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Keecheri River
The Kechery River or ''Kechery Puzha'' is a west flowing river which has its origins at Machad hills in Thrissur District. The river is 51 kilometres in length and empties to Arabian Sea at Chetuva, Chettuva Lake. It is linked with backwaters at Enamaakkal. ''Choondal Thodu'' is the only tributary of this river. The river irrigates 3560 hectares of land in Thalapilly taluk on Thrissur District through Vazhani irrigation project.Parappukkavu Bhagavathy Temple is located on the banks of this river. References Rivers of Thrissur district {{India-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Peninsula, on the southeast by the Laccadive Sea and the Maldives, on the southwest by Somalia, and on the east by India. Its total area is 3,862,000 km2 (1,491,000 sq mi) and its maximum depth is 4,652 meters (15,262 ft). The Gulf of Aden in the west connects the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest, connecting it to the Persian Gulf. Name The sea is named after Arabia, the historic name of the region to the west of the sea. The Arabian Sea's name in Arabic is ; in Persian it is دریای عرب; in Urdu it is بحیرہ عرب; in Hindi it is अरब सागर; in Gujarati it is અરબી સમુદ્ર; in Marathi it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chetuva
Chettuva ( pt, Chatuá) is a coastal village in Thrissur district, also known as Launchi Velayudhan's Backwater Kerala, India. Chettuva is located 25 km from Thrissur. The Chettuva Backwaters start at Enamakkal Lake and empties to Arabian Sea. Erstwhile film director Ramu Kariat Ramu Kariat (1 February 1927 – 10 February 1979) was an Indian film director for almost three decades from the 1950s to the 1970s, who directed many acclaimed films in the Malayalam cinema. His noted films include '' Neelakkuyil'' (1954), '' ... was one among the prominent people from Chettuva. In 2011, construction of a harbour, with a view to tap fishing wealth was started. Major attractions * William Fort * Chettuva Bungalow * Raja Islands * Chettuva Harbour References Geography of Thrissur district Villages in Thrissur district {{Thrissur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalapilly Taluk
Thalapilly is one of the Taluks in Thrissur District of Kerala state, south India. Before AD 1860 the headquarters of the taluk was in Kunnamkulam. At present the headquarters of the Taluk is Wadakanchery. Kunnamkulam municipality, the Panchayats of Kandanassery, Kattakampal, Porkulam, Choondal, Chowannur, Kadavallur, Erumapetty, Velur, Thrissur, Mundathikode, Thekkumkara, Wadakkanchery, Mullurkara, Varavoor, Chelakkara, Pazhayannur, Thiruvilwamala, Panjal, Kondazhi, Vallathol Nagar and Desamangalam are in Thalapilly Taluk. There are long chains of small hills throughout the Taluk while vast stretches of paddy fields and many Palmyra palms also feature in the landscape. See also * Manalithara * Vadakkethara *Viruppakka References Thalapilly Thalapilly is one of the Taluks in Thrissur District of Kerala state, south India. Before AD 1860 the headquarters of the taluk was in Kunnamkulam. At present the headquarters of the Taluk is Wadakanchery. Kunnamkulam municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parappukkavu Bhagavathy Temple
Parappukkav Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple located on the banks of Kechery River in Kechery, Kerala, India. The famous annual festival of this temple Vela, Pooram is celebrated in the meenam. 18 Desams belonging to Thrissur, Kunnamkulam and Chavakkad taluks are worshiped as Bhagavathy. Major celebrations * 16th meenam - vela * 17th meenam - pooram * 30th Medam - Prathishtta dinam Deities The major deity in the temple is Goddess Bhagavathy.other deities are Durga, Brahmarakshas, Nagas, Dandan, Kiratha Murthy, Vishnumaya Swami,Muthappan Muthappan ( ml, ശ്രീ മുത്തപ്പൻ, kn, ಮುತ್ತಪ್ಪ್) is a deity commonly worshiped in the Kannur, Kasargod, Kozhikode, Malapuram region of Kerala and Coorg region of Karnataka in India. Muthappan is consid ... and Thazhathekkavu Bhagavathy. Architecture The temple has a traditional Kerala style architecture with a nalambalam, namaskara mandapam, kodimaram and shrines of upadevatas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
