Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple, Kothamangalam. It is declared as one of the 11 holy temples in Kerala. Thrikkariyur is believed to be the capital of ancient Chera Kingdom.It is near to the Ekachakra gramam(Kothamangalam) which was famous from time immemorial.It is believed that Aryan Brahmins were settled here in Kothamnagalam even in the 1st century AD.There existed tremendous commercial trade between Pandyan Kingdom and Muzris in the ancient times and it was through the royal route of Madura -Alwaye which passes through Kothamangalam.
Due to the Pandian attack on this place, the population fled to adjacent places and Kothamangalam and the sub-urbs were left uninhabited for 2 centuries in the 8th and 9th centuries AD.Thrikakariyur temple and Kothamangalam Cheria palli is connected by a strong belief of the people in the vicinity.The church festivities would not commence until the "para and lantern" from Thrikkariyoor temple reach the church.The river flowing adjacent to the temple is connecting Karur village in Kothamangalam which is having a direct link to Thrikkaroor historically. Karur is believed to be the capital of 1st Chera Kingdom (the location is doubtful among various historians of Kerala).Historians like Prof.Mundassery and V.Kanakasabha favour Thrikkariyur as the capital of early Chera Kingdom.However,the mysterious history is to be unfolded by archeological division and it will enhance the historical importance of this holy temple.
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