Lord Siva is an important God in Hinduism, including in the Trimurthis. In the ‘Trimurthis’, Siva has the duty of destroying or ‘Samhara’. Siva is believed as the supreme God. Siva is referred as consciousness as per Sakthisam. Siva has many other names as Rudhra, Mahadeva, Parameswara, Neelakanda. Siva is worshipped mostly in the form of ‘Siva Linga’. Siva is usually portrayed as immersed in deep meditation or the famous Natraja form. His famous dance is known as ‘Thandava’. In Sanskrit, the word ‘Siva’ means kind or ‘The pure one’. The main feature of Lord Siva is his third eye, which situates in the middle of his forehead. He uses his third eye to burn desires to ashes. His appearance is also different from other devas. He is often shown garlanded with a snake around his throat. ‘Tri soola’ or trident is his main weapon. A small drum named as ‘Damaru’ is always attached to his trident. Lord Siva and all attendants live in Mount Kailasa in Himalaya Hills.
His dress is the skin of cheetah. He usually applies Bhasmam on his forehead and also wears half-moon in his head. River Ganga Devi also resides in Siva’s hair, which has a shell-like structure. Thus he got the name ‘Gangadhara’. Its believed that the blue color of Siva’s throat is because of the poison which he drank during the ‘Palazhimadhanam’. Thus he got the name ‘Neelakanda’. Devi Parvathi is the wife of Lord Siva. Their combination is usually known as ‘Ardhanareeswara’, half man and half woman. Lord Siva is easy to be pleased and easy to be angered. It is told that his anger is like a fire. Lord Siva’s vehicle is Nandhikeswara.
The main offering to Lord Siva is Dhara. The main feature of Shiva temples is, one should not circumambulate in full inside the temple. It is because of “Somarekha” placed in the position.
List of Siva Temples in Kerala:
- Aaladesikalaya Temple
- Aaliparambu Thali, Malappuram
- Aarthattu Siva
- Aayakkadu Mahadevan
- Aayankudi Mahadevan
- Acheswaram Siva Temple, Thrissur
- Adattu Siva Temple (108), Thrissur
- Adoor Mahalingeswara Temple, Kasargode
- Agastyakodu Mahadevantemple, Kollam
- Akalanam Siva Temple
- Akliyath Siva Temple
- Aluva Mahadevan (108)
- Amayannu Siva Temple
- Ambalamedu Harimattom Temple, Eranakulam
- Ambar Sadasiva Temple
- Anandavalleeswaram Siva (108), Kollam
- Anchummoorthy Mangalam Mahadevan (108)
- Aneswaram Siva, Thrissur
- Angadipuram Thali, Malappuram
- Anirudheswaram Temple, Pathanamthitta
- Anjoor Siva Temple
- Annamanada Siva Temple, Thrissur
- Anthoor Thali
- Arakeezhaya Temple, Malappuram
- Arangam Siva
- Arayayikkal Veerabhadran, Kasaragod
- Areeparambu Siva, Kottayam
- Ariyallur Siva
- Arukalickal Mahadevan, Pathanamthitta
- Aruvipuram Siva, Trivandrum
- Ashokeswaram Siva
- Ashtamichira Siva (108), Thrissur
- Ashtamudi Veerabadran, Kollam
- Astamangalam Siva (108), Thrissur
- Avittathur Siva (108), Thrissur
- Ayiranikkulam Mahadevan, Thrissur
