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Thirunelli
Thirunelly is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India. Thirunelli Temple is a very famous temple located in this village. Demographics India census, Thirunelly had a population of 11719 with 5774 males and 5945 females. Transportation Thirunelly village can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi. If you are travelling from Karnataka, it can be accessed by road via the towns of Tithimathi-Gonikoppal-Ponnampet-Kutta (all in the Kodagu District) The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are Kozhikode International Airport-120 km, Bengaluru International A ...
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Thirunelli Temple
Thirunelli Temple (also ''Tirunelli'') is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Maha Vishnu on the side of Brahmagiri hill in Kerala, India, near the border with Karnataka state. The temple is at an altitude of about 900m in north Wayanad in a valley surrounded by mountains and beautiful forests. It is 32 km away from Manathavady. History No proper records of the exact dates of establishment of temple exist, though it is beyond dispute, that Thirunelli was once an important town and pilgrim center in the middle of an inaccessible jungle valley surrounded by mountains on four sides . There existdocumentary proofthat Thirunelli at the time of Chera king Bhaskara Ravi Varma I (962–1019 CE) was an important town and pilgrim center in South India. In the dense jungles surrounding temple, the ruins of two ancient villages can be found. Noted historian V. R. Parameswaran Pillai in his book ''Thirunelli Documents'' states that this temple was once an integral part of the e ...
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Thirunelli
Thirunelly is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India. Thirunelli Temple is a very famous temple located in this village. Demographics India census, Thirunelly had a population of 11719 with 5774 males and 5945 females. Transportation Thirunelly village can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi. If you are travelling from Karnataka, it can be accessed by road via the towns of Tithimathi-Gonikoppal-Ponnampet-Kutta (all in the Kodagu District) The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are Kozhikode International Airport-120 km, Bengaluru International A ...
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Pakshi Pathalam
Pakshipathalam Bird Sanctuary is a Bird Sanctuary and a tourist location in Wayanad district of Kerala state, India. Brahmagiri Hills The Karnataka side of Pakshipathalam is called Brahmagiri (hill), Karnataka, Brahmagiri Hills. This area is also accessible from Irupu Falls in Karnataka. Etymology ''Pakshi'' means bird in Malayalam. ''Pathalam'' means the underworld of the demons. Location Pakshipathalam Bird Sanctuary is located seven kilometers northeast of Thirunelli town. The hill is 32 kilometers away from the district headquarters of Kalpetta. The hill lies 1740 m above sea level. Papanasini River flows from Brahmagiri (hill), Karnataka, Brahmagiri hill and irrigates the area. This river is believed to have the capacity to wash away all sins as the word 'papa' means ''sin'' and 'nashini' means ''destroy'' in Malayalam. Attractions Pakshi Pathalam is rich in bird diversity. There is a cave here which is believed to be used by saints of olden times. The undulating h ...
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Kattikkulam, Wayanad
Kattikkulam (Kartikulam) is a small town near Mananthavady in Wayanad district, Kerala, India.The office of the Thirunelly Gramapanchayath is located at Kartikulam. This small town serves as the connection point for most of the tourists and pilgrims from Kerala and Karnataka who come to visit places like Thirunelli Temple, Bavali Maqam, Padamala church, Kuruvadweep, Tholpetty, Panavalli, Coorg, Mysore etc. It is very well connected by road with Mananthavady, Mysore and with the district of Coorg. Almost all the buses plying from Kozhikode (Calicut) and Kannur to Mysore and vice versa during night have to pass this town because the NH 766 connecting Kozhikode (Calicut) and Mysore through Sulthan Bathery closes at 9 pm. It is being developed as a more or less satellite town of Mananthavady. Many new infrastructure facilities are being added to this town every year. There are a few good restaurants and hotels available in this town. Many homestays, lodges and resorts are also a ...
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Wayanad
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern portion of Deccan Plateau. It is set high in the Western Ghats with altitudes ranging from 700 to 2100 meters. Vellari Mala, a high peak situated on the trijunction of Wayanad, Malappuram, and Kozhikode districts, is the highest point in Wayanad district. The district was formed on 1 November 1980 as the 12th district in Kerala, by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts. An area of 885.92 km2 of the district is forested. Wayanad has three municipal towns—Kalpetta, Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery. There are many indigenous tribes in this area. The Kabini River, a tributary of Kaveri River, originates at Wayanad. Wayanad district, along with the Chaliyar valley in neighbouring Nilambur (Eastern Eranad region) in Ma ...
