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Thiruvanchikulam Siva Temple (medieval Thiruvanchaikkalam Temple) is a Hindu temple situated in Kodungallur in Thrissur district of Kerala state, India.[1]

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  1. 42 relations: Amavasya, Archaeological Survey of India, Architecture of Kerala, Chera dynasty, Chera Perumals of Makotai, Chidambaram, Dinamalar, February, Hindus, India, Kailasha, Kerala, Kingdom of Cochin, Kodungallur, Lingam, Maha Shivaratri, Malayalam, Malayalam calendar, March, Muslims, Nair Brigade, Narasimha, Nayanars, Paadal Petra Sthalam, Paliath Achan, Parashurama, Parvati, Perumal, Pradosha, Puja (Hinduism), Purnima, South India, Sundarar, Tamil Nadu, Tevaram, Thrissur district, Tipu Sultan, Tirumurai, Travancore, Vanchi Bhumi, Vimana, Vishnu.

  2. Archaeological sites in Kerala
  3. History of Thrissur

Amavasya

Amāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit.

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Archaeological Survey of India

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country.

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Architecture of Kerala

Kerala architecture is a style of architecture found in the Indian state of Kerala, and in parts of the Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka.

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Chera dynasty

The Chera dynasty (or Cēra), was a Sangam age Tamil dynasty which unified various regions of the western coast and western ghats in southern India to form the early Chera empire.

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Chera Perumals of Makotai

Cheraman Perumal dynasty, also known as the Perumal dynasty of Kerala,Thapar, Romila, The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300. Penguin Books, 2002.

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Chidambaram

Chidambaram is a major town and municipality in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on the banks of the Vellar River where it meets the Bay of Bengal.

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Dinamalar

Dinamalar is an Indian Tamil daily newspaper.

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February

February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

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Hindus

Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Kailasha

Kailasha or Kailasa is the celestial abode of the Hindu god Shiva.

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Kerala

Kerala (/), called Keralam in Malayalam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of India.

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Kingdom of Cochin

The Kingdom of Cochin, also known as the Kingdom of Kochi or later as Cochin State, named after its capital in the city of Kochi (Cochin), was an Indian Hindu kingdom in the central part of present-day Kerala state. Thiruvanchikulam Temple and kingdom of Cochin are history of Thrissur.

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Kodungallur

Kodungallur (also Cranganore, Portuguese: Cranganor; formerly known as Mahodayapuram, Shingly, Vanchi, Muchiri, Muyirikkode, and Muziris) is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Thrissur district of Kerala, India.

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Lingam

A lingam (लिङ्ग, lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism.

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Maha Shivaratri

Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the deity Shiva, between February and March.

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Malayalam

Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people.

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Malayalam calendar

The Malayalam Calendar is a sidereal solar calendar used in Kerala.

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March

March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

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Muslims

Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.

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Nair Brigade

The Nair Brigade was the army of the erstwhile kingdom of Travancore in India.

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Narasimha

Narasimha (lit), sometimes rendered Narasingha, is the fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.

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Nayanars

The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; lit, and later 'teachers of Shiva) were a group of 63 Tamil Hindu saints living during the 6th to 8th centuries CE who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva.

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Paadal Petra Sthalam

The Paadal Petra Sthalam, also known as Tevara Sthalam, are 276 temples that are revered in the verses of Shaiva Nayanars in the 6th-9th century CE. Thiruvanchikulam Temple and Paadal Petra Sthalam are Padal Petra Stalam.

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Paliath Achan

Paliath Achan or Paliyath Achan is the name given to the oldest male member of the Paliam family, a Nair/Menon royal family from the Indian state of Kerala who ruled over Chendamangalam, Vypin, parts of Thrissur and regions that were under the erstwhile Kingdom of Villarvattom.

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Parashurama

Parashurama, also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava and Virarama, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism.

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Parvati

Parvati (पार्वती), also known as Uma (उमा) and Gauri (गौरी), is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood.

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Perumal

Perumal (the 'Great One') is the name of a Hindu deity.

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Pradosha

Pradosha or Pradosham (IAST: Pradoṣa) is a bimonthly occasion on the thirteenth day (Trayodashi) of every fortnight in the Hindu calendar.

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Puja (Hinduism)

Puja (translit-std), also spelt pooja, is a worship ritual performed by Hindus to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honour a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event.

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Purnima

Pūrṇimā is the word for full moon in Sanskrit.

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South India

South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area and 20% of India's population.

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Sundarar

Sundarar, also referred to as Chuntarar, Chuntaramurtti, Nampi Aruran or Tampiran Tolan, was an eighth-century poet-saint of Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta tradition of Hinduism.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.

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Tevaram

The Tevaram (தேவாரம்), also spelled Thevaram, denotes the first seven volumes of the twelve-volume collection Tirumurai, a Shaiva narrative of epic and Puranic heroes, as well as a hagiographic account of early Shaiva saints set in devotional poetry.

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Thrissur district

Thrissur, anglicised as Trichur, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan (Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", was an Indian ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India.

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Tirumurai

Tirumurai (Tamil: திருமுறை, meaning Holy Order) is a twelve-volume compendium of songs or hymns in praise of Shiva in the Tamil language from the 6th to the 11th century CE by various poets in Tamil Nadu.

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Travancore

The Kingdom of Travancore, also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor or later as Travancore State, was an Indian kingdom that lasted from until 1949.

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Vanchi Bhumi

Vanchi Bhumi (alternatively Vanji Bhumi) was the national anthem of the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore which now forms part of Kerala.

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Vimana

Vimāna are mythological flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics.

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Vishnu

Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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See also

Archaeological sites in Kerala

History of Thrissur

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruvanchikulam_Temple

Also known as Thiruvanchikkulam, Thiruvanchikulam, Thiruvanchikulam Siva Temple, Tiruvanchikkalam.