- Ayloor Siva Temple, Palakkad
- Azhikkal Mallikarjunan
- Azhingilam Thali
- Balussery Kotta Vettakyorumakan, Calicut
- Bepoor Siva
- Bharadwaja Hrisheeswaram Siva
- Bhattiyil Siva
- Bhranthachalam Siva
- Bilathikulam Siva
- Brahmakulam Siva
- Brahmamangalam Mahadevan
- Chadayamangalam Siva
- Chadayamangalam Siva
- Chaduvalathur Mahadevan
- Chakkamkulangara Siva (108)
- Chakkuvalli Parabrahmam
- Chalakkal Kurichikara Siva
- Chandanakkavu Siva
- Chathannoor Bhoothanathan
- Chegamanadu Siva
- Chegannur Mahadevan
- Chelakkara Anthimahadevan Kavu, Thrissur
- Chemmadu Thrikulam
- Chemmathitta Siva (108)
- Chempuchira Siva
- Chengallur Siva, Trivandrum
- Chengannoor Mahadevan (108)
- Chengullur Mahadevan
- Chennamathu Mahadevan
- Cheranelloor Siva (108)
- Cherithirunavaya Siva
- Cherthala Velorvattom Mahadevan (108)
- Cheruvallur Siva
- Cheruvathur Veerbhadran (108)
- Chezhuganoor Mahadevan
- Chirakadavu Mahadevan
- Chirangalra Siva
- Chittdeeswaram Siva
- Chooloor Siva, Thrissur
- Chova Siva
- Chovalloor Siva (108)
- Chovara Chithampareswarapuram Siva (108)
- Deveswaram Siva
- Edathoottu Siva
- Eesanamattam Siva
- Enkakkad Veeranimangalam Mahadevan (108)
- Eraneswaram Siva
- Erattachira Siva
- Erattakulangara Mahadewan
- Eravipuram Siva
- Eringannur Siva
- Ernakulam Siva (108)
- Ettumanoor Mahadevan (108), Kottayam
- Ezhumangadu Siva
- Gaureesapattam Mahadevan
- Gokarnam Mahabaleswaran (108)
- Hamsakulangara Meledathu Siva
- Hariharakunnathu Siva
- Kadakkal Mahadevan
- Kadalayi Siva, Thrissur
- Kadamkuzhy Panchalingeswara Siva
- Kadappattur Mahadevan
- Kadinamkulam Mahadevan
- Kadungalloor Chittukulam Mahadevan (108)
- Kaduthuruthy Mahadevantemple (108), Kottayam
- Kainila Siva
- Kainoor Mahadevan (108)
- Kalankulangara Siva
- Kalarkodu Mahadevan
- Kalladathur Siva
- Kallattupuzha Siva (108)
- Kalpathi Viswanathan, Palakkad
- Kamankulangara Mahadevan
- Kamuganchery Thiruvilangonappan
- Kanathoor Mahalingeswaran
- Kandanagam Vettakkorumakan
- Kandiyoor Mahadevan (108)
- Kangazha Mahadevan
- Kanjankadu Karpooreswaran
- Kanjilaseri Siva (108), Kollam
- Kanjiramattam Mahadevan (108)
- Kanjirankadu Vydyanadan
- Kankol Siva
- Kannamangalam Siva
- Kannanamkulangara Siva
- Kappil Siva
- Karamana Thaliyil Mahadevan
- Karivelloor Siva (108), Kannur
- Karkadakathu Kavu Siva
- Karkallikavu Siva
- Karumakan Kavu
- Karumarakkadu Siva
- Karuvappara Siva
- Kattakambala Mahadevan (108)
- Kattavettoor Siva
- Kazhakoottam Mahadevan, Trivandrum
- Kazhuvilangu Mahadevan
- Keezhillam Mahadevan
- Keezhthali Siva
- Kenampulli Siva
- Kezhoor Mahadevan
- Kezhoor Siva
- Killikkurissimangalam Siva (108), Palakkad
- Kiraloor Siva
- Kizhakkekumaranchira Siva
- Kodakyaparambu Siva
- Kodanadu Siva
- Kodumbu Mahadevan (108)
- Kodumon Angadikkal Perumala Thali Siva (108)
- Kodungallur Vettakorumakan (108)
- Koduvazhoor Keralapuram Viswanathan
- Koipully Siva
- Kokkozhikodu Siva
