Topic summaryPuthen Kovilakam Expand Summary Extracted from the Wikipedia article Kodungallur Kovilakam. Puthen KovilakamPuthen Kovilakam means "new palace". This Kovilakam (manor house) was known by the name "Gurukulam". It was a well-known learning center. Many eminent scholars from this Kovilakam contributed to Malayalam and Sanskrit literature. Wikipedia source