Aazhimala Shiva Temple is a small seaside Hindu temple
located in Pulinkudi near Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram
district of Kerala state, India. The temple is best known
for its 18 m (58 ft) tall sculpture of Shiva in
Gangadhareshwara form.
[1] It is the tallest sculpture of Lord
Shiva in Kerala.
The sculpture depicts a four-armed Shiva in a seated posture. The
back right hand holds a damaru (drum), the front right hand rests in
his right thigh, the back left hand holds a trishula (trident) and
the front left hand in a raised position within the Jata (matted
hair), which holds goddess Ganga. The sculpture is mounted on a rock
at a height of 6.1 m