Avittathur is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala state, India. It was one of the 64 original Brahmin settlement in the Kerala state. It is famous for an ancient shiva temple, where 4 very old inscriptions have been discovered. According to legend, the temple was consecrated by sage agastya and the name of the village was originally agastyaputtur but it seems to be just the Sanskritization of the word. Legendary Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam maestro Nātyāchārya Vidūshakaratnam Padma Shri Māni Mādhava Chākyār used to perform here for decades.

Avittathur
town
Avittathur Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Avittathur Avittathur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10.330815°N 76.244860°E / 10.330815; 76.244860
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-

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External links

avittathur gramam
Avittathur Mahadeva Temple ^{[permanent dead link]}

• Irinjalakuda
• Chalakudy
• Thrissur
• Kerala
• Māni Mādhava Chākyār