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CRADLE OF AYUEVEDA
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Malappuram,
literally means a terraced place atop the hills. The area
covered by the district was carved out of Kozhikode and
Palakkad districts in 1969. The Malappuram district is
bounded in the north by Kozhikode district, Wayanad district
and Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu, on the south by Palakkad
and Thrissur districts and on the west by Arabian sea
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Malappuram district comprises of undulating hills
with innumerable streams that meander through these hills
and reaching the coconut fringed sea coast. These streams
at places are linked with the backwaters, facilitating
network of inland waterways. The hilly tracts have dense
forests and extensive teak plantations. A
large number of the district's population is engaged in
the field of agriculture. The main crops of the district
include paddy, coconut, arecanut, cashewnut, pepper, ginger,
pulses, banana, tapioca and rubber. Though Malappuram
is rich in natural resources the district is industrially
backward due to the lack of infrastructural facilities.
The district also lags behind in the standards
of literacy and education as compared to the high standards
prevalent in other districts of the state. But Malappuram
district has enriched the Kerala's cultural traditions
immensely. It has been a centre for Hindu Vedic
learning and teaching. Ponnani, the taluk headquarters,
is an important centre for education in the philosophy
of Islam.
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PLACES OF INTEREST
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Malappuram
Malappuram
is situated 52 km. south west of Kozhikode. Zamorins
of Kozhikode had stationed a part of their
military here. It was the headquarters of European
and British troops, and later on became the headquarters of
Malabar Special Police. The ruins of Tipu Sultan's fort
can still be seen here.
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Mamburam
Muslim pilgrim centre located 26 km. east of Tirur.
The town is famous for the Makham,
which
is the shrine intended and used primarily
as a receptacle for the dead bodies of the principal
Thangals.
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Manjeri
The historical town is the
headquarters of Ernad Taluk. The Karikkad Subramania
temple, is unique for its architectural style. The
temple at Trikkalangode, near Manjeri is known for the
annual Pooram
festival, in the month of April attracting devotees.
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Kottakkal
It
lies 12 km. south of Malappuram and
168 km. from Kochi. The town has a fortified
palace of the Kizhakke Kovilakam Kings,
a wing of Zamorins.
Kottakkal
Arya Vaidyasala
The headquarters of this renowned
private Ayurvedic Institution was established
here in 1900. The pioneering institute
of Ayurveda was founded by Vaidyaratnam
P.S. Warrier, and is the best run Ayurvedic
centre in the State. It specialises
in the Kerala's traditional system of
health and medicine and runs an
Ayurvedic research centre, a nursing
home and a hospital. It has branches
spread all over the state as well as
in Delhi and Chennai. Number of patients
from world over benefit from their excellent
services.
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Karuvarakkundu
Located 32 km east of Manjeri, the town
and surroundings are are known for large plantations of
rubber, tea etc.
The
Jama' at Mosque
It
is
one of the important mosques of Kerala. The
nercha
festival of the mosque is celebrated for
four days, every year in the month of
April. Adjacent to the mosque is the musoleum
of the Malappuram Shaheeds, whose brave exploits have been immortalised in the Mappilla
ballads.
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Kadampuzha
Situated
on the Thrissur - Kozhikode national
highway, the town is known
for
the Bhagvathi temple, which is believed
to have been consecrated by Jagatguru
Sankaracharya.
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Areacode
It
is an important centre of pottery and
timber trade. The town is located 31
km. north west of Manjeri, on the banks
of river Chaliyar. Areacode and its
surrounding areas have witnessed
some of the bloodiest scenes during
the Malabar rebellion in 1921. There
are inscriptions on stone pillars at
Kottathadayi and Amalathara. |
Kondotty
It
located 18 km. from Manjeri
town. There is a 500 year old Pazhayangadi
Mosque, which is the venue for
the annual Valia Nercha festival.
The festival is celebrated for
three days in the month
of February - March,
attracting large number of
peoples.
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Tirur
It
is the birth place Tunchath Ramanujan
Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam
language. Tunchan Parambu is highly
venerated and its sand is believed
to be sacred. The sand is used
in Vidyarambham,
on Vijaya
Dashmi day.
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Kalikavu
It
is an important rubber plantation
area located 30 km. from Manjeri.
Pepper and arecanut are other
important crops.
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Nilambur
Forest Area
The forest area is renowned for
the 'Canolly's Plot',
which is considered
to be the world's oldest
teak plantation. Bamboos
cover extensive area
in the forest.
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Communication
Nearest
airport at
Karipur and
railhead at
Kozhikode (36 km.).
Well connected
by roads.
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