Sunday, June 6, 2010

Places of interest in Mala

Malakadavu


Malakadavu or Mala Kadavu ( kadavu means a type of localized boat jetty where small boat, vallam etc are starting their jouney or finishing journey and lying parked in the water for coming journies, in malayalam it is called “Kadavu “ like port for ships. In encient times it was the gate way for the people and merchats from abroad and nearby places. Now the ‘Kadavu’ became very less importance in the daily life of the people of Mala.

Nedumkotta

Nedumkotta (means long fort in Malayalam language) - It was a militarily strategic Fort built by Thiruvithamkur Maharaja to prevent and guard against the invasion of Samoodiri Raja and Tippu Sultan of Mysore Kingdom. The length of the fort was about 60 Kms from the beginning of the coastal area of Arabian Sea, to the Western Khat. It was believed to be built by thousands of people within fortnight. Now we can not see the long fort any where in Mala. All the parts are demolished and people have converted this area in to their needs.



Oxbow Lake Vynthala.

Oxbow Lake of "Kanichan thura" is at Vynthala a neighboring place of Mala. This, Oxbow lake which is a naturally formed lake adjacent to the river branch of Periyar and is in the shape ox-bow. So the lake is called like "Oxbow lake". It is a tourist attraction of many people residing near by.



Anchalppetty

This is the anchal petty fixed in Karingachira in Puthenchira in Mala. This was the part of the anchal system of the period of maharaja and this box was for collecting the mails coming through Train at Kallettumkara and delivering the mails to Kochi and Thiruvathamkur areas..

Jewish Church Mala



This is one of the monument seen in India which will attract any tourists of aesthetic mind. This monument is now under Mala Panchayath. A large number of families were lived in Mala in ancient times and when Israel was formed, the Jews left this place and settled in their mother land. There is currently no Jewish community left in Mala.


Jewish CemeteryJewish Cemetery located near the Mala police station used to be a thriving Jewish Community. The Jewish Cemetery is clearly built with a compound wall with name board in the entrance in English and Malayalam.  Early this place was used by the children nearby area for playing.  Now we can see three tomb stones in this Jewish cemetery. It is located in the residential area of Mala and is now protected by archeological survey of India.



Pampum Mekkattu Mana The Famous serpent Temple in Kerala.



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