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PARASSALA SREE MAHADEVA TEMPLE

Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

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God

Lord Mahadeva is the main deity of this temple, who is an incarnation Lord Shiva. Here deity is facing in West direction and is in form of Shivalingam.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (35°C during day and 22°C during night)Average - May (32°C during the day and 23°C during night)Lowest - October to February (29°C during day and 23°C during night)Monsoon season - July to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Parasala Bus Stand
400 MTRS 0471-2202058
Parassala Railway Station
2 KM 139
Trivandrum International Airport
33.3 KM 0471-2702600

Architecture

The Parassala Mahadeva Temple pays special homage to a Dalit (Parayi) woman who discovered the Shivalingam. Thus in honor of the woman, the deity was called ‘Parayi kanda shila’ (lingam discovered by Parayi) which later became Parassala. This temple at Parrasala is a west-facing shrine surrounded big compound walls. It houses two gopurams (towers), one in the east and the other one in the west. The western gopuram is connected to the Anappanthal (elephant enclosure) and Nadappanthal (covered walkway). This also has a namaskara-mandapa (a raised platform for offering prayers to the lord), balikkal- pura (sacrificial stone), thidappally (a store house). The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Shiva who graces within the shree-kovil (sanctum) in the Linga form facing the west. The Lord’s sanctum is made of sandstone and is built in a peculiar shape. Goddess Parvathi graces here from a separate shrine facing the main sanctum of the Lord. The icon of Sri Unni-Ganapathi found on the western side of the ottakkal-mandapam is believed to be growing in size. The northern part of the temple houses Lord Maha-Vishnu who graces from below a gooseberry tree. The Naga Devas are found below a banyan tree in the eastern side o the temple complex. Parassala Mahadeva Temple is well known for its sandstone architecture. The architecture of this shrine is similar to that of the Tamils, and has huge stone pillars. The copper dwajasthamba (flagpole) in front of the temple is quite tall and was reinstalled in April 1997. The ottakkal-mandapam found in this temple is one of its kind, whose platform is made out of a single piece of sandstone measuring 24 sq ft in area. This temple had four temple ponds but the one on the western side has been filled up. The front yard of this ancient shrine is full of carved pillars with images of Vyali (mythological beast) and Vyakhra-pada-muni (Sage associated with Lord Shiva). Sculptures depicting Arjuna performing penance, Hanuman, Shree-Raman (7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu), Kaliya-mardhanam (lord Krishna dancing on the serpent Kaliya), Devi (Goddess), Lord Krishna (8th incarnation of Lord Vishnu) are found here.

Religious Significance

There is a popular myth about this temple reveals that the temple used to face east like most other temples in India. However, once a low caste girl named Neeli had come from the western side of the temple, as she could not enter the temple through the main gate (people from lower castes were not allowed to enter the temple through the main entrance in olden days). On hearing her sincere prayers, the Shiva Linga here is believed to have turned towards her, with the deity’s back turned towards the temple door. Later the shree kovil (sanctum) was re-constructed in accordance to the changed position of the deity.

History

It was built by Mallen Chembakaraman Delava of Venad royal family and renovated by 1773.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 04:30 AM - 08:30 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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PARASSALA SREE MAHADEVA TEMPLE

Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

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