CENSUS OF INDIA 1961

VOLUME VII KERALA

PART VII B (ii) FAIRS AND FESTIVALS OF KERALA-STATEMENTS

M. K. DEVASSY~ B. A., B. L. OF TbE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE Superintendent ql Census Operations, KeTola and the Union Territory of Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands

PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS. DELHI-8 PRINTED AT THB C. M. S. PRESS. KOTfAYAM

1968

PRICE: Delux.e Rs. 20.00 or 46 sh. 8 d. or $ 7.20 cents Ordinary Rs.8.75 or 20 sh. 5 d. or $ 3.15 cents PREFACE

It is one of the unique features of the 1961 Cell3us that a comprehensive survey was conducted about the fairs and festivals of the country. Apart from the fact that it is the first systematic attempt as far as Kerala is concerned, its particular value lay in presenting a record of these rapidly vanishing cultural heritage. The Census report on fairs and festivals consists of two publications, Part VII B (i), Fairs and Festivals of Kerala containing the descriptive portion and Part VII B (ii), Fairs and Festivals of Kerala-Statements giving the tables relating to the fairs and festivals. The first part has already been published in 1966. It is the second part that is presented in this book. This publication is entirely a compilation of the statements furnished by various agencies like the Departments of Health Services, Police, Local Bodies, Revenue and the Devaswom Boards of Travancore and Cochin. This is something like a directory of fairs and festivals in the State arranged according to di'>tricts and taluks, which might excite the curiosity of the scholars who are interested in investigating the religiou, centres and festivals.

I am deeply indebted to Shri Asok Mitra, Registrar General and ex officio Censu~ Commissioner for India for the valuable guidance and encouragement I have received from him in connection with the preparation of this Volume. I am also grateful to th:>se who have furnished, in response to my request, valuable detail'i relating to the fairs and festivals in the State. I also wish to place on record my appreciation to the C. M. S. Pre'>s, Kottayam under, the able gl!idance of Shri John Mathai for the efficient execution of the printing work.

Trivandrum, M. K. DEVASSY July 1, 1'967 Superintendent of Census Operations CONTENTS

Page Fairs and Festival<; of Palghat District 474 Perintalmanna Taluk 474 Ponnani .. 474 {)ttapalam 480 " Palghat 486 " Alathur 492 " 502 -Chittur " Fairs and Festivals of Kozhikode District 508 Badagara Taluk 508 -Quilandy " 510 Kozhikode 514 Tirur 524 " Ernad 532 " South Wynad 534 " Fairs and Festivah of Cannanore District 538 Kasaragod Taluk 538 Hosdrug " 552 Taliparamba " 570 Cannanore 590 Tellicherry " 608 North Wynad 628 " PART II STATEMENT OF FAIRS AND FESTIVALS STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIOn and distance) worship Festi\al or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CHIRA YINKIL-

Chemmaruthy Varkala 6 miles Poridakkavu temple Kalioottu Bharany 10 l\Ieenam

2 do do 7 miles Muthana Mahadeva Devar pooja Thiruvathira in Dhanu temple

3 do do Muthana Mosque Mllad-I-Sheriff Birthday of prophet Mohammed

4 do do do Ramzan

5 do do do Bakrid

6 Varkala Varkala 2 miles Varkala Janardhana- Arat fe,tlVal swamy temple

, 7 do do 1 mile Slvaglfl ,\latt Slvaglri Pilgrim Propagation of the teachmgs conventIOn of Shn Narayana Guru

8 Otteor do 3! miles st. Sebastian's Church, Feast of St Sebastian Martyrdom of S1. Seba:"tian Moongode

9 Navaikulam do 7 miles Sankara Narayana­ Uthrattathi and Urul Feast of the installed deity swamy temple Manotsavam

10 Madavoor d0 14 m,les Vilack?d Ganapathy Kodiyettu From Rohill! to Atham in temple Medam

11 Kihmanoor Chlrayinkil12 miles Chottayil Thirunara- Arat festival yanapUl am temple

12 do do Ayyappanka"u temple do

13 do do Ooruttumandapa temple Utbram Attathirunal Uthram in Meenam

14 do do Attoly Madam Harithri- Pooram Pooram in Meenam purakulangara 1!hagavathy temple

2 AND n:STlVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendlDg Date cf the FestIVal III the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. ot days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

6th and 7th April 2 days 1000 Vegetables, fruits, food-stuff etc.

10 January 1 day 600 Coffee, textiles etc.

14th August 1 day 500 Pra~ ers, offerings and procession are usual.

8th March 1 day 500 do

15th May 1 day 500

8th to 17th April 10 da)s 10,000

31st December, 1st 3 days 5,000 and 2nd January

17th February 11 days 10,000 ending with the 1st Sunday in Kumbhom

Medom 11 da~s 2,000 Bell-metal vessels, eatthenwares, toys etc.

6th to 15th May 10 days 500 In addition to Ganapath}, thc temple is dedicated to Vishnu, Siva, Sastha and Yakshi. On the festIval day poojas are offered to please the d:clty There will be a proces5ion on elephant's back. Pallil'etta, arat etc. and cultural pro­ grammes like kathaprasangam, karhakali, dance etc. are held. On the other davs thele i, only the usual visits to the temple.

9th to 15th April 7 days 2,000 Seeds, bell-metal vesse:s etc.

4th to 10th March 7 days 4,000 do Cattle market is also conducted.

21st March 7 days 4,000 Bell-meta1 vessels and seeds

20th March 3 da)s 1,000

3 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CHIRAYINKIL

15 Kilimanoor Chirayinkil 16 miles Mulackulathukavu Karthika Birthday celebration of Bhagavathy temple Bhagavathy

16 Vellalloor do 12 miles Keezhperoor Bhaga- Bharany and Karthika Bharany and Karthika vathy temple in Kumbhom

17 Kadakkavoor Kadakkavoor 1t mile Erathu Mukkaluvattom Sreenarayanajayanthi Birthdayof Sree Narayana- temple guru-Chathayam in Chingam

18 do do 4 furlongs Vakkam Puthen nada Utsavam Birthday of Sree Subramonia Subramoniaswamy temple

19 do do 2 furlongs Oottuparambu Siva Vilakku ( Ardhanareeswaran)

20 do do St. Peter's Church, Feast of St. Peter Martyrdom of St. Peter Anjengo

21 do do 7 fUrlongs Mayagiri Sas'tha temple, Mandala Pooja Nilakkamukkiu

22 do do do Vishu Vishu in Medom

4 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or ImpOI tant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival , in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

2nd March 1 day 500 Toys, kora-grass mats etc. The legend about the origin of the temple is as 10110\\s. Once when a person was cuttmg green manure for cultivation he sharpened his kntfe on a rock. Immedi­ ately blood began to flow from the rock and an idol, glOve and tank came IDto eXlstence by themselves. Ceremonies like Navakom I a kind of pra}er) Sree Bhootlia­ bah (sacrIfice to demons) and kavikoduthi are conducted on the Karthika day. Cultu­ ral items, procession on caparisoneJ ele­ phants, IIllakku etc. are usual attractions. Edible offerIngs such as appom, payasam etc. are also presented.

