Kattil Madam Temple

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| religious_affiliation = Jainism

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| location = Palakkad District, Kerala

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| established = 9th century

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| architecture = Chola architecture

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Kattil Madam Temple is a dilapidated shrine in the Palakkad district in Kerala, India. It is thought to be a Jain temple built around the ninth or tenth centuries AD and is situated on the Pattambi Guruvayur road.

Architecture

The architecture is of Dravidian style with Chola and Pandya influences.{{cite book|title=Journal of Kerala Studies|date=1973|publisher=University of Kerala|page=iii|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k7MbAQAAMAAJ&q=kattil+madam|access-date=16 September 2014}} The temple features an alpa-vimana.{{sfn|The Hindu|2021}}

The temple is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.{{Sfn|Protected Monuments in Kerala}}

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{{Cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/protected-monuments-in-kerala/|title=Protected Monuments in Kerala|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|ref={{SfnRef|Protected Monuments in Kerala}} }}
{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/kattilmadam-the-chola-era-temple-lies-neglected/article35220158.ece | title=Kattilmadam, the Chola-era temple lies neglected | date=8 July 2021 | newspaper=The Hindu | ref={{sfnref|The Hindu|2021}} }}

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Category:Jain temples in Kerala

Category:Religious buildings and structures in Palakkad district

Category:Monuments of National Importance in Kerala

Category:9th-century Jain temples