Chittur-Thathamangalam

Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in Palakkad district of Kerala State, India.

It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, 13 km (8.1 mi) south-east of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, the second longest river in Kerala.

Chittur-Thathamangalam town consists of the famous Chittur Bhagavathi temple, which is under the Cochin Devaswom board.

His final resting place is famous for Vidyarambham celebrations, where young children are initiated into the world of words and knowledge.

[3] Chittur, Thathamangalam and nearby towns are also mentioned in "Memoir of the Survey of Travancore and Cochin 1816-1820", and in this book the spelling used is "Tattamungalum".

Other than these, there is an important festival in Lankeswaram village, called Ardra Dharsanam (Thiruvathira Radholsavam), at the end of December or first of January month every year.

Andayil temple
An old map of the Kingdom of Kochi showing the Thathamangalam and Chittur areas
Kairali & Sree theatre, Chittur