Narasimha Temple Chathankulangara

This beautiful temple Contains many wooden sculptures which are considered to be of 14th century AD. Temple structure is Chaturasra alpavimana. Nirandhara type, although having a passage around the sanctum. Above the Granite adhistana the outer wall is ornamented with 21 panels of different wooden sculptures of deities and puranic scenes. Dwarapalakas on both sides. Balipita is well outside the inner scheme. Dhwajastambha is in the open. Considering its Architectural value, the temple was declared as protected monument in 1967 by the Kerala government.

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narasimha temple chathankulangara

Dwarapalaka - Narasimha temple, chathankulangara

Narasimha Temple Chathankulangara Location:

Village - Chengannoor, Taluk - Chengannoor, District - Alappuzha, Location - 1.5kms from Chengannoor town in the chengannoor-Kozhancheri road.

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Narasimha Temple Chathankulangara

Narasimha temple - Chathankulangara
Narasimha Temple Chathankulangara

Wooden Sculptures, Narasimha temple Chathankulangara
Narasimha Temple Chathankulangara

Wooden Sculptures, Narasimha temple Chathankulangara
Narasimha Temple Chathankulangara

Wooden Sculptures, Narasimha temple Chathankulangara



The Other Important Historical Monuments of Kerala



ariyannur temple

Ariyannur Temple

This temple can be dated to 14th century A.D. The main deity Hari Kanyaka (Mohini concept) is facing East. The temple has a granite adhisthana with laterite but ornate wall.
ariyittu vazhcha kovilakam

Ariyittuvazhcha Kovilakom

A traditional style Nalukettu which was used for the Ariyittu Vazhcha, a ceremony in connection with the coronation of the new heir of Cochin Royal family.

arnose padiri house

Arnose Padiri House

Ancient House of Arnose Padiri and St. Francis Xavier Forane Church. Rev. Joannes Ernesto Hanxleden SJ was one of the most remarkable scholar missionaries who dedicated their lives to enrich Malayalam literature with their immortal contributions.
ayyipilla asan smarakom

Ayyipilla Asan Ayyinipilla Asan Smarakam

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bhagavathy temple vizhinjam

Bhagavathy Temple Vizhinjam

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buddha bharanikavu

Buddha Image Bharanikavu

This Buddha Image is executed very elegantly; the upper cloth, particularly the many folded part of it passing over the left shoulder and lying flat on the chest. The usnisha and jvala are prominent.

buddha karumadi

Buddha Image Karumadi

This image of Buddha is popularly known as Karumadikkuttan. It is made of black stone. Its left hand is broken and lost. Several stories are told in the area that are associated with the intallation of the iamge in the site.
buddha krishnapuram palace

Buddha Image Krishnapuram Palace

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buddha mavelikkara

Buddha Image Mavelikkara

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chandragiri fort

Chandragiri Fort

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chennamath temple

Chennamath Temple

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cheraman parambu

Cheraman Parambu

The Cheraman Parambu has an area of three acres. It is believed to have the seat of the palace of Cheraman Perumal.

edakkal cave

Edakkal Cave

Ambukuthimala or Edakkalmala is one of the principal hills of the Wayanad District. Edakkal cave is found on its western slope. The cave contains carved figures, some inscriptions and symbols on the walls.
ezhimala fort

Ezhimala Fort Ettikulam

The Ezhimala Fort or Ettikkulam fort lies about 2km south of Mount De-eli or Ezhimala. The fort was built by the Portuguese and subsequently held by the French and the English.

ezhuthupara

Ezhuthupara

Ezhuthupara at Marayoor is noted for the collection of Pre-historic cave paintings. Pictures in this megalithic art gallery are drawn in two different media consisting of reddish brown soil containing multicoloured iron minerals and white clay soil.
irunilakode temple

Irunilakode Temple

This is one of the few rock cut temples in Kerala with a central figure on the wall of the cell, datable to the 8th-9th centuries A.D.

kallil rock cut temple

Kallil Rock Cut Temple

The unique rock cut temple at Kallil near Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district which may be assigned to the peiod after 800 A.D. was originally a Jain shrine.
kalpathoor paradevatha temple

