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Siva (Shiva)

 


Image of Siva

 
 
Lord Siva is an important God in Hinduism, including in the Trimurthis. In the ‘Trimurthis’, Siva has the duty of destroying or ‘Samhara’. Siva is believed as the supreme God. Siva is referred as consciousness as per Sakthisam. Siva has many more other names as Rudhra, Mahadeva, Parameswara, Neelakanda. Siva is worshipped mostly in the form of ‘Siva Linga’. Siva is usually portrayed as immersed in deep meditation or the famous Natraja form. His famous dance is known as ‘Thandava’. In Sanskrit, the word ‘Siva’ means kind or ‘The pure one’. The main feature of Lord Siva is his third eye, which situates in the middle of his forehead. He uses his third eye to burn desires to ashes. His appearance is also different from other devas. He is often shown garlanded with a snake around his throat. ‘Tri soola’ or trident is his main weapon. A small drum named as ‘Damaru’ is always attatched to his trident. Lord Siva and all attendants live in Mount Kailasa in Himalaya Hills.

His dress is the skin of cheetah. He usually applies bhasmam on his forehead and also wears half moon in his head. River Ganga devi is also resides in Siva’s hair, which has a shell like structure. Thus he got the name ‘Gangadhara’. Its believed that the blue color of Siva’s throat is because of the poison which he drank during the ‘Palazhimadhanam’. Thus he got the name ‘Neelakanda’. Devi Parvathi is the wife of Lord Siva. Their combination is usually known as ‘Ardhanareeswara’,half man and half woman. Lord Siva is easy to be pleased and easy to be angered. It is told that his anger is like a fire. Lord Siva’s vehicle is Nandhikeswara.

The main offering to Lors siva is Dhara. The main feature of siva temples is, one should not circumambulate in full inside the temple. It is because of “Somarekha” placed in the position.


 


List of Siva Temples

Name
Place
Remarks
Ayiranikkulam Mahadevan Thrissur
Akalanam Siva Temple
Akliyath Siva Temple
Agastyakodu MahadevanTemple Kollam  
Acheswaram siva temple Thrissur  
Angadipuram thali Malappuram
Adattu siva temple (108) Thrissur Siva and Vishnu
Adoor mahalingeswara temple Kasargode Mahalingeswaran
Anchummoorthy Mangalam Mahadevan (108)    
Anirudheswaram temple Pathanamthitta
Annamanada siva temple Thrissur
Ambalamedu harimattom temple Eranakulam Siva and Vishnu
Ambar sadasiva temple
Amayannu siva temple
Ayloor siva temple Palakkad Siva
Arakeezhaya temple Malappuram
Arayayikkal veerabhadran Kasaragod Veerabhadran
Arangam siva    
Areeparambu Siva Kottayam  
Ariyallur Siva    
Aruvipuram Siva Trivandrum
Arukalickal mahadevan Pathanamthitta  
Avittathur Siva (108) Thrissur
Ashokeswaram Siva    
Ashtamichira Siva (108) Thrissur  
Ashtamudi veerabadran Kollam  
Astamangalam Siva (108) Thrissur  
Azhingilam thali    
Azhikkal mallikarjunan    
Anjoor siva temple   Siva, Vishnu and Muruga
Anthoor thali    
Anandavalleeswaram Siva (108) Kollam Siva and Parvathy
Aneswaram Siva Thrissur  
Aayakkadu mahadevan    
Aayankudi mahadevan    
Aarthattu Siva    
Aaladesikalaya temple    
Aaliparambu thali Malappuram  
Aluva mahadevan (108)    
Balussery kotta vettakyorumakan Calicut  
Bilathikulam Siva    
Bepoor Siva    
Brahmakulam Siva    
Brahmamangalam mahadevan    
Bhattiyil Siva    
Bharadwaja hrisheeswaram Siva    
Bhranthachalam Siva    
Chakkuvalli parabrahmam    
Chakkamkulangara Siva (108)    
Chadayamangalam Siva    
Chandanakkavu Siva    
Chadayamangalam Siva    
Chathannoor bhoothanathan    
Chalakkal kurichikara Siva    
Chirakadavu mahadevan    
Chirangalra siva    
Chittdeeswaram Siva    
Chaduvalathur mahadevan    
Chengullur mahadevan    
Chegannur mahadevan    
Chegamanadu Siva    
Chengallur Siva  Trivandrum  
Chengannoor Mahadevan (108)
   
