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