Mathilakam
Mathilakam Matilakam Trikana Matilakam | |
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Location in Kerala, India | |
Coordinates: 10°17′25″N 76°10′00″E / 10.2903664°N 76.1666706°ECoordinates: 10°17′25″N 76°10′00″E / 10.2903664°N 76.1666706°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Thrissur |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 680685 |
Telephone code | 0480 |
Vehicle registration | 47 |
Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
Nearest city | Kodungallur, Irinjalakkuda |
Climate | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
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Matilakam (formerly Trikana Matilakam, Kunavayikottam) is a village in Thrissur District in Kerala, India.
In the Sangam Period, Trikana Matilakam was a famous centre of Jain religion and learning. In Matilakam was a famous Jain temple to which a number of other temples were subordinate but it later became a Hindu temple. Ilango Adikal, the author of the Tamil epic, Silappadikaram, was a Jain who lived at Trikana Matilakam.
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