Nityavicharesvaram aka Nedumburam Tali Shiva temple is located in Talappilli taluk of Thrissur district. The temple can be approached from the Tali road bus-stop in Pattambi - Nelluvaya route.
The idol here is that of Shiva after the Dakshayaga - Aghoramoorthy. An idol of Krishna facing Shiva is also consecrated and is said to appease the anger of Shiva.
Lord Shiva in this temple is known as Thirumaataliyappan (the great lord of Tali) and this temple seems to be one of the two royal temples of erstwhile Nedumpuraiyur Nadu, the other being Nedumpura Shiva temple aka Kulashekharanallur Temple.
The temple faces east. The approach road to the temple is very wide and from a distance itself one can see the imposing structure of the temple. The mughappu encloses a Nandi facing Shiva. The vaathilmaadam structure is two-storeyed and tiled. The srikovil is built entirely of laterite blocks, is square in plan with an attached mughamandapa.
The principal shrine has a two-tiered tiled roof. A flight of eight steps leads to the mukhamandapa and two dvarapaalakas(door-guards) made out of granite, watch at the entry to the mughamandapa.
The Shiva linga is placed in the inner chamber on a high pedestal. It is worth noting that the main shrine is without a namaskara mandapa.
Built on a high basement, the Nityavichareswara srikovil is an impressive structure. The exterior of the srikovil is plastered over (may be at a later date) and ornamented with decorative panjaras (niches) and corbels. The pyramidal tile roof is crowned by a stupi.
The upadevatas enshrined in the temple are Parvathy, Ganapathy, Ayyappan and Naga Raja(Serpent God).
Ganapathy is housed in a separate structure in the south-west corner (kannimoola) in a separate shrine. The ornamental fluted pranala is in the north. A Koovala (vilwa) tree stands behind the Ganapathy shrine. This is a very rare sight as usually no trees are planted inside the naalambalam.
The shrine of Krishna is accommodated in the north-west corner of the Vaathilmaadam structure facing west and there is small namaskara mandapa in front of it with a pyramidal roof. The well is located in the north-east corner of the naalambalam with the thidappalli(temple-kitchen) adjoining it. The shrikovil is of laterite construction plastered over with ornamental niches and corbels at close intervals.
Three poojas constitute the daily ritual. Apart from the traditional bali offerings, there are no separate sribali(sheeveli) procession. The only celebration in the temple is on Shivaratri. Ashtami rohini is also celebrated here.
The temple is associated with a number of Chera inscriptions. An epigraph dated in the AD 934, of Kodai Ravivarman refers to the temple as Nityavicharesvara and the village as Tali.
Nedumpuraiyur nadu was a large geographical as well as political regime south of Bharatha puzha within which Nityavichareswaram Tali was located. The temple also contains some records of the time of Chera monarchs Ko Indu Kothaivarman and Ko Bhaskara Ravi Varman.
Nedumbura Kulasekharanalloor temple is located two kilometres west of Cheruthuruthy school and is the second famous temple of Nedumpurayur Nadu. It is one of the famous 108 Shivalayas in ancient Kerala.
Lord Shiva, the principal deity, faces east inside Gajaprishta(Elephant's back) Srikovil that itself reveals the antiquity of the pantheon. The temple is constructed by the legendary Perumthachan and when the temple was renovated the chief artisan had to commit suicide as he couldn't complete the construction according to the skill deployed by his antecedents. The sub-deities of the temple are Ganapathy and Sastha. It is said that, like the Ganapathy of Vadakumnathan temple, Ganapathy of Kulasekharanalloor also feeds Appam and hence offering of Appam is famous here. Some says that Kulasekharanalloor was the capital of Nedumpurayur Nadu.
The tantric rights of the temple are vested with Eiykkattu Illam.
