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Thrippalur Mahadeva Temple Information - History - Festival

Thrippalur Mahadeva temple is located on the banks of Gayatri Puzha in Erumayoor village in Palakkad district, Kerala. The main annual festival in the shrine is observed on the Amavasya day in Thulam month which coincides with Diwali.

The temple is one among the 108 Shiva temples in Kerala. Three deities are worshipped in the temple – Shiva, Sri Krishna and Narasimha. The sanctum sanctorum of Shiva is three storied. The sreekovil of Sri Krishna is two storied. Narasimha has a round sreekovil. The deities face east.

Shiva is offered Navakam Sreeveli in the temple.

The Upa Devatas in the temple are two Ganapathis, Subrahmanian, Ayyappa and Nagaraja.