Mathilakam is a village in Kodungallur taluk, Thrissur district in Kerala, South India. It is located around 5 miles north of Kodungallur on National Highway 66. Mathilakam is generally identified by historians as the location of the medieval Shiva temple, the Thirukkunavay Temple. The shrine was also known as the Kunavayir Kottam, the monastery of Ilamko Atikal (the author of the Tamil epic Chilappathikaram). The temple has been highly eulogized in the Tamil Shaiva literature of Tevaram as early as the 7th century CE. The Tamil Nayanmar saint Sundarar is said to have visited the temple before attaining Moksha.
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| - Mathilakam is a village in Kodungallur taluk, Thrissur district in Kerala, South India. It is located around 5 miles north of Kodungallur on National Highway 66. Mathilakam is generally identified by historians as the location of the medieval Shiva temple, the Thirukkunavay Temple. The shrine was also known as the Kunavayir Kottam, the monastery of Ilamko Atikal (the author of the Tamil epic Chilappathikaram). The temple has been highly eulogized in the Tamil Shaiva literature of Tevaram as early as the 7th century CE. The Tamil Nayanmar saint Sundarar is said to have visited the temple before attaining Moksha. (en)
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| - Indian Archaeology 1969-70: A Review (en)
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| - Location in Kerala, India (en)
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| - At Madilakam...the excavation revealed a 1.7 metres thick occupation overlying the natural sand. Several massive walls of laterite were exposed, one of which measuring 1.12 metres in breadth was traced to a length of 12 metres. The structure-complex seems to belong to the temple. The occurrence in the lower-half of the deposit of the sturdy red ware, the Chinese Celadon Ware and Chola coins would date the site to the 10th-11th centuries AD. The coins bear the familiar Chola characteristics, viz., the standing king on one side and the seated goddess on the other. Besides, hundreds of small earthen lamps were picked up from this site which might indicate that the venue was probably that of the temple, though this needs further confirmation. Another important find in this area was the outer wall of Madilakam, on the south extremity of the village. The wall was found to be running in the east-west direction and probably extended up to the backwaters on the east. (en)
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