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82. Killikkurussi Mahadeva Temple
Shiva Temples by Sage Parasurama
Killikkurussi Mahadeva Temple is Located in , Palakkad District and Kerala State .The temple is very old and legends say it has been founded by the sage Sree Suka Brahma Hrishi.
Sthalam

 

Killikkurussimangalam Mahadeva Temple

 

Killikkurussimangalam (also known as Lakkidi) is a village around 8 km from nearby town Ottappalam in Palakkad district of Kerala, south India. The river Nila (Bharatapuzha) flows through the southern border of Lakkidi.The village got its name from the famous Lord Shiva temple- Sri Killikkurussi Mahadeva Kshetram situated in the village. The temple is very old and legends say it has been founded by the sage Sree Suka Brahma Hrishi.

Kunchan Nambiar's birthplace
The village is the birthplace of famous Malayalam satire poet and founder of the Ottamthullal art form, Kunchan Nambiar (Rama panivada). The house where Kunchan Nambiar was born, Kalakkathu Bhavanam, is now a cultural centre, undertaken by Department of Culture of Kerala State Government. There is also a library situated there in memory of Kunchan Nambiar called Kunchan Smaraka Vayanasala - Kunchan Memorial Library.

 

Puranam

 

Koodiyattam and Chakyar koothu artist and noted Natyashasthra scholar Nātyāchārya Vidūshakaratnam Padma Shri Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar, who was the authority of Abhinaya (acting) was also lived there. His home is near to the Killikkurussi Mahadeva temple. It is also the hometown of one of Chakyar's prominent disciples, Guru Kelu Nair.Sanskrit scholar Koppattu Achutha Pothuval also lived near the temple.

Timings

 

 5 PM to 8.30 PM

Contact

 

 Killikkurussi mangalam, Lakkidi, Kerala 679301

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