Chempuchira Siva    
Chemmathitta Siva (108)    
Chemmadu thrikulam    
Cherithirunavaya Siva    
Cherthala Velorvattom Mahadevan (108)    
Cheruvathur veerbhadran (108)    
Cheruvallur Siva    
Chezhuganoor mahadevan    
Chennamathu mahadevan    
Cheranelloor Siva (108)    
Chelakkara anthimahadevan kavu Thrissur  
Chooloor Siva  Thrissur  
Chova Siva      
Chovara chithampareswarapuram Siva (108)    
Chovalloor Siva (108)    
Deveswaram Siva    
Enkakkad Veeranimangalam Mahadevan (108)    
Erattachira Siva    
Erattakulangara mahadewan    
Eravipuram Siva    
Eringannur Siva    
Eesanamattam Siva    
Edathoottu Siva    
Ernakulam Siva (108)    
Eraneswaram Siva    
Ezhumangadu Siva    
Ettumanoor mahadevan (108)  Kottayam  
Gaureesapattam mahadevan    
Gokarnam Mahabaleswaran (108)    
Hariharakunnathu Siva    
Hamsakulangara meledathu Siva    
Karkadakathu kavu Siva    
Kangazha mahadevan    
Kadappattur mahadevan    
Kadalayi Siva Thrissur Siva and Parvathy
Kadakkal mahadevan    
Kaduthuruthy Mahadevantemple (108) Kottayam  
Kadinamkulam mahadevan    
Kannanamkulangara Siva    
Kannamangalam Siva    
Kandanagam vettakkorumakan    
Kandiyoor mahadevan (108)    
Kadamkuzhy panchalingeswara Siva    
Kamuganchery thiruvilangonappan    
Kazhakoottam mahadevan Trivandrum
Kazhuvilangu mahadevan
Kattavettoor Siva
Kattakambala Mahadevan (108)    
Karamana thaliyil mahadevan
Karivelloor Siva (108) Kannur
Karumakan kavu    
Karumarakkadu Siva    
Karuvappara Siva    
Kalladathur Siva    
Kallattupuzha Siva (108)    
Kalpathi viswanathan Palakkad Siva
Kalarkodu mahadevan
Kanjankadu karpooreswaran
Kanjirankadu vydyanadan
Kanjiramattam mahadevan (108)
Kanjilaseri Siva (108) Edakollam
Kankol Siva    
Kanathoor mahalingeswaran    
Kappil Siva    
Kamankulangara mahadevan    
Karkallikavu Siva    
Kalankulangara Siva    
Kiraloor Siva    
Killikkurissimangalam Siva (108) Palakkad  
Kizhakkekumaranchira Siva   Siva, Parvathy & Kali
Keezhillam mahadevan    
Keezhthali Siva    
Kezhoor mahadevan    
Kezhoor Siva    
Kumaranalloor Siva (108)    
Kunnathu mahadewan (108)    
Kunnattur thali    
Kunnin mathiklakam Siva    
Kundoor chola Siva    
Kuttiattoor Siva Kannur  
Kuttumukku Mahadevan Thrissur
Kulukallur perumthirkovil Siva
Kulasekharanellur Siva (108)    
Kulapuramangalam Siva    
Kulupalli mahadevan    
Koodpuzha Siva    
Koottancheri Siva    
Kenampulli Siva    
Kainila Siva    
Kainoor Mahadevan (108)    
Kadungalloor Chittukulam Mahadevan (108)    
Kokkozhikodu Siva    
Kodakyaparambu Siva    
Kodungallur vettakorumakan (108)    
Kodumbu Mahadevan (108)    
Kodumon Angadikkal Perumala Thali Siva (108)
   
