Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam

Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple, located in Kottayam district, is famous for its murals. The most famous of these beingthe painting of Nataraja (depiction of Lord Shiva as the cosmic dancer) in the gopuram (ornate temple tower). The temple is also renowned for the annual Ezharaponnana  (the seven-and-a-half elephants finished in gold) Ezhunallathu (procession).