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3000 BCEVariesPresent
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Mantra
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Thiruvegappura Sastha
Tradition
Hindu / Shaiva / Ayyappa
Location
- Thiruvegappura, Palakkad, Kerala (10.75°N, 76.25°E)
Sacred Narrative
Thiruvegappura Sastha is one of the ancient Sastha shrines of Kerala — predating Sabarimala. The 13th-c. wooden architecture is intact; the Dhvaja-stambha (flagstaff) is famous for carved depictions of 108 Sastha incarnations.
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MantraTradition-specific
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🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • tradition-specific
🛕 Principal Temples
- Main shrine of Thiruvegappura SasthaVaries📍 Thiruvegappura, Palakkad, Kerala, IndiaFestivals: Annual festivalSastha (Ayyappa) of Thiruvegappura
🎊 Festivals
- Annual Thiruvegappura Sastha festivalSeasonally · 1–10 days
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookHindu tradition sources
- 📖Supporting referenceGazetteerPalakkad Gazetteer