Kalpathoor Paradevatha Temple

Main deity of this temple is Kirathamoorthy facing west. The ancient temple is having granite adhistana with laterite wall. Dwarapalakas are of wood.

kattilmadam

Kattilmadam

Kattilmadam is a monument dated to 12th-13th centuries A.D. This beautiful granite structure which is known as Kattilmadam is in dravida style with octagonal Griva and Sikhara.
kizhthali temple

Kizhthali Temple

This is one of the Eighteen Thali temples in Kerala datable to early 13th-14th century AD. It is dedicated to Siva. The old temple is in ruins and a new structure in its place has been put up.

koikkal kottaram

Koikkal Kottaram

Koikkal Kottaram the ancient palace at Nedumangad is famous in history as the residence of the perakom collateral branch of the ancient Venad Dynasty.
kottakal kunjalimarakkars house

Kottakal Kunjalimarakkars House

The house stated to be the residence of Kottakal Kunjalimarakkar, one of the heroes of Kerala history, is an ordinary single storied building (new) built in laterite stones and with thatched roof.

kottappuram fort

Kottappuram Fort

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Kottayil Kovilakom

This is a centre of historical importance. The word Kottayil Kovilakom means the palace inside the fort. It is the place where the Royal palace of the Villar Vattathu Raja

kottukal rock cut temple

Kottukal Rock Cut Temple

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krishnapuram palace

Krishnapuram Palace

This palace is the best example for the Kerala style architectural buildings, especially the residence of local Chief-tains and royal palaces of Travancore. Its gabled roof, narrow stair - cases, dormer windows, classical impluva, heavy doors, narrow corridors etc. are worth to be mentioned.

madankavu

Madankavu

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madavoorpara rock cut temple

Madavoorpara Rock Cut Temple

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mangala devi temple

Mangala Devi Temple

The temple complex on the top of the Magaladevi Hills facing the Cumbam Valley of Tamilnadu consists of four shrines of different sizes and orientation confined to a well defined Prakara with a fairly large sized Gopuradwara.
manjapra temple

Manjapra Temple

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menhir

Menhir

A megalithic monument (Menhir type) in granite having 15 feet height and 12 feet 4 inches broad standing opposite Anappara on the left side of the Viyyur - Thanikudam Road.
monolithic monument

Monolithic Monument

Monolithic monument (Menhir type) one in standing posture having 12 feet 3 inches height and 10 feet 6 inches broad.

narasimha temple chathankulangara

Narasimha Temple Chathankulangara

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nedumkotta travancore lines

Nedumkotta Travancore Lines

The Travancore lines or Nedumkotta as it was called, ran from the Vaipin Island to the Western Ghats and often through Cochin territory.

neeramonkara temple

Neeramonkara Temple

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old kacheri malika aluva

Old Kacheri Malika Aluva

The old Kacheri Malika is a beautiful building in which the Alangad Taluk Kacheri functioned under the Travancore Kingdom.

ooramana temple

Ooramana Temple

This structural temple can be datable to 12-13thh century A.D. It is of circular vimana with granite stone plinth with plastered walls bearing beautiful mural paintings.
padmanabhapuram palace

Padmanabhapuram Palace

Padmanabhapuram palace is an ancient historical monument representing the indigenous architectural features especially in the traditional style of Southern Kerala.

pallippuram fort

Pallippuram Fort

This hexagonal building is the oldest extant European monument in India. It was constructed by the Portuguese in 1503. It is popularly known as Ayakkotta or Alikkotta.
pandavanpara

Pandavan Para

Pandavanpara is a monument standing in gigantic manner, protected by a kind of granite pagoda like natural rock facing west, covers an area of about 96 cents occuring between two huge boulders on a hillock sufficiently spacious to accomodate nearly fifty people.

pazhoor perumthrikkovil

Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil

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pilicode cave

Pilicode Cave

It is a megalithic site having an area of 3 acres 28 cents. A number of rock cut tombs encountered in this laterite zone are of archaeological value.

