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Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple

An old Shiva temple with famous wall paintings and a huge lamp that's said to burn without end.

Photo: Ranjithsiji · CC BY-SA 3.0
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Ettumanoor, Kottayam, Kerala 686631Directions

Why Go

Its murals include a fine dancing Shiva, among Kerala's best. The temple owns seven and a half elephants made of gold, shown on festival days.

Tips

  • Only Hindus may enter; men usually wear a mundu without a shirt.

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