Home > Kerala Villages > Thrikkakara Village > Thrikkakkara in Stone and Letters

Thrikkakkara in Stone and Letters

There are various epigraphical and literary sources which throw light on the history of Thrikkakkara. The vamanamoorthy temple at Thrikkakara, built in the traditional kerala architectural style was constructed in C. 9 A.D. Stone inscriptions during the reign of Indu Kotha Verma and Bhaskara Ravi Verma I (1969 -1019) contains references to the ancient temple and the adjoining lands. Literary sources are dime a dozen in the case of the kingdom and temple. Sukasandesham, one of the most lyrical and profound sandeshakavya written by lakshmidasa mentions the temple. It also finds mention in several works of the Sangam Literature. It is said that the Thrikkakkara temple was built in circa 823 A.D along with other temples at Kandiyur, Thiruvanchikulam, Thiruvanvandiyur, Thiruvalla, Thrikodithanam etc during the times of Vaishnavite glory.

In the eighth century, the famous Vaishnavite saint Nammalvar visited the shrine and filled with intense devotion, broke into verses in praise of the presiding deity. These verses are known as Padalukal Nalayiraprabandham in Tamil also mentions the temple as ‘Thrikalkarai’ Vishnu temple. Tolan Cheraman, and eminent court poet of the perumal and a resident of the near by village of aranikulam is said to have played a major role in organizing the Thrikkakkara Utsavam.