Pazhassi Dam is an ideal retreat for tourists, the dam site is famous for its scenic beauty.It is the only reservoir with gardens in Kannur district. The garden
is a good attraction with sculptures. The added attractions of
the place are the gardens and children's park. The Buddha's mountain at
Pazhassi and the sculpture of Pazhassi King are visual delights.
The dam site is across the Valapattanam River, near Kuyiloor
( Kuyiloor puzha ). This dam is near to the birth place of
Pazhassi Raja. So the dam named after Raja. A visit to this dam is
really worth for who all are interested in boating.
The catchment area of the river at the project site is 640 sq.km. with
an average annual rainfall of 362 cm. The Pazhassi Irrigation Project is
the first Irrigation scheme taken up in north Malabar region of Kannur
District. Pazhassi Project reservoir is the main source of water supply
to Kannur, Thalassery and Mahe Municipalities and other nearby 12
panchayaths. Irikkur water supply scheme also takes water from Pazhassi
reservoir.
Location: 37 kms east of Kannur.
Nearest Railway Station: Thalassery
Nearest Bus Station:Iritty
Nearest Airports: Mangalore(160 kms), Kozhikode (160 kms).
Gundert Bungalow is located 20 km away from Kannur, nearby Thalassery town. This was the home of Dr. Herman Gundert , the German missionary, scholar
and lexicographer. He contributed immensely to Malayalam language by
giving shape to the first dictionary and newspaper. Dr. Gundert lived in
this bungalow for two decades starting from 1839.
Keralites cannot forget Herman Gundert and his contributions to the
Malayalam Language. A German by birth Gundert resided at Illikkunnu
Bungalow near Thalassery which was his workshop for 20 years from 1939
for his research activities. 20 km from Kannur, near Thalasseri town,
on the National Highway at Illikunnu stands his residence, Gundert
Bungalow.
The Bungalow which was constructed top of the Illikunnu
was having unique architecture resembling a holy premise and was used by
the earlier judicial magistrate of Thalassery, Mr. Thomas stench. This
Bungalow was donated to the Basal Mission by the judge being attracted
on the humanitarian services.
In 1847, the first Malayalam newspaper RAJYASAMACHARAM another
publication known as Paschimodayam was also started from Thalassery at
this place. Also in 1939 he stated a school in Bungalow. Gundert Bungalow is a major tourist attraction in Thalassery .
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The big pond in Chirakkal popularly known as ChirakkalKovilam 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 .
Vadeswaram Sree Maha Siva Temple , situated about 150 meters eastward to
the National Highway 17, at Keecheri in Pappinisseri panchayath, Kannur
District, is believed to have been built approximately a millennium and
a half ago by the then great king Vatukavarma, the 43rd ruler of
Mushika dynasty.
The sanctum sanctorum of the temple was constructed in a unique
architectural style: Ashtadala' (eight petalled).This style of
construction is an exclusive feature of this great temple only as its
like is not to be seen anywhere else. Scholars also are unanimous in
their view that this 'ashtadala' styled sanctum sanctorum does not exist
in any other Indian temple.
Vadeswarathappan, the God Almighty has ever been present in this abode
graciously blessing His devotees in the company of Umamaheswara, Sastha,
Dakshinamoorthy and Kirathamoorthy in the temple complex.
The
great poet Athula has given an ample account of the temple and the Lord
in thirteen verses in his monumental masterpiece "Mooshikavamsa Kavyam'.
This temple is situated at Aroli village in Pappinissery Panchayat. The
temple is built on top of a hill which looks like a mountain and hence
this temple is known as 'Sree Kailasam' of North Malabar. The temple is under Chirakkal Devaswom Board. Pappinisseri is the nearest rail head (Nearest Major Railway Station is Kannur). Kozhikode Airport is the nearest airport.
Sree Sundareswara Temple is located 2 kilometres away from Kannur town.
In 1916, Sree Narayana Guru, the great social reformer of Kerala,
founded this temple. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this temple is one of the
four temples consecrated by the Guru in Kannur district. Here, Lord
Shiva is worshipped in the form of Sundareswara (God of Beauty). The
temple is open to all irrespective of their caste or religion.
The
eight-day annual festival of the temple is celebrated in the months of
April- May. Many religious and cultural programs add colour to the
festival. On the last day the Arattu (Holy Bath) ritual is held. It is
followed by procession of caparisoned elephants and fireworks, which
mark the end of the festival.
A hillock in Kerala's Kannur district is
called Kargil and the reason why the people have christened the hill
Kargil is because just a stone’s throw away there lies a Pakistan too.
"When downhill there is a Pakistan, we felt the need to name this
hill as Kargil, especially after the 1999 Kargil battle between the two
countries. We have now made a bus stand which is dedicated to all
jawans who died in the 1999 Indo-Pak war," a resident of Kargil, P
Narayanan said.
Though, not in any government record, this village has been known locally as Pakistan for the past three decades.
Locals say the village owes its name to a former Indian soldier,
Salim who had settled in this village after the 1971 Indo-Pak war and
opened a shop, which he called Pakistan peedika(shop).
Salim died 20 years ago and the shop was sold off but its name
was soon adopted by the entire village and the villagers say its for a
good cause.
"It's funny that there is aPakistan in India but we hope this
will in some way better Indo-Pak relations. So, we still have this
placed name Pakistan," Vice-President, Chittariparmabu Panchayat, K Raju
said.
The village may never be officially named Pakistan but the
villagers say they don’t mind the name as long as it remains a symbol of
peace.
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In the heart of Thalassery stands the 200-year-old Odathil Palli and
the Garden Mosque. The site of the Odathil Palli used to be a sugarcane
garden of the Dutch. It changed hands to the British-owned East India Company .
Moosakaka, a Muslim Keralite, was the contractor of the East India Company. Moosakaka hailed from the Keyi Family of Thalassery. The Keyis were among the prominent traders of the time.
An unusual structure with Hindu-Buddhist style copper roofing, the
270-year-old shrine follows a mix of Hindu and Muslim architecture. It
has neither a central dome nor minarets, instead there is a roof covered
in copper sheets and wooden walls and pillars with intricate carvings.
The mosque was built on a piece of land in the heart of Thalassery,
donated by the rulers to a rich Arab merchant. Chowakkaran Moosa, a
local trader of Thalassery, one of the earliest to source and supply
spices from Malabar to the British, was later made in charge of the
upkeep of Odathil Palli, counted among the oldest surviving mosques in
Thalassery.
Moosa constructed a beautiful mosque in Thalassery in the 'Karimbin-odam' (sugarcane
plantation) formerly belonged to the Dutch, occupied by the British.
Odam means 'garden' in Dutch. Since it was constructed in Odam the
mosque came to be called Odathil Palli, meaning'mosque in Odam'. The
mosque had copper plate roofing and golden dome in the minor and share
the scenic features as the ones noted in the Brahmonical Tradition. There was opposition in laying the dome — a privilege enjoyed by the temples — so Zamorin gave speed permission to lay the domes and the Minaret.
It highlights the communal harmony that prevailed in those days and the
policy of enlightened toleration followed by the Kerala rulers. All
Muslims can offer prayers. In the Kabaristan (graveyard adjacent to the mosque) only the dead bodies of the Keyis, their wives and children are buried.
It is also known as the Garden Mosque .Odathil Palli is a destination that tourists and travelers come to see.
The highlights of Odathil Palli are that it has the typical Kerala
architecture, and it is in the heart of Tellicherry. The crown on the
roof is made of gold. The mosque is still in use for worship today.
