Nemmara is a town in
Palakkad district
Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...
,
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Ca ...
, India.
It is administrated by the
Nemmara Grama Panchayat. Nemmara is the entry point to the
Nelliampathi
Nelliyampathy (also spelled as Nelliampathi) is a hill station, located from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.''
Geography
* Nelliampathy is surrounded by tea and coffee plantations.
* The village has its own gram panchayat and forms a par ...
hills, which are located at the foothills of
Western Ghats.
Demographics
, according to the Indian
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses inc ...
, Nemmara had a population of 18,244 with 8,888 males and 9,356 females.
'' Nenmara Vallanghi Vela''
Nemmara hosts the ''
Nenmara Vallanghi Vela'', a yearly festival jointly organised by Nemmara & Vallangi Desham.
The festival is held in the Nellikulangara Bhagavathy Temple, and runs from 3-16 April each year. It involves friendly rivalry between the villages of Nemmara and
Vallangi
Vallangi is a village in the Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It forms a part of the Nemmara gram panchayat.
Demographics
, according to the Indian census, Vallangi had a population of 16,608 with 8,109 males and 8,499 females.
See ...
, as they try to outcompete each other in artistic ceremonies such as
Kummattikali
Kummattikali or Kummatti Kali is the famous colorful mask-dance of Kerala, prevalent in Thrissur District, Palakkad District and parts of South Malabar. During the festival of Onam, Kummattikali performers move from house to house collecting sma ...
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Karivela
Karivela is a festival in which many volunteers paint in black with charcoal (''Kari'' in Malayalam language) and walk through the streets, this festival is conducted as part of other festivals, like Nemmara Vela, Kuthira Vela etc. These men u ...
and a parade of
caparisoned elephants.
See also
*
Vallanghi
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Nelliyampathi
Nelliyampathy (also spelled as Nelliampathi) is a hill station, located from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.''
Geography
* Nelliampathy is surrounded by tea and coffee plantations.
* The village has its own gram panchayat and forms a par ...
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Pothundi Dam
Pothundi Dam is an irrigation dam near Pothundi village in the Palakkad district of Kerala state, India. Constructed in the 19th century, it is considered one of the oldest dams in India. It provides irrigation to an area of in the Palakkad dist ...
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Vallanghy Nenmara Vela
The Nenmara Vallanghy Vela or Nenmara Vela is one of the most popular annual festival of Kerala celebrated at Nellikulangara Bhagavathy temple in Nenmara, Palakkad district.
Nemmara and Vallanghy are two neighbouring villages in the south pa ...
References
External links
Satellite image of Nemmara town*
{{Palakkad district
Villages in Palakkad district