographics In 2010, the Municipality has been upgraded to Grade 1 by merging adjoining nearby Pookode and Thaikkad panchayats. The Municipality consists of Perakam (CT) village, Pookode Village, Iringappuram(CT) Village , Thaikkad(CT) Village, Chavakkad Village, and ...
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108 Shiva Temples
This is a list of the 108 Shiva Temples mentioned in the Shivalaya Stothram. Background According to Hindu beliefs, Lord Parasurama created the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari. It is said that Kerala was reclaimed from the ocean using his axe for donating to Brahmins after the killing of King Kartavirya Arjuna and other Kshatriyas. He split this land in to 64 villages (64 gramas). Out of these 64 villages, 32 villages are in between Perumpuzha and Gokarnam and the spoken language was Tulu. The remaining 32 villages were in the Malayalam-speaking area between Perumpuzha and Kanyakumari. Parasurama is the sixth avatar of Maha Vishnu; he was the youngest son of sage Jamadagni and Renuka. According to legend, after donating the land to Brahmins, one hundred and eight Maha Shiva Lingam and Durga idols were installed in these 64 villages. These hundred and eight Shiva temples are mentioned in the Shivala Sotram and a song is written in the Malayalam language. Of the 108 Shiv ...
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Shiva Temples In Kerala
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism. Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the goddess-oriented Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess (Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva. Shiva is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash as well as a householder with his wife Parvati and his three children, Ganesha, Kartikeya and ...
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Hindu Temples In Thrissur District
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent. The term ''"Hindu"'' traces back to Old Persian which derived these names from the Sanskrit name ''Sindhu'' (सिन्धु ), referring to the river Indus. The Greek cognates of the same terms are "''Indus''" (for the river) and "''India''" (for the land of the river). The term "''Hindu''" also implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent around or beyond the Sindhu (Indus) River. By the 16th century CE, the term began to refer to residents of the subcontinent who were not Turkic or Muslims. Hindoo is an archaic spelling variant, whose use today is considered derogatory. The historical development of Hindu self-identity within the local I ...
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