Madavoorpara Rock Cut Temple
Rock cut temples are one of the main styles of kerala architecture in 7-9 century AD. This cave temple is found at the mid-height of the rock, facing south west. It has an oblong shrine, with rock-cut linga, an ardhamondapa and pillared facade. There is a circumambulatory inside the garbhagriha. The left wall of the ardhamondapa carries a Ganapathy figure and the right side there is a figure of the local chieftain. The temple is dated to about 850 A.D.
The department of Archaeology declared this ancient cave temple as protected monument in 1965.
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Madavoorpara Rock Cut Temple Location:
Village - Iroopara, Taluk - Thiruvananthapuram, District - Thiruvananthapuram, Location - 0.5km from Sasthavattom in Sreekaryam - Pothencode route.
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