Aryankavu Sastha Temple

Aryankavu Sree Dharmasastha Temple
Aryankavu Sree Dharmasastha Temple
	The temple in the 1900s
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kollam
Deity	Shasta
Festivals	Thiru Kalyanam in the Malayalam month of dhaṉu (December); Pandiyan Mudippu; Kumbhabhishekham;
Governing body	Travancore Devaswom Board
Location
Location	Aryankavu
State	Kerala
Country	India
	Location in Kerala Aryankavu Sastha Temple (India)
Geographic coordinates	8°58′35″N 77°09′05″E
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Specifications
Direction of façade	East
Elevation	237 m (778 ft)

The Aryankavu Sastha Temple is a Hindu temple located in Aryankavu in the Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the five major temples dedicated to Shasta in Kerala, the others being Kulathupuzha, Achankovil, Sabarimala and Kanthamala. The temple's idol is believed to have been consecrated by Parashurama. The temple is governed by the Travancore Devaswom Board.

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