Kadavallur is a village in the north of
Thrissur district
Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , th ...
in
Kerala
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,
India
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.
This village is the border of Thrissur and
Malappuram district
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s, and is also very close to
Palakkad district. It is situated 35 km north-west of
Thrissur
Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...
, 10 km north of
Kunnamkulam, 5 km south of
Changaramkulam, 4 km south-west of
Chalissery and 14 km south-west of
Pattambi.
It has an ancient
temple
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dedicated to
Sri Rama. The temple hosts the annual vedic contest called
Anyonyam, which is an important event in
namboothiri tradition.
Archaeology
The 29 wooden bracket figures on the outer wall of the Srikoil of the Vishnu temple and other works of art in the same shrine are considered historically important, and it is a protected monument of the
Archaeological Survey of India
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.
Notable people
*
Kalamandalam Girija (born 1958), Indian
Kutiyattam
Koodiyattam (; IAST: kūṭiyāṭṭaṁ; ) is a traditional performing art form in the state of Kerala, India. It is a combination of ancient Sanskrit theatre with elements of ''Koothu'', an ancient performing art from the Sangam era. It is ...
dancer
References
External links
Kadavallur Anyonyam website
Archaeological sites in Kerala
Villages in Thrissur district
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