Addoor Mahalingeswara Temple
Located in wooded sUIToundings on the southern banks of the River
Payaswini, this ancient Siva Temple contains a sanskrit inscription
in Kannada script which has been ascribed to the western chalukya
king Kirthivarman n (745-755 AD). In Kerala-Kamataka boarder at Devanpady
Panchayath of Kasaragod District situates this rare temple with three
stepped Gaja prishta Sree kovil (Gaja = elephant, prishta = back).
Temple has an inner round, outer round and a palace ground (Rajanganam).The
architectural style of Kerala temples, have fine structures develop
from accentral point. 'Another Mandalam' (interior space) 'anthamandalam'
(inner area) 'Madhyaharam' (middle portion) 'Bhahyakaram' (outer portion)
'Maryads' (courtesy) are these five status.
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