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Sight Address : Kaviyoor Mahadeva Temple is located in Kaviyoor village (Pathanamthitta district) in kerala. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Kaviyoor Mahadeva Temple is one of the most ancient Mahadeva temples in Kerala. Located at the village of Kaviyoor (one of the ancient 64 Brahmin settlements of Kerala), in Pathanamthitta District, the main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva. Lord Vishnu is also worshipped here. It is one of the popular temples, under Thiruvalla Group of Temples. The temple is commonly known as Thrikkaviyoor Mahadeva Temple. The shrine is also known as Hanuman Temple and Sriparvati Temple.The main offering to the presiding deity at Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple is Aval Nadyam and Vada Mala, which can be offered after making a receipt from the counter. The day-to-day activities of the temple include a number of rituals performed to please the presiding deity. The temple also conducts Hanuman Jayanti, which is a ceremonious occasion celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Lord Hanuman.
Kaviyoor Mahadeva Temple in Pattanamthitta
HistoryEdit
Kaviyoor Mahadeva temple is one of the ancient Mahadeva temples in Kerala, built during the early years of the 10th century, located in Kaviyoor village (Pathanamthitta district), the main deity here is Lord Vishnu, while the temple is also known for its Hanuman temple. The temple has unique Kerala style of architecture. References are there in the Kaviyoor Shasanas of 950 AD about the gifts that were offered to this temple. But it is believed that the ‘Darusilpas’ seen around the temple belong to the 17th century.Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple has a unique style of architecture and is one of the oldest temples in Kerala. It is believed to have been constructed in the early years of the 10th century. According to the main legend, this temple belongs to (Threthayuga). But the actual time of construction is not known.Kaviyoor Mahadeva Temple is also known as Hanuman Temple . As per legends the main Idol was installed by Lord Sri Rama in the presence of Sita, Hanuman, sugreeva and vibheeshana in threthayuga on his return to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. It is traditionally known as the most prominent Hanuman temple in South India. There are two inscriptions on the basement of the main sanctum dated 950-951 AD. The Sasanaas are surely an addition, since they were written after the temple was constructed. See ‘Kaviyoor’ Kaviyoor#History The temple was administered by Ten Brahmin families known as Pathillathil potties and was took over by the Travancore State Government in the year 1899. As per records The Kaviyoor Temple Takeover had added a huge wealth to the Travancore treasury since the take-over of more than 2500 temples in the ME 976 (about 100 ago before the kaviyoor temple accession), by Col. Monroe. The Take over/ accession of ME 976 has yielded more than 1,600,000 acres of land and almost 50,000 rupees money to the Traqvancore Treasury (at that time the Travancore King has accessed several major temples of Travancore state including own Sri Padmanabha Temple of Thiruvananthapuram along with the famous Temples of Kanyakumari, Sucheendram, Thiruvattar, Varkala, Harippad, Ampalappuzha, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Aranmula, Ettumanoor & Vaikom). In fact, The Kaviyoor Temple was acceded to the Travancore State as the 12th First class Major Temple with its enormous wealth, including tens of thousands of acres of fertile lands, tens of thousands of rupees and the huge collection of worthy treasures.
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Best Season to VisitEdit
Best season to visit -December-January
Best Time To VisitEdit
Morning , Afternoon ,Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
1-2 hrs.
Ticket Required : No Edit
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Dress Code (If Any) : Yes Edit
Dress Require: Wear traditional costumes like sari,Salwar Kameez,Lungy.
Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit
- Trivandrum Restaurant – Pathanamthitta ; Punalur Road, Kannankara, Pathanamthitta- 689645 Landmark: Near HDFC Bank ; Ph/M – Phone: (468) 2322288 ; Food Serve – N.A.
How to ReachEdit
Taxi : There are two type of taxi services are available, regular and call taxis.Taxi service is available from the airport and railway station to reach these placepathanamthitta.
Regular taxis are normally available at designated taxi stands located at places such as railway stations, the airport, boat jetties, major bus stations and in front of important hotels.
Call taxis have charges fixed by their respective companies (although they are normally uniform).
BUS : Pathanamthitta is located strategically near two highways and for this reason, road travel is very easy. Frequent buses are available from Pathanamthitta to all places including Chennai, Coimbatore, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and other nearby areas.
Train : The temple is located 5 km away from Thirula Railway station that connects it to important cities of Kerala.
Air : The temple is located at Kaviyoor, which is at the equal distance from two major airports of Kerala – Trivandrum International Airport and Cochin International Airport.
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Things to CarryEdit
Carry your own food and plenty of drinking water.
Safety / WarningEdit
Pick pockets are quite common in heavily crowded areas like buses, festival grounds and city shopping areas.
HelplineEdit
Police station 100/0468-2222226
Fire Station 101
Ambulance 108
Child Line 1098
Tourism 1600 444 747
Railway Alert: 919846200100
Women Helpline Number :919995399953/ 1091.
