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Vizhinjam Cave Temple
Vizhinjam Cave Temple
LocationTrivandrum,Kerala
Vizhinjam Cave Temple is located in India
Vizhinjam Cave Temple
Location in Kerala, India

Vizhinjam Cave Templeis an ancientHindutemple atVizhinjam,nearTrivandrumin southernKerala,India.[1]

The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinadhara Dakshinamurti. The outer wall of the cave depicts unfinished reliefs ofSivaas "Tripurantakara" on the left and as "Nataraja" withParvation the right (the unfinishedPallavadvarapalakas[1]).

The temple is located about 17 kilometers fromTrivandrumcity centre. Vizhinjam served as headquarters of theAy kingswho ruled the southern parts of Kerala in the 8th century.

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  • Four armed Siva as "Vinadhara Dakshinamurti"
    Four armed Siva as "Vinadhara Dakshinamurti"
  • Siva as "Tripurantaka" (with Apasmara under left his foot)
    Siva as "Tripurantaka" (with Apasmara under left his foot)
  • Siva as "Nataraja" with Parvati
    Siva as "Nataraja" with Parvati

References

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  1. ^abKrairiksh, Piriya. "A NOTE ON THE ‘MAKARA’ BALUSTRADE AT MALACCA."Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society,vol. 47, no. 1 (225), 1974, pp. 96–103.
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