Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple

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Entrance of the temple
Keleswaram
village
Keleswaram is located in Kerala
Keleswaram
Keleswaram
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°25′0″N 77°0′0″E / 8.41667°N 77.00000°E / 8.41667; 77.00000Coordinates: 8°25′0″N 77°0′0″E / 8.41667°N 77.00000°E / 8.41667; 77.00000
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total36,836
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695042
Vehicle registrationKL-

Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The temple is situated in Keleswaram, a village in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala.


The management of the temple[]

The temple is under the management of Travancore Devaswom Board.

Important days[]

Maha Shivaratri and Thiruvathira are the days which attract huge crowds to the temple.

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Darshan[]

One of the speciality of this temple is Shiva Linga faces towards west. It is rarely seen. Darshan timings :

  • Morning - 5.20 to 10.00
  • Evening - 5.00 to 8.00

Deities and sub-deities[]

The main deity of the temple is Hindu god Shiva. There are many upadevathas (sub-deities) adjacent to the temple.

The main upadevathas on the premises are:

  1. Vishnu
  2. Durga
  3. Lord Ganesh
  4. Nagaraja
  5. Lord Murugan
  6. Lord Ayyappan

References[]

  1. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

See also[]


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