10th and 11th 2 days 2,000 Bell-metal vessels, Earthenwares, March fruits, vegetables etc.

17th August 1 day 2000

Meenam 10 days 100,000 Stationery, household articles etc.

16th Decemhl;r 1 da)' 5,000 No fair of importance. Until 2 centuries ago, this temple was Government-owned; Government gave it over to the Ezhuvas of tpe locality to which community this temple now belongs. Until 30 years ago the festlvals in this temple used to be celebrated on a graLd scale. There is no special

29th June or the 1 day 90,000 Stationery, household articles etc. next Sunday

16th November 41 days (last 1,000 As the market is l;ear, no special fair of to 26th December 2 days importance. 1 he festIvals are celebrated important) regularly every year. The general public take intelest m the affairs of the temple, irrespective of their castes and commu­ 14th April 2 days 1,000 nities. Usual attractions are kathakali. thullal, instrumental music etc. Flowers, camphor and edIble things are received as offermgs In the temple.

5 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRlVANDRUM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CHIRAYINKIL

23 Kadakkavoor Kadakkavoor 1 mile Kayikara temple Asan day celebrations One week ending on Chithira in Medom

.24 do do 2 furlongs Munduvilakdm Vilakku Ganapathi temple

25 Sarkara Chirayinkil 1 furlong Sarkara Bhadrakali Kalioottu Battle between Darukasura Chirayinkil temple and Bhadrakali

26 do do do Meena Bharany Birthday celebration of Bhagavathy

27 do co St. James R. C. Church, Parochial Feast Feast of St. James Thazhampally

28 do do Keleswaram temple Rohini Utsavam Sreekrishna Jayanthi

29 Attingal do 3t miles Thiruvarattu Kodlyettu Utsavam Prathishta day Makayiram to Bhagavathy temple Uthram in Vrischigam

30 Nagaroor do 10 miles Mavelikonam Karthlka Karthika in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

31 Nagaroor do Raloorkavu Devi temple do Karthika in Vrischigam

32 Pazhaya- do 12 miles Payyanadu temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom kunnummel

33 do do Puthiyakavu Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom temple 6 AND FESTlV ALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons "Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Contd.

1st to 7th May 7 days 100,000 Only usual fair. Nothing worth special mention. Asan is the famous Malayali Poet Kumaranasan.

16th December 1 day 5,000 No fair of importance. This is a serpent grove. The festival is celebrated only for one day. But vilakku and pooja are conducted for 30 days preceding the festival day. There is no special occasion for the festival. Usual attractions like kathakali and procession are associated with the festival.

Kumbhom 9 days 20,000

Meenam 10 days ending 50,000 on Bharany in Meenam

16th to 25th July 10 days Not available Rt:ligious programmes only

Endmg on 22nd 10 days 5,000 Toys August

12th to 19th 8 days 1,000 "December

lith March 1 day 2,000 Food-stuffs including fruits and This temple is believed to be a very. anci­ tubers, cosmetics, wooden fur­ ent one. No recorJs are available to niture, kora-grass mats, bell­ prove its antiquity. The festival begins metal vessels, earthenware etc. on Sivarathri day in Kumbhom and ends on Karthika day. During the first 9 days there will be pattu. Important attractions during the festival are kathakali perform­ ance, fire works. kathaprasangam, musical concerts and procession. There will also be villilthookkam. kuthiottam and kathir­ kala.

10th December 1 day 10,000 The fair consists of the same commodities as above. This also is an ancient and famous temple

·4th March 1 day 5,000 Bell-metal vessels, Bengal-gram etc.

10th March 2 cays 8,000 Dates, Bengal-gram, ben-metal bamboo-mats etc. 7 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Lacation of Village or '31. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshIp Festlval or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CHIRA YINKIL

34 Pazhayakun- Chirayinkil 12 miles Elluvilayal Bhagllvathy Aswathi Aswathi in Kumbhom nummel temple

35 do do Nedumpara Ayiravally Ut~avam No special occaSIOn Nada

36 do do Mammazhikonnath do do Sastha Nada

37 do do Mahadevaswaram temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

38 Koduvazhannur do Chennamangalam temple do do

39 do do Kal1Jarathu Parambu Revathi Aswathi festival Aswathi in Kumbhom temple

40 do do Vallyavlla temple Bharany Bharany In Meenam

41 do do Parakkottu temple Thiruvathlra Thiruvathira in Meenam

42 Elamba do 8 mdes Ayiravally temple, Karthlka Karthlka in Vrischigom Mar.narkonam

43 do do do Punartham BlI:thday celebration of the deity

44 tlo do Palliyala Bhadrakali Annual f,;stlval Kalioottll (Thlruvathira in temple Meenam)

45 Edacode do 5 miles Paruthi Kudamonvila- Sivarathri Sivarathri In Kumbhom korn, Bhagavathy temple

46 do do 8 miles Katayikonam Sa!\tha Bharany Eharany Ifi Kumbhom temple

47 do do KattaYlkonam Bhaga- do do vathi temple

8 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

9th March 1 day 6,000 Dates, Bengal-gram, bell-metal bamboo-mats etc.

No fixed date 1 day Not available do The festival is not celebrated on any fixed date C'r With reference to any parti­ cular occasion. There will be one day celebration according to convenience.

do 1 day do do do

4th March 1 day do

do 2 da)s 10,000 Tea. coffee etc.

9th March 1 day 15,000 do

7th April 1 day 25,000 do

11th April 5 days 10,000 do

10th December 1 day 3,000 Fruits, mats toys, household arttcles etc.

2nd April 1 oay 3~000 do

11th Apnl 1 day .4,000 Foodstuff

4th March 7 da~s 1,500 Food-stuff, mats, staticnery The temple is believed to be an ancient articles, nuts etc. one. The experses for the conduct of the festival is met by the Cherukulathu family and the public of the locality. Villi/thoo­ kam. Kuthiottam, Kathakali, procession etc.. are fte main attractions.

