Thiruvanchikulam Maha Deva Temple - A pilgrim travelogue
We had a discussion about Indian culture , traditions and temples during the leisure time. One of my colleagues told us about the temple Thiruvanchikulam and stories behind this temple. It was really interesting. I searched in Google to find more about this temple and i got a chance to visit this temple. This temple lies at Methala village, south of Kodungalloor in Thrissur district, Kerala . It is one of the rare temples in Kerala , which retains its ancient Tamil flavor and connections. The outline map of the construction of the temple which was built in the 9 th century. Out of 274 Shaivite Thiruppathies in India, this is the only one in Kerala . The temple has many small shrines dedicated to gods and goddesses. Gopuram Thevar , Dakshinamoorthy , Pasupathy , Natakkal Shivan , Sandhyavela Shivan , Palliyara Shivan , Unni Thevar and Konnakkal Shivan are the different forms of Shiva idols revered in this temple There are a number of stories making up the history of the