Avittathur Mahadeva Trmple

There is one very old ahadeva Temple built by Agastya Muni according to four very old inscriptions found in the Temple.This Temple is in the Thrissur District of Kerala State .This is a very ancient Temple over two thousand years old .The place was originally named Agastyaputtur. Later on ,sometimes the name was changed as Avittathur.This historical Temple exists in an area where once upon a time Bhrahmin settlement existed..This area is supposed to be one of the 64 such areas existed in Kerala This Mahadeva Temple is about 2000 years old. Avittathur Siva Temple was well known for protecting and practising Temple arts form known as ChakyarKoothu and Koodiyattam. Similar to Kathakali in the costumes xxthis art form was of very humerous nature of pleasant mocking of the members of the audience also A very entertaining form of Koothu and Koodiyattam were originally existed only in Temples and were not popular outside the Temple in other stages. A very famous artist of Kuuthu and Koodiyattam who performed in this Temple for more than 2 decades Shri Mani Madhava ChaKyar was responsible for this curious rare art form finding light out side the interior premises of Temples.

ShiMadhava ChaKyar very boldly and devotedly staged the art outside Temple also who made a lot of followers He was a famous scholar in Sanskrit. He had ability to convince everything by Rasabhinaya and Netrabhinaya . His knowledge and mastery of the principles of Koodiyattam like Theory and Practise were considered superb. He was a veteran teacher of both ChaKyar Koothu and Koodiyattam He was ,in fact,the authority on these two branches of Temple Artforms . His earnst effort made the Artforms popular in Kerala&India.He had trained even followers of foreign origin. He is the receipient of various titles and Awards.in 1021 he got Mudramothiram from Bhattan Thampuran of Kodungallor Kovilakam. All kovioams at Kottayam,Thripunithura, and all other Kovilakams in Kerala. Maharani of Trsvancore honoured with Ponnada through UplorvParameswara iyer. The cental Government has honoured him with Padmasree in 1974. Shri Madhava Chakyarvwas a regular performer for two decades at the Avittathur Mahadeva Temple Avittathur Temple is in Irinjalakkuda near Chalakkudi ,Kerala State,India. Dedicated to Shri Vadakkumnathan Temple of Thrissur on the occasion of famous Pooram 2019. SreedharanMundanat 12 th of May 2019.