The Vaikom Mahadeva Temple is
a temple for the Hindu god Shiva inVaikom, Kerala.
The temple, along with Ettumanoor Siva Temple, Kaduthuruthy Thaliyil Mahadeva
Temple is considered a powerful trisome. The belief is that if a devotee
worships at these three temples before 'Ucha pooja', all the wishes are
fulfilled.
The Vaikom Mahadeva
temple is one of the few temples which is held in reverence by both Shaivaites and the Vaishnavaites.
Vaikom’s Shiva is fondly called Vaikkathappan. The Shiva Linga here is believed to be from the ‘Treta yuga’
and considered as one of the oldest temples in Kerala where pooja has not been broken since inception.
The temple is one of
the major Shiva temples in Kerala counted along with theEttumanoor Mahadevar Temple, Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, Ernakulam Shiva Temple and Vadakkunathan temple
www.vaikomtemple.org
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