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==Hinduism==
The legends regarding the origin of Kerala are Hindu in nature. Kerala produced several saints and movements. [[File:Raja Ravi Varma - Sankaracharya.jpg|thumb|right|[[Adi Shankara]], was from Kerala.|258x258px]][[Adi Shankara]] was a religious philosopher who contributed to Hinduism and propagated the philosophy of [[Advaita]]. He was instrumental in establishing four [[matha]]s at [[Sringeri]], [[Dwarka]], [[Puri]] and [[Jyotirmath]]. [[Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri]] was another religious figure who composed [[Narayaniyam]], a collection of verses in praise of the Hindu God [[Krishna]].▼
[[File:Anantapura Lake Temple.jpg|left|thumb|[[Ananthapura Lake Temple]], [[Kasaragod]]]]
[[File:Vadakkumnathan Temple.jpg|thumb|[[Vadakkunnathan Temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]] at [[Thrissur]]]]{{Main|Hinduism in Kerala}}
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Some of the most notable temples are: [[Ananthapura Lake Temple]], [[Angadipuram]] [[Thirumandhamkunnu Temple]], [[Alattiyur, Malappuram|Alathiyoor Hanuman Temple]], [[Bhayankavu Bhagavathi Temple]], [[Kadampuzha Devi Temple]], [[Keraladeshpuram Temple]], [[Panniyur Sri Varahamurthy Temple]], [[Sukapuram|Sukapuram Dakshinamoorthy Temple]], [[Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple]], [[Triprangode Siva Temple]], [[Tali Shiva Temple]], [[Tirur|Trikkandiyur Siva Temple]], [[Vadakkunnathan Temple|Thrissur Vadakkunnathan Temple]], [[Guruvayur Temple]], [[Thriprayar Temple]], [[Lokanarkavu Temple]], [[Thirunelli Temple]], [[Sabarimala|Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple]], [[Padmanabhaswamy Temple|Thiruvananthapuram Padmanabhaswamy Temple]], [[Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple]], [[Chottanikkara Temple]], [[Chengannur Mahadeva Temple]], [[Muthappan Temple|Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple]], [[Chettikulangara Devi Temple]], [[Mannarasala Temple]], [[Chakkulathukavu Temple]], [[Sreevallabha Temple|Thiruvalla Sreevallabha Temple]], [[Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple]], [[Panayannarkavu|Parumala Panayannarkavu Temple]], [[Sree Poornathrayesa Temple]], [[Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple]], [[Trikkur Mahadeva Temple]], [[Manalarkavu Devi Temple]] and [[Rajarajeshwara Temple]]. Temples in Kerala follow elaborate rituals and traditionally only priests from the [[Nambudiri]] caste could be appointed as priests in major temples. But in 2017 as per the state government's decision, the priests from the historically backward caste communities are now being appointed as priests.
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{{See also|Islam in Kerala}}
* Islam is the second-largest practiced religion in Kerala (26.56%), only surpassed by [[Hinduism]].<ref>Panikkar, K. N., ''Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar 1836–1921''</ref> The calculated Muslim population (Indian Census, 2011) in Kerala state is 8,873,472.<ref>T. Nandakumar, "54.72 % of population in Kerala are Hindus" ''The Hindu'' August 26, 2015 [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/5472-of-population-in-kerala-are-hindus/article7581145.ece]</ref><ref name="Miller1"/
* Most of the Muslims in Kerala follow the [[Shafi'i|Shāfiʿī]] [[Madh'hab|School]] ([[Sunni Islam]]), followed by [[Salafi movement]].<ref name="brill12">Miller, Roland. E., "Mappila" in "The Encyclopedia of Islam". Volume VI. E. J. Brill, Leiden. 1987 pp. 458-56.</ref>
* Muslims in Kerala share a common language ([[Malayalam]]) with the Hindus and rest of the population and have a culture commonly regarded as the Malayali culture.<ref name="brill3">[https://books.google.com/books?id=ChEVAAAAIAAJ Pg 461, Roland Miller, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol VI, Brill 1988]</ref>
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