Chirakkal Chira .....!
The big pond in Chirakkal popularly known as Chirakkal Kovilam Chira was a wonderful creation of the Kolathiris.Mooshaka kingdom, present Kasaragod, Kannur and other nearby places of north Kerala state in India, had come to be known as Kolathunad and the rulers known as Kolathiris. The Kovilakam (Palace in the Malayalam language) of Kolathiris were in Chirakkal, 6 km from the present Kannur town. Kolathiri were also known as Chirakkal Raja or King of Chirakkal. The southern branch of this family ruled over Venad and is today known as the Travancore Royal family.
Kolathiris are the successors of Mooshiks Kings who ruled Northern Kerala in AD First Century. The detailed history of this dynasty and Hidden history of this region is mentioned in "Mooshika Vamsham" a Sanskrit poetic Text, written by Athulan in the AD 10th century. Mooshika Vamsham is believed to be one of the earliest Sanskrit Books written based on the History of Northern Kerala.
Kolathiris were political and commercial rivals of the Zamorins of
Kozhikode.Historian Nandakumar Koroth in his work History of Bekal Fort
argued that the Bekal Fort and Chandragiri Fort were originally under
the Chirakkal Rajas until the time of Shivappa Naik's Invasion of
Kolathunadu.
Chirakkal Chira spread over 14 acres is one of the prestigious and
oldest monument of Kannur. It was the property of the Chirakkal royal
family but now turned into a public property .
courtesy : internet , word of mouth
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