| Ettumanoor Sree Mahadevan Temple | |
|---|---|
 Front view of the temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Kottayam |
| Deity | Shiva as Ettumanoorappan |
| Festivals | Thiru ulsavam in Kumbham |
| Governing body | Travancore Devaswom Board |
| Location | |
| Location | Ettumanoor |
| State | Kerala |
| Country |  India |
  | |
| Geographic coordinates | 9°40′25.5″N 76°33′40.3″E / 9.673750°N 76.561194°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Traditional Kerala style |
| Completed | 1542 AD |
| Specifications | |
| Temple(s) | One |
| Elevation | 34.98 m (115 ft) |
| Website | |
| ettumanoortemple.in | |
Ettumanoor Mahadeva temple is an ancient Shiva temple in Kottayam, Kerala,[1] India. The temple is one of the major Shiva temples in Kerala, along with Vaikom Temple, Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple, Ernakulam Shiva Temple, Vadakkunathan temple and Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple, Thiruvananthapuram.[2]
The name of the place had its mythological origin from the word 'man oor' in Malayalam, which means the place of deer as 'maan' means deer and 'oor' means place. Another version is that the name originated from the 'Ettu Mana Ooru', ie, 'The Land of Eight Namboothiri Manas' or 'Ashta Grihas'. These Eight Manas (Brahmin families) are the original Ooralans of great Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple. It is also believed that at this place (ooru) Lord Siva appeared in Eight (Ettu) different forms (maanam) and hence the name Ettumanoor.[3] Temple tradition has it that the Pandavas and the sage Vyasa had worshipped at this temple.[4]
- ^ "Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple - Info, Timings, Photos, History". TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Siva Temples". Hinduism Today. 31 July 1997. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ https://ettumanoormahadevatemple.com/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam - Architecture". www.holidify.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.