Ernakulam (Ker)

Mal: എറണാകുളം eṟaṇākuḷaṁ ‘Shiva’s Tank’   City/District,  Kerala From Iraiyanar, the Lord (Shiva);  and Tam/Mal: kuḷam, ‘tank’, ‘reservoir’ Shiva is the patron deity of Ernakulam and the 4,000 sq km Ernakulathappan Shiva...