Sangamagrama is a town in medieval
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...
believed to be the Brahminical Grama of
Irinjalakuda
Irinjalakuda is a municipal town in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of
Irinjalakuda Revenue Division and Mukundapuram Taluk. After Thrissur, this town has most number of administrative, law-enforcement and judicial ...
which includes parts of Irinjalakuda Municipality,
Aloor, Muriyad and Velookara Panchayaths,
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and ...
District. It is associated with the noted mathematician
Madhava of Sangamagrama
Iriññāttappiḷḷi Mādhavan known as Mādhava of Sangamagrāma () was an Indian mathematician and astronomer from the town believed to be present-day Kallettumkara, Aloor Panchayath, Irinjalakuda in Thrissur District, Kerala, India. He i ...
, founder of the
Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics
The Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics or the Kerala school was a school of Indian mathematics, mathematics and Indian astronomy, astronomy founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama in Kingdom of Tanur, Tirur, Malappuram district, Malappuram, K ...
.
The town is known for the Koodalmanikyam temple.
The town was also home of Narayan Misra who was the author of the Ancient Text Vādhūla Gṛhyāgamavṛttirahasyam.
[https://www.namami.gov.in/sites/default/files/book_pdf/Krtibodha%20Series%201.pdf ]
References
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Cities and towns in Thrissur district