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Nālukettu
Nālukettu is the traditional homestead of old Tharavadu where many generations of a Nair family lived. These types of buildings are typically found in the Indian state of Kerala. The traditional architecture is typically a rectangular structure where four halls are joined with a central courtyard, or ''Nadumuttam'', open to the sky. The four halls on the sides are named ''Vadakkini'' (northern block), ''Padinjattini'' (western block), ''Kizhakkini'' (eastern block) and ''Thekkini'' (southern block). The architecture was especially catered to large families of the traditional ''tharavadu'', to live under one roof and enjoy the commonly owned facilities of the ''marumakkathayam'' homestead. ''Thachu Sastra'', or the Science of Carpentry and Traditional ''Vasthu'', was the governing science in this architectural form. This branch of knowledge was well developed in the traditional architecture of Kerala and has created its own branch of literature known under the names of ''Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taravadu
Tharavad, also spelled as Tharavadu () (തറവാട്), is the Malayalam word for the ancestral home of aristocratic Nair families in Kerala, which usually served as the common residence for the Matrilineality, matrilineal joint family under the Marumakkathayam system practiced in the state. German linguist Hermann Gundert, in his Malayalam—English dictionary published in 1872, defines a ''Tharavadu'' as, "An ancestral residence of land-owners and kings", and also as, "A house, chiefly of noblemen". It was classically the residence of Jenmimar, but contemporary usage of the word is now more generic to all social classes and religions in Kerala. By extension, the word refers not just to the family's house but also to the extended family that shares that house. Heads of tharavadus - usually the eldest living male - were known as Karnavar, ''Karnavars'', and junior members as ''Anandravans''. Architecture Inseparable from the traditional concept of a tharavad is, histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paliam Naalukettu
Paliath Achan or Paliyath Achan is the name given to the male members of the Paliam family, a Nair'', Menon (title), Menon royal family from the Indian state of Kerala who ruled over Chendamangalam, Vypin, parts of Thrissur district, Thrissur and regions that were under the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin, Kingdom of cochin. The family had palaces and forts in these regions but their primary residence remained in Chendamangalam. The Paliath Achans were given the role of hereditary Prime ministership of the Kingdom of Cochin by the Kochi Maharajah. Overview The Paliath Achans were hereditary prime ministers to the Rajah of Perumpadapu Swaroopam, Kingdom of Cochin (Kerala) from 1632 to 1809 and second only to the Rajah in power and wealth in the central Cochin area during that period. The Tharavadu Palace The main family tharavadu (''Naalukettu'') is approximately 450 years old. The ''Kovilakam'' (palace) houses a large number of artefacts including ancient documents, religious sacra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architectural Form
In architecture, form refers to a combination of external appearance, internal structure, and the Unity (aesthetics), unity of the design as a whole, an order created by the architect using #Space and mass, space and mass. External appearance The external outline of a building includes its shape, size, color, and Texture (visual arts), texture, as well as relational property, relational properties, like position, orientation, and visual inertia (appearance of concentration and stability). Architects are primarily concerned with the shapes of the building itself (Contour drawing, contours, silhouettes), its openings (doors and windows), and enclosing planes (floor, walls, ceiling). Forms can have regular shape (stable, usually with an axis or plane of symmetry, like a triangle or pyramid), or irregular; the latter can sometimes be constructed by combining multiple forms (additive forms, composition) or removing one form from another (subtractive forms). Multiple forms can be org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Types
This is a list of house types. Houses can be built in a large variety of configurations. A basic division is between free-standing or single-family detached homes and various types of attached or multi-family residential dwellings. Both may vary greatly in scale and the amount of accommodation provided. By layout Hut A hut is a dwelling of relatively simple construction, usually one room and one story in height. The design and materials of huts vary widely around the world. Bungalow Bungalow is a common term applied to a low one-story house with a shallow-pitched roof (in some locations, dormered varieties are referred to as 1.5-story, such as the chalet bungalow in the United Kingdom). Cottage A cottage is a small house, usually one or two stories in height, although the term is sometimes applied to larger structures. Ranch A ranch-style house or rambler is one-story, low to the ground, with a low-pitched roof, usually rectangular, L- or U-shaped with deep over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilambur Kovilakom
Nilambur () is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak Town' because of the abundance of Nilambur teaks, which is a variety of a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. Unlike many Municipalities of India; Nilambur is covered with large amounts of vegetation, making it very scenic. In the British records, Nilambur and its surroundings are collectively described as ''Nilambur Valley''. The bank of river Chaliyar at Nilambur region is also known for natural Gold fields. Explorations done at the valley of the river Chaliyar in Nilambur has shown reserves of the order of 2.5 million cubic meters of placers with 0.1 gram per cubic meter of gold. The hilly forested area of Nilambur Taluk forms a portion of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of rich biodiversity. Nilambur is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnat Mana
Marnat is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jean-Louis Marnat (1935–1985), French rally and race driver * Marcel Marnat (1933–2024), French musicologist, journalist, and radio producer {{surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manushyalaya Chandrika
'' Manushyalaya Chandrika '' is a sixteenth century CE treatise in Sanskrit dealing with domestic architecture. The work is authored by Thirumangalath Neelakanthan Musath and is a summarization of the basic principles of domestic architecture then widely followed in that region of India now known as Kerala State. The popularity of the text as a basic reference of traditional Kerala architecture has continued even to modern times. From the references to the deities in temples at Triprangode, Trikkandiyur, Alathiyur, etc. in the opening invocation of the treatise it can be safely surmised that the author of the work should have been a native of some place close to these temples. Nothing much is known about the life of the author other than that he has also authored a work on elephantology titled ''Mathangaleela''. Two versions of the work are in circulation. In one version published by Kochi Bhashaparishkarana Committee in 1928, the book contains 170 ''sloka''s and is not divided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thachu Sastra
Originating in ancient India, ''Vastu Shastra'' (, ' – literally "science of architecture") is a traditional Hindu system of architecture based on ancient texts that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, space arrangement, and spatial geometry. The designs aim to integrate architecture with nature, the relative functions of various parts of the structure, and ancient beliefs utilising geometric patterns (yantra), symmetry, and directional alignments. Vastu Shastra are the textual part of ''Vastu Vidya'' – the broader knowledge about architecture and design theories from ancient India. Vastu Vidya is a collection of ideas and concepts, with or without the support of layout diagrams, that are not rigid. Rather, these ideas and concepts are models for the organisation of space and form within a building or collection of buildings, based on their functions in relation to each other, their usage and the overall fabric of the Vastu. Ancient V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varikkasseri Mana
Varikkasseri Mana (Malayalam: വരിക്കാശേരി മന), alternatively known as Varikkumanchery Mana, is a well known mansion belonging to Namboothiri nobility in Valluvanad region of Kerala. Built in traditional Kerala architectural on a plot of land measuring approximately 4 acres, the building is located at Manissery, a village in Ottapalam in Palakkad. It is a popular shooting location for several commercially successful films such as '' Devasuram'', ''Aaraam Thampuran'', ''Rappakal'' and ''Aranmanai 4''. Profile The Varikkasseri family is reported to have a history of over 1000 years and the family is known to have occupied a sovereign position among ''Ashta gruha'' (Eight Families) Namboothiri families. The Mana was built by Varikkassery Ravi Namboothirippad in or about 1902, using locally available red stone. An expansive ''padippura'' (gate house) provides the entry to the three-storied building complex which comprises a '' nalukettu'' with 74 ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
