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[[Image:Puhar-ILango.jpg|left|thumb|[[Ilango Adigal]]]]
'''Mathilakam''' is a village in Kodungallur taluk, [[Thrissur District|Thrissur district]] in [[Kerala]], south [[India]]. It is located around 5 miles north of [[Kodungallur]] on [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]].

Mathilakam is generally identified by historians as the location of the medieval [[Jainism|Jain]] [[vihara]], the Thirukkunavay Temple.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last=Narayanan|first=M. G. S.|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0376983614521543?journalCode=ihra|title=Perumals of Kerala: Brahmin Oligarchy and Ritual Monarchy|publisher=CosmoBooks|year=2013|isbn=|location=Thrissur (Kerala)|pages=340-42|ref=|orig-year=1972}}</ref> The shrine was also known as the Kunavayir Kottam, the monastery of [[Ilango Adigal|Ilamko Atikal]] (the author of the Tamil epic [[Silappatikaram|Chilappathikaram]]).<ref name=":0" /> It seems that by 15th century, the Thirukkunavay Temple was transformed into a [[Shiva]] temple. The temple was probably destroyed completely in late medieval period.<ref name=":0" /> One of the finest cricketer [https://instagram.com/_shaheershah_?igshid=wp9izwg2oy8e Shaheershah PH] is Living at Mathilakam.
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|quote = At Madilakam...the excavation revealed a 1.7 metres thick occupation overlying the natural sand. Several massive walls of laterite were exposed, one of which measuring 1.12 metres in breadth was traced to a length of 12 metres. The structure-complex seems to belong to the temple. The occurrence in the lower-half of the deposit of the sturdy red ware, the Chinese Celadon Ware and Chola coins would date the site to the 10th-11th centuries AD. The coins bear the familiar Chola characteristics, viz., the standing king on one side and the seated goddess on the other. Besides, hundreds of small earthen lamps were picked up from this site which might indicate that the venue was probably that of the temple, though this needs further confirmation. Another important find in this area was the outer wall of Madilakam, on the south extremity of the village. The wall was found to be running in the east-west direction and probably extended up to the backwaters on the east.
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Excavations were conducted by [[Archaeological Survey of India]] at Mathilakam in 1967.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=2014|title=Archaeological Team Begins Field Survey at Mathilakam|language=|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/archaeological-team-begins-field-survey-at-mathilakam/article6154960.ece|url-status=live|access-date=|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In the excavations conducted in 1970, an 8th-9th century AD foundation, structurally different from the standard Hindu temple foundations in shape, was revealed.<ref name=":0" />

Kerala State Archaeological Department conducted a field survey at Mathilakam in 2014.<ref name=":2" /> In 2020, the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] granted licence to a non-profit trust to undertake excavations in Mathilakam.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Saju|first=M. T.|last2=|last3=|first3=|date=2020|title=Rediscovering Ancient Tamilakam: Pattanam and Mathilakam Excavations to Begin Soon|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/rediscovering-ancient-tamilakam-pattanam-and-mathilakam-excavations-to-begin-soon/articleshow/73674210.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Times of India|language=}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Harigovind|first=Abhinaya|date=2020|title=Ancient Ring Well Unearthed at Thevarkadu|language=|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/ancient-ring-well-unearthed-at-thevarkadu/article33043250.ece|url-status=live|access-date=|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The first phase of the excavations was started with the opening of six trial trenches.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> The trust completed the trial excavations at Mathilakam in 2020.<ref name=":3" />

==References==
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{{Thrissur district|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Villages in Thrissur district]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Kerala]]

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