Sukapuram
Village in Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shukapuram, colloquially Chokiram, is a village in Ponnani taluk, Malappuram district of Kerala. It is located near Edappal, on the plains south of the Bharathappuzha. The village is one of the earliest Brahmin settlements ("Sukapuram gramam") in Kerala.
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Sukapuram is famous for its Dakshinamurthy Shiva Temple. It is believed to have been established by the Vedic rishi Shuka.[1] Siva as Dakshinamurthy is the principal deity of the temple, with his consort Parvathy and son Ganapathy. The Grade-B temple is administrated by an executive officer under Malabar Devaswom Board (Malappuram Division).[2]