Thrikkodithanam is a village in

Kottayam district Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the ...

in the state of

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. It is located on the outskirts of

Changanassery Changanassery or Changanacherry is a municipal town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. History The first recorded history on the origin of Changanacherry is obtained from Sangam period literature. According to Sangam era d ...

Municipality. The area of the villages is 9.5 km². The local administrative body is called the

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and it is one of the seven in Madapally Block. Other Panchayats adjoining Thrikodithanam are

Paippad Paippad is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This ...

and

Kunnamthanam Kunnamthanam is a village in Pathanamthitta district in Thiruvalla Revenue Division & Thiruvalla Constituency In the state of Kerala, India. Kunnamthanam organized mass yoga practise with 5,000 people. It is one of the nine villages that form ...

Demographics

Thrikkodithanam had a population of 33,087 according to the India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

: 16,482 males and 16,605 females.

Etymology

The name Thrikodithanam is believed to have come from the ''thi-kodi-sthanam'', meaning "location of three flags".

Mahavishnu Temple

The village is famous for its

Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Thrikkodithanam, Kottayam District, Kerala, South India. Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the ''Nalayira Divya P ...

, which was built during the reign of the second Chera Empire c. 800 AD. There is a stone fortress called ''Bhoodathan Kotta'' around this temple. According to local legends, the fortress was built out of a single stone, overnight, by a spirit (''bhoodam''). There is also a beautiful lake in front of the temple. Devoted to Lord Vishnu, Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Kshetram, alias Adbhuta Narayanan Temple, is one of the five Pancha-Pandava temples in Kerala and among the 108 Vishnu temples in India. This 9th-century temple is located at Thrikodithanam in Changanacherry, 25 km from Kottayam. Adbhuta Narayanan is the chief deity and his idol along with consort Karpagavalli, in standing posture, is made of an unusual black stone called Aanjana-kallu. The temple also houses the idols of Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna, Ganapathi, Narasimha, Nagadevas, and Kshetrapala.The temple structure is an architectural excellence adorned with beautiful mural paintings. The temple sanctum (sreekovil) is a double-storied structure built on a circular plan. The base of the sanctum is made of three ft high rounded granite stones and centuries old inscriptions can be seen here. The temple complex has two entrances, i.e. on the east and west.

Sri Murugan Temple

Sri Murugan temple is situated next to

. Most devotees visiting the

also happen to visit the Sri Murugan temple.

Temple Pond

There is a beautiful and sacred pond near the main entrance of

, i.e. Eastern Gate. Between the pond and the entrance there a strange granite statue known as Kazhivetti kallu. The 10-day annual festival is celebrated during the lunar month of Vrishchigom (November–December). The major highlight of the festival commences after dusk on the 9th day and carries on until the early hours of the following morning. It is a huge display of 1001 flares made of cloth bundles dipped in oil and placed on a pyramidal structure.

References

External links

Thrikodithanam - Location on Google Maps

Thrikodithanam General Information

Thrikodithanam Maha-Vishnu Temple

{{Kottayam district Villages in Kottayam district