Sri Killikkurussi Mahadeva Kshetram ( Shiva temple of Kiillikkurussimangalam ).

Killikkurussimangalam (Lakkidi) is a small village around 8 km from nearby town Ottappalam in Palakkad district of Kerala, south India. The river Nila ( Bharatapuzha ) flows through the southern border of Lakkidi. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1187x778, 1071 KB) Summary Killikkurussi Mahadeva Temple. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1187x778, 1071 KB) Summary Killikkurussi Mahadeva Temple. ... Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव; Hindi: शिव or शिवा; Malayalam ശിവന്‍ (when used to distinguish lordly status), also known as Siva and written Åšiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as ) is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. ... Ottapalam is a small town in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. ... For the town with the same name, see Palakkad. ... Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalam: േകരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... South India is a linguistic-cultural region of India that comprises the four Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, whose inhabitants are collectively referred to as South Indians. ... Meera Chopra (Known as Nila in Tamil Cinema Industry : Origin : Dehli) About Meera Chopra After studying Mass Communications in New York, Meera worked with a leading national television channel but gave it up soon because she felt she was given a raw deal. ...

The village got its name from the famous Lord Shiva temple- Sri Killikkurussi Mahadeva Kshetram situated in the village. The temple is very old and legends say it has been founded by the sage Sree Suka Brahma Hrishi. Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव; Hindi: शिव or शिवा; Malayalam ശിവന്‍ (when used to distinguish lordly status), also known as Siva and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as ) is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. ... The Angkor Wat Hindu temple in Cambodia is the largest in the world. ...

The village is the birth place of famous Malayalam satire poet and founder of the Ottamthullal art form, Kunchan Nambiar ( Rama panivada ). The house, where Kunchan Nambiar was born- Kalakkathu Bhavanam, is now a cultural central, under taken by Department of Culture of Kerala State Government. There is also a library situated here in memory of Kunchan Nambiar called Kunchan Smaraka Vayanasala- Kunchan Memorial Library. Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Kunjan Nambiar (1705-1770) was a Malayalam poet. ... Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalam: േകരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...

Legendary Koodiyattam and Chakyar koothu artist and noted Natyashasthra scholar Natyacharya Vidushakaratnam Padma Shri Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar, who was considered as the authority of Abhinaya (acting) was also lived here. His home is near to the Killikkurussi Mahadeva temple. Koodiyattam Koodiyattam is a traditional performing artform from Kerala, India. ... Mani Madhava Chakyar performing Chakyar koothu Koothu, also called Chakyar Koothu is a type of performing arts from Kerala, south India. ... Natya Shastra is the classic Indian text of theater, acting, dance, music, and gesture. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Mani Madhava Chakyar ( 1899 - 1990 ) Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar ( 15 February 1899 - 14 January 1990) was a performance artist and Sanskrit scholar from Kerala, South India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam artist and authority of modern times. ...

Famous Sanskrit scholar Koppattu Achutha Pothuval was also lived near the temple. The Sanskrit language ( , ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. ...

Sree Sankara Oriental High School, which is the oldest high school in this area, and stays for the education of the poor. It was started by the great Sanskrit scholar and teacher Panditaratnam Pazhedathu Sankaran Nampoothiripad. This is one of the six schools in Kerala where Sanskrit is the Major Language. Sankara can refer to: Shiva, whom Hindus, especially Shaivaites, worship as supreme God or their Supreme Being. ... The term the Orient - literally meaning sunrise, east - is traditionally used to refer to Near, Middle, and Far Eastern countries. ...

The performance of devotional koothu- Mattavilasa at Killikkurussi Mahadeva Kshetram by Mani Damodara Chakyar

Padma Shri Mani Madhava Chakyar- Legendary Koodiyattam Artist Mani Madhava Chakyar ( 1899 - 1990 ) Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar ( 15 February 1899 - 14 January 1990) was a performance artist and Sanskrit scholar from Kerala, South India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam artist and authority of modern times. ... Koodiyattam Koodiyattam is a traditional performing artform from Kerala, India. ...

See also

• Mani Madhava Chakyar
• Kunchan Nambiar
• Ottamthullal
• Chakyar koothu
• Koodiyattam
• Kathakali
• Mohiniyattam
• Mani Damodara Chakyar