Anchuvilakku

Anchuvilakku is a historic five-lamp monument located at a busy central junction in Kottayam town, Kerala. The name means 'five lamps' in Malayalam. Erected during the Travancore era, the pillar with five lamps serves as a prominent town landmark and reference point. Situated in the heart of the city near Thirunakkara, it is a well-known meeting point and a symbol of Kottayam's urban heritage.

Visitors can expect a small heritage monument situated on a traffic island at a busy town junction in central Kottayam. The structure consists of a central pillar topped with five lamps. The surroundings are urban with shops, roads and pedestrian activity. Visitors typically view and photograph the monument from the roadside, observe the lamps especially when lit in the evening, and experience the everyday bustle of the town centre.

Anchuvilakku was erected during the Travancore period as a town-centre landmark featuring five oil lamps. It has served for decades as a central marker of Kottayam town and remains a historic reference point associated with the urban development of Kottayam under the former princely state.

The monument is a cultural landmark and familiar gathering point for residents of Kottayam. The five lamps are traditionally lit on special occasions and the junction serves as a focal point for local orientation and town identity.