Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil is a Hindu temple

Hindu temple

A Mandir, Devalayam, Devasthanam, or a Hindu temple is a place of worship for followers of Hinduism...

 located at the town of Piravom

Piravom

Piravom is a town situated in Muvattupuzha Taluk of Ernakulam district in Kerala state, south India. It is 33 km South East of Cochin city & 42 km north of Kottayam town. Piravom is famous for historic Hindu temples and Syrian Christian churches. The town lies 22 km from the Taluka...

, Ernakulam district

Ernakulam district

-Economy:Agriculture constitutes the most important segment of the district’s economy and it is the biggest source of employment. Of the geographical 235319 hectares, crops are grown in 0 hectares. Coconut is the principal crop followed by rubber, paddy, and tapioca...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

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Type

it is sandhara type temple with cardinal doors on Four sides. The plinth and the wall together are of granite stone work and the rest of timber and sheet roof in circulr vimana. Dwarapalakas are made of wood. Main deity sivalinga is facing east. Square ardhamandapa contains beautiful wooden carvings on the ceiling. Pranala is a typical ornate Keral type with standing yaksha bearing at its tip. It has some of the notable examples of old workman ship in wood, illustrating various puranic scenes and figures from Bhagavata, Ramayana and Mahabharata. The temple can be dated to 12th century AD.

Considering the structural and mural importance, the temple was declared as protected monument by the department of archaeology in 1994.

Archeological details

Name of Monument	Perum Trukkovil Pazhoor
Features	Structural temple built around 12th century. Wood Carvings andMural paintings. There is a palace like traditional structure outside thetemple compound
Name of Village	Piravom
Name of Taluk	Muvattupuzha
Total Area of Monument	1.45 acres (5,867.9 m²) Sy No.590/30.75 acres (124,440.9 m²) 590/5Total : 2.2 acres (8,903.1 m²)
Notification No	N0.5500/B1/93/CAD dated 22.1.1994

Source-Archiological data from government