Lord Siva (Shiva)

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 in Kerala

  1. Aaladesikalaya Temple
  2. Aaliparambu Thali, Malappuram
  3. Aarthattu Siva
  4. Aayakkadu Mahadevan
  5. Aayankudi Mahadevan
  6. Acheswaram Siva Temple, Thrissur
  7. Adattu Siva Temple (108), Thrissur
  8. Adoor Mahalingeswara Temple, Kasargode
  9. Agastyakodu Mahadevantemple, Kollam
  10. Akalanam Siva Temple
  11. Akliyath Siva Temple
  12. Aluva Mahadevan (108)
  13. Amayannu Siva Temple
  14. Ambalamedu Harimattom Temple, Eranakulam
  15. Ambar Sadasiva Temple
  16. Anandavalleeswaram Siva (108), Kollam
  17. Anchummoorthy Mangalam Mahadevan (108)
  18. Aneswaram Siva, Thrissur
  19. Angadipuram Thali, Malappuram
  20. Anirudheswaram Temple, Pathanamthitta
  21. Anjoor Siva Temple
  22. Annamanada Siva Temple, Thrissur
  23. Anthoor Thali
  24. Arakeezhaya Temple, Malappuram
  25. Arangam Siva
  26. Arayayikkal Veerabhadran, Kasaragod
  27. Areeparambu Siva, Kottayam
  28. Ariyallur Siva
  29. Arukalickal Mahadevan, Pathanamthitta
  30. Aruvipuram Siva, Trivandrum
  31. Ashokeswaram Siva
  32. Ashtamichira Siva (108), Thrissur
  33. Ashtamudi Veerabadran, Kollam
  34. Astamangalam Siva (108), Thrissur
  35. Avittathur Siva (108), Thrissur
  36. Ayiranikkulam Mahadevan, Thrissur
  37. Ayloor Siva Temple, Palakkad
  38. Azhikkal Mallikarjunan
  39. Azhingilam Thali
  40. Balussery Kotta Vettakyorumakan, Calicut
  41. Bepoor Siva
  42. Bharadwaja Hrisheeswaram Siva
  43. Bhattiyil Siva
  44. Bhranthachalam Siva
  45. Bilathikulam Siva
  46. Brahmakulam Siva
  47. Brahmamangalam Mahadevan
  48. Chadayamangalam Siva
  49. Chadayamangalam Siva
  50. Chaduvalathur Mahadevan
  51. Chakkamkulangara Siva (108)
  52. Chakkuvalli Parabrahmam
  53. Chalakkal Kurichikara Siva
  54. Chandanakkavu Siva
  55. Chathannoor Bhoothanathan
  56. Chegamanadu Siva
  57. Chegannur Mahadevan
  58. Chelakkara Anthimahadevan Kavu, Thrissur
  59. Chemmadu Thrikulam
  60. Chemmathitta Siva (108)
  61. Chempuchira Siva
  62. Chengallur Siva, Trivandrum
  63. Chengannoor Mahadevan (108)
  64. Chengullur Mahadevan
  65. Chennamathu Mahadevan
  66. Cheranelloor Siva (108)
  67. Cherithirunavaya Siva
  68. Cherthala Velorvattom Mahadevan (108)
  69. Cheruvallur Siva
  70. Cheruvathur Veerbhadran (108)
  71. Chezhuganoor Mahadevan
  72. Chirakadavu Mahadevan
  73. Chirangalra Siva
  74. Chittdeeswaram Siva
  75. Chooloor Siva, Thrissur
  76. Chova Siva
  77. Chovalloor Siva (108)
  78. Chovara Chithampareswarapuram Siva (108)
  79. Deveswaram Siva
  80. Edathoottu Siva
  81. Eesanamattam Siva
  82. Enkakkad Veeranimangalam Mahadevan (108)
  83. Eraneswaram Siva
  84. Erattachira Siva
  85. Erattakulangara Mahadewan
  86. Eravipuram Siva
  87. Eringannur Siva
  88. Ernakulam Siva (108)
  89. Ettumanoor Mahadevan (108), Kottayam
  90. Ezhumangadu Siva
  91. Gaureesapattam Mahadevan
  92. Gokarnam Mahabaleswaran (108)
  93. Hamsakulangara Meledathu Siva
  94. Hariharakunnathu Siva
