Historical Period8c CE
8th c. CE (Kerala style — circular chuttu-mandapam)
3000 BCE8th 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
0 sourcesNo primary scriptures are catalogued for this entry yet. If you know of scriptural references we have missed, please contribute them.
Vadakkunnathan Thrissur
First and foremost of Kerala's 108 Shiva temples. The linga is covered in melted ghee — a continuous abhiṣeka of several centuries has built up a layer several feet thick. Site of the famous Thrissur Pooram (April–May).
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namaḥ Śivāya
- Offerings
- bilva leaves (Shaiva)milk abhiṣekaflowers
- Sacred colours
- sandalwoodsaffron
🛕 Principal Temples
- Vadakkunnathan Thrissur8th c. CE (Kerala style — circular chuttu-mandapam)📍 Thrissur, Thrissur, Kerala, IndiaFestivals: Mahā Śivarātri · Annual utsavamVaṭakkunnāthan — 8th c. Kerala-style Shiva temple, first of 108 Kerala Shaiva
🎊 Festivals
- Mahā Śivarātri
- Annual utsavam
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookTirumuṟai of the 63 Nayanars / Nālāyira Divya Prabandham
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookSthala-Māhātmya of Vadakkunnathan Thrissur