10th March 1 day 500 do

do 1 day 500 Food-stuff

9 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Vdlage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIon of the FaIr No. Village or To\\n StatIOn and distance) worship Fe.tival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CHIRA YINKIL

48 Edacode Chlrayinkll 5 miles Vadavilakom Bhaga- Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Meenam vathy temple

49 do do poovanthara'theckethu, Utsavam Noonoopara

50 Mudakkal do 10 miles Elayappankovil temple, Annual festival Birthday of Lord Siva Ayilam

51 co do Vasudevapuram do Sr.::ekrishna temple

52 do d:l pullamvilakom do Bhagavathy temple

53 do d" 9 mIles Nada Bhagavathy do KudiYlIuthu in Kumbhom temr1e Avinthram

54 do do Ayiravally Sastha KaI1hlka temple

55 do do do Punartham In Meenam Birthday of the deity

56 Pulimath do Pulimath temple Aswathi Aswathi in Kumbhom

57 do do Plavottu temple Rohmi Rohim in Medom

58 do d) Karettu temple Annual festIval

59 do du Velavoorkudy temple Aswathi Aswathi in Meenam

60 do do Dorunthavan Uthram Uthram in Mcdom Ayiravallykunnu temple

61 Kadaka\oor Kadakavoor I! miles Holy Ghost's Church. Pentecost Feast of the Holy Ghost Mampally

10 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attendlDg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. ot days FestIVal 10 the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

11th April 7 days 2,000 Food-stuff Last day IS important

Meenam 1 day 500 do

do 1 day 4,000 do

do 1 day 1,000 do

Kumbhom 1 day 1,000 do

do 7 days 5,000 do Kudiyiruthu meaos the installation of the deity. Ooe day of the seven days is important.

'30th November 1 day 3,000 Tubers, screw-pine mats, toys, The temple is a serpent grove about 700 umbrellas and other articles of feet above sea-level. The temple proper domestic requirement. has no roof. There is a tank which oever gets dry. The temple is said to be 1.000 years old.

15th March 1 qay 3,000 Tubers, screw-pine mats, fans, During the festival there will be pooja, " toys. umbrellas and other arti­ vilakku and processions carrying the deity cles of domestic reqUirement. on elephant's back. The deity is taken in procession to all households in the locality where offerings are made. There are other attractions also like kathakali, thul­ lal, rhalapoli. kuthirakettu, kalakettu etc.

9th March 7 days 10.000 Tea, coffee etc.

'{jth May 7 days 10,000 do

16th December 1 day 30,000 do

(jth April 1 day 10,000 do

17th Apnl 1 day 20,000 do

23rd May to 11 days 500 Unlike other festivals, there is no proces­ 2nd June sion, as there is no statue of the Holy­ Ghost. 1l STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRUM

1 Kadinamkulam Tnvandrum Central Kadinamkulam temple Annual festival 7 miles

2 Attipra Kazhakoottom Thrippadapuram Arat Ii miles Siva temple

3 do do do Arat

4 do do Thippatty temple Uthram Uthram in Medom

5 do do do Mandalapooja Mandalavrutham

6 do do 1 mile Kusamuttam temple Bharany Bharany in lVeenam

7 do do do Mandalapooja

8 do do It miles Melathu Bhagavathy Bharany B,harany in Medom temple

q - do do t mile • Attinkuzhi Mandalapooja Bhagavathy temple

10 do do do Pattu Kumbhapattu

11 do do 2 miles Ooruttu parambu Oo~uttutsavam Once in six years in Kum- bhom Kodiyettu in Meenam.

12 do do 1 mIle Kolathukara telllple KodtY.ettu Kodiyettu in Meenam

13 do do do Mandalapooja

14 do Veli i mile Elampulingal Sastha Uthram Uthram in Kumbhom temple

12 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

March 10 days 2,000 Entertainment programmes such as music, dance will be one of the attractIOns of the festival.

28th October 8 days 3,000 Though the temple is dedicated to Lord Siva, Lord Vishnu also is worshipped here. The place is said to have got the name as the holy feet of Sree Padmana­ bhaswami rested there. Cultural pro­ grammes like Kathakali, Ottamthullal, Thiruvathirakali, Harikatha etc., musical concerts and relIgious discourses are conducted during the festIval. Palpayasam is the important offering made to this temple.

22nd to 31st March 10 days 3,000

17th April 1 day 5,000 16th November to 41 days } 26th December

Ith April 1 day Not available

16th November to \ 41 days do 26th December , Ending on 4th May 3 days do

16th November to 41 days do 26th December

Kumbhom 5 days do

March 9 days do

April 10 days 3,000

16th November to 41 days 3,000 26th December

22nd February 1 day 2,000

13 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIYANDRUM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccaSIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshIp Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRVM-

15 Attipra Veh ~ mile Elampulingal Sastha Mandalapooja temple

16 do do 2 furlongs St. Thomas Church, Feast of St. Antony Commemoration day Vel!

17 do Kazhakoottam 1!- miles Pallithura St. Mary Feast of St. Mary Magdalene's Church Magdalene

18 Trivandrum TrivandlUm Central Sree Padmanabha Aipasl Vtsa-vam Thiruvonam Arat Corporation t mile Swamy temple in Thulam

19 do do do Paincuni Utsavam Kodi),ettu in Rohini (Me en am)

20 do do Navarathri Mandapam Navarathri Poojavaypu

21 do Tnvandrum Pettah St. Anne's Church St. Anne's feast Patron's femt 1 furlong

22 do do do St. Sebastian's feast

23 do Trivandrum Central St. George's Orthodox St. George's feast 1 mile Synan Church

24 do do 2 furlongs All India ExhibitIOn

25 do do 2 miles Attukal Bhagavathy Ponkala Bharany m Kumbhom temple

26 do do 3 miles Bheemapally Chandanakkuda Anniversary of the death of Mahotsavam Beema Beevi. 1st to 10th Jamadul -\khar 14 AND FESTlV ALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or important commodnies marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

16th November to 41 day;:. Not available 26th December

Saturday and 2 days 15,000 Earthen pots, fruits, seeds, Sunday after stationery articles etc. 15th February

13th to 22nd July 10 days 1,500

5th November 10 days 2 lakhs

March 10 days 2 lakhs

9th October 9 days 1 lakh

18th to 28th July 11 days ending 3,000 on Sunday after 26th July

17th to 27th 11 days 6,000 On the eve of the feast a grand procession January is held III which the decorated statue of SI. Sebastian IS taken out. The route of the procession wIll be decorated by the residents irrespective of their relIgious adherance. Arrows made of silver or gold are brought to the church as offer- ings both by Catholics and non-Catholtcs. On the festIval day there will be an EucharistIc procession also.

