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Home > Temples of Kerala >Addoor Mahalingeswara Temple Addoor Mahalingeswara TempleLocated in wooded surroundings on the southern banks of the River Payaswini, this ancient Siva Temple contains a sanskrit inscription in Kannada script which has been ascribed to the western chalukya king Kirthivarman n (745-755 AD). In Kerala-Kamataka boarder at Devanpady Panchayath of Kasaragod District situates this rare temple with three stepped Gaja prishta Sree kovil (Gaja = elephant, prishta = back). Temple has an inner round, outer round and a palace ground (Rajanganam).The architectural style of Kerala temples, have fine structures develop from accentral point. 'Another Mandalam' (interior space) 'anthamandalam' (inner area) 'Madhyaharam' (middle portion) 'Bhahyakaram' (outer portion) 'Maryads' (courtesy) are these five status.
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