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Chennamath Temple

This old Siva temple has circular vimana. It is ekathala alpavimana. It is of sandhara type. Two armed dwarapalakas in stone work is seen here on the flanks of the main door entrance. The Balipita is on the open outside the prakara door on the eastern side. It is a unitary temple but with an interesting array of Kostha devadas on the wall Gavakshas. The windows are set with in the pilastered divisions of the wall. It is an early medieval Kerala type and datable to 14th century A.D. The government of Kerala declared it as protected monument in 1967.

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Siva Temple Chennamath

Chennamath Temple Location:

Village - Meenad, Taluk - Kollam, District - Kollam, Location - 1km north of Chathanoor town.

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