Koodalmanikyam Temple

Koodalmanikyam Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThrissur
DeityBharata
Location
LocationIrinjalakuda
StateKerala
Country India
Koodalmanikyam Temple is located in Kerala
Koodalmanikyam Temple
Koodalmanikyam Temple, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala
Geographic coordinates10°20′48″N 76°12′04″E / 10.3466°N 76.2012°E / 10.3466; 76.2012
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture (Kerala style)
Elevation27.76 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".

  1. ^ "Koodalmanikyam Irinjalakkuda". Manorama Online. The-week.com. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Nalambala Darsanam from July 17". The Hindu. Thrissur. 15 July 2007.
  3. ^ Epistles by Ananthakumara Swami, Thachudaya Kaimal Stanom, Published 1927 Irinjalakkuda India Office Records, London IOR/R/2/882/104