  95. Kadakkal Mahadevan
  96. Kadalayi Siva, Thrissur
  97. Kadamkuzhy Panchalingeswara Siva
  98. Kadappattur Mahadevan
  99. Kadinamkulam Mahadevan
  100. Kadungalloor Chittukulam Mahadevan (108)
  101. Kaduthuruthy Mahadevantemple (108), Kottayam
  102. Kainila Siva
  103. Kainoor Mahadevan (108)
  104. Kalankulangara Siva
  105. Kalarkodu Mahadevan
  106. Kalladathur Siva
  107. Kallattupuzha Siva (108)
  108. Kalpathi Viswanathan, Palakkad
  109. Kamankulangara Mahadevan
  110. Kamuganchery Thiruvilangonappan
  111. Kanathoor Mahalingeswaran
  112. Kandanagam Vettakkorumakan
  113. Kandiyoor Mahadevan (108)
  114. Kangazha Mahadevan
  115. Kanjankadu Karpooreswaran
  116. Kanjilaseri Siva (108), Kollam
  117. Kanjiramattam Mahadevan (108)
  118. Kanjirankadu Vydyanadan
  119. Kankol Siva
  120. Kannamangalam Siva
  121. Kannanamkulangara Siva
  122. Kappil Siva
  123. Karamana Thaliyil Mahadevan
  124. Karivelloor Siva (108), Kannur
  125. Karkadakathu Kavu Siva
  126. Karkallikavu Siva
  127. Karumakan Kavu
  128. Karumarakkadu Siva
  129. Karuvappara Siva
  130. Kattakambala Mahadevan (108)
  131. Kattavettoor Siva
  132. Kazhakoottam Mahadevan, Trivandrum
  133. Kazhuvilangu Mahadevan
  134. Keezhillam Mahadevan
  135. Keezhthali Siva
  136. Kenampulli Siva
  137. Kezhoor Mahadevan
  138. Kezhoor Siva
  139. Killikkurissimangalam Siva (108), Palakkad
  140. Kiraloor Siva
  141. Kizhakkekumaranchira Siva
  142. Kodakyaparambu Siva
  143. Kodanadu Siva
  144. Kodumbu Mahadevan (108)
  145. Kodumon Angadikkal Perumala Thali Siva (108)
  146. Kodungallur Vettakorumakan (108)
  147. Koduvazhoor Keralapuram Viswanathan
  148. Koipully Siva
  149. Kokkozhikodu Siva
  150. Kolapulli Anthimahadevan Kavu
  151. Koliyoor Sankaranarayanan
  152. Komangalam Siva
  153. Kondazhy Thritham Thali
  154. Koodpuzha Siva
  155. Koottancheri Siva
  156. Kosakottu Mahadevan
  157. Kotheswaram Siva
  158. Kottakkal Siva
  159. Kottakyal Vettakaram Kavu
  160. Kottappuram Siva
  161. Kottarakara Siva (108)
  162. Kottiyoor Siva (108)
  163. Kottukkal Kalthrikkovil Cave
  164. Kottulukkal Athiralan
  165. Kulapuramangalam Siva
  166. Kulasekharanellur Siva (108)
  167. Kulukallur Perumthirkovil Siva
  168. Kulupalli Mahadevan
  169. Kumaranalloor Siva (108)
  170. Kundoor Chola Siva
  171. Kunnathu Mahadewan (108)
  172. Kunnattur Thali
  173. Kunnin Mathiklakam Siva
  174. Kuttiattoor Siva, Kannur
  175. Kuttumukku Mahadevan, Thrissur
  176. Lankeswaran Siva
  177. Madai Vadukunda Siva, Kannur
  178. Madavoor Mahadevan
  179. Madavoor Para Guha Kshethram
  180. Madazhi Thiruvarkkattukavu
  181. Madheswaram Siva
  182. Madhur Madanendeswara Sidhi Vinayaka, Kasaragod
  183. Mahadeva Mangalam Siva
  184. Majoor Sreekandeswaran
  185. Malamel Siva
  186. Mallikarjuna Temple, Kasaragod
  187. Mallur Siva
  188. Mamanikunnu Siva
  189. Mambra Siva
  190. Mammiyoor Mahadevan (108)
  191. Mampally Siva
  192. Manancheril Thrikovil Siva
  193. Mangattum Thrikkovil Siva
