Methala, Kodungallur · Thrissur · Kerala
Cheraman Juma Mosque at Kodungallur, Kerala — held by living tradition to be India's first mosque (629 CE), built by Malik bin Dinar at the behest of the Chera king Cheraman Perumal. Kerala-Islamic wooden architecture on the ancient Muziris coast.
Place · Methala, Kodungallur · Thrissur · Kerala
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Cheraman Juma Mosque, Kodungallur. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.