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Kaviyoor Rock-Cut Cave Temple
കവിയൂർ തൃക്കക്കുടി ഗുഹാക്ഷേത്രം
Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta, Kerala
Early Ay dynasty / Pallava influence (8th century CE)Rock-cutHindu (Shaiva)ASI-protectedAI Compiled
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Kaviyoor Rock-Cut Cave Temple (Thrikkakudi) in Pathanamthitta district is an 8th-century granite rock-cut cave temple carved directly into a large hill rock. It is one of only a few surviving rock-cut cave temples in Kerala.
Carved in the Pallava and early Ay dynasty style, it features relief carvings of Shiva, Ganapati, Maharshi, and dwarapala guardians flanking the cave entrance.