Karumadikkuttan

Statue of Karumadikkuttan

Karumadikkuttan (Malayalam: കരുമാടിക്കുട്ടൻ) is a three-foot-tall black granite Buddha statue located in the village of Karumadi, Alappuzha, Kerala, India. It is believed to date from the 9th to 14th century.

Sir Robert Bristow, a colonial British engineer, discovered the statue in the 1930s.

The Dalai Lama visited the site in 1965.

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References

  1. ↑ "Site of ancient Buddha statue gets a facelift". The Hindu. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Karumadi Kuttan". Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 Biju E Paul (3 November 2014). "Renovation of Lord Buddha's Statue at Karumadi Going on". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2015.