Avittathur is a village in Mukundapuram taluk, Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, 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
Village
Avittathur is located in Kerala
Avittathur
Avittathur
Location in Kerala, India
Avittathur is located in India
Avittathur
Avittathur
Avittathur (India)
Coordinates: 10°19′51″N 76°14′41″E / 10.330815°N 76.244860°E / 10.330815; 76.244860
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThrissur
TehsilMukundapuram
Government
 • TypeGrama Panchayat
 • BodyVelukara Grama Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin Code
680683

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avittathur gramam [1]
Avittathur Mahadeva Temple [2][permanent dead link]