Vaikom, Kottayam district · Kerala
Vaikom Mahadeva Temple
A Shiva shrine in Vaikom associated with the annual Vaikathashtami celebrations.
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Vaikom Temple
01 · Discover
History & tradition
The Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple is a temple of Shiva at Vaikom in the Kottayam district of Kerala and one of the major Shiva temples of the state. Its sanctum, roofed with copper sheets and divided into two chambers, appears circular from outside but is in fact oval, the only sanctum of that shape in Kerala. Tradition credits the building to the legendary architect Perumthachan, to whom an elliptical sanctum at Chengannur is also attributed.
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Vaikom Temple
Kottayam district, Kerala
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04 · At the temple
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — further readingChecked 2026-11-12