Manikandapuram
Manikandapuram
മണികണ്ഠപുരം | |
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Village | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 686538 |
Telephone code | 0481 |
Vehicle registration | KL-33 |
Manikandapuram (
Manikandapuram Temple
The Manikandapuram Sreekrishna Temple was built in the 12th century by
There is evidence that the fort and the tunnels were at Manikandapuram, as were the later headquarters of the Thekkumkur monarchy at Changanassery and Thaliyanthanapuram (Kottayam).[9] The temple was very popular in the Thekkumkur dynasty. References to this temple are found in Aithihyamala of Kottarathil Sankunni and Unnuneeli Sandesam, the classics of Malayalam Literature.[10][11]
Unnuneeli Sandesam
The Malayalam poem Unnuneeli Sandesam describes the ancient Manikandapuram and Sreekrishna temple. In this poem, the temple and the underground passages connecting Venimala and Manikandapuram are explicit. There is depression in Manikandapuram, which looks like the entrance to a tunnel. The temple has huge acres of paddy fields in revenue records to feed hundreds of people every day.[12][13]
References
- ^ Book Title: Sthalapurāṇaṅṅaḷ Author: Iṭamaruk Publisher: Royal Book Depot, 1972 Original from The University of California Digitized: 2 Jun 2009 Length: 210 pages
- ^ Book Title: Sthalapurāṇaṅṅaḷ Author: Iṭamaruk Publisher: Royal Book Depot, 1972 Original from The University of California Digitized: 2 Jun 2009 Length: 210 pages
- ^ "MANIKANDAPURAM SREEKRISHNA SWAMY TEMPLE - History". www.manikandapuramtemple.org.
- ^ "History | Manikandapuram Temple". Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ISBN 978-8120601208.
- ^ "MANIKANDAPURAM SREEKRISHNA SWAMY TEMPLE - History". www.manikandapuramtemple.org.
- ISBN 9780195698893
- ^ "ചരിത്രം « വാകത്താനം ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Vakathanam Grama Panchayat)". Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ISBN 81-7835-018-1(Vol II)
- ISBN 9780195698893.
- ^ Unnuneeli Sandesam - Thembattu Sankaran Nair; Published by DC Books, Kottayam; 132 pages
- ^ Unnuneeli Sandesam - Thembattu Sankaran Nair; Published by DC Books, Kottayam; 132 pages
- ^ Book Title: Unnuneeli Sandesam Edited By: Elamkulam P N Kunjan Pillai Publisher: National Book Stall Category: Malayalam Poems