Thrikkalanjoor Sree Mahadeva Temple

The annual festival starts in the Malayalam month of Meenam. The festival lasts eight days and on the sixth day, specifically, Indilayappan festival is celebrated. The festival is famous for its Carnatic music renditions. Many great musicians and singers have performed here. Other festivals celebrated in the temple include Mahashivarathri, Ashtairohini, Bhagavatha Sapthaham, Vinayaka Chathurthi, Ponkala, and Pathamudayam.

The major offerings and poojas to the deity in the temple are Ganapathy Homam, Swayamvarachana, Karuka Homam, Eratti Payasam, Ashtothararchana, Bhasmabishekam, Ashtabishekam, Athazha Pooja, Usha Pooja, Ucha Pooja, Deeparadhana and Vigneswara Pooja.

Info on the deity – Specific to the temple deity

The presiding deity of this temple Lord Shiva, in the form of Linga, surrounded by the deities of Swayambhu Sastha, Mannadi Bhagavathi, Maha Ganapathi and other Upadevathas. The deities of Lord Mahasiva and Sastha idols are installed facing each other