| Temples & Legends Of Kerala |
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RAJARAJESWARA OF TALIPARAMABA |
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It is further
said that a black snake bit the commander of the army and a hooded serpent appeared before
every soldier thus immobilizing the army and saving the temple from total destruction.
But Tipu's invasion caused many old Nambudiri families to flee for safety and
settle in the erstwhile Travancore State.
The central shrine is an ancient quadrangular Structure surmounted by two roofs one ending
at the lower level and the top one resting on walls rising from the lower roof. The
whole edifice has a pyramidal roof. Parallel to the central shrine and in front of
it is the namaskara mandapa with sloped roofs and two projecting gables at either and.
The main building has only one stupi and the namaskara mandapa three. |
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