  194. Manikandeswaram Siva
  195. Manikkavu Siva
  196. Maniyoor Mahadevan (108)
  197. Manjaloor Sambhu Sala
  198. Manjoor Siva, Malapuram
  199. Manjoot Siva, Thrissur
  200. Mannoor Siva (108)
  201. Maranchery Siva
  202. Maraparambu Siva
  203. Mararikulam Siva
  204. Marayikkodu Sree Indilayappan, Kollam
  205. Mariyapally Siva
  206. Markendeswaram Siva
  207. Maruthur Kulangara Mahadevan
  208. Maruthur Thali
  209. Mathoor Siva (108)
  210. Mattannoor Mahadevan (108)
  211. Mavillakkavu Vettakyorumakan
  212. Mayilalam Siva
  213. Mazhuvanchery Mahadevan, Thrissur
  214. Menapram Vettakyorumakan
  215. Methrikovil Siva, Malapuram
  216. Methrikovil Siva, Thrissur
  217. Methukil Siva, Thrissur
  218. Midhunapilly Siva
  219. Mokshathu Siva
  220. Molathu Siva
  221. Moorkkanadu Siva
  222. Moothakunnam Sankaranarayanan
  223. Morayoor Siva
  224. Morazha Siva
  225. Mudikkodu Siva (108)
  226. Mundoor Siva (108)
  227. Muringamangalam Mahadevan
  228. Muthuvara Siva
  229. Muthuvilayamkunnu Siva
  230. Mybally Siva
  231. Naduvathu Siva
  232. Nagankulangara Siva
  233. Naithalakavu Siva
  234. Nalloor Siva
  235. Nalpatheneeswaram Siva (108)
  236. Nambiamkavu Siva
  237. Nanmanda Siva
  238. Nanmanda Thali Temple
  239. Nariyapuram Indilayappan, Pathanamthitta
  240. Navathrikkovu Mahadevan, Thrissur
  241. Navayikulam Sankaranarayanan, Trivandrum
  242. Nediya Thali Siva (108)
  243. Nedumangadu Valia Koyikkal Mahadevan
  244. Neeleeswaram Siva
  245. Neerputtur Siva
  246. Nenmanikkara Mahadevan
  247. Nenmara Chithambara Swami
  248. Nettoor Mahadevan (108), Eranakulam
  249. Nilamboor Vettakorumakan
  250. Niramangalam Siva
  251. Nooleli Siva
  252. Nooranadu Padanilam Parabrahmam
  253. Olassa Vettakorumakan
  254. Olavayppu Mahadevan
  255. Olluthikovil Siva
  256. Ongallut Thali
  257. Oorpazhachikkavu Temple
  258. Ottasekharamangalam Mahadevan, Trivandrum
  259. Paaloor Siva
  260. Pachayil Siva
  261. Padanayar Kulangara Siva (108)
  262. Palayoor Mahadevan (108)
  263. Pallimanna Siva
  264. Pallipuram Iranikulam Kalathil Temple
  265. Pallsana Kirathamoorthy
  266. Palunkkil Temple
  267. Panamanna Sankaranarayanan
  268. Panayoor Paloor Mahadevan (108)
  269. Panthalam Mahadevan
  270. Panthallur Sarveswara Mangalam
  271. Parakyattil Siva
  272. Parambathrikkovil Siva
  273. Parambuthali Siva (108)
  274. Parassala Mahadevan, Trivandrum
  275. Parippu Mahadevar (108), Kottayam
  276. Paroor Siva
  277. Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu (108)
  278. Pathalayani Akhora Siva Temple
  279. Pattanakadu Mahadevan (108)
  280. Pavakkulam Siva
  281. Payyaparambu Siva
  282. Payyavur Siva
  283. Pazhayannoor Kondazhi Trutham Thali (108)
  284. Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil Siva (108)
  285. Perakam Mahadevan (108), Thrissur
  286. Perdala Udayaneswara Siva
  287. Perumala Siva
  288. Perumparambu Siva (108)
  289. Perumthatta Siva (108)
  290. Perumthitta Siva
  291. Perumudissery Vettakorumakan