Koduvazhoor keralapuram viswanathan    
Kottarakara Siva (108)    
Kottiyoor Siva (108)    
Kottulukkal athiralan    
Koipully Siva    
Kondazhy thritham thali    
Kosakottu mahadevan    
Kolapulli anthimahadevan kavu    
Koliyoor sankaranarayanan    
Kodanadu Siva    
Kottakyal vettakaram kavu    
Kottakkal siva    
Kottukkal kalthrikkovil cave    
Kottappuram Siva    
Kotheswaram Siva    
Komangalam Siva    
Lankeswaran Siva    
Mangattum thrikkovil Siva    
Manjaloor sambhu sala    
Madavoor mahadevan    
Mattannoor mahadevan (108)    
Mathoor Siva (108)    
Madavoor para guha kshethram    
Madhur madanendeswara sidhi vinayaka  Kasargod  
Manikandeswaram Siva    
Maniyoor Mahadevan (108)    
Manancheril thrikovil Siva    
Mannoor Siva (108)    
Mampally Siva    
Mammiyoor mahadevan (108)    
Mayilalam Siva    
Maruthur kulangara mahadevan    
Maruthur thali    
Mariyapally Siva   Siva and Vishnu
Malamel Siva    
Mallikarjuna temple Kasargod  
Mallur Siva    
Mahadeva mangalam Siva    
Majoor sreekandeswaran    
Madai Vadukunda Siva Kannur  
Madazhi thiruvarkkattukavu    
Manjoor Siva Malapuram  
Manjoot Siva Thrissur  
Madheswaram Siva    
Manikkavu Siva    
Mambra Siva    
Mamanikunnu Siva    
Maranchery Siva    
Maraparambu Siva    
Mararikulam Siva    
Marayikkodu Sree Indilayappan Kollam Siva & Vishnu
Markendeswaram Siva    
Mavillakkavu vettakyorumakan   Sasthavu as Deiwathar
Mazhuvanchery Mahadevan Thrissur  
Midhunapilly Siva    
Mudikkodu Siva (108)    
Mundoor Siva (108)    
Muthuvara Siva    
Muthuvilayamkunnu Siva    
Muringamangalam mahadevan    
Moothakunnam sankaranarayanan    
Moorkkanadu Siva    
Methrikovil Siva Malapuram  
Methrikovil Siva Thrissur  
Methukil siva Thrissur Siva
Menapram vettakyorumakan    
Mybally Siva    
Morayoor Siva    
Morazha Siva    
Mokshathu Siva    
Molathu Siva    
Naduvathu Siva    
Nambiamkavu Siva    
Nanmanda thali temple    
Nanmanda Siva    
Nalloor Siva    
Nagankulangara Siva    
Nalpatheneeswaram Siva (108)    
Nariyapuram Indilayappan Pathanamthitta Siva & Dharmasastha
Navathrikkovu mahadevan Thrissur
Navayikulam sankaranarayanan Trivandrum Siva and Vishnu
Niramangalam Siva
Nilamboor vettakorumakan
Neerputtur Siva    
Neeleeswaram Siva    
Nooranadu padanilam parabrahmam    
Nooleli Siva    
Nedumangadu valia koyikkal mahadevan    
Nediya thali Siva (108)    
Nettoor Mahadevan (108)  Eranakulam  Sankaranarayana
Nenmanikkara mahadevan    
Nenmara chithambara swami    
Naithalakavu Siva    
Oorpazhachikkavu temple    
Ongallut thali    
Ottasekharamangalam mahadevan Trivandrum
Olluthikovil Siva
Olassa vettakorumakan
Olavayppu mahadevan
Pachayil Siva    
Padanayar kulangara Siva (108)    
Pattanakadu mahadevan (108)    
Panamanna sankaranarayanan    
Panayoor Paloor Mahadevan (108)    
Pathalayani akhora siva temple    
Panthallur sarveswara mangalam   Siva and Bhagavathy
Panthalam mahadevan    
Payyaparambu Siva    
Payyavur Siva    
Parakyattil Siva    
Parambathrikkovil Siva    
Parambuthali Siva (108)    
