| Aditya Varma Manikandan | |
|---|---|
| King of Thekkumkur | |
 Flag of Thekkumkur | |
| Reign | 1717 – Sep 1749 |
| Predecessor | Udaya Marthanda Varman Manikandan |
| Born | Aditya Varman 1701 Neerazhi Palace, Thekkumkur |
| Died | Nattassery, Kottayam |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Aditya Varma Manikandan (Malayalam: ആദിത്യ വർമ്മ മണികണ്ഠൻ) popularly known as Aditya Varman, was the last ruling Maharaja of the Princely State of Thekkumkur.[1] He was the ruler until September 1749 when the king of Travancore Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma ousted him from Neerazi Palace at the Battle of Changanassery.[2] Thekkumkur kings were known as Manikandan. The goddess was Cheruvally Bhagavathi in the space. The official residence of Sri Aditya Varma was Neerazi Palace.[3]
- ^ A. Sreedhara Menon (1987). Political History of Modern Kerala. DC Books. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-81-264-2156-5. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "A History of Travancore from the Earliest Times". Higginbotham. 1878.
- ^ N.E Kesavan Namboothiri, Thekkumkoor Charithravum Puravrithavum (Kottayam: National Book Stall, 2014), 8-9.