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കൂടൽമാണിക്യം ക്ഷേത്രം
Irinjalakuda, Kerala · 10.3466°, 76.2012°
The only ancient Indian temple dedicated to Bharata and one of the four Kerala nalambalam shrines to the brothers of the Ramayana; a stone inscription of the Chera Perumal king Sthanu Ravi Kulasekhara dated 854-55 shows it already existed. Its hereditary head, the Thachudaya Kaimal, held both spiritual and temporal authority over wide estates until 1971.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The temple tank Kulipini Theertham is held to have been sanctified by the sage Kulipini, who performed a great yajna at the spot.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chera
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