. ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : F lav ob acter ia ▁Category : B acter ia ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁T rik kur ▁Mah ade va ▁Temple ▁is ▁a ▁rock - cut ▁cave ▁temple ▁in ▁T rik kur ▁village ▁in ▁Th r iss ur ▁District ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁or ▁ 8 th ▁century . ▁Being ▁a ▁cave ▁temple , ▁Buddh ist ▁and ▁J ain ▁mon ks ▁uses ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁med itate ▁alongside ▁the ▁H indu ▁mon ks . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁protected ▁monument ▁under ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Arch ae ology , ▁G ov t ▁of ▁Ker ala ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁temple ▁and ▁its ▁prem ises ▁are ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁P ali y am ▁Trust ▁which ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁K sh etra ▁Sam rak sh ana ▁Sam iti ▁( Tem ple ▁Prote ction ▁Committee ). ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁de ity ▁of ▁this ▁temple ▁is ▁Lord ▁Sh iva ▁a . k . a . ▁Mah ade va , ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁suggests . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁huge ▁Sh ival ing a ▁here ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁Lord ▁Ag ni . ▁Thus , ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁Lord ▁Ag ni ▁always ▁wor ships ▁Lord ▁Sh iva , ▁and ▁he ▁accompan ies ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁h il lock ▁inside ▁a ▁ 3 0 ▁feet ▁long ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁feet ▁broad ▁natural ▁cave .