Endmg on Duration vanes 700 6th May from 2 to 8 da)s

Commences on Not fixed 1 lakh See write up 26th January

10th March 9 days 50,000 See WrIte up

October 10 days 1 lakh See write up

15 STATEME"NT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

LocatJo'1 of Village or 81. Name of Town (N;;:arest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town StatiOn and distance) worship Festival or Festiyal 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRUM 27 Trivandrum Tnvandrum Central St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas feast Patron's feast Corporation 4t miles Poonthura

28 do Trivandrum Pettah Our Lady's Church. Annual festival 2 miles Thopu

29 do do It miles Madre de Deus Feast of Christ Church. Vettukad the King

30 do do do Feast of the Nativity Patron's feast of St. Mary

31 do co do Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

32 do do do Feast of OUf Lady of Confraternity feast Mercy

33 do do do Feast of Immaculate Sodality feast Conception

34 - do Tnvandrum Central St. Joseph's Cathedral Feast of St. Joseph Patron's feast 1t miles

35 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

36 do do do Feast of Our Lady of Confraternity feast Mount Carmel

37 do do do Feast of Christ. the Catholic Action feast King

38 do do 4 miles Holy Cross Church, Feast of Exaltation of Parochial feast Kattachakonam the Holy Cross

16 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIOn of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival In the FaIr or ImpOltant commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival III the FaIr or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

12th to 21 st 10 days 10,000 From the time of Slee Veera Marthanda December Varma, one of the anCIent Rajas of Venad. thIS place was known as Anantha Padma­ nabhan Poonthura ThIS Church was established by the Portuguese. ThIS is said to be about 250 years old. The procession in conr>ectIOn with the feast is conducted o~n 20th December.

September 10 days 5,000

17th to 27th 11 days ending 10,000 See write up October with last Sunday of October

~8th September or 11 days ending on 3,000 the Sunday after 8th September or 8th September the following Sunday

June 9 days ending 3,000 See WrIte up last Sunday of June

.September 11 ,days ending 3,000 on 24th Septem- ber or the follow- ing Sunday

·4th to 8th 5 days 3,000 December

23rd April to 9 days 1,000 1st May

26th January to 9 days ending on 1,000 3rd February 2nd Sunday after 20th January

13th to 21st July 9 days 1,000

25th to 27th 3 days ending on 1,000 October la~t Sunday of October

14th and 15th 2 days (Saturday 600 ::September and Sunday after 14th September)

17 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIon of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRUM

39 Trivandrum Trivandrum Central Church of Assumption, Feast of Assumption Patron's feast Corporation 4 miles Cheriathura of St. Mary

40 do Trivandrum Pettah St. Joseph's Church, Feast of St. Joseph Patron's feast 2t miles Kochuveli

41 do do do Feast of the ConfraternIty feast Holy Family

42 do do do St. SebastIan's feast

43 do Tnvandrum Central St. Antony's Church, Feast of St. Antony Patron's feast 3 mIles Valiathura

44 do do do Feast of the Immaculate Confraternity feast conception

45 do do do Feast of Our Lady of ConfraterPity feast Mount Carmel

46 do do do Feast of St. George

47 do do do Feast of Our Lady of FatIma

48 do do do Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

18 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

A~erage No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIT or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

4th to 18th 15 days 4,000 This is a Mission Church started about 20 August (Sunday after years ago. On Saturday evening after 15th August) Vespers in the Church. a procession with the Hoiy Cross is conducted. On Sunday trere will be solemn High Mass, Sermon and Euchanstlc processIOn.

25th April to I I days ending 2,500 The present Church was completed in 5th May on Sunday after 1902. May 1st

3rd to 13th 11 days ending 2,500 The confraternity feast is celebrated by January on the Sunday a president and office bearers elected after January 7th from among the members of the confra­ ternity evelY year. There will be a proces­ sion on the eve of the feast.

17th to 27th 11 days 2,500 January

2nd to 16th June 15 days ending 5000 on the Sunday after June 13th

29th November to 10 days ending 5,000 8th December , on 8th December '.or Sunday after 8th December

12th to 21st July 10 daYS endIng 5,000 on tlje Sunday after 16th July

19th to 28th April 10 days ending 5,000 on the Sunday after 23rd April

4th to 13th 10 days ending 5,000 October on 13th October or the Sunday after 13th October

8th to 17th 10 days ending 5,000 February on the Sunday after 11th FebJuary 19 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town StatIOn and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRUM -49 Trivandrum Tflvandrum Central St. Antony's Church, Feast of St. Jerard CorporatIon 3 mIles Valiathura

50 do do do Feast of the Little Flower

51 do do St. FrancIs XavIer's Feast of St. Francis Church, Valiathura Xavier

52 Muttathura d3 2l: mlles Pazhanchira Bhaga­ Makaylram festival Birthday celebration of vathy temple Bhagavathy

53 do do 3i mIles Muttathura Church Feast of St. Antony Commemoration day

54 do do do Feast of Our Lady of Confraternity feast Immaculate Conception

55 do d.> do Feast of Our Lady of do Mount Carmel

56 Nemom do 5 mIles Vdlayani Bhadrakali Parar.ettu utsavam Mudippura

20 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 11 7 8 9 10

'TALUK.-Contd. 30th August to 10 days ending 5,000 8th September on the Sunday after 31 st August

24th September 10 days 5,000 to 3rd October

24th November 10 days 5,000 This Church belonging to the Nadar ,to 3rd December Christians of the locality is situated two furlongs to the east of the Valiyathura pier. The procession held in connection with the festival is taken around the parish.

March 1 Lakh Glasswares, sweets, nuts etc. The celebrations begin on Makayiram day in Meenam. Devotional songs extolling the life and marridge of Bhagavathy are sung daily. There will be specIal poojas and instrumental music also every day. The sixth day is calJed 'Bhuthabali'. On that day it is believed that Devi will pronounce any defect or peculiarity found in that year's celebratIOn. 7th day is the most important. Thele will be special cultural items like BhagaTathy pattu, vilpattu. ottamthulllll, kathapuranam etc. and the usual processioD with elephants. The most important offering in this temple is Ponkala which is made by women who observe fast before making this offering.

30th May to 15 days Not available 13th June

29th November 10 days do to 8th December

'7th to 16th July 10 days do

10th Medom 41 days ending 50,000 Vellayani temple is a famous Devi temple. (Once in 3 years) on 10th Medom The deity in the temple will be taken to the top of the Paranu and afterwords there will be fight between the deity Bha­ drakali and Darika. There will be a huge gathering to witness this fight. The deity will be taken outside the Sreekovil forty one days before the Paranettu day. Every­ day the deity will be taken in procession in one kara. The legend is that Bhadra­ kali goes in search of Darika and that she meets him on the ParanettM day. The next morning the fight takes place. This fight is called NUathi! POTU. 21 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or '31. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshlp Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRUM

57 Melthonnakkal Trivandrum Central Nedungottukonam Pattu and Kudiyiruthu 4! miles temple

58 do do 4 miles Anackottukfmam Kavu Vilakku and Chirappu

59 Keezhthonnakkal Murukumpuzba 4 miles Vengottu mosque Rarozan

60 do do 5 miles Mosque do

61 do do Kunnathu temple Kudiyiruthu and pattu According to Hindu observance

62 do do Thate happaUy Kudiyiruthu, Vilakku Mandapam and Pattu

63 Andoorkonam Kaniyapuram 2 miles Kilithattil Thrikarthika festival Karthika in KumbhoO) Bhagavathy temple

64 do do 4 miles Panimoola temple Kudiyiruthu and Pattu After the New'moon in Kumbhom •

65 do do 3!- miles Ayirottu Bhadrakali Bhadrakali paUu After the New moon in temple Kumbhom

66 do do Koonayil kavu Vilakku

67 do do 4 miles Chitturkonam Kuruthy

68 do do do Thekkathu Vilakku

69 do do 5 miles Pottaneode Salvation Christmas Army Church

70 Pallipuram do 2 furlongs ThoDnal Durga Thrikarthika festival Karthika in Vrisehigam (Bhagavathy) temple

71 do do ThaIiyil Siva temple Nithiapooja Slvarathri in Kumbhom

72 do MurukumEuzha Parakkari Sivarathri do 6 fur oogs Bhagavathy temple 22 AND FESTIVAIS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUX-Contd.

