108. Chirakkal Mahadeva Temple
Chirakkal is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala, South India. It is fifteen kilometers from Thrissur city, on the Cherpu-Thriprayar road.Chirakkal is in the bank of Karuvannur River. The major area of Chirakkal is covered with paddy and coconut fields. Chirakkal has got three Major Hindu temples, Shiva (Vendrasseri Shiva Kshethram CBE), Devi (Thiruvanikkavu Amma) and Krishna (Kurumpilavu Shree Krishna Kshethram CBE) and several other family-owned temples, one Christian church named 'st antony church chirakkal' and one mosque.
Chirakkal has one LP government school and one management UP and high school in the name of Bhodhananda Swami, the first disciple of Sree Narayana Guru.The temple is one of the 108 Kshetras of Lord Shiva that were consecrated by Sri Parshurama, the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. When the Alangadu Dynasty was split in two, Kothakulangara, located north of Angamali, was designated capital. In 1762, the reign of Zamorin was dominated by the leaders of Travancore.
As a result, Cochin and Alagangal merged with the kingdom of Travancore. Later, when the kingdom of Travancore was dissolved, the administration of the Chirackal Temple was placed under Travancore Devaswom’s board of directors.