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Kurunthiyoor Arthanareeswara Temple – Festival

Kurunthiyoor Arthanareeswara temple is located on the Nediyamcode - Kolliyode road at Kurunthiyoor in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Ardhanarishvara – the combined form of Shiva and Shakti (Parvati or Bhagavathy).

The deity is worshipped in a vatta sreekovil – round sanctum sanctorum. The temple also has couple of upa devata shrines.

The annual Shivratri festival is noted for dhara, homam, yagna, abhishekam, pujas and rituals, ezhunellippu, Kerala temple folk arts and cultural programs.

The shrine also observes various other holy occasions like Ramayana Masam, Ayilyam pooja, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Navratri, Mandala kalam, Thrikarthika and Thiruvathira. Ashtami, Navami and Vijayadashami (ezhuthiniruthu) is an important occasion in the temple.