March-April 7 days 1,000 Food-stuffs, toys, mats, bell-metal vessels etc.

25th March 7 days 1,000 Food-stuffs to 2nd April

8th March 1 day I 1,000

8th March 1 day 500

During the fort- 7 days 5,000 Food-stuffs, toys, mats, night after New- bell-metal vessels etc. moon in Kumbhom

March-April 7 days 3,000 do

11th March 1 day 1,000

20th March to 7 days only are 5,000 : Food-stuffs, toys, mats, 9th April important bell-metal vessels etc.

March 7 ~ays 5,000 ,

11th December loday 200

27th and 28th 2 days 200 March

11th December 1 day 200

25th December 7 days 1,000 to 1st January

10th December 1 day 1,000

4th March 1 day 1,000

do 1 day 1,000

23 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of F;air or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festinl 1 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRUM

73 Pallipuram Kaniyapuram Mlltharamman temple MandalpooJa 6 furlongs

74 Kazhakoottom- Kazhakoottom Kazhakoottom Arat Chathayam to Thiruvathira Menamkulam 3 furlongs Mahadeva temple in Medom

75 do Menamkulam 4 miles St. Joseph's ChJ.rch, Feast of St. Joseph, Patron's feast Thonnakkal the Worker

76 do Kazhakoottom 2 miles Church of St. John, Feast of St. John, do the Baptist, Thumbai the Baptist

77 Iroopara Kaniyapur 1m 2 miles Punnathu Thottampattu Chathayam in Kumbhofll Bhadrakali temple \Bhadrakalipattu)

78 do do 5 miles Ayaniyar Ala temple Pattu and Kudiyiruthu

79 do do 6 miles Neyyanamoola ' Vilakku and Chirappu Thekkathu

30 Uliyazhathura Kazhakoottom Aniyur Krishnaswamy Utsavam temple

81 do do Valia veedu nada Mudippura Utsavam 24 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIon of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

16th November to 41 days 1,500 This temple is said to be about 500 years 26th December (last two days old. This IS a special worshipping place important) for Viswakarmas. The important offering in this temple is 'Pongala'-" The mate­ rials required for this is brought by the devotees themselves.

30th April 10 days 5,000 It is believed that the deity was JDstalled in this temple by Kalikottu Maharshi (Rishiasnngar). Therefore every year dur­ ing the festival Rishipooja is conducted daily. This ceremony is not held in any other temple. The important attractions are procession, musical concerts, katha­ ka/i, ottamthullal etc. The Important offering is a particular varIety of plantain called 'padattu pazham'.

1st May I day 1,000

20th to 30th June 11 days ending 1,000 on Sunday after 24th June

·6th March 7 days 2,000 Tea, sweets, pansupari, It is said that the temple was built by the cigarette etc. Hindus of Pattu Vilakumkara of lroopara village. Long ago the famIly deities of ancient Hmdu families of the locality had all been installed in the temple compound. The usual cultural programmes like katha- kali, harikatha and folk entertainments etc. are conducted. On the 6th and 7th days of the festival, a devil dancer appears and pronounces oracles about thefts and cures for persons possessed by evil spirits. The pattu continues till the seventh day. On the 7th day kuruthy is conducted. 6th and 7th days are important.

March-April 9 days 2,000 Food-stuffs, toys, mats, bell-metal vessels etc.

11th and 12th 2 days 100 December

April 7 days 700

February 7 days 500 2S STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

TRIV ANDRUM. 82 Uliyazhathura Kazhakoottom Mailappally Mudippura Utsavam

83 do do Edathara Mudippura do

84 do do Aliyavoor Mudippura do

85 do do Andoorkonam mosque Perunna)

86 do do Maruthummodu do mosque

87 do do Keralamangalam Utsavam temple

88 do do Randamchira R. C. Christmas Church

89 do do Lutheran Mission do Church, Andoorkonam

90 do do Puthukunnu S. I. U. C. do

91 Pangappara do Kariavattom Sastha Utsavam temple

92 do do CheUamangalam do DevI temple

93 _ do do Pangappara Krishna- do swamy temple

94 do do Gurukulam temple, do Manakal

95 do do Avukkulam Sastha do temple

96 do do Mosque, Sreekaryam Ramzan

97 do do Swayam Prakasas- Utsavam ramom, Kulathoor

98 do do Salvation Army Christmas Church, Avukulam

26 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIVal in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd. April 7 days 500

February 7 days 600

do 7 days 600

March 1 day 300

do 1 day 200

April 7 days 500

25th December 1 day 500

do 1 day 300

do 1 day 700

April 7 days 500

March 7 days 700

do 7 days 400

September 1 day 1,500

January 1 day 200

8th March 1 day 500

January 3 days 600

25th December 1 day 300

27 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or "81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIOn and distance) worship Festival Or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRUM

99 Pangappara Kazhakoottom Syrian Cathohc Church, Christmas Kariyam

100 Cheruvakkal do 4 miles Nambyakkal femple Ashtami-Rohini

101 do Trivandrum Pettah Idipidikkode Kuthiottam 21 miles Bhagavathy temple

102 do do 4 miles Sastha temple Mandalapooja Mandalavrutham

103 do do Siva temple Sivarathri

104 do do 3! mIles Elamkavu Kodiyettutsavam Thiruvathira to Uthram Bhagavathy temple in Meenam

105 Ulloor Pettah 4 miles Sree Sllbramonia Arat temple

106 do do Kunnuvila Kuthiottam

107 do do Ammankovil Ammankuda

108 Iranimuttam Trivandrum Central St. Mary's Church Feast of Our Lady 4 furlongs of Fathima

109 do do do Feast of Mary, Queen of Heaven 28 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ,Impoitant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

25th December 1 day 200

22nd 1\ ugust 1 day 1,000

26th February 7 days Not available ThIS is a temple for Hanjans, establJshed to 4th March before the Temple Entry Proclamation, when Harijans were declined entry in the temples of Caste Hindus. The cultural programmes lIke kathakali, thullal, katha­ prasangam and musical concerts like chenda melam, nagaswaram etc. are con­ dueted during the festival. Kalakettu is the main attraction of the festival. FruIts, flowers, sandalwood, rose-water etc are the offerings lPade in this temple.

