Rock Cut Temple Thrikkakudy
It is the oldest cave temple in Kerala. It belongs to the latter half of the 8th centruy AD if not earlier as suggested by its close resemblance to later Pallava work. The cave is 19 feet 8 inches broad and 8 feet 6 inches high. Two pillars, 8 feet 8 inches in height, divide the breadth of the cave into three openings, two of which are 5 feet broad the other being only 4 feet 8 inches. The central shrine is a cylindrical rock cut linga. The entrance is facing west.
Inside the square garbhagriha, Sivalinga is fixed on rectangle peeta. Two dwarapalaka figures are seen. One of them is of a local chieftain and the other carrying 'gada', On the north and south walls of the ardha mandapa there is a figure of Chathurbhuja Ganapathi and a 'Bhikshu' respectively. It was declared as a protected monument in 1965 by the Kerala government.
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Rock Cut Temple Thrikkakudy Location:
Village - Kaviyoor, Taluk - Thiruvalla, District - Pathanamthitta, Location - 0.5km north of Kammalathakidi Junction, which is 3km east of Thotta Bhagam in Thiruvala-Kozhancheri route.
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