porkalam dolmans

Porkalam Dolmans

Three dolmans already excavated by the Department. Contents including prehistoric potteries and iron implements were taken to Thrissur Archaeological Museum.
poyilkotta

Poyilkotta

This laterite fort was believed to be built by the Bednore Naikans in the 17th century A.D. The fort is in complete decay.

pundareekapuram devaswam

Pundareekapuram Devaswam

The temple is of chathurasra vimana having sheet roof. Square arthamandapa has beautiful carvings on the ceiling.
rock cut temple thrikkakudy

Rock Cut Temple Thrikkakudy

It is the oldest cave temple in Kerala. It belongs to the latter half of the 8th centruy AD if not earlier as suggested by its close resemblance to later Pallava work.

sakthan thampuran palace

Sakthan Thampuran Palace

The old Vadakkechira palace, was renovated to the present style by Sakthan Thampuran, the famous king of the Perumbadappu dynasty.
sivanarayana temple thirunayathode

Sivanarayana Temple Thirunayathode

This strutural temple is of Vritta Vimana. Granite stone for adhistana and wall. Granite wall is coated with plaster on which murals are seen.

sree venkitathevar temple

Sree Venkitathevar Temple

Sree Venkitathevar siva temple is ornated with the beautiful murals on the walls of the garbhagriha and magnificent wood carvings on the griva.
stone inscription hebrew

Stone Inscription Hebrew

This inscription is seen in front of the Jews synagogue at Chennamangalam. The Hebrew stone inscription having eight lines shows that the synagogue was built in 1615



Stone Inscriptions Chennamangalam

Stone inscription lying in the church compound of Vaipikkotta seminary, Chennamangalam.
suspension bridge punalur

Suspension Bridge Punalur

The suspension bridge spanning the Kallada River in Punalur is the only one of its kind in south India and it is 400 ft. long. As this bridge erected in 1877

thirunarayanapuram temple

Thirunarayanapuram Temple

A structural temple of 14th century A.D. Adhistana and wall are of granite. Square vimana, tritala type of super structure, cloister namaskara mandapa etc.
thiruvananthapuram fort

Thiruvananthapuram Fort

The Thiruvananthapuram Fort is built around Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple which was the centre of many historical events.

thodeekkulam siva temple

Thodeekkulam Siva Temple

Thodeekulam Siva Temple is famous for its murals with seem to belong to the middle stage of kerala mural tradition perhaps of the 10th-13th century A.D.
thrivikramangalam temple

Thrivikramangalam Temple

This Mahavishnu temple is famous for its sculptural extravagance. The temple appears to be very old.

tippu sultans fort

Tippu Sultans Fort

In 1788 Tippu Sultan transferred the capital of the province of Malabar from Kozhikkode to the South bank of Beypore River and built a Fort at the modern village of Feroke.
tomb of veera pazhassi

Tomb of Veera Pazhassi

The tomb of the celebrted historical giant and reputed warrior Veera Pazhassi is a historical monument that has laid his great memories on the sands of time.

trikkur mahadeva temple

Trikkur Mahadeva Temple

This live rock cut temple is dated to the 8th century A.D. The Sivalinga faces east and the door of the Garbhagriha is on the north.
uliyannur mahadeva temple

Uliyannur Mahadeva Temple

This structural temple is in the form of vritha vimana with granite adhisthana. A unified tiled roof for the whole temple.



Vaipikota Seminary

Vaipikotta seminary was built by the Portuguese in 1577. Many Vattezhuthu inscriptions were encountered during the exploration done here in 1935.
vasco de gama monument

Vasco de Gama Monument

Vasco de Gama landed at Kappad a few miles north of Kozhikode on 27th may 1498. It was an event which was destined to write the name of kerala in the annals of world history.

vattezhuthu inscriptions

Vattezhuthu Inscriptions

A granite slab with Vattezhuthu inscriptions on it. Measuring 6 ft by 4.5 feet. Now in the compound of the Thazhekkad church.
vishnu temple aruvikara

Vishnu Temple Aruvikara

Vishnu Temple at Aruvikara is of circular vimana with granite adhistana and plastered wall. The whole structure is recently renovated.