Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple

Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple is a temple for Shiva situated in Keleswaram, a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] This place is located between Peringammala and Punnamoodu .

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

Geography

It is located at.[2]

The management of the temple

The temple comes under the control of Travancore Devaswom Board.

Important days

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

Darshan

One of the speciality of this temple is, shivlinga 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, and it has remaded, according to the Deva Prashnam by expert astrologers recently.

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.
  2. http://wikimapia.org/29493582/Keleswaram-Bus-Stop Wikimapia

See also


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