TRIKKUR MAHADEVA CAVE TEMPLE

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An originally Jain cave temple (note 1) dated to the 7th or 8th century CE, is situated at Trikkur (note 2) in Mukundapuram taluk. Cochin State … Prehistoric dolmens or burial cairns are found here and there, especially in the upland tracts, as also are rock-cut caves, the chief of which are those of Tiruvilwamala and Trikur (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 10: 343). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Just like the –>Irunilamcode Rock Cut Temple, the man-made cave temple or modified natural temple cave Trikkur Mahadeva Cave Temple is owned by a certain Paliyam Temple Trust and managed (exploited) by one Kshetrasamithi as a religious show cave.An originally Jain cave temple (note 1) dated to the 7th or 8th century CE, is situated at Trikkur (note 2) in Mukundapuram taluk. Cochin State … Prehistoric dolmens or burial cairns are found here and there, especially in the upland tracts, as also are rock-cut caves, the chief of which are those of Tiruvilwamala and Trikur (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 10: 343). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Just like the –>Irunilamcode Rock Cut Temple, the man-made cave temple or modified natural temple cave Trikkur Mahadeva Cave Temple is owned by a certain Paliyam Temple Trust and managed (exploited) by one Kshetrasamithi as a religious show cave.