Thrikkadavoor Sree Mahadeva Temple

Highlights

• Thrikkadavoor Sree Mahadeva Temple is a Hindu temple in Thrikkadavoor, Kollam district, Kerala, India, dedicated to Shiva.
• One of the 108 Shiva Temples of Kerala, it is administered by the Travancore Devaswom Board.
• The temple holds an annual ten-day Srattu festival.

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Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Festivals

• •The annual Srattu festival falls in the Malayalam month of Kumbham (February–March) and lasts ten days.
• •Its rites include the Thiruvathira Aaratu and offerings of 101 kalasam pots and chathussatham.
• •Eight horse-shaped chariots represent the eight karas, the divisions around the temple.
• •A procession of the nedumkuthira (eduppukuthira), a tall horse-shaped frame carried by men through water, is also held.

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