Sangamagrama
Sangamagrama is a town in medieval Kerala believed to be the Brahminical Grama of Irinjalakuda which includes parts of Irinjalakuda Municipality, Aloor, Muriyad and Velookara Panchayaths, Thrissur District. It is associated with the noted mathematician Madhava of Sangamagrama, founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics.[1]
Sangamagrama | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
The town is known for the Koodalmanikyam temple.
The town was also home of Narayan Misra who was the author of the Ancient Text Vādhūla Gṛhyāgamavṛttirahasyam.
References
- C T Rajagopal and M S Rangachari (June 1978). "On an untapped source of medieval Keralese mathematics". Archive for History of Exact Sciences. 18 (2): 89–102. doi:10.1007/BF00348142 (inactive 10 January 2021).CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2021 (link)
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