Parippu mahadevar (108) Kottayam  
Paroor Siva    
Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu (108)    
Palayoor Mahadevan (108)    
Pallsana kirathamoorthy    
Palunkkil temple   ( 3 sivas and vishnu)
Pallipuram iranikulam kalathil temple    
Pallimanna Siva    
Parassala mahadevan Trivandrum
Paaloor Siva
Pavakkulam Siva    
Pazhoor perumthrikkovil Siva (108)    
Pazhayannoor Kondazhi Trutham Thali (108)    
Pidikyaparambu Siva    
Pudiyathrikkovil vykkathappan    
Pudiyedam Siva    
Pudukkalavattam Siva    
Pudukkoli Siva    
Pudugramam viswanathan    
Puthuppally Changankulangara Siva (108)    
Puthuppally Thrukkovil Mahadevan (108)    
Puthur Siva (108) Malappuram Siva & Venugopalamurthy
Puthanakkara Siva Thrissur  
Punnathur Siva    
Puramundekkadu Siva (108)    
Pulachikkadu Siva    
Pulaamanthol rudra danwanthari    
Puliyenoor mahadevan    
Pralayakkadu thrichudalamangalam mahadevan    
Pukkattiyur Siva    
Pukkodu Siva    
Poonkunnam Siva (108) Thrissur  
Pooni Siva    
Poothakkodu Siva    
Pookkottu Siva Thrissur  
Pookkarathara Thali Siva Malappuram  
Poovarani Siva    
Perakam mahadevan (108) Thrissur  
Perumala Siva    
Perumudiyoor Siva    
Perumudissery vettakorumakan    
Perumthatta Siva (108)    
Perumthitta Siva    
Perumparambu Siva (108)    
Peruvanam mahadevan (108)    
Peruvallur kotta vettakyorumakan    
Peruvaram mahadevan    
Perdala udayaneswara Siva    
Pynkannor Siva    
Pokkunni Siva (108)    
Ponmeri Siva    
Ponmula Siva    
Poyka Siva    
Pothani Siva    
Poroor Siva    
Poredam Siva    
Raveeswarapuram Siva (108)    
Ramangalam Siva    
Ramanthali sankaranarayanan    
Rameswaram mahadevan (108)  Kollam  
Rameswaram mahadevan (108)  Amaravila  
Ravaneswaram perumthrikkovil    
Sankaramangalam Siva Thrissur  
Sasthamangalam mahadevan (108)    
Sukhapuram dhakshinamoorthy Malappuram Dhakshinamoorthy
Sreekandeswaram mahadevan Trivandrum  
Sreekandeswaram Siva Calicut  
Sreekandeswaram Siva Thrissur  
Sree Vaidhyanatha Kannur Lord Vaidhyanatha
Sree Bhuthanatha Kannur Bhuthanathan (Siva)
Sringapuram Siva (108)    
Shiriya sankaranarayanan    
Sathram urumbintheva Siva    
Someswaram Siva (108)    
Thankulam Siva    
Thathapalli    
Thalloor Siva    
Thali Siva (108) Calicut  
Taliparamba Rajarajeswara (108)    
Thalikkotta Siva Kottayam  
Thaliyil neelakandeswaran    
Thaliyil mahadevan    
Thayekadu Siva    
Thazhathangady Thali Mahadevan (108)    
Thimiri Siva    
Thiruayani Siva    
Thiruanathimagalam Siva    
Thiruiranikulam Siva    
Thiruthoor Siva    
Thirunakkara Siva (108) Kottayam  
Thirupuram mahadevan    
Thiruperunthura mahadevan    
Thirumathaliyappan Siva    
Thirumaniyoor Siva    
Thirumangalam siva (108)    
Thirumaradi Siva    
Thirumarayikulam Siva    
Thirumittakkod Anchumoorthy (108)    
Thirumuppathu mahadevan    
Thirumullapally mahadevan    
Thirunavaya Mahadevan (108)    
Thiruvanchikulam Siva (108)  Thrissur  
Thiruvanchikuzhi Siva    
Thiruvattoor Siva    
Thiruvannoor Siva    