16th November 41 days 500 to 26th December

4th March 1 day 500

11th to 17th April 7 da) s . 2,000 Textiles, cloth etc. ThIS temple is said to be 300 years old. FOImerly there \\as animal sacrifice here. This has since been rep!aced by pumpkin. The sacnfice is conducted on tte last day_ There is procession on all the 7 days.

4tb May 1 cay 3,000

Kumbbom 7 days 3,000

Meonam 2 days 1,000

13th October 1 day 100

31st May 1 day 100

29 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIOn and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRUM

110 Iranimuttarn Tnvandrum Central Konchiravila Ottam In Kumbhom 2 miles Bhagavathy temple

111 Thiruvallam d:J 4 miles Thiruvallam Arat 10 days beginning from Parasurama temple Atham in Thulam , 112 do do 4 furlongs do Makara vavu

113 do do do Karkataka vavu

114 do do 3! miles Nelliyodu Pattu Uthradom in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

115 do d.) 5 mll:,s Pachallur Karottu Annual festival From Makayiram to Atham Sree Bhadrakah jn Kumbhom temple (Pachallur Mudippura)

116 do do Balaramapuram mosque Milad·i-sheriff 30 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

20th February 10 days 5,000 According to legends, Sree Sankaracharya 10 1st March Swamy performed obsequies for his par­ ents at thIS temple. The devotees simi­ larly perform obsequies here. The arat procession will consist of the usual pagent­ ary like elephants, ornamental umbrelras, brushes made of yok-tail and fans made of pea-cock feather etc. A shrine of Parasurama built entirely of granite stone is found inside this temple. As shrines of Parasurama are not to be seen in other temples in Kerala the temple at Thlfu­ vallam has a unique importance of its own. On Full-moon and New-moon days large number of devotees flock to this temple to offer bali for the manes of theIr ancestors.

26th October to 10 days 1,500 4th November

4th February 1 day 2,000

July 1 day 5,000

30th March 1 day 300

13th March 10,000 The temple is sItuated on an extensive plot by the side of Trivandrum-Kovalam road. Thookom, taking the Idol in pro­ cession, ponkala etc. are the functions conducted in connection with the festival. Thookom is the name of a kind of offer­ ing which is rarely seen in temples. A long spring-like rod is fixed on wheels and persons offenng themselves for the penance is hung on the free end of the rod by a string tied to their waists, and wheeled round the temple. The rod IS called villu (bow) This function attracts several people from other places also. Generally children are hung on the rod, which is wheeled round the temple. While the idol is taken in procession there will be lights and torche s. Boys upto the age of 14 roll on the ground round the temple. This also is a kind of offering. Roasted rice, tender cocoanuts and plan­ tains are the usual offerings in this temple.

14th August 1 day 1,000 31 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TRIVANDRUM

117 Thiruvallam Trivandrum Central A'yani Vishnu temple Ashtami-Rohini Rohini in Chingam 5 miles

118 do do 7 miles Kaleswa ram Siva Sivarathri Sivarathri ID Kumbhom temple

119 do do Bhagavathy temple Thrikarthika Karthlka in Vrischigom

120 do do Balaramapuram Christmas Birth of ChrIst R. C. Church

121 Anchamada do 6 miles Mosque, Vattiyurkavu Mubarram

122 do do Vattiyurkavu Mudippura Utsavam Sastha temple "

123 do do Kanjirampara Christmas R. C. Church

NEYYATTINKARA

1 Neyyattinkara Trivandrum Central Sree Krishnaswami Kodiyettu D:thradam in Meenam 12 miles temple

2 do do Anthikada Feast of Immaculate 11 days ending Sunday R. C. Church Conception after 8~h December

3 Kottukal Trivandrum Central Kcttakonam Ammankovilkoda AYllliam in Meenam Mutharamman Kovil

4 do do Balaramapuram Vishu Medavhhu Agasthyar Kovil

32 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ' Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

22nd August 1 day 2,000 Tea, sweets etc.

4th March 10 days ending 5,000 on 22nd Febru- ary 1963

10th December 1 day 8,000

25th December 1 day 2,000 Groundnuts (roasted), beedi, flowers, s)Veets etc.

13th June 1 day 1,500

Meenam 7 days 2,000

25th December 1 day 1,000

TALUK

30th March 1,9 days 3,000 The deity of the temple is Lord ~Krishna. There is no particular religious occasIOn for the festival. Cultural programmes like ottamthullal, kathakali etc. are con­ ducted during the festival. ProcessIOn on elephant's back, Pallivetta and Arat are also held.

:Sth to 15th 11 days 2,000 On Saturday there Will be a procession in December which the statue of St. Mary is taken out on a decorated lorry. The procession goes throughout the town. On the festi­ val day there will be an eucharistic pro­ cession. The expenses for the conduct of the festival are met by public contn­ bution.

18th March 7 days 2,000 Tea, sweets, pan, flowers etc.

14th April 10 days 3,000

33 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or S1. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or To.... n Station and distance) worship Festival or Festlval 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEYYATTINKARA

5 Kottukal Trivandrum Central Aniyur Anikulath Sivarathri Sivarathli in Kumbhom Kandan Sastha temple

6 Pallicbal do 7 miles Vempanoor, Kandan Painkuni Uthram Birthday celebration of Sastha temple Sastha

7 do do Nedungottukonam Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

8 do do 8 miles L. M. S. Church, Christmas BJrthday of ChrIst Ammanoorkonam

9 do do 9 miles S. A. Church, do do Paruthanpara

10 do do Catholic Church, do do Ammanoormala

11 do do 8 miles Catholic Church, do do Kulangarakonam

12 do do Catholic Church, do do Balaramapuram

13 do do Lutheran Mission do do Church, Thittavehkkara

14 do do 7 miles Cathohc Church, do do Vallathukonam

15 Vilappi) do 5 miles St. Francis Xavier's Parochial feast Church, Peyad

16 do do Chlrayil Sastha temple Utsavam Birthday of Sastha

17 do do 8 miles Vilappilsala Siva temple do do

18 do do Cheruthery temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom 34 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 2,000 Tea, sweets, pan, flowers etc.

5th to 7th April 3 days 4,000

4th March 10 days 300

25th December 1 day 10,000

do 1 day 4,000

do 1 day 3,000

do 1 day 3,000

do 1 day 2,000

do i day 3,000

do 1 day 2,000

3rd December 7 days 2,000 Fruits, toys, food· stuffs etc. Procession, fire-y,orks etc.

