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Cherukara Njaneswaram Mahadeva Temple – Festival

Cherukara Njaneswaram Mahadeva temple is located at Cherukara near Kavalam in Alappuzha district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Njaneswara– Shiva and Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual Kumbha Bharani festival is an important occasion here. Shivratri and Thrikarthika in Dhanu Masam are the other important festival here.

The shrine is associated with Sri Narayana Guru.

Shiva is worshipped here as Gnaneswara – the fountainhead of knowledge.

The beautiful shrine has a chuttambalam, namaskara mandapam and upa devatha temples.

The temple observes all the important days associated with Sri Narayana Guru.

The shrine observes Karkidaka Vavu Bali.