Vizhinjam Cave Temple
Vizhinjam Cave Temple
Location	Trivandrum,Kerala
Location in Kerala, India

Vizhinjam Cave Temple is an ancientHindu temple atVizhinjam, nearTrivandrum in southernKerala,India.^[1]

The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinadhara Dakshinamurti. The outer wall of the cave depicts unfinished reliefs ofSiva as "Tripurantakara" on the left and as "Nataraja" withParvati on the right (the unfinishedPallava dvarapalakas^[1]).

The temple is located about 17 kilometers fromTrivandrum city centre. Vizhinjam served as headquarters of theAy kings who ruled the southern parts of Kerala in the 8th century.

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  Four armed Siva as "Vinadhara Dakshinamurti"
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  Siva as "Tripurantaka" (with Apasmara under left his foot)
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  Siva as "Nataraja" with Parvati

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