Pananchery Mudikkode Shiva Temple Explained

Pananchery Mudikkode Shiva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva at Pananchery of Thrissur District in Kerala state in India. The presiding deity of the temple is Shiva, located in main Sanctum Sanctorum, facing West.^[1] According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol. The temple is a part of the 108 famous Shiva temples in Kerala.^[2]

It is believed that this temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva.^{[3] [4]}

Festival

Maha Shivarathri festival of the temple is celebrated in the Malayalam month of Kumbha (February - March).^[5]

Location

It is 12 km from Trichur in Prehi or Palakkad route.^[6]

See also

• 108 Shiva Temples
• Temples of Kerala
• Hindu temples in Thrissur Rural

Notes and References

1. Web site: 108 Siva Temples .
2. Book Title: 108 Siva Kshetrangal, Author:Kunjikuttan Ilayath, Publishers: H and C Books
3. Web site: 108 Shiva Temples created by Lord Parasurama in Kerala – Sanskriti - Hinduism and Indian Culture Website. 3 March 2018. 30 November 2023. 18 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418202540/https://www.sanskritimagazine.com/indian-religions/hinduism/108-shiva-temples-created-lord-parasurama-kerala/. dead.
4. Web site: 108 Shivalaya Nama Stotram - 108 Shivalaya Nama Stothra – Temples In India Information. templesinindiainfo.com.
5. https://www.hindu-blog.com/2022/01/pananchery-mudikkode-shiva-temple.html Pananchery Mudikkode Shiva Temple Festival
6. https://shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/pananchery-mudikkode-siva-temple#gsc.tab=0 Pananchery Mudikkode Siva Temple