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Home > Kerala Temples > Carvings and Paintings > Kootthambalam in Kerala Temples Kootthambalam in Kerala TemplesKootthambalam Being an excellent master piece of wood work Kootthambalam has carvings on the ceilings at its Vedika portion, as is seen in the Kootalmaanickam temple, Iringalakuda (Thrissur district) and sree Mahadevar temple, Thirunakkara (kottayam town in kottayam district). Gopuras in temples of kerala are not imposing structures as is seen in Tamil Nadu, barring the one at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple at Trivandrum. The kerala style of gopuras is unique and they are simple but elegant. Some of the gopuras contain exquisite carvings inside its halls. The figurates and sometimes themes of puraanaas are also carved therein as seen inside the floor of the western gopura of the famous Sree Vatakkunathha temple Thrissur. Most of the temples may have some type of wooden images or motifs but certain temples have exquisite carvings. The important temples which have been acclaimed by all as those having exquisite wood carvings are. Kootthambalam Important temples which have been acclaimed by all those having exquisite wood carvings .
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