Thiruvayiroor mahadevan    
Thiruvalloor mahadevan (108) Thrissur  
Thiruvalloor Siva Trivandrum  
Thiruvalloor Siva Calicut  
Thiruvamkulam Siva    
Thiruvanipra mahadevan    
Thiruvatta Siva (108)    
Thiruvaaloor Siva    
Thiruvali kailasanadhan    
Thiruvizha mahadevan    
Thiruvellamanthulli Siva    
Thiruvegapura mahadevan Palakkad Vishnu,Sankaranarayanan
Thukalasery mahadevan (108)    
Thulusala Siva    
Thrikkadavoor mahadevan    
Thrikkanamukku Siva    
Thrikkandiyoor mahadevan (108) Malappuram
Thrikkapalam Siva
Thrikkapaleswaram Siva (108) Pathananthitta  
Thrikkapaleswaram Siva (108) Calicut  
Thrikkapaleswaram Siva (108) Niranam  
Thrikkarangadu Siva    
Thrikkalankodu Siva    
Thrikkaviyoor mahadevan    
Thrikkariyoor mahadevan (108)    
Thrikkudamanna Siva    
Thrikkunnu Siva (108)    
Thrikkuratti Mahadevar  Alapuzha  
Thrikkuttissery mahadevan    
Thrikkutiyeri kailasanadan    
Thrikkoor mahadevan (108)    
Thrikaikattu Siva    
Thrikkayikunnu Siva    
Thrikkaipatta Siva    
Thrikodeswaram Siva    
Thikkovil Siva   Vishnu
Thrikkangodu randumoorthy   Siva and Vishnu *
Thrichendamangalam mahadevan    
Thricherpuram mahadevan    
Thrichattukulam mahadevan (108)    
Thrithala mahadevan (108) Palakkad
Thrithaloor Siva
Thripuranthaka Siva    
Thrippakudam mahadevan Eranakulam  
Thrippakudam mahadevan Kottayam  
Thrippakudam mahadevan Alapuzha  
Thrippananchi perumthrikkovil Siva    
Thrippaya thrimoorthy   Siva, Vishnu & Brahma
Thrippallavoor mahadevan (108) Palakkad
Thrippanikkara Siva    
Thrippapoor mahadevan    
Thrippadapuram Mahadevan Trivandrum Siva and vishnu
Thrippara mahadevan    
Thrippalamunda Siva    
Thrippavumba mahadevan   Siva and Vishnu
Thrippaloor Siva    
Thripurayar Siva    
Thriprangottu mahadevan (108) Malappuram
Thripekualam Siva Thrissur(mathilakam)  
Thripekulam Siva Thrisssur(puthanchira)  
Thripepalli   Siva and Vishnu
Thrissilery mahadevan (108)    
Thenganal Siva    
Thodikalam Siva    
Thondankulangara siva Alapuzha  
Thottakatukara Siva Ernakulam  
Udayamperoor perumthrikovil (108)    
Udiyannur mahadevan    
Uliyannur mahadevan (108)    
Vadakkumnathan Temple (108) Thrissur  
Vadakkunnadan Siva Palakkad  
Vadeswaram Siva    
Vattaparambu Siva    
Vandoor Siva    
Valiya udayadichapuram mahadevan    
Valiyasala kanthaloor mahadevan Trivandrum
Valanjambalam Siva    
Varanamkulam Siva    
Varapally Siva    
Vaypoor mahadevan    
Vayillakunnillappan   Siva
Varam sasthamkotta Siva    
Vazhapally Siva (108) Kottayam  
Viyyur Siva    
Venkidangu sankaranarayanan    
Venganelloor Siva (108)    
Vettikavala mahadevan    
Venniyoor Siva    
Vennikkal Siva Thrissur Neelakandeswaran
Vendarassery Siva    
Valapaya Siva    
Vellattuputhur Siva Malapuram  
Vellattu Siva Cannore  
Vellikulangara Siva    
Velloorkunnam mahadevan    
Vengara thali Siva    
Vengeri mahadevan    
Vettakyorumakan kavu Siva  Thrissur  
Velloorvattam mahadevan    
Vaikom mahadevan (108) Kottayam  
Vythur kaliyar temple    
Vyloor Siva    
Yejneswaram Siva