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87. Kottarakkara Mahadeva Temples
Kottarakkara Mahadeva temple is located at Kottarakkara in Kollam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Mahadevar – Shiva. Kottarakkara was the capital of Elayidathu Swaroopam. Kottarakara means "the land of the palace". Kottaram means Palace and Kara means Land. The last queen of the Elayidathu Swaroopam voluntarily surrendered to King Marthanda Varma of Travancore in the 18th century. Kottarakara is the place where the classical art form of Kathakali was conceived and is a famous pilgrim centre for the Hindus as the seat of the famous Ganapathy Temple.
There are two Shiva temples in Kottarakkara (1 km west of M.C Road in Kottarakkara-Kollam road). They are the Manikandeswaram Mahadeva Temple and Padinjattinkara Mahadeva Temple. The local people consider both of them with equal importance. Both these temples were the Paradevatha Temples of Elayidathu Swaroopam.
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Chenthara, Kottarakkara, Kerala 691506, India
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