Category:Kandiyoor Sree Mahadeva Temple
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The Kandiyur Sree Mahadeva Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temples complex near Mavelikkara, between Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in south Kerala. The original temple is credited to the Chera ruler Rajasekhara Varman. The complex was restored and expanded in the 13th-century.
The main square-plan shrine is dedicated to Shiva. The complex has eleven other shrines dedicated to Parvati, Vishnu, Krishna, Sastha, Annapurna Devi, Ganesha, Subrahmanya, Naga and others. Thus the site reveres all major Hindu traditions. The site has been a source of several Hindu inscriptions from 9th-century through 15th-century.
This temple has an inscription from 1218 CE which mentions the temple as a site of Natyasastra dance and music studies, with Tevadichi (Devadasi) performances. It also mentions that Unni – wife of king of Venad Ravi Kerala Varma – was a Devadasi of this temple and participated in the Kalasam ceremony after the temple was restored. A queen or a daughter from royal family participating as a dancer in temple ceremonies is consistent with over ten historic inscriptions about Devadasis in Hindu temples in Kerala. The dance and arts traditions here are oft compared to Nankair, Kuttachi, Nanga and Nanakai dance traditions.
The complex is also a notable source of miniature Hindu artwork panels.
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