Chengallur

Chengallur
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Chengallur Location of Chengallur in Kerala and India
Coordinates	8°29′0″N 76°58′0″E / 8.483333°N 76.966667°E / 8.483333; 76.966667Coordinates: 8°29′0″N 76°58′0″E / 8.483333°N 76.966667°E / 8.483333; 76.966667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Coastline	• 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	Tropical monsoon (Köppen) •      35 °C (95 °F) •      20 °C (68 °F)
Codes • Telephone • +0471 • Vehicle • KL-01

Chengallur is a place near Poojappura, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, where the famous Chengallur Shiva temple is located. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple is also famous for its subhramania deity and also the theekavadi (fire benefaction), an act of walking through fire as a proof of making reverent petition to God.

Chengallur is the home of famous Malayalam personalities M Jayachandran, renowned music director, and Prithviraj, actor and producer.