Vizhinjam Cave Temple
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 Location in Kerala, India
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| Location | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
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| Type | Cultural |
| State Party |  India |
Vizhinjam Rock Cut Caves contains the rock cut sculptures of the 18th century in the cave temple at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala, India.
The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinandhara Dakshinamurthi. The outer wall of the cave depicts half-complete reliefs of the Hindu God Shiva with Goddess Parvathi.
It is about 17 kilometers from the city centre. The cave was left unnoticed for a number of years.
Vizhinjam was earlier the capital of the Ay chieftains who ruled the southern parts of Kerala in the 8th century .
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