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Wayanad District
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern portion of Deccan Plateau. It is set high in the Western Ghats with altitudes ranging from 700 to 2100 meters. Vellari Mala, a high peak situated on the trijunction of Wayanad, Malappuram, and Kozhikode districts, is the highest point in Wayanad district. The district was formed on 1 November 1980 as the 12th district in Kerala, by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts. An area of 885.92 km2 of the district is forested. Wayanad has three municipal towns—Kalpetta, Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery. There are many indigenous tribes in this area. The Kabini River, a tributary of Kaveri River, originates at Wayanad. Wayanad district, along with the Chaliyar valley in neighbouring Nilambur (Eastern Eranad region) in Ma ...
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States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ...
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Kuttiady
Kuttiady is one of the Major towns situated in the north-eastern part of Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. It is located from Vadakara and from Kozhikode. Kuttiady is situated in the slopes of the Western Ghats. The four-sided junction of Kuttiady helps travelers to reach different destinations. To the east of Kuttiady is Wayanad district, and the state highway to the north of the Kuttiady junction allows travelers to enter Kannur International Airport and Thalassery.The state highway to the south of the junction helps travelers to reach Calicut. The one and only hydro-electric station in Malabar is situated in Kuttiady River, which flows through the heart of Kuttiady. History During the ancient Chera Dynasty, the region was an important military strategic pass to the mountainious terrains of Wayanad. Kuttiady was ruled by the Kingdom of Kottayam until 1773. During the Pazhassi rebellion (Cotiote War), Kuttiady, which served as one of the major passes to Wayanad, was o ...
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Mananthavady Area
Mananthavady is a municipality and ''taluk'' in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. Etymology The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). This view is strengthened by the existence of a place called ''Ambukuthy'', literally "the location where the arrow pierced", on the outskirts of the town. Transportation The Thalassery–Bavali Road passes through Mananthavady and is the town's main road, allowing connection to Mysore, Karnataka. The road to Mysore through Nagarhole National Park has been declared a National Highway by the central government; it is parallel to the Kabini River, night travel in this road is regulated so that the road is closed from 6PM to 6AM. The highway goes from Kainatty (at the junction of NH 212 66 to Mysore via Bavali, Jayapura. Another road permits access to Gonikoppal, Kodagu district, away via Kartikulam, Tholpetty forest, Kutta and Ponnampet. ...
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Valliyoorkkavu
Valliyoorkkavu is an ancient Bhagavathy temple located near Mananthavady in the Wayanad district. The temple is for Goddess Durga as its presiding deity in three forms namely: Vana Durga, Bhadrakali, and Jala Durga. The idol of the temple is believed to be self-manifested and the annual festival falls in the month of March and will last for 14 days. It is a major event and thousands of people from all over the place takes part in this biggest event. The temple has many numerous rituals held during the festival include the ''oppana varavu'', a procession from Cheramkode Bhagavathy temple at Kallody near Mananthavady and Adiyaras, a procession with tender coconut for abhishekam (ablution) marks the arattu of Valliyooramma. The festival concluded when the oppana varavu returns to Cheramkode Bhagavathy temple after the rudhirakkolam, a symbolic fight between Goddess and the demon king, Darika, in which the Bhagavathy wins. The festival is very important for the tribal people ...
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Kannur International Airport
Kannur International Airport is an airport serving the North Malabar region of Kerala, Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka and Mahé district of Puducherry in India. It is located east of Kannur, and east of Thalassery, near the municipality of Mattannur in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district. It is owned and operated by Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL), a public–private consortium. The airport opened for commercial operations on 9 December 2018. The airport served one million passengers in just nine months since commercial operations began. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport could maintain stable growth, and it achieved the milestone of two million passengers in the twenty-third month of operations in November 2020. The first aircraft to land was an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft that touched down at the airport on 29 February 2016. The first trial passenger flight operation conducted on 20 September 2018, using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft from Ai ...
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