Thrissilery Shiva Temple
Thrissilery Shiva Temple, Wayanad
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Wayanad
Deity	Shiva
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri, 'Puthari' and an annual festival
Location
Location	Thrissilery, Wayanad
State	Kerala
Country	India
Thrissilery Shiva Temple, Wayanad, Kerala
Geographic coordinates	11°51′05″N 76°01′00″E / 11.8515°N 76.0166°E / 11.8515; 76.0166
Architecture
Type	Architecture of Kerala
Specifications
Temple(s)	One
Elevation	845.33 m (2,773 ft)

Thrissilery Shiva Temple is a Shiva temple situated at Thrissilery neighbourhood in Wayanad, Kerala, India. This ancient temple is dedicated to Shiva.^[1] This temple is a popular pilgrim centre in Wayanad.^[2]

This temple is believed to have been built about 1000 years ago by Chera kings.^[3]

This temple is located, with the coordinates of (11°51′05″N 76°01′00″E / 11.8515°N 76.0166°E / 11.8515; 76.0166) at about 19 km from Thirunelly.

Thrissilery Shiva Temple

Thrissilery Shiva Temple (Kerala)

It is believed that the performance of ancestral rites at Thirunelly Vishnu Temple remain incomplete unless followed by visiting this temple.^[4]

Parvati, Ganesha, Balakrishnan and Dharma Sastha are the other deities in this temple. There is a separate shrine viz., Jal Durga shrine which was consecrated by Parashurama.^[5]

In the Malayalam month of Meenam, an annual festival is celebrated and in the month of Thulam, a festival viz., 'Puthari' is celebrated in this temple.