Koodalmanikyam Temple

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Koodalmanikyam Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Thrissur
Deity	Bharata
Location
Location	Irinjalakuda
State	Kerala
Country	India
Koodalmanikyam Temple, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala
Geographic coordinates	10°20′48″N 76°12′04″E / 10.3466°N 76.2012°E / 10.3466; 76.2012
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture (Kerala style)
Elevation	27.76 m (91 ft)

Koodalmanikyam Temple is a Hindu temple in Irinjalakuda Municipality, Thrissur district, Kerala, India .^[1] The temple comprises a main structure, a walled compound with citadels, and four ponds around the main structure one of which is within the walls. Koodalmanikyam Temple is the only ancient temple in India dedicated to the worship of Bharata, of Rama, however the idol is that of god Vishnu. "Sangameshwara" ("the Lord of the Confluence") is another name associated with the deity at Koodalmanikyam. The temple is one of four in Kerala that form a set called "nalambalam", each temple dedicated to one of the four brothers in the epic Ramayana: Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna.^[2]

The Thachudaya Kaimal as "Manikkam Keralar" is the spiritual chief and the temporal ruler of the Koodalmanikyam Temple and its estates.^[3] The line goes back to antiquity and is mentioned in the sacred Skanda Purana. The temporal rights over the temple, that is the office of the kaimal (as opposed to "Manikkam Keralar") and the office of "melkoyma".