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Tourist Spot Attractions In Palakkad District

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Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Also, it is the largest district in Kerala from 2006. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District, on the northeast by The Nilgiris District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The district is 24.4% urbanized according to the census of 2011. The district is nicknamed the granary of Kerala and Rice bowl of Kerala.
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  • 3. Sree Guruvayurappan Temple Palakkad
    Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god Guruvayurappan , located in the town of Guruvayur in Kerala, India. It is one of the most important places of worship for Hindus of Kerala and is often referred to as Bhuloka Vaikunta, which translates to as Holy Abode of Vishnu on Earth. The presiding deity of the Guruvayur Temple is Vishnu, worshipped in the form of his avatar Krishna. The central icon is a four-armed standing Vishnu carrying the conch Panchajanya, the discus Sudarshana Chakra, the mace Kaumodaki and a lotus with a Holy basil garland. This image represents the majestic form of Vishnu as revealed to Krishna's parents Vasudeva and Devaki around the time of Krishna's birth; this is the reason why Lord is worshipped in his baby form. Also, the temple i...
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  • 4. Jain Temple Palghat Palakkad
    Jainism has had a continued presence in Kerala since pre-Christian times. At present, Jainism in Kerala has a small following, mainly descendant of the original Jains of Kerala, and the migrant Jain business community.
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  • 5. Olappamanna Mana Vellinezhi
    Olappamanna was a famous poet of Kerala, India. He was born on 10 January 1923 in Vellinezhi in Palakkad district into Olappamanna mana, a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians. After his college education, he was engaged in the timber and rubber business and was associated with Yogakshema Sabha and Purogamana Sahithya Samkhadana for some time. During the period 1950-1964, he was the president of the Ezhakkad and Kotteppadam panchayaths of Palakkad district.He was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967 for the collection of Kathakavithakal and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 for Nizhalana. The other awards include the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Lifetime Contribution , Odakkuzhal Award and N. V. Puraskaram. He has also held t...
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  • 6. Nellikulangara Bhagavathy Temple Palakkad
    Nemmara is a town in the Palakkad district, Kerala, India. It is administrated by the Nemmara gram panchayat. Nemmara hosts the Nenmara Vallanghi Vela, a yearly festival jointly organised with Vallangi village.
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  • 7. Meenkulathi Bhagavathi AmmanTemple Palakkad
    The Meenkulathi Temple is located in Pallassena, a village in southern India.
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  • 8. Sree Viswanatha Swamy Temple Palakkad
    Asramam Sree Krishna Swamy Temple is a Sreekrishna temple in the district of Kollam, Kerala, South India located on the shores of Ashtamudi Lake. Lord Krishna in the form of Navaneet Krishnan or Krishna with Butter is worshiped here. The temple sits on the top of a mount created by digging earth from a nearby place, which now forms the temple pond. Sub-deities include Swamy Ayyappan , Naga Devatas and Navagrahas. Kollam pooram is the culmination of a ten-day festival, normally in mid April, of Ashramam sreekrishna swamy temple<
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  • 13. Malampuzha Dam Palakkad
    Malampuzha Dam is the largest reservoir in Kerala, located near Palakkad, in the state of Kerala in South India, built post independence by the then Madras state. Situated in the scenic hills of the Western Ghats in the background it is a combination of a masonry dam with a length of 1,849 metres and an earthen dam with a length of 220 metres. The dam is 355 feet high and crosses the Malampuzha River, a tributary of Bharathappuzha, Kerala's second longest river. There is a network of two canal systems that serve the dam's reservoir of 42,090 hectares.
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  • 15. Phantom Rock Kerala
    Phantom Rock is one of the tourist destination close to Wayand resort in Ambalavayal in the Wayanad district of Kerala. It is an archaeological structure found seen rarely in the world. This rock is naturally resembles a skull, and thus it is known as Phantom Rock. This structure is situated 17 km from Kalpetta and can be reached by trekking only. It stands at the height of 2600 feet above sea level. It is near to Cheengeri Mala. Edakkal Caves is also nearby.
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