Etymology
The name Thrissur is derived from 'Thiru-Shiva-Perur', which literally translates to "The City with the name of the Lord Siva". Thrissur was also known as "Vrishabhadripuram" and then "Kailasam" (Kailasam of the South) in ancient days. Another interpretation is 'Tri-shiva-peroor' or the big land with 3 Shiva temples, which refers to the three places where Lord Shiva resides - namely Vadakkumnathan Temple, Poonkunnam Shiva Temple and Peruvanam Siva temple. Linguistically PERU is not for NAME,Actually SIVA is called SIVAPERUMAN or sivaperumal.Thrissur is having more than a dozen SIVA temples,not three with in a radius of two Kms.
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