108 Shiva Temples in Kerala created by Lord Parasurama
According to the legends, Lord Parasurama created the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari. Lord Parasurama the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu was the son of Sage Jamadagni and Renuka. As a mark of repentance for Kshatriya Nigraha sin, Parasurama meditated at Gokarna and invoked Lord Varuna (the Lord of the Oceans). Parasurama asked him for a boon. To absolve himself of the sins he had committed, he wanted to donate some land to the Brahmins. There was no land available because he already donated the whole land he obtained by the 21 round Kshatriya Nigraha to Sage Kashyapa. Lord Varuna told Parasurama that he would give him as much land as he wished. He told him to fling his Parasu (axe) from where he stood at Gokarna. The land from Gokarna till the point where the axe landed would be given to him was the boon that Lord Varuna promised him. The throw of the `axe' from Gokarna to Kanyakumari created Kerala. Parasurama donated this land to the Brahmins and settled Brahmins there in 64 gramams or villages.
32 out of the 64 gramams are in the Tulu speaking region (in between Gokarnam and Perumpuzha) and the remaining 32 gramams are in the Malayalam speaking region(in between Perumpuzha and Kanyakumari) in Kerala. Those in Kerala listed in the Keralopatti, the narrative of Kerala history are
1. Payyannoor 2. Perumchelloor (Talipparambu) 3. Alatthiyoor 4. Karanthol 5.Chokiram (Shukapuram) 6. Panniyoor 7. Karikkau 8. Isaanamangalam 9. Thrussivaperoor 10. Peruvanam. 11. Chamunda (Chemmanta) 12. Irungatikkootal (Iringalakkuda) 13. Avattiputhur (Avittathoor) 14. Paravoor 15. Airanikkulam 16. Muzhikkalam 17. Kuzhavur 18. Atavur 19. Chenganatu(Chengamanadu) 20. Ilibhyam 21. Uliyannoor 22. Kalutanatu. 23. Ettumanoor 24. Kumaranalloor 25. Kadamuri 26. Aranmula 27. Tiruvalla 28. Kidangoor 29.Chengannoor 30. Kaviyoor 31. Venmani and 32. Neermanna (Niranam)
After the creation of these gramams, Parasurama had consecrated 108 Shiva temples and 108 Durga temples for the well-being and prosperity of the people in Kerala . Among these 216 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 Shivalaya created by Parasurama was the Thrissivaperoor Vadakkunnatha Temple and the last one was the Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple.
The names of these temples were given in the famous 108 Shivalaya Nama Stothra. This stothra is written in Malayalam and is anonymous. There are many temples with the same place names. Also some old names do not exist or their names have changed. So I have included temples with the same place names as a single group in this 108 shivalayas. So in this list you can find more than 110 Shiva temples in Kerala. It is clear that this stothra was composed in Thrissur region of Kerala because 64 temples were located in this region(9 in Palakkad district, 43 in Thrissur district and 12 in Ernakulam district). District wise distribution of rest of the temples are - 4 in Thiruvanathapuram, 5 in Kollam, 3 in Pathanamthitta, 6 in Alappuzha, 11 in Kottayam, 1 in Idukki, 7 in Malappuram, 4 in Kozhikkode, 1 in Vayanad and 5 in Kannur. Now 2 temples are in Karnataka and one is in Tamil Nadu. The full version of this stothra is given below.
108 Shivalaya Nama Stothra
Sreemad Dakshina Kailasam Sree Perooriraveeswaram
Sucheendram Chowaram Mathoor Trippangott atha Mundayoor Sree Mandhamkunnu Chowalloor Panancheri Korattiyum Puramundekkatt Avungannoor Kollooru Thirumangalam Trikkariyooru Kunnapram Sree Velloor Ashtamangalam Iyranikkulavum Kainoor Gokarnam Eranakulam Paarivaloor Adattum nal Parippil Chathamangalam Paraparambu Trukkooru Panayooru Vyttila Vaikom Rameswaram randum Ettumanoor Edakkolam Chemmanthatt Aluva pinne Thirumittakkottu Cherthala Kallattupuzha Trukkunnu Cheruvathooru Ponganam Trukkapaleeswaram moonnum Avittathoor Perummala Kollathum Kattakampala Pazhayanooru Perakom Athampally Ambilikkadu Cheranellooru Maniyoor Tali nalum Kodungalloor Vanchiyoor Vanchuleswaram Panjarkulam Chittukulam Alathoor atha Kottiyoor Truppalooru Perumtatta Truthala Thiruvallayum Vazhappally Puthuppally Mangalam Thirunnakkara Kodumboor Ashtamikkovil Pattanakkadu Thashtayil Killikkurussiyum Puthoor Kumbhasambhavamandiram Someswaram cha Vengaloor Kottarakkara Kandiyoor Palayoorumahadeva Chelloor atha Nedumpura Mannoor Truchaliyoor Srumgapuram Kottooru Mammiyoor Parampum tali Thirunavaya Kaarikkodu Cherthala Kottappuram Muthuvara Valappaya Chendamangalm Thrukkandiyoor Peruvanam Thiruvaloor Chirakkalum Ipparanjava noottettum bhakthiyothu padikkuvor Deham nasikkiletheedum mahadevante sannidhow Pradoshathil japichal ashesha duritham kedum Yathra yathra shiva kshethram tatra tatra namamyaham  |
Legend says that all these 108 shivalayas were built by Parasurama. But in the legends of many temples we cannot see such a connection. There is no dispute that these hymns which we have been singing for years have influenced the devotees minds.
