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The Ancient Mammiyur Temple Is Situated at a Walkable Distance Of 200 Metres North West To The Famous Guruvayoor Sree Krishna Temple It is one of the 108 Shiva Temples established by Sri Parashurama, the sixth Avatar of Lord Vishnu.The Main Diety Is Lord Shiva In The Form Of Uma Maheswara. Lord Vishnu Is Also Given Equal Importance In A Sanctum Sanctorum Near To That Of Lord Shiva. Mammiyur Sri Mahadeva Temple is one among the five important Shiva temples around Guruvayoor. Everyone who visits the Guruvayur temple, makes sure that they visit Mammiyoor Mahadeva Kshetram, known for its beautiful paintings on the walls and the exquisite sculptures. As per the Legend, after the departure of Lord Krishna concluding his avatar, his abode Dwaraka was consumed by the sea.His own idol designed by himself was floating over sea.Planet Jupiter (Guru) and Vayu bhagavan found the idol and were searcinh for a suitable place for installation of the idol. They came to Kerala and chose the bank of Rudratheertha which was then home of Lord Shiva who was under meditation at that time. Understanding the reason for their arrival, Lord Shiva gave them the place and took his place on the opposite side, on the banks of the river. Despite his severe meditation, he helped Vayudeva and Gurudeva, hence the place where Lord Shiva opted was called as Mahimayur (Mahima meaning greatness). Later on, Mahimayur was called as Mammiyoor. Since Guru and Vayu installed the idol in that place, it came to be known as Guruvayur. When one has darshan in Guruvayur Vishnu temple, there is a place in which an arrow showing the direction of ammiyur temple . Everyone prays in that direction. The temple pond on the northern side is known as Rudhratheertham.

This Video gives the Details of Mammiyur Sri Mahadeva Temple . - Location, History, Architecture, Gods in the temple, Festivals, Contact numbers and Temple timings. Management : Malabar Devaswom Board. Contact : +91 487 2555425 .
Temple timings are : 4.45 am to 12.30 pm 4.45 pm to 8.30 pm
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Ernakulam Shiva Temple is a Parashurama Siva Temple Sri Parashurama is the sixth Avatar of Lord Vishnu and He established 108 Shiva Temples, 108 Bhagavathy temples and 108 Dharma Sastha temples in Kerala.
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