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Major Monumets in KERALA
- Chendamangalam
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Chendamangalam is a small town in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is about 42 km from Ernakulam town. It has three rivers, seven inlets, hillocks and large expanses of green plain.
The Paliam Palace, residence of the Paliath Achans, hereditary Prime Ministers to the former Maharajas of Kochi, is one of the architectural splendours of Kerala. The Palace is over 450 years old and houses a collection of historic documents and relics.
The hillocks at Kottayil Kovilakom are unique as the site of a Hindu temple, a Christian church, a mosque and the remains of a Jewish synagogue, all within 1 km of each other. The synagogue was built in 1614 A.D and is in a peaceful wooded area. In the courtyard behind the synagogue, it is possible to find old Jewish graves, including one of a Jewish woman, dated 1264 A.D.
The Jews arrived in Chendamangalam after the destruction of the second temple and the final desolation of Jerusalem in (A.D. 69) and founded a colony. They moved to Fort Kochi in 1341 A.D after the Great flood. All the synagogues in Kerala - Chendamangalam, Mala, and Kochi - have similar traditional architectural features: a central bimah of brass or silver metal on a concrete or stone base, an ark on the western wall, a balcony above the eastern entry to the sanctuary that is used by the reader on certain holidays. Behind the balcony is the women's gallery, with a stairway leading up to it, usually from outside the building. The synagogue has been restored and has an exhibit which is open to visitors from 9:30 to 5:00 during the week.
District : Ernakulam .
Nearest railway station : Ernakulam ( 43 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport .
- Dutch Palace Mattancherry
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Mattancherry Palace with its medieval charm is situated at Palace Road, Mattancherry, Kochi. It was built by the Portuguese and presented to Veera Kerala Varma (1537-65), Raja of Kochi, in 1555 AD. The Dutch carried out some extensions and renovations in the palace in 1663, and thereafter it was popularly called Dutch Palace. The rajas also made more improvements to it. Today, it is a portrait gallery of the Cochin Rajas and notable for some of the best mythological murals in India, which are in the best traditions of Hindu temple art. The palace was built to appease the king after they plundered a temple nearby.
The landing of Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer at Kappkadavu in 1498 was welcomed by the Kochi rulers. They were given exclusive right to construct factories. The Portuguese repulsed the repeated attacks of the Zamorins and the Cochin Rajas practically became vassals of the Portuguese. The influence of the Portuguese were supplanted by the Dutch and they took over Mattancherry in 1663. Subsequently, the area was taken over by Hyder Ali and still later by the British East India Company
District : Ernakulam .
Nearest railway station : Ernakulam ( 12 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport (25).
- Koyikkal Palace Nedumangad
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the Koyikkal Palace which is an excellent specimen of the traditional architecture of Kerala.Agasthyarkoodam, famous for its abundant ayurvedic herbs and medicinal plants is around 50 km from Nedumangad. About 32 km from Nedumangad en route to Ponmudi lies the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary which is a big attraction to wildlife enthusiasts and ornithologists.
District : Thiruvananthapuram .
Nearest railway station : Thiruvananthapuram ( 19 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (23).
- Padmanabhapuram Palace
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Padamanabhapuram Palace complex is located in at Padmanabhapuram Fort, close to the town of Thuckalay in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu. It is about 20 km from Nagercoil, and about 50 kilometers from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The palace complex is inside an old granite fortress around four kilometers long. The palace is located at the foot of the Veli Hills, which form a part of the Western Ghats. The river Valli flows nearby.
The palace was constructed around 1601 A.D by Iravi Iravi Varma Kulasekhara Perumal who ruled Travancore between 1592 A.D. and 1609 A.D. In the late 18th century, the capital of Travancore was shifted from here to Trivandrum, and the place lost its former glory. However, the palace complex continue to be the best examples of traditional Kerala architecture, and some portions of the sprawling complex are also the hall mark of traditional Kerala style building art.
District : Thiruvananthapuram .
Nearest railway station : Nagercoil ( 15 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (56).
- Shakthan Thampuran Palace
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Shakthan Thampuran Palace is in Thrissur City of Kerala state, south India. It is named as Vadakkekara Palace, was reconstructed in Kerala-Dutchstyle in 1795 by Sri. Ramavarma Thampuran of the erstwhile Princely State of Cochin, well as Sakthan Thampuran (Greatest ruler of the Cochin dynasty) is preserved by Archaeological Department.
District : Thrissur .
Nearest railway station : Thrissur ( 2 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport (58).
- Thrithala
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Thrithala is a village in Ottappalam taluk in Palakkad District of Kerala state, south India. The village is located along the banks of Bharathapuzha and is famed for its Shiva temple.
The legend of 'Parayi petta panthirukulam' is centred around Trithala. According to this story, a brahmin named Vararuchi, married a lower caste woman without knowing her true identity. After the marriage, they set out on a long journey. During the course of the journey, the woman became pregnant several times, and every time she delivered a baby, the husband asked her to leave it there itself. Each of the babies was taken up by people of different castes (totally 12), thus they grew up in that caste, making the legendary 'Panthirukulam'. They all became famous in their lives and many tales are attributed to them. The eldest was Agnihothri, a brahmin, whose place is Mezhathur in Trithala. The others are Pakkanar (basket weaver), Perumthachan (Master capenter), Naranathu Bhranthan (an eccentric but divine person), Vayillakunnilappan (a child without mouth, whom the mother wanted to keep with her) and so on. Their stories are mentioned in the well known book 'Eithihyamala' by Kottarathil Sankunni.
District : Palakkad .
Nearest railway station : Pattambi ( 20 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Coimbatore Airport (58).
- Thunchan Parambu Tirur
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Tunchan Parambu is a place in Tirur a small town in Malappuram district of Kerala, South India. Thunchan Parambu is where Thunchan Ramanujan Ezhuthchan, the father of the Malayalam language was born.
District : Malappuram .
Nearest railway station : Tirur ( 20 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Karipur International Airport .
- Vizhinjam Rock Cut Cave
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Vizhinjam Rock Cut Cave contains the rock cut sculptures of the 18th century in the cave temple at Vizhinjam. The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinandhara Dakshinamurthi. The outer wall of the cave depicts half-complete reliefs of the Hindu God Shiva with Goddess Parvathi.
It is about 17 kilometers from the city. The cave was left unnoticed for a number of years.
District : Thiruvananthapuram .
Nearest railway station : Thiruvananthapuram .
Nearest Airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport .
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