The 108 great Shiva temples in ancient Kerala were
1. Dakshina Kailasam Thrissivaperoor Vadakkunnatha Temple
2. Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikkovil Mahadeva Temple
Peroor Kaipayil Shiva Temple
3. Raveeswarapuram Temple Kodungalloor
Iraveeswaram Mahadeva Temple Kudamaloor
4. Sucheendram Sthanumalaya Perumal Temple
5. Chowara Chidmbareswara Temple
6. Mathoor Shiva Temples
7. Trippangott Shiva Temple
8. Mundayoor or Mundoor Shiva Temple
9. Thirumandhamkunnu Mahadeva Temple
10. Chowalloor Shiva Temple
11. Panancheri Mudikkode Shiva Temple
12.Koratty Annamanada Mahadeva Temple
Thrukkoratty Mahadeva Temple
13. Puramundekkat Mahadeva Temple
14. Avanoor Sreekandeswaram Mahadeva Temple
15. Kolloor Mookambika Temple
16. Thirumangalam Mahadeva Temple
17. Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple
18. Kunnathu Mahadeva Temple
19. Velloor Perunthatta Mahadeva Temple
20. Ashtamangalam Mahadeva Temple
21. Iranikkulam Mahadeva Temple
22. Kainoor Mahadeva Temple
23. Gokarnam Mahabaleswara Temple
24. Ernakulam Mahadeva Temple
25. Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil Mahadeva Temple
26. Adattu Mahadeva Temple
27. Parippu Mahadeva Temple
28. Sasthamangalam Mahadeva Temple
29. Perumparambu Mahadeva Temple
30. Trukkoor Mahadeva Temple
31. Panayoor Paloor Mahadeva Temple
32. Vytila Nettoor Mahadeva Temple
33. Vaikom Mahadeva Temple
34. Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple Kollam
35. Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple Amaravila
36. Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple
37. Edakkolam Kanjilassery Mahadeva Temple
38. Chemmanthitta Mahadeva Temple
39. Aluva Mahadeva Temple
40. Thirumittakkod Anchumoorthy Temple
41. Cherthala Velorvattom Mahadeva Temple
42. Kallattupuzha Mahadeva Temple
43. Thrukkunnu Mahadeva Temple
44. Cheruvathoor Mahadeva Temple
45. Poonkunnam Mahadeva Temple
46. Trukkapaleeswaram Mahadeva Temple Nadapuram
47. Trukkapaleeswaram Mahadeva Temple Peralassery
48. Trukkapaleeswaram Mahadeva Temple Niranam
49. Avittathoor Mahadeva Temple
50. Kodumon Angadikkal Perumala Tali Maha Shiva Temple
Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Temple
51. Kollam Anandavalleeswaram Mahadeva Temple
52. Kattakambala Mahadeva Temple
53. Pazhayannoor Kondazhi Trutham Tali
54. Perakom Mahadeva Temple
55. Chakkamkulangara Mahadeva Temple
56. Kumaranalloor Temple
Enkakkad Veeranimangalam Mahadeva Temple
57. Cheranelloor Mahadeva Temple
58. Maniyoor Mahadeva Temple
59. Nediya Tali Mahadeva Temple
60. Kozhikkode Tali Mahadeva Temple
61. Thazhathangady Tali Mahadeva Temple
62. Kaduthuruthy Tali Mahadeva Temple
63. Kodungalloor Mahadeva Temple
64. Vanchiyoor Sreekandeswaram Mahadeva Temple
65. Thiruvanjikkulam Mahadeva Temple
66. Padanayarkulangara Mahadeva Temple
67. Truchattukulam Mahadeva Temple
Kadungalloor Chittukulam Mahadeva Temple
68. Alathoor Pokkunni Mahadeva Temple
69. Kottiyoor Mahadeva Temple
70. Truppaloor Mahadeva Temple
71. Perunthatta Mahadeva Temple
72. Truthala Mahadeva Temple
73. Thiruvalla Thiruvatta Mahadeva Temple
Thukalassery Mahadeva Temple
74. Vazhappally Mahadeva Temple
75. Puthuppally Changankulangara
Puthuppally Thrukkovil Mahadeva Temple
76. Anchummoorthy Mangalam Mahadeva Temple
77. Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple
78. Kodumbu Mahadeva Temple
79. Ashtamichira Mahadeva Temple
80. Pattanakkad Mahadeva Temple
Mattannoor Mahadeva Temple
81. Uliyannoor Mahadeva Temple
82. Killikkurussimangalam Mahadeva Temple
83. Puthoor Mahadeva Temple
84. Chengannoor Mahadeva Temple
85. Someswaram Mahadeva Temple
86. Venganelloor Mahadeva Temple
87. Kottarakkara Mahadeva Temples
88. Kandiyoor Mahadeva Temple
89. Palayoor Mahadeva Temple
90. Taliparamba Rajarajeswara Temple
91. Nedumpura Kulasekharanelloor Mahadeva Temple
92. Mannoor Mahadeva Temple
93. Trussilery Temple
94. Sringapuram Mahadeva Temple
95. Kottoor Karivelloor Mahadeva Temple
96. Mammiyoor Mahadeva Temple
97. Parabumthali Mahadeva Temple
98. Thirunavaya Mahadeva Temple
99. Karikkode Kanjiramattam Mahadeva Temple
100. Cherthala Nalppathenneeswaram Mahadeva Temple
101. Kottappuram Mahadeva Temple
102. Muthuvara Mahadeva Temple
103. Velappaya Mahadeva Temple
104. Chendamangalam Kunnathoor Tali Mahadeva Temple
105. Thrukkandiyoor Mahadeva Temple
106. Peruvanam Mahadeva Temple
107. Thiruvaloor Mahadeva Temple
108. Chirakkal Mahadeva Temple
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