Ayyamkulangara Uma Maheshwara temple

Ayyamkulangara Uma Maheshwara temple is situated in Malappuram district of Kerala and is lying in ruins. The temple is located in a village where Lord Shiva is believed to have killed Yama.

The temple was located as part of the #ReclaimTemples project and is being revived. We will be strengthening the local community through various programmes along with the revival of the temple. This will strengthen Dharma in this village in Malappuram.

This is the tenth ancient temple being restored as part of the #ReclaimTemples project.

Temple design

The restoration plan of the temple was prepared by Sri Kanippayyur Kuttan Namboothirippad , who has decades long experience and deep knowledge on temple architecture.

Updates

2021 Sep 16: Brahmasree Kalppuzha Vasudevan Nambudiri, the Chief Priest of Ayyamkulangara Uma Maheshwara temple performed the initial pujas. He also removed a stone from Garbagriha, marking start of restoration.

2021 Nov 24: Brahmasree Kalppuzha Vasudevan Nambudiri did the shila puja. Brahmasree Unni Ambotti of the Shankarodathu Kovilakam royal family did the shila sthapanam.

Dec 2021 : Foundation of the Garbagriha was redone so as to ensure stability and strength

Feb 2022: The floors of the Garbagriha was also redone. This was a difficult work as the restoration was happening with Shivlinga in situ.

18 Mar 2022: Affixing the stone frames to the Garbagriha

May 2022: Temple well restoration: The temple well was being used as a garbage dump for decades and was unusable. The sacred well was cleaned as part of restoration.

May-Aug 2022: The work of the walls of the Garbagriha is also done.

Sep 2022: Ceiling work: The ceiling work of the Garbagriha is happening.

Oct 2022:

Dec 2022:

We would like to thank everyone who supported till date. With your continued support, we can complete this ancient temple and restart worship in next few months.

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For past projects please visit reclaimtemples.ketto.org

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