Adat Shiva Temple

Adat Shiva Temple is located at Adat village in Thrissur district. The temple has two main deities, Sri Parameswara and Maha Vishnu. Both deities having separate temple complexes. Lord Sri Parameswara facing east and Maha Vishnu is facing west. It is believed that Shiva temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva.^[1][2][3]

Adat Shiva Temple
അടാട്ട് ശിവക്ഷേത്രം
Nalambalam East side
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Thrissur
Deity	Shiva Maha Vishnu
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri, Ashtamirohini
Location
Location	Adat
State	Kerala
Country	India
Shiva Temple, Adat, Thrissur, Kerala
Geographic coordinates	10.544279°N 76.139841°E / 10.544279; 76.139841
Architecture
Type	Kerala style
Completed	Not known
Specifications
Temple(s)	Two
Monument(s)	2
Elevation	29.85 m (98 ft)

Adat Vishnu Temple

Adat Vishnu Temple

There is a fascinating myth about the name of Adat and Adat Maha Vishnu Temple. This is associated with Kurur Mana House and mother (Kururamma). There was a boy who came to help Kururamma with her daily Guruvayoorappan puja. Waiting for the priest Vilwamangalam Swamiyaronce Kururamma saw that the boy who had come to help had eaten the offeringNaivedhya and she closed the boy in a pot. Later they came to the conclusion that this boy is really Guruvayurappan and from then onwards the place became known as Adat in the sense that the pot was "closed".

See also

• 108 Shiva Temples
• Temples of Kerala