A "Home of Knowledge" maintaining the tradition and sanctity of our ancient "Gurukula" system. Of imparting knowledge, this is the present day's most august Gurukula, Jyothissadanam.
This institution was founded at the heart of Payyanur, which is blessed by the sacred presence of the Master of Astrology, Payyanur Perumal in 1951. The founder of this institution is Ganita Jyothisha Chakravarty Jyothirbhooshanam Pandit Shri V.P.K. Poduval, a highly respected astrologer in India.
Jyothissadanam was instituted keeping in view the research, development and propagation of Astrology and Sanskrit. Today this institution is an important meeting ground of the cultural Workers of Payanur. This institution is also the nucleus of the folklore Fellows of Malabar, which has been in the lime light for its research work in the folk arts of Malabar. It was Jyothissadanam which had given an impetus and leadership in implementing the accuracy and reform of the calculations of Almanacs in Kerala during the middle of the Century bygone. It was Jyothissadanam that paved the way to publish acurate almanacs making known to other Almanac publishers and pandits the importance and relevancy of modern ganitam. Consequently the 'Sookshma Drik Ganitam' was created and published. Jyothissadanam is also well known for predictions, therefore, many eminent and erudite personalities have acclaimed it as the 'Supreme Court' of Astrology.
The sacred land of Ayodhya, sanctified by the birth of Lord Sri Rama, once witnessed a grand congregation of India’s most renowned astrologers and Sanskrit scholars at the banks of the Sarayu River. During that great assembly, a unanimous decision was made — to bestow the honorary title “Jyothirbhooshanam” upon a 25-year-old astrologer from Payyanur, Kerala, who could not attend the event in person. It was the only such honor ever awarded to someone from Kerala at that time.
Later, he received another great recognition from the Government of India, authorizing him to prepare both the national and Kerala-specific Panchangams (almanacs). For this contribution, he was awarded the title “Pandit”.
