It was after the 3rd century AD that an individual temple sculpture of Kerala developed. Before that the temple building style of Kerala closely resembled that of Tamil Nadu. The native Keralite temples have been modeled on the utilitarian residential types. Building materials, such as, stone, brick, laterite and wood have been used as building materials. In fact all these materials were mixed and then utilized to construct the temples in Kerala.

The primary deities worshipped in Kerala temples are lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. Other deities include Bhagawati, Sastha, Sankaranarayana and Anantasaayi. Dictated by the topography the temples in Kerala have been built in a style so that they can endure the monsoon conditions and are in sync with the thick forests. Hence the roofs are pointed and covered with copper sheets. The architectural elements of the Kerala temples include `sree kovil` (garbhagriha), gopurams, namaskara mandapams, dwaja stambham, prakarams and Kuttambalam (theatre hall). The temple sculpture of Kerala displays amazing stucco and stone works. Wood has a key role to play in the sculpture and architecture of the Kerala temples. A generous use of murals can be noticed in the Kerala temples for the purpose of decoration as well.

The remarkable temple sculpture of Kerala comprises the following:

Sculpture of Guruvayoor Temple, Trichur	Sculpture of Thirunelli Temple, Wayanad	Sculpture of Aranmula Temple, Tiruvalla	Sculpture of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
Sculpture of Sabarimala Temple, Pathanamthitta	Sculpture of Chottanikkara Temple, Ernakulam	Sculpture of Chengannur Mahadevar Temple, Chengannur	Sculpture of Ganapathy Temple, Kottarakkara
Sculpture of Sivagiri Temple, Thiruvananthapuram	Sculpture of Lokanarkavu Temple, Kozhikode	Sculpture of Chettikulangara Temple, Alappuzha	Sculpture of Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Tiruvalla
Sculpture of Tiruvalla Temple, Alappuzha	Sculpture of Thali Temple, Kozhikode	Sculpture of Parassinikadavu Sri Muthappan Temple, Kannur	Sculpture of Kiliroor Kunninmel Temple, Kottayam
Sculpture of Ettumanoor Temple, Kottayam	Sculpture of Vadakkumnathan Temple, Thrissur	Sculpture of Malayalapuzha Temple, Pathanamthitta	Sculpture of Marthoman Cheriapally, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam
Sculpture of Mannarshala Temple, Alappuzha	Sculpture of Cheraman Juma Masjid, Thrissur	Sculpture of Chakkulathukavu Bhagavathi Temple, Tiruvalla	Sculpture of Thrikovu Shiva Temple, Kochi
Sculpture of Thirunavaya Temple, Malappuram	Sculpture of Ananthapura Lake Temple, Kasaragod	Sculpture of Beemappalli, Thiruvananthapuram	Sculpture of Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple, Mavelikkara
Sculpture of Ambalapuzha Temple, Alappuzha	Sculpture of Koodalmanickyam Temple, Thrissur	Sculpture of Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam	Sculpture of Sri Durga Bhagavathy Temple, Malappuram
Sculpture of Vaikom Temple, Kottayam	Sculpture of Thriprayar Temple - Thrissur	Sculpture of Kaviyoor Rock Cut Temple, Tiruvalla
Sculpture of Oachira Temple, Kollam	Sculpture of Valliyoorkkavu Temple - Wayanad	Sculpture of Attukal Devi Temple, Thiruvananthapuram