Thalakkulathur is a small village near

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

city, along the road to Atholi, in the state of Kerala.

Demographics

India

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, Thalakkulathur had a population of 29,388, with 13,753 males and 15,635 females.

Notable people

*Mithun Vijay Kumar, a renowned political commentator, has his ancestral home in Thalakkulathur.

History

Thalakkulthur is supposed to have got this name from the pond used for ritualistic purposes by the priests of Zamorin dynasty located here.

Temples

# Vazhani Temple # Thalakkulathoor Temple # Vellikkulangara Temple # Palora Shiva Temple # Itharakkuni Shiva Temple # Mattath Shiva Temple # Sree Karinkali Devi Temple, Annassery # cherukattu kannikkan # Shri Palora Shiva Temple # Mathilakam shri Narasimha Moorthi Temple # Modappilavil shri bhagavathi temple # Sree Manathanathi nagakaali temple # Cherukatt gurudeva temple # velliyarkulangara Sree Maha Ganapati Temple

Mosque

# Purakkattiry jumua masjid # Salafi masjid Purakkattiry # Noor Masjid Kachery # Thaniyadath jumua masjid near bypass # Parambath old jumua masjid # Masjidul hamad Parambath # Masjidul Fathima andikode # Masjidul irshad padannakkalam # Masjid aboobacker sidheeq annasseey road # Masjidul Thaqwa vk road # Annasseey jumua masjid # Thoonumannil masjid # Edakkara jumua masjid near up school Shri Palora Shiva temple is a popular religious destination of Thalakkulathur. It is about two km west of Purakkittiri town. The road to the river takes you to the temple after crossing the newly built highway. There is a small underpass for crossing the highway. The temple is built inside a calm residential zone and has sylvan surroundings. It is east facing and is a little elevated from the road.

Image gallery

File:Thalakulathur Mathilakam Narayanaperumal Temple തലക്കുളത്തൂർ ക്ഷേത്രം, കോഴിക്കോട് (1900).jpg, Thalakulathur Temple in 1900 File:Purakkattiri junction, Thalakkulathur.jpg, Purakkattiri Bridge on the Airport Road File:Purakkittiri River, Thalakkulathur.jpg, Purakkattiri River File:Highway Junction at Purakkittiri, Thalakkulathur.jpg, Purakkattiri Highway junction

References

Villages in Kozhikode district Suburbs of Kozhikode {{Kozhikode-geo-stub