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[[File:Buddha statue in Kerala.jpg|thumb|Karumadikkuttan]]<br />
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'''Karumadikkuttan''' ({{lang-ml|കരുമാടിക്കുട്ടൻ}}) is the nickname of a [[Buddha]] statue found in [[Karumady]] near [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India.<ref name=tourism>{{cite web|title=Karumadi Kuttan|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/karumadi-kuttan-alappuzha/461|publisher=Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala|access-date=2 October 2015}}</ref> The name literally means ''boy from Karumady''. This 3 feet tall, black granite statue,<ref>{{cite news|title=Site of ancient Buddha statue gets a facelift|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/site-of-ancient-buddha-statue-gets-a-facelift/article6804261.ece|access-date=2 October 2015|work=The Hindu|date=20 January 2015}}</ref> believed to be old as 9th to 14th century, was abandoned for centuries in a nearby stream named "Karumady thodu". Later in 1930s, Sir [[Robert Bristow (engineer)|Robert Bristow]], a colonial British engineer found the statue,<ref name=renovation>{{cite news|author1=Biju E Paul|title=Renovation of Lord Buddha's Statue at Karumadi Going on|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Renovation-of-Lord-Buddha%E2%80%99s-Statue-at-Karumadi-Going-on/2014/11/03/article2505252.ece|access-date=2 October 2015|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=3 November 2014}}</ref> and did appropriate actions to protect it. Currently the statue is under the protection of [[Kerala]] state government. Left side of the statue is missing. The statue is a subject of historical debate as the reason for its partial destruction is still elusive.<br />
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[[Dalai Lama]] has visited Karumadi in 1965.<ref name=renovation /><br />
[[File:കരുമാടിക്കുട്ടൻ.jpg|left|thumb|Karumadikkuttan stupa]]<br />
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As per travancore state manual the idol of Karumadikkuttan is of Jain Theerthankara. The style of idol is of Jain idol style.<br />
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