- Kolapulli Anthimahadevan Kavu
- Koliyoor Sankaranarayanan
- Komangalam Siva
- Kondazhy Thritham Thali
- Koodpuzha Siva
- Koottancheri Siva
- Kosakottu Mahadevan
- Kotheswaram Siva
- Kottakkal Siva
- Kottakyal Vettakaram Kavu
- Kottappuram Siva
- Kottarakara Siva (108)
- Kottiyoor Siva (108)
- Kottukkal Kalthrikkovil Cave
- Kottulukkal Athiralan
- Kulapuramangalam Siva
- Kulasekharanellur Siva (108)
- Kulukallur Perumthirkovil Siva
- Kulupalli Mahadevan
- Kumaranalloor Siva (108)
- Kundoor Chola Siva
- Kunnathu Mahadewan (108)
- Kunnattur Thali
- Kunnin Mathiklakam Siva
- Kuttiattoor Siva, Kannur
- Kuttumukku Mahadevan, Thrissur
- Lankeswaran Siva
- Madai Vadukunda Siva, Kannur
- Madavoor Mahadevan
- Madavoor Para Guha Kshethram
- Madazhi Thiruvarkkattukavu
- Madheswaram Siva
- Madhur Madanendeswara Sidhi Vinayaka, Kasaragod
- Mahadeva Mangalam Siva
- Majoor Sreekandeswaran
- Malamel Siva
- Mallikarjuna Temple, Kasaragod
- Mallur Siva
- Mamanikunnu Siva
- Mambra Siva
- Mammiyoor Mahadevan (108)
- Mampally Siva
- Manancheril Thrikovil Siva
- Mangattum Thrikkovil Siva
- Manikandeswaram Siva
- Manikkavu Siva
- Maniyoor Mahadevan (108)
- Manjaloor Sambhu Sala
- Manjoor Siva, Malapuram
- Manjoot Siva, Thrissur
- Mannoor Siva (108)
- Maranchery Siva
- Maraparambu Siva
- Mararikulam Siva
- Marayikkodu Sree Indilayappan, Kollam
- Mariyapally Siva
- Markendeswaram Siva
- Maruthur Kulangara Mahadevan
- Maruthur Thali
- Mathoor Siva (108)
- Mattannoor Mahadevan (108)
- Mavillakkavu Vettakyorumakan
- Mayilalam Siva
- Mazhuvanchery Mahadevan, Thrissur
- Menapram Vettakyorumakan
- Methrikovil Siva, Malapuram
- Methrikovil Siva, Thrissur
- Methukil Siva, Thrissur
- Midhunapilly Siva
- Mokshathu Siva
- Molathu Siva
- Moorkkanadu Siva
- Moothakunnam Sankaranarayanan
- Morayoor Siva
- Morazha Siva
- Mudikkodu Siva (108)
- Mundoor Siva (108)
- Muringamangalam Mahadevan
- Muthuvara Siva
- Muthuvilayamkunnu Siva
- Mybally Siva
- Naduvathu Siva
- Nagankulangara Siva
- Naithalakavu Siva
- Nalloor Siva
- Nalpatheneeswaram Siva (108)
- Nambiamkavu Siva
- Nanmanda Siva
- Nanmanda Thali Temple
- Nariyapuram Indilayappan, Pathanamthitta
- Navathrikkovu Mahadevan, Thrissur
- Navayikulam Sankaranarayanan, Trivandrum
- Nediya Thali Siva (108)
- Nedumangadu Valia Koyikkal Mahadevan
- Neeleeswaram Siva
- Neerputtur Siva
- Nenmanikkara Mahadevan
- Nenmara Chithambara Swami
- Nettoor Mahadevan (108), Eranakulam
- Nilamboor Vettakorumakan
- Niramangalam Siva
- Nooleli Siva
- Nooranadu Padanilam Parabrahmam
- Olassa Vettakorumakan
- Olavayppu Mahadevan
- Olluthikovil Siva
- Ongallut Thali
- Oorpazhachikkavu Temple
- Ottasekharamangalam Mahadevan, Trivandrum
- Paaloor Siva
- Pachayil Siva
- Padanayar Kulangara Siva (108)
- Palayoor Mahadevan (108)
- Pallimanna Siva
- Pallipuram Iranikulam Kalathil Temple
- Pallsana Kirathamoorthy
- Palunkkil Temple
- Panamanna Sankaranarayanan
