Puthur (Palakkad)
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Puthur is a residential area in the Palakkad district, Palakkad district, in the state of Kerala, India. Puthur comprises the wards 12 and 13 of Palakkad Municipality. The central attraction of Puthur is the Thirupuraikkal Bhagavati, Bhagavathy temple. This temple houses the Goddess Valliya Aarattu - Karnaki Amman Temple, Karnaki, who is believed to be an incarnation of Parvati, Goddess Parvathi. This temple is famous locally and attracts thousands of devotees every year to the Puthur-Vela festival. The Palakkad-Ponnani Road and Malampuzha Road are some of the major roads that link the suburb to other cities for convenient and easy traveling. The places situated nearby to Puthur are Chittur-Thathamangalam, Palakkad, Ottapalam, Ottappalam and Shoranur.


Transportation

Puthur is connected to other cities through Palakkad by a bypass road probably known as Calicut bypass road, which was constructed to bypass Palakkad city for the passengers coming from parts of northern Kerala.Palakkad Junction railway station is the nearest major railway station. Coimbatore International Airport situated in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is the nearest airport.


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{{commons category, Puthur, Palakkad www.puthurtemple.org Palakkad, Suburbs of Palakkad Cities and towns in Palakkad district