PALGHAT PART 3 Continued from part 2
10Art and Culture Palakkad district has a gloriouscultural tradition. It is said that Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, thefather of Malayalam literature, spent his last days in Chittur. To commemoratethis, there is the "Thunchathu Acharya Madam"at Chittur. Kunjan nambiar, the most popularp[oet of Malayalam and the founder of Thullal, purely a Kerala art form, hadhis birth in a small village called Killikurissimangalam (Lakkidi) inthis district. Ramapani vada cousin of Kunjan Nambiar was a greatman. Worthy contributions have been madeby talented artists of this district for maintaining and enriching theclassical dance forms of Kerala, such as Chakkiar Koothu, Thullal, Kathakali and Mohiniattom. Mani Madhava Chakiar for 'Koothu' and Vazhenkada KunjuNair for Kathakali are the two names to be remembered in this context. The" Kalluvazhichitta" , the mostpopular school of 'Kathakali' had its origin in Palakkad district and itsexponent was late Sri Vazhenkada Kunju Nair. The musical tradition of Palakkad district isunchallenged. The district has been blessed with the birth of the late Sri Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, the exponent ofCarnatic music and Sri Palakkad Mani Iyer, the inimitable maestro of mridanga. Sri C. Sankaran Nair also belongsto Mankara, a place in thisdistrict. Among the eminent personalities ofthe district are the late K.P.S.Menon, diplomat and author who won the Lenin Prize and late K.P.Kesava Menon, the great freedom fighter,celebrated author and journalist. Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai spent his lifein exile at Vadakkanthara near Palakkadtown. Some of the old temples in the district have in them beautiful paintingsand sculptures of great artistic value. SWARALAYA is a registered CulturalOrganization, which has already established its name in the cultural horizon ofour country by its constant and tireless efforts since its inception in 1997 atPalakkad. The main objectives of this prestigious organization, registeredunder education, cultural and charitablesocieties act 21 of 1860 with registernumber PKD/CA/195/97 dated 11.06.1997, are promotion, protection andpropagation of all performing arts and providing encouragement to budding young artists towitness the performances of maestros in the field of music and dance and toshare the stage with them. 11 Religion and Customs Hinduism is the predominant religionin the district. Nearly 76 percent of the population belongs to the Hinducommunity. All the sub castes of Hindu community are well represented in thedistrict. The Vellodis and Nedungadis, two sections of the Nair community, peculiar to, arerepresented in this district also. Sections of the Hindu Vaisya(Business) community, peculiar to this district are Moothan [Muthuvan - believed to be the old name],Guptan, Mannadiar and Tharakan. Update-Nedungadis had established Nedungadi bank with many branches including inChennai. They had many branches in Chennai. Later it was merged withPanjab National Bank. Vishnu and Siva are popularlyworshipped. Kshethrams and Ambalams are dedicated to these major deities. TheKavus and Kovils are dedicated to deities like Ayyappan, Subramonyan,Bhadrakali, Hanuman and even malignantdemons. Snakeworship has been widely prevalent in these part. The worship of ancestors is also practicedby Hindus. Offerings are made to departedsouls on moon Sankranthi days. 11aMezhattor Agnihothri MezhatholAgnihothri (born 342 AD[citation needed]) is a figure in the folk history of Kerala whois credited with reviving the ancient Shrauta traditions in Kerala, India, inaround the 4th century AD. At that time, Buddhism and Jainism had eroded theancient Vedic religion and culture of India. Mezhathol rejuvenated the ancientcustoms by performing 99 yagas. The Shrauta traditions still remain intact inKerala today, maintained by the rigidly orthodox Nambudiri Brahmins. Thiruvegappurais famous for Vettila jyorisham. A number of persons still practice it there. The Muslim community is the secondlargest, forming 21.2 percent of the population. A particular section of the Muslim community whosemother tongue is Tamil, are known as Ravuthars. These people camehere as traders and soldiers. They belong to the Hanaf sect of Islam. Mostof them reside