Makaram 1 day 3,000 do Kathaprasangam, kathakali. reading of Puranas etc are the main attractions dur- JI-;g the festIval.

do 1 day 2,500 do do

4th March 1 day 2,400 do do 35 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

NEYYATTINKARA

19 Vilappil Trivandrum Central Pottayil Mudipura Mudipura Utsavam Kumbhom-Meenam 10 miles

20 do do 5 miles Mosque, Peyad Perunnal Rarnzan

21 do do do do Bakrid

22 do do Vilappilsala mosque do do

23 do , do 8 miles S. N. D. P. Hall Samadhi day of Sree Narayana Guru

24 do do do Chathayam day Birthday of Sree Narayana (in Chingam) Guru

25 Kulathummal do 10 miles Pottankavu Sastha Mandalapooja Mandalakalam temple, Kollode

26 do do 12 miles Muliyoor Mahadeva Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple, Ettiruthl, Kattakada

27 do do Kattal Bhagavathy Bharani Bharani in Meenam temple (Kattakada Mudipura)

28 do do 15 miles Velloor Mahadeva Sivaratbri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple, Parachal, Mangalackal

29 do do Trikanjirapuram do do Mahadeva temnle, Amachal

30 do Trivandrum Central Chandramangalam MandaJapooja Mandalakalam Devarkovil, Amachal

11 do do 12 miles Kattal Sastha temple do do 36 _AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed _Fair or Festival No. of days Festival jn the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Contd.

7 days 5,000 Fruits, toys, food-stuffs etc. Bhadrakali Utsavam is conducted in the temples and temporary' pandals' erected for the purpose near the temple. In the temporary 'pantkJ/s' an idol called "mudi' is installed. Such places are called' mudi­ pura. On certam occasions the celebra­ tIOn will be extended to 10 days instead of 7. The story of Bhadrakali slaying Darikasura will be presented in the form of musical recitals. This is the important function on all days of the festival.

'8th March 1 day 2,000 do

15th May 1 day 1,700 do

do 1 day 1,700 do

5th Kanni 1 day 700 do

17th August 1 day 500 do

26th December 1 day 1,500

-4th March J day 300 "

-7th April 10 days 10,000

4th March 1 day 200

do 1 day 200

26th December 1 day 500

do 1 day 500 37 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Falr or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEYYATTINKARA

32 Ku)athumma) Trivandrum Central Kuruthamcode, Bharani .Bharani in Meenam 15 miles Bhagavathy temple

33 do do Plavoor Chiravarambu, do do Chamundi.temple

34 do do 14 miles Kombadickal Thampuran temple Parachal, Mangalackal

35 do do Thoongampara Feast of the Catholic Church Little Flower

36 Marukil do 7 miles Malayinkeezh Arat Krishnaswamy temple

37 Athiyannur do 17 miles Venpakal Arankal Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbholl)! Mahadevar temple

38 do do Thittachal Kandan BharaUl Bharani in Meenam Sastha temple

39 do do Kamukinkode Feast of St. Antony St. Antony's Church

40 do do 13 miles Pooramkodu Sree Swargavathal Ekadasi Narayana Dharma Prakasini Prarthanamandiram

41 do do do Sree Narayana Jayanthi Birthday of Sree Narayan~ Guru

42 do do Thalayal Bharadwaja Sivapooja Sivarathri Hrishiswaram Siva temple

43 do do Thalayan Malc,ttu Kaliyoottu utsavam Bhadrakali temple

44 do do Eruthadickal Dala Utsavam Last Friday in Vrischigom Subramonia temple 38 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

7th April 7 days 1,000

do 2 days 100

Last Saturday 7 days 3,000 Different varieties of flowers in Kumbhom

October 8 days 300 do

Meenam 10 days 10,000 Ottamthullal, kathakali, arat and preces- sion on elephant's back are the attraction. Ladies are not allowed to enter inside the Chuttambalam of the temple.

4th March 1 day 1,000 Toys

7th April 3 days 1,000 do

Ending on Sun- Il days 10,000 day before Ash Wednesday

27th December 1 day 1,000 Mats, bangles, toys etc. This is a prayer hall in which a picture of Sree Nara}ana Guru is installed. Usual cultural prcgrammes are conducted during the festivals.

17th August 1 day 1,000

4th March 1 day 2,000 Tea, sweets etc.

Meenam 10 days 2,000 do

Vrischigom 1 day 4,000 do

39 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshIp Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEYYATTINKARA

45 Karumkulam Trivandrum Central Pulluvila St. James Feast of St. James Commemoration day 15 miles Church

46 Thirupuram Trivandrum Central Arumanoor Ninardeva Revathy Revathy in Makaram temple

·47 do do Thirupuram Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

48 do do do Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Dhanu

49 do do Kadupila Sastha temple Mandalapooja Mandalavrutham

50 do do Kanjampazhanji Amman Ammankovilkoda Bharani in Meenam Kovil

51 do " do Iruvikonam Mudipura Thookam Meenabharani

52 do do Kumily Krishnaswamy Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Dhanu temple

53 do do Poovar R. C. Church Feast

54 do do Poovar mosque Chandanakudam (Aldali darha)

55 do do Mulluvila Church Feast of Holy Family Feast

56 Poovar Trivandrum Central Poovar mosque Chandanakudam 18 miles

57 Kuiathoor dO 15 miles Mudipura in Kulathoor Utsavam

58 do do .Pallam St. Xavier's Feast of St. Francis Commemoration day Church Xavier

59 Chenkal do Azhakikonam temple Thookam Bharani in Kumbhom

060 do do 18 miles Kuttamam temple Pooja and Chirappu Chithira Pournami in Medom 40 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIOn of of persons ApproXImate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

17th to 28th July II days ending 12,000 on Sunday after July 25th

9th February 10 days 10,000 Toys, drinks, food-stuffs etc. ...

4th March 10 days 5,000 do

10th January 1 day 5,000 do

26th December 10 days in 2,000 do Dhanu important

7th April 5 days 2,000 do

do 5 days 3,000 do

Sth January 5 days 2,000 do

15th February 10 days 10,000 do

12 days 15,000 do

7th to 13th 6 days 3,000 Tea shop articles January

Medom 10 days 5,000 Haflkatha, dance etc.

Kumbhom 7 days 2,500 Thookam is Important

:lrd December 10 days Not aVailable

10th March 7 days 1,000 Toys, food-stuffs etc.

