Avittathur

Avittathur is a village in Mukundapuram taluk, Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, 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
Village
Avittathur Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Avittathur Avittathur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10°19′51″N 76°14′41″E / 10.330815°N 76.244860°E / 10.330815; 76.244860
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Mukundapuram
Government
• Type	Grama Panchayat
• Body	Velukara Grama Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin Code	680683

References

External links

avittathur gramam [1]
Avittathur Mahadeva Temple [2]^{[permanent dead link]}

• Irinjalakuda
• Chalakudy
• Thrissur
• Kerala
• Māni Mādhava Chākyār