- Panayoor Paloor Mahadevan (108)
- Panthalam Mahadevan
- Panthallur Sarveswara Mangalam
- Parakyattil Siva
- Parambathrikkovil Siva
- Parambuthali Siva (108)
- Parassala Mahadevan, Trivandrum
- Parippu Mahadevar (108), Kottayam
- Paroor Siva
- Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu (108)
- Pathalayani Akhora Siva Temple
- Pattanakadu Mahadevan (108)
- Pavakkulam Siva
- Payyaparambu Siva
- Payyavur Siva
- Pazhayannoor Kondazhi Trutham Thali (108)
- Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil Siva (108)
- Perakam Mahadevan (108), Thrissur
- Perdala Udayaneswara Siva
- Perumala Siva
- Perumparambu Siva (108)
- Perumthatta Siva (108)
- Perumthitta Siva
- Perumudissery Vettakorumakan
- Perumudiyoor Siva
- Peruvallur Kotta Vettakyorumakan
- Peruvanam Mahadevan (108)
- Peruvaram Mahadevan
- Pidikyaparambu Siva
- Pokkunni Siva (108)
- Ponmeri Siva
- Ponmula Siva
- Pookkarathara Thali Siva, Malappuram
- Pookkottu Siva, Thrissur
- Pooni Siva
- Poonkunnam Siva (108), Thrissur
- Poothakkodu Siva
- Poovarani Siva
- Poredam Siva
- Poroor Siva
- Pothani Siva
- Poyka Siva
- Pralayakkadu Thrichudalamangalam Mahadevan
- Pudiyathrikkovil Vykkathappan
- Pudiyedam Siva
- Pudugramam Viswanathan
- Pudukkalavattam Siva
- Pudukkoli Siva
- Pukkattiyur Siva
- Pukkodu Siva
- Pulaamanthol Rudra Danwanthari
- Pulachikkadu Siva
- Puliyenoor Mahadevan
- Punnathur Siva
- Puramundekkadu Siva (108)
- Puthanakkara Siva, Thrissur
Puthuppally Changankulangara Siva (108) - Puthuppally Thrukkovil Mahadevan (108)
- Puthur Siva (108), Malappuram
- Pynkannor Siva
- Ramangalam Siva
- Ramanthali Sankaranarayanan
- Rameswaram Mahadevan (108), Kollam
- Rameswaram Mahadevan (108), Trivandrum
- Ravaneswaram Perumthrikkovil
- Raveeswarapuram Siva (108)
- Sankaramangalam Siva, Thrissur
- Sasthamangalam Mahadevan (108)
- Sathram Urumbintheva Siva
- Shiriya Sankaranarayanan
- Someswaram Siva (108)
- Sree Bhuthanatha, Kannur
- Sree Vaidhyanatha, Kannur
- Sreekandeswaram Mahadevan, Trivandrum
- Sreekandeswaram Siva, Calicut
- Sreekandeswaram Siva, Thrissur
- Sringapuram Siva (108)
- Sri Mahathobara Mahalingeswara Temple Nettanige, Kasaragod
- Sukhapuram Dhakshinamoorthy, Malappuram
- Taliparamba Rajarajeswara (108)
- Thali Siva (108), Calicut
- Thalikkotta Siva, Kottayam
- Thaliyil Mahadevan
- Thaliyil Neelakandeswaran
- Thalloor Siva
- Thankulam Siva
- Thathapalli
- Thayekadu Siva
- Thazhathangady Thali Mahadevan (108)
- Thenganal Siva
- Thikkovil Siva
- Thimiri Siva
- Thiruanathimagalam Siva
- Thiruayani Siva
- Thiruiranikulam Siva
- Thirumangalam Siva (108)
- Thirumaniyoor Siva
- Thirumaradi Siva
- Thirumarayikulam Siva
- Thirumathaliyappan Siva
- Thirumittakkod Anchumoorthy (108)
- Thirumullapally Mahadevan
- Thirumuppathu Mahadevan
- Thirunakkara Siva (108), Kottayam
- Thirunavaya Mahadevan (108)
- Thiruperunthura Mahadevan
- Thirupuram Mahadevan
- Thiruthoor Siva
- Thiruvaaloor Siva