Ith May 3 days 1,000

41 STATEMENT OF FAIRS·

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEYYATTINKARA

61 Chenkal Trivandrum Central Kuryodu Devi temple Vilakkukettu Bharani in Meenam 18 miles

62 do do Vlathamkara Pooja and Rohini in Makaram Krishnaswamy temple Ezhunnalhppu

63 do do Vlathamkara Feast of St. Mary AssumptIOn day R. C. Church

64 do do Ozhappazhi Chirappu and Vilakku Sastham kovil

65 do do Arayur Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

66 do do 16 miles Maryapuram Perunnal Prathishta day , R. C. Church

67 do do Thrikkannapuram Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom. temple

68 do do Kurumbal Chirappu and Vilakku Sastham kovil

69 do do Kudumbottukonam Christmas Birthday of Christ L. M. S. Church

7() Parassala do 18 miles Mahadevar tempIe, Kodlyettu Thituvathira in Medom Parassala

do do 17 miles Bhagavathy tell1ple, do Karthika in Meenam 71 Parasuvackal

Oottu and Pattu 72 do do 18! miles Elankam temple 42 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attendmg Date of the Festival 1n the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIVal in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

7th Apnl 7 days 1,500 Toys, food-stuffs etc.

17th January 7 days 1.500 do

15th August 10 daY$ 15,000 Stationery, religious articles, toys, bangles, candles etc.

3 days 1,000 do

4th March 7 days 4,000 do

September 3 days 800

4th March 1 day 500 Stationery, religious articles etc.

26th December 1 day 200 do

,25th December 1 '

8th May 10 da}s 3,000 Ottamthullal, kathakaiL, procession, vetta, arat \\ ill be held during the festival. Though the hIstory of the Mahadevar temple canrot be traced to its origin, it is recorded that It was reconstructed by Dalava Malian Chempakaraman Thampi of Travancore in the latter half of the 18th century.

8th April 10 days 2,000 Sweets, tea. coffee etc. .

3 days 3,500 do

43 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of VIllage or SI. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIon of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEYYATTINKARA

73 Parassala Trivandrum Central Ambady Markazhi Utsavam Samadhi day of Sage 21 miles Krishnan kovil Ramaswamy

74 co do 18* mIles R. C. Church, Chnstmas Birthday of Christ Parassala

75 do do S. C. Church, do do Mamathiyanviia

76 co do 19 miles L. M. S. Church, do do Nedumanvila

77 do do 18 miles L. M. S. Church, do do Parasuvackal

78 do do 21 miles L. M. S. Church, do do Pallukal

79 co do 17 miles L. M. S. Church, do do Maypurom

80 do do 16 miles L. M. S. Church, do do Ponnamkulam

81 KollaYl1 do 15! mIles Devaswaram temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

82 do do Chemmaruthankadu Makaravilakku Sastba temple

83 do do Mekkolla Bhagavathypooja Bhagavathy temple

84 do do Palapakulangara Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom SIva temple 44 .AND FESTlVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

1 ALUK-Contd.

2nd January 8 days 10,000 Sweets, tea, coffee etc. The Sage Ramaswamy had prophesied a little time before his samadhi that Sree­ krisbnaswamy temple will spring up in that place. The idol dedicated is a big round rock. It is not one made by men but is believed to have come into existence by itself and therefore called 'Swayam­ bhoo '. On digging it is seen in the shape of the" Koormavathar" (IncarnatIOn as turtle). Krishnattom, ottamthullal, dance. katha­ prasangam, religious seminars, proces­ sions on elephant's back, poikal kuthlra, pyrotechnics Will be part of the celebra­ tions during these days. OfferIngs of plantains will be made from 1st Vnschi­ gom till the last day of the festival.

25th December 2 days 400 Food-stuffs like tea, coffee etc.

do 2 days 200 do

do 2 days 1,750 do

do 2 days 550 do \

<10 24ays 370 do

do 2 days 500 do

do 2 days 200 do

4th March 1 day 1,500 Sweets, dnnks, toys, stationery etc.

14th January day 10,000 do

15th March 1 day 1,850 do

4th March 1 day 3,000 do

45 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM_

LocatlOn of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEYYATTINKARA

85 KoJlayil Tnvandrum Central Parakunnu Sivarathri Slvarathri In Kumbhom 15~ miles Sastha temple

86 do do Neerakathala temple Devlpooja (Mudipura)

87 do do Panathadi£kal temple Arnmankoda

88 Kunnathukal A do 18t miles Chezhunganur 2nd Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Dhanu Group Devaswom

89 do do do Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhom

90 do do do Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Meenam

91 do do 22 miles Cheria kolla Siva Utsavam Annual festival temple, Peeranoor in the temple

92 do do do Sivarathri SlVarathri in Kumbhom

93 do do 20 mileS Undancode Roman Feast of St. Joseph Patronage of St. Joseph Catholic Church (May 1st)

94 do do Juma-ath mosque, Ram:zan Panachumoodu

95 do do do Baknd

96 Kunnathukal B do Vellareda Karthika Birthday celebration of Bhagavathy templ~ Bhagavathy

97 do do Kovilloor Utsavam Birthday of Goddess Bhagavathy temple "Bhagavathy

98 do do Choondicka1 Kumbhom Utsavam do Bhadrakah temple

46 AND FESTlV ALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendlOg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed FaIr or Festival No of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 3,000 Sweets, drinks, toys, stationery etc.

March 7 days 30,000 do

15th March 2 days 1,500 do

10th January 1 day 5,000

4th March 1 day 5,000

8 days 7,000

9th to 14th 6 days BeglO- 4,000 January nmg with Thlru- vathua tn Dhanu

4th .\iarch 1 day 3,000

1 st Saturday and 2 dayS 1,000 There wIll ce an Eucharistic procession in Sunday of May connectIOn with the feast.

8th March 1 day 200

15th May 1 day 200

Vrischlgom \~ day 5,000

15th Vrischigom 2 days 2,000

Date will be 10 day:; 1 lakh From old times the Nayar residents of detemnned the localIty were 'Worshipping Bhadrakali by the N. S. S. as theIr ancestral deIty. ThIS temple is CommIttee called ChoondIckal Bhadrakali temple because one of the Nayar 1amilIes VIZ. " Koopakara Veettil " Nayars had POlO ted the tnfOiI towards this temple. Even today when the festIval is started in Kum­ bhom the sword and the trifoil are taken out from the ., Koopakara Thekkethil veedu ,. in processIOn before the kodiyettu fUnctIon III the' mudlpura ' of the temple. Vllakkukettu. ponkala, kuthirakettu. musIcal orchestra af'd drama will be part of the celebrations. SpecIal poojas wIll be performed In this temple on every Fnday. 47 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIVANDRUM

Location of VIllage or 81. Name of lown (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worshIp Festlval or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

NEYYATTINKARA

99 Kunnathukal B Tnvandrum Central Kadappanamoodu Ramzan 20 miles mosque

100 do do Kiliyoor Feast of Infant Jesus R. C. Church

101 do do Amboosi R. C. Church Feast of St. George Cornrnemoration day

102 do do 22-1 miles Panachumoodu C. S. 1. Christmas Bmhday of Christ (L. M. S. Church)

103 do do Anchumaramