Ariyannur Umbrellas is a prehistoric

Megalith A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over 35,000 in Europe alone, located widely from Sweden to the Mediterranean sea. The ...

burial site situated in Ariyannur in

Kandanassery Kandanassery is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. Located between Guruvayoor and Choondal road, Kandanassery is a village known for its coconut tappers and agriculturalists. Kandanassery has borders with adjacent vil ...

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of Thrissur District of

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in 1951 declared it as a centrally protected monument. The site has six umbrella stones or mushroom stones, locally called ''Kudaikkallu''. Of them, four are intact and two are partially broken. .
These are part of the larger Kudakkallu Parambu complex which is believed to be from ~2000 BCE.

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