Karumadikkuttan ( ml, കരുമാടിക്കുട്ടൻ) is the nickname of a

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statue found in Karumady near

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, India. The name literally means ''boy from Karumady''. This 3 feet tall, black granite statue, believed to be old as 9th to 14th century, was abandoned for centuries in a nearby stream named "Karumady thodu". Later in 1930s, Sir Robert Bristow, a colonial British engineer found the statue, and did appropriate actions to protect it. Currently the statue is under the protection of

state government. Left side of the statue is missing. The statue is a subject of historical debate as the reason for its partial destruction is still elusive.

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has visited Karumadi in 1965. As per travancore state manual the idol of Karumadikkuttan is of Jain Theerthankara. The style of idol is of Jain idol style.

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