Historical Period11c CE
11th c. CE
3000 BCE11th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Om Namaḥ Śivāya
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- sandalwoodsaffron
- Sacred Offerings
- bilva leaves (Shaiva) · milk abhiṣeka · flowers
Primary Scriptures
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Thirunakkara Mahadeva
The royal family-temple of the Kottayam rajas. Famous for its Thirunakkara Utsavam in March–April with 10-day processions of elephants and Panchavādya music.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namaḥ Śivāya
- Vāhana
- Nandi
- Offerings
- bilva leaves (Shaiva)milk abhiṣekaflowers
- Sacred colours
- sandalwoodsaffron
🛕 Principal Temples
- Thirunakkara Mahadeva11th c. CE📍 Kottayam, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaFestivals: Mahā Śivarātri · Annual utsavamTirunakkara — Kottayam royal temple
🎊 Festivals
- Mahā Śivarātri
- Annual utsavam
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookTirumuṟai of the 63 Nayanars / Nālāyira Divya Prabandham
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookSthala-Māhātmya of Thirunakkara Mahadeva