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Kodungallur was a feudal principality subordinate to the rulers of the Kingdom of Cochin from the later half of the eighteenth century until Indian independence. The Kingdom of Kodungallur was under the protection of the Dutch government after 1707 for a few years before returning to its allegiance to the Zamorin .
Puthen Kovilakam (Malayalam: പുത്തന്കോവിലകം) is one section of the Kodungallur Kovilakam, a palace in Kodungallur, Kerala, Puthen Kovilakam means "new palace". This Kovilakam (manor house) was known by the name " Gurukulam ". [ 2 ]
A scene from Kodungallur Bharani festival in Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple. Origin of the modern name 'Kodungallur' has multiple interpretations: From koṭuṁ-kall-ūr, meaning 'place of the grand stone' in Old Tamil, because of a huge stone that the Chera king Cheran Chenguttuvan brought from the Himalayas to establish a shrine dedicated to the legendary Tamil woman Kannagi.
The Kovilakam residences are usually large and beautiful manors or palaces with extensive wood work and mural paintings in the traditional medieval Kerala architecture style. A Kovilakam was usually endowed with estates and properties (crown lands), sufficient for the maintenance of its constituent members.
The major poets of the Venmani school were Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad (1817-1891), Venmani Mahan Nambudiripad (1844-1893), Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri (1821-1865), Poonthottam Mahan Nambudiri (1857-1896) and the members of the Kodungallur Kovilakam (Royal Family) such as Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran.
Sringapuram Mahadeva Temple, Kodungallur, Thrissur, Kerala Geographic coordinates 10°13′05″N 76°12′04″E / 10.218029°N 76.201014°E / 10.218029; 76.
Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran [a] (1864 - 1914) was a Malayalam poet and prominent Sanskrit scholar of Kerala. His birth-name was Rama Varma . He is famous for his single-handed, word-by-word translation of entire Mahabharata within 874 days for which he gained the epithet Kerala Vyasa ( lit.
A full-fledged kingdom was established by around c. 370 ME (1194 CE) by obtaining the land from Kunjunni Varma Thampan (Kaipuzha Thampan) of Amanthur Kovilakam at Kaipuzha and the local ruler and landlord of the region.