Goda Ravi


Goda Ravi was a Chera Perumal king of medieval Kerala, south India.
Temple inscriptions dated in the regnal years of Goda Ravi were discovered from Chokkur, Nedumpuram Thali, Avittathur, Tripparangode, Poranghattiri, Indianur and Thrippunithura. The records mention, among other things, certain Cheraman Maha Devi, the so-called Agreement of Muzhikkulam, the chieftains of Vembanadu and Valluvanad.
The direct authority of the Chera-Perumal king was restricted to the country around capital Makotai in central Kerala. His kingship was only ritual and remained nominal compared with the power that local chieftains exercised politically and militarily. Nambudiri-Brahmins also possessed huge authority in religious and social subjects.
Goda Ravi was formerly identified with king Vijayaraga of the Chera Perumal dynasty.

Epigraphic records

Note: Material: granite, script: Vattezhuthu with Grantha characters, and language: old Malayalam

As Goda Ravi