  292. Perumudiyoor Siva
  293. Peruvallur Kotta Vettakyorumakan
  294. Peruvanam Mahadevan (108)
  295. Peruvaram Mahadevan
  296. Pidikyaparambu Siva
  297. Pokkunni Siva (108)
  298. Ponmeri Siva
  299. Ponmula Siva
  300. Pookkarathara Thali Siva, Malappuram
  301. Pookkottu Siva, Thrissur
  302. Pooni Siva
  303. Poonkunnam Siva (108), Thrissur
  304. Poothakkodu Siva
  305. Poovarani Siva
  306. Poredam Siva
  307. Poroor Siva
  308. Pothani Siva
  309. Poyka Siva
  310. Pralayakkadu Thrichudalamangalam Mahadevan
  311. Pudiyathrikkovil Vykkathappan
  312. Pudiyedam Siva
  313. Pudugramam Viswanathan
  314. Pudukkalavattam Siva
  315. Pudukkoli Siva
  316. Pukkattiyur Siva
  317. Pukkodu Siva
  318. Pulaamanthol Rudra Danwanthari
  319. Pulachikkadu Siva
  320. Puliyenoor Mahadevan
  321. Punnathur Siva
  322. Puramundekkadu Siva (108)
  323. Puthanakkara Siva, Thrissur
  324. Puthuppally Changankulangara Siva (108)
  325. Puthuppally Thrukkovil Mahadevan (108)
  326. Puthur Siva (108), Malappuram
  327. Pynkannor Siva
  328. Ramangalam Siva
  329. Ramanthali Sankaranarayanan
  330. Rameswaram Mahadevan (108), Kollam
  331. Rameswaram Mahadevan (108), Trivandrum
  332. Ravaneswaram Perumthrikkovil
  333. Raveeswarapuram Siva (108)
  334. Sankaramangalam Siva, Thrissur
  335. Sasthamangalam Mahadevan (108)
  336. Sathram Urumbintheva Siva
  337. Shiriya Sankaranarayanan
  338. Someswaram Siva (108)
  339. Sree Bhuthanatha, Kannur
  340. Sree Vaidhyanatha, Kannur
  341. Sreekandeswaram Mahadevan, Trivandrum
  342. Sreekandeswaram Siva, Calicut
  343. Sreekandeswaram Siva, Thrissur
  344. Sringapuram Siva (108)
  345. Sri Mahathobara Mahalingeswara Temple Nettanige, Kasaragod
  346. Sukhapuram Dhakshinamoorthy, Malappuram
  347. Taliparamba Rajarajeswara (108)
  348. Thali Siva (108), Calicut
  349. Thalikkotta Siva, Kottayam
  350. Thaliyil Mahadevan
  351. Thaliyil Neelakandeswaran
  352. Thalloor Siva
  353. Thankulam Siva
  354. Thathapalli
  355. Thayekadu Siva
  356. Thazhathangady Thali Mahadevan (108)
  357. Thenganal Siva
  358. Thikkovil Siva
  359. Thimiri Siva
  360. Thiruanathimagalam Siva
  361. Thiruayani Siva
  362. Thiruiranikulam Siva
  363. Thirumangalam Siva (108)
  364. Thirumaniyoor Siva
  365. Thirumaradi Siva
  366. Thirumarayikulam Siva
  367. Thirumathaliyappan Siva
  368. Thirumittakkod Anchumoorthy (108)
  369. Thirumullapally Mahadevan
  370. Thirumuppathu Mahadevan
  371. Thirunakkara Siva (108), Kottayam
  372. Thirunavaya Mahadevan (108)
  373. Thiruperunthura Mahadevan
  374. Thirupuram Mahadevan
  375. Thiruthoor Siva
  376. Thiruvaaloor Siva
  377. Thiruvali Kailasanadhan
  378. Thiruvalloor Mahadevan (108), Thrissur
  379. Thiruvalloor Siva, Trivandrum
  380. Thiruvalloor Siva, Calicut
  381. Thiruvamkulam Siva
  382. Thiruvanchikulam Siva (108), Thrissur
  383. Thiruvanchikuzhi Siva
  384. Thiruvanipra Mahadevan
  385. Thiruvannoor Siva
  386. Thiruvatta Siva (108)
  387. Thiruvattoor Siva
