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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 name Kodungallur is derived from Kodi-linga-ur ("the land of 10 million Siva lingas ur-village") according to common belief. Kodungallur was perhaps the revenue collection center of Kuda-kons (the Chera rulers) for the goods coming to the nearby port, hence the name Kudakonallur, which later shortened to Kodungallur.
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.
Mahodayapuram, or Makotai, the seat of the Cheraman Perumals, is identified with present-day Kodungallur in central Kerala. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Initially, their influence appeared to be limited to the area between present-day Quilon and Quilandy , but it later extended up to the Chandragiri river in northern Kerala and to Nagercoil in the south.
KKTM Government College, is a general degree college located in Kodungallur, Thrissur district, Kerala. It was established in the year 1965. [ 2 ] The college is affiliated with Calicut University . [ 3 ]
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