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Polikode Shiva Temple – Festival

Polikode Shiva temple is located at Polikode on Andoor road in Kollam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Mahadeva – Shiva. The annual festival in the temple is observed on Rohini nakshatra day in Kumbha Masam.

The upa devatas worshipped in the temple include Ganapathi, Mahavishnu, Sastha, Goddess Durga, Nagas and Yakshi.

The annual festival is famous for various Kerala temple art forms, procession, Tantric pujas and rituals.

The temple has a Chathura Sreekovil with a Shivling. The shrine has a chuttambalam and namaskara mandapam.

The temple observes various festivals including Vishu, Vinayaka Chathurthi, Shivratri and Thrikarthika.

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