- Thiruvali Kailasanadhan
- Thiruvalloor Mahadevan (108), Thrissur
- Thiruvalloor Siva, Trivandrum
- Thiruvalloor Siva, Calicut
- Thiruvamkulam Siva
- Thiruvanchikulam Siva (108), Thrissur
- Thiruvanchikuzhi Siva
- Thiruvanipra Mahadevan
- Thiruvannoor Siva
- Thiruvatta Siva (108)
- Thiruvattoor Siva
- Thiruvayiroor Mahadevan
- Thiruvegapura Mahadevan, Palakkad
- Thiruvellamanthulli Siva
- Thiruvizha Mahadevan
- Thodikalam Siva
- Thondankulangara Siva, Alappuzha
- Thottakatukara Siva, Ernakulam
- Thrichattukulam Mahadevan (108)
- Thrichendamangalam Mahadevan
- Thricherpuram Mahadevan
- Thrikaikattu Siva
- Thrikkadavoor Mahadevan
- Thrikkaipatta Siva
- Thrikkalankodu Siva
- Thrikkanamukku Siva
- Thrikkandiyoor Mahadevan (108), Malappuram
- Thrikkangodu Randumoorthy
- Thrikkapalam Siva
- Thrikkapaleswaram Siva (108), Pathanamthitta
- Thrikkapaleswaram Siva (108), Calicut
- Thrikkapaleswaram Siva (108), Pathanamthitta
- Thrikkarangadu Siva
- Thrikkariyoor Mahadevan (108)
- Thrikkaviyoor Mahadevan
- Thrikkayikunnu Siva
- Thrikkoor Mahadevan (108)
- Thrikkudamanna Siva
- Thrikkunnu Siva (108)
- Thrikkuratti Mahadevar, Alappuzha
- Thrikkutiyeri Kailasanadan
- Thrikkuttissery Mahadevan
- Thrikodeswaram Siva
- Thripekualam Siva, Thrissur(mathilakam)
- Thripekulam Siva, Thrisssur(puthanchira)
- Thripepalli
- Thrippadapuram Mahadevan, Trivandrum
- Thrippakudam Mahadevan, Eranakulam
- Thrippakudam Mahadevan, Kottayam
- Thrippakudam Mahadevan, Alappuzha
- Thrippalamunda Siva
- Thrippallavoor Mahadevan (108), Palakkad
- Thrippaloor Siva
- Thrippananchi Perumthrikkovil Siva
- Thrippanikkara Siva
- Thrippapoor Mahadevan
- Thrippara Mahadevan
- Thrippavumba Mahadevan
- Thrippaya Thrimoorthy
- Thriprangottu Mahadevan (108), Malappuram
- Thripuranthaka Siva
- Thripurayar Siva
- Thrissilery Mahadevan (108)
- Thrithala Mahadevan (108), Palakkad
- Thrithaloor Siva
- Thukalasery Mahadevan (108)
- Thulusala Siva
- Udayamperoor Perumthrikovil (108)
- Udiyannur Mahadevan
- Uliyannur Mahadevan (108)
- Vadakkumnathan Temple (108), Thrissur
- Vadakkunnadan Siva, Palakkad
- Vadeswaram Siva
- Vaikom Mahadevan (108), Kottayam
- Valanjambalam Siva
- Valapaya Siva
- Valiya Udayadichapuram Mahadevan
- Valiyasala Kanthaloor Mahadevan, Trivandrum
- Vandoor Siva
- Varam Sasthamkotta Siva
- Varanamkulam Siva
- Varapally Siva
- Vattaparambu Siva
- Vayillakunnillappan
- Vaypoor Mahadevan
- Vazhapally Siva (108), Kottayam
- Vellattu Siva, Kannur
- Vellattuputhur Siva, Malapuram
- Vellikulangara Siva
- Velloorkunnam Mahadevan
- Velloorvattam Mahadevan
- Vendarassery Siva
- Venganelloor Siva (108)
- Vengara Thali Siva
Vengeri Mahadevan - Venkidangu Sankaranarayanan
- Vennikkal Siva, Thrissur
- Venniyoor Siva
- Vettakyorumakan Kavu Siva, Thrissur
- Vettikavala Mahadevan
- Viyyur Siva
- Vyloor Siva
- Vythur Kaliyar Temple
- Yejneswaram Siva
List of Lord Shiva Temples in Kerala – Siva – Mahadevan