  388. Thiruvayiroor Mahadevan
  389. Thiruvegapura Mahadevan, Palakkad
  390. Thiruvellamanthulli Siva
  391. Thiruvizha Mahadevan
  392. Thodikalam Siva
  393. Thondankulangara Siva, Alappuzha
  394. Thottakatukara Siva, Ernakulam
  395. Thrichattukulam Mahadevan (108)
  396. Thrichendamangalam Mahadevan
  397. Thricherpuram Mahadevan
  398. Thrikaikattu Siva
  399. Thrikkadavoor Mahadevan
  400. Thrikkaipatta Siva
  401. Thrikkalankodu Siva
  402. Thrikkanamukku Siva
  403. Thrikkandiyoor Mahadevan (108), Malappuram
  404. Thrikkangodu Randumoorthy
  405. Thrikkapalam Siva
  406. Thrikkapaleswaram Siva (108), Pathanamthitta
  407. Thrikkapaleswaram Siva (108), Calicut
  408. Thrikkapaleswaram Siva (108), Pathanamthitta
  409. Thrikkarangadu Siva
  410. Thrikkariyoor Mahadevan (108)
  411. Thrikkaviyoor Mahadevan
  412. Thrikkayikunnu Siva
  413. Thrikkoor Mahadevan (108)
  414. Thrikkudamanna Siva
  415. Thrikkunnu Siva (108)
  416. Thrikkuratti Mahadevar, Alappuzha
  417. Thrikkutiyeri Kailasanadan
  418. Thrikkuttissery Mahadevan
  419. Thrikodeswaram Siva
  420. Thripekualam Siva, Thrissur(mathilakam)
  421. Thripekulam Siva, Thrisssur(puthanchira)
  422. Thripepalli
  423. Thrippadapuram Mahadevan, Trivandrum
  424. Thrippakudam Mahadevan, Eranakulam
  425. Thrippakudam Mahadevan, Kottayam
  426. Thrippakudam Mahadevan, Alappuzha
  427. Thrippalamunda Siva
  428. Thrippallavoor Mahadevan (108), Palakkad
  429. Thrippaloor Siva
  430. Thrippananchi Perumthrikkovil Siva
  431. Thrippanikkara Siva
  432. Thrippapoor Mahadevan
  433. Thrippara Mahadevan
  434. Thrippavumba Mahadevan
  435. Thrippaya Thrimoorthy
  436. Thriprangottu Mahadevan (108), Malappuram
  437. Thripuranthaka Siva
  438. Thripurayar Siva
  439. Thrissilery Mahadevan (108)
  440. Thrithala Mahadevan (108), Palakkad
  441. Thrithaloor Siva
  442. Thukalasery Mahadevan (108)
  443. Thulusala Siva
  444. Udayamperoor Perumthrikovil (108)
  445. Udiyannur Mahadevan
  446. Uliyannur Mahadevan (108)
  447. Vadakkumnathan Temple (108), Thrissur
  448. Vadakkunnadan Siva, Palakkad
  449. Vadeswaram Siva
  450. Vaikom Mahadevan (108), Kottayam
  451. Valanjambalam Siva
  452. Valapaya Siva
  453. Valiya Udayadichapuram Mahadevan
  454. Valiyasala Kanthaloor Mahadevan, Trivandrum
  455. Vandoor Siva
  456. Varam Sasthamkotta Siva
  457. Varanamkulam Siva
  458. Varapally Siva
  459. Vattaparambu Siva
  460. Vayillakunnillappan
  461. Vaypoor Mahadevan
  462. Vazhapally Siva (108), Kottayam
  463. Vellattu Siva, Kannur
  464. Vellattuputhur Siva, Malapuram
  465. Vellikulangara Siva
  466. Velloorkunnam Mahadevan
  467. Velloorvattam Mahadevan
  468. Vendarassery Siva
  469. Venganelloor Siva (108)
  470. Vengara Thali Siva
  471. Vengeri Mahadevan
  472. Venkidangu Sankaranarayanan
  473. Vennikkal Siva, Thrissur
  474. Venniyoor Siva
  475. Vettakyorumakan Kavu Siva, Thrissur
  476. Vettikavala Mahadevan
  477. Viyyur Siva
  478. Vyloor Siva
  479. Vythur Kaliyar Temple
  480. Yejneswaram Siva