Koodalmanikyam Temple or Kudal Manikkam Temple is a Hindu temple in Irinjalakuda, Trissur district, Kerala state, India.
Koodalmanikyam Temple is the only temple in India dedicated to the worship of Bharata, the second brother of Rama. The temple is one of four in Kerala state that form a set called "Nalambalam", each temple dedicated to one of the four brothers in Ramayana: Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna.
On the temple website, the Koodalmanikyam Devaswom clarifies that though the deity worshipped is generally believed to be Bharata, the idol in the sanctum sanctorum is that of Vishnu. "Sangameshwara"(Lord of the Confluence) is another name associated with the deity at Koodalmanikyam.
Read more about Koodalmanikyam Temple: History, Rituals and Annual Festival, Ponds
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