Historical Period8c CE
8th c. CE
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
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Vaikom Mahadeva
Vaikom Mahadev is the site of the 1924 Vaikom Satyagraha — Gandhi's first major social-reform campaign, fighting for Dalit access to the temple roads. Annual Vaikom Ashtami draws 100,000+ pilgrims.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namaḥ Śivāya
- Vāhana
- Nandi
- Offerings
- bilva leaves (Shaiva)milk abhiṣekaflowers
- Sacred colours
- sandalwoodsaffron
🛕 Principal Temples
- Vaikom Mahadeva8th c. CE📍 Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaFestivals: Mahā Śivarātri · Annual utsavamVaikkatṭ-appan — Kerala-style Shiva with Vaikom Ashtami
🎊 Festivals
- Mahā Śivarātri
- Annual utsavam
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookTirumuṟai of the 63 Nayanars / Nālāyira Divya Prabandham
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookSthala-Māhātmya of Vaikom Mahadeva