in Alathur, Chittur, andPalakkad taluks. The way of life this particularsection is much influenced Ty the Tamil culture, especially in marriage customs and foodhabits. There is another sect of Muslims known asPattanis. They are also called Decanese. They came from Decan with the Mysore rulers and settled here. Traditionally, they arewell-trained horsemen. Their influence in Palakkad can be seen from the fact that a street is named after them as Pattani Street. They also belong to 'Hanafi' sect of Muslims. The rest of the Muslim community is known asMoppilas. The numerical strength of theChristian community in the district according to 1971 census is 45,426. Almostall sections of the Christian community are represented. A good number ofChristians have moved to the hilly tracts of the district in search of land anda living. The ceremonies connected with, birth, marriage and death differ fromone community to another. Therestrictions based on caste and religions are observed generally by allcommunities. The forestregion of Palakkad district is notable for its tribal population. Irular,Kurumber, Eravalas, Malamalasar, Malasar, Kadar, Malayar, etc are the tribalsliving in these forests. Attappady is an important centre of tribal people.The beliefs, customs, and ways of life of these tribal people are distinct;each class having its own traditionalcustoms and ways of life. Jain Temple of Jainimedu is situated on the western suburbs ofPalakkad town, not far from the railwaystation, this historic 32 feet long, 20 feet wide granite temple displays imagesof the Jain Thirthankaras and Yakshinis. The region around the temple, known as Jainimedu, is one of the few laces in Kerala where the vestigesof Jainism have survived. It is at a Jain house here that poet Kumaranasanwrote his monumental poet Veenapoovu(The fallen flower). Palakkadwas once home to a community of 400 Jain families, but their numbers are lessnow. 12Temples at Palakkad 1. Manappully Kavu Temple ( Manappully Kavu Vela) 2. Vadakkanthara temple (Vadakkanthara Vela ) 3. KarnakiyAmman Temple(Valliya Aaraatru),Moothanthara , Palakkad .4. KalpathyAgrahara and Viswanathaswamy Temple 5. Kumarapuram Temple ( KumarapuramVenkatachalapathy Temple ). 6. Emoor Bhagvathy Temple - Kallekullangra 7. Thiruvalathoor Shiva Temple. 8. Hanuman Temple - Inside Palakkad Fort 9. Puthur Bhagvathy Temple 10. Nellikulangara Bhagavathy Temple -Nenmara ( Nenmara - Vellangi Vela ) 11. Chenakathur Kavu ( ChenakathurVela ) 12. Chitoor Kavu ( Chitoor kongan pada )13. Meenkulathhi Amman Temple Pallasena .14. Tripallavoor siva temple Pallavur 15. Kannambra Bhagavathy Temple ( Kannambra Vela ) 16. Kongad Shri Thirumandankunnu Bhagavati Temple ( Kongad Pooram ) 17. Pariyanampatta temple,MangalamKunnu (PariyanamPatta Pooram ) 18. Kunnathurmedu Sreekrishna Temple(Sreekrishna Jayanthi) 19. Mangottu Kavu ( Temple ) , Athipotta (Mangottu Kavu Temple Vela) 20. Nurani - Sastha Temple, Ayyappa Temple,Sastha Preethi, Chada Chadayam 21. PdusseryDevi Temple - ( Pudussery vedi) 22. Kaleppully Devi Temple (Kaleppully Kumatti ) 23. Parakkad Bhagavathi TempleKavassery, Palakkad [ Kavassery Pooram ] 24. Nurani - Shani BhagavanTemple , Palakkad 25. Thrithala Shiva temple. 26. Ongallur Taliyil Shiva Temple -Situated near Pattambi 27. Thiruvegappura Sankaranarayan Temple 28. Punarjini Guha ( Natural Tunnel)Situated 2 kms from the Thiruvalla Temple 29. Kunissery Pookulangara Bhagavathy Temple( Kunissery Kummatti )30.Otukulangara Bhaghavthy Temple-Peruvemba.(2km From Pkad Town limit ) 31. Sree Kurumbakavu, Tattamangalam 32. Mannathukavu, Tattamangalam 33. Sree dharma sasthaTemple, West Village, Tattamangalam.34.Brahmeeswaran Temple Karimpuzha village,25 km from Palakkad town 35. VayilliamKunnu Bhagwathy Temple ,Katampazhipuram village 36.Vayilliam Kunnilappa Siva Temple , Katampazhipuram village 37. Kunnathukavu Kurumba Bagavathytemple , Tachampara 38. AzhikkulangaraBhagavathy Temple-Mudappallur( Vela) 39. Kottukulangara Bhagavathytemple-Kannady( Vela&Aiyyappan Vilakku) 40. Cherunatoori Bhagavathi Temple- Chittalamcherry 41. PullialammaBhagavathi Temple - Karingarapully 42.ThiruMannagatAppan Siva Temple , Kavilpad, Palakkad 43. Venkateshwara Temple AT Nelliserry Gramam – Palakkad. 12a RAMASSERY IDDALI IS NOTEDONE. 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