Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikovil Temple, Ernakulam, Kerala

Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikovil Temple, Ernakulam, Kerala

Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikovil Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Udayamperoor of Ernakulam District in Kerala, India. This Temple is considered as one of the 108 Shiva Temples created by Lord Parasurama.

Legends

According to Hindu mythology, Lord Parasurama created the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari. Parasurama the sixth avatar of Maha Vishnu, he was youngest son of sage Jamadagni and Renuka. It is said that Kerala was reclaimed from the ocean using his axe for donating to Brahmins after killing of King Kartavirya Arjuna and other Kshatriyas. He split this land in to 64 villages (64 gramas). Out of these 64 villages, 32 villages are in between Perumpuzha and Gokarnam and the spoken language was Tulu.

The remaining 32 villages were in Malayalam speaking area between Perumpuzha and Kanyakumari. According legends, after donating the land to Brahmins108 Maha Shiva Lingam and Durga Idols were installed in these 64 villages. These 108 Shiva Temples are mentioned in the Shivala Stotram and song is written in Malayalam language. Of the 108 Siva Temples, 105 temples are situated in Kerala state, 2 temples in Karnataka and 1 in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.

Among these temples, the Lord Shiva of Gokarnam Mahabaleswara Temple in the north and Goddess Kumari of Kanyakumari temple in the south were considered as the protectors of Kerala. The first temple created by Parasurama was the Thrissur Vadakkunnathan Temple and the last one was the Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple.

The Temple

This temple is a classic example of the architectural style of Kerala. The Temple covers an area of about four acres. The Temple has a tower at the entrance. The Sanctum housing the presiding deity is in round shape. The Mukha Mandapa follows Kerala Dravidian architecture. There are shrines of Ganapathy, Parvathy, Subramaniyan, Sastha, Krishna, Yakshi and Dakshinamoorthy in the Temple premises.

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 2.5 Kms from Chottanikkara Road Railway Station, 12 Kms from Ernakulam, 12 Kms from Ernakulam Junction Railway Station, 13 Kms from Ernakulam Bus Stand, 14 Kms from Cochin, 32 Kms from Cochin Airport, 49 Kms from Kottayam and 195 Kms from Thiruvananthapuram. The Temple is situated on Ernakulam to Kumarakom Route. The Temple is located very close to the bus stop.

Location