Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple

About Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple:

Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram TempleorOld Sreekanteswaram Temple, located at Puthenchantha inThiruvananthapuram, is one of the ancientSiva templesin Kerala. According to the renowned historianElamkulam Kunjan Pillai, this temple existed even in the 9 th century AD.[1]This temple is the original abode of the Lord of newSreekanteswaram. The new temple is situated just outside the "North Fort" in Thiruvananthapuram. As noted by Dr. M. G. Sasibhooshan, the old temple was on the route taken by theKing of Travancoreand his retinue in connection with thePallivettaof theSri Padmanabhaswamy Temple.[2]The old temple might have lost its importance to the new one in the latter half of the 18th century when Chettikulangara was used by the mercenaries of Thampi siblings, the sworn enemies of Sri Vira Bala