Siva Temple, Kunniparamba, Calicut taluk, Malabar district

Description: Photograph of the south view of Shiva Temple at Kunniparamba, Calicut taluk, Malabar district, taken by a photographer of the Archaeological Survey of India around 1900-01.

Creator:

Photographer : Archaeological Survey of India

Kunniparamba, Kerala

Date: [1900]

Date of creation: 1900-01

After an extensive and thorough search, I found this temple situated Near Mavoor, after Cheroopa, Thengilakadavu-kanniparamb road. The location is given below by Google and Bing maps.

In the second volume of his work 'Malabar' of 1887, William Logan wrote about this temple,"In Kanniparamba amsam, there is a temple dedicated to Siva, Vishnu, Ganapati, Ayyapan and Dakshinamurti. It is 132 feet square. It is a very ancient temple so much so that it is fabled to have been founded by Kannwa Rishi commemorated in the Maha Bharata."

I talked to some local people, but they seem ignorant of the historical importance of this temple. I think it is a Muslim dominated area in the surroundings. Near to this area, there is a large natural water body partially formed due to the mining of clay or mud in yesteryears and seems abandoned now. the complete area. I was wondering, I travelled through this area, from Medical college to Mavoor and though Pipeline road several times in my college days in Calicut Medical College, but I too ignorant of this place. The whole area looks very peaceful, serene and picturesque landscape with excellent climate.