Avittathur

Avittathur is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala state, India. It was one of the 64 original Brahmin settlement in the Kerala state. It is famous for an ancient shiva temple, where 4 very old inscriptions have been discovered. According to legend, the temple was consecrated by sage agastya and the name of the village was originally agastyaputtur but it seems to be just the Sanskritization of the word. Legendary Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam maestro Nātyāchārya Vidūshakaratnam Padma Shri Māni Mādhava Chākyār used to perform here for decades.

Avittathur
town
Avittathur
Location in Kerala, India
Avittathur
Avittathur (India)
Coordinates: 10.330815°N 76.244860°E / 10.330815; 76.244860
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThrissur
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKL-

References

    avittathur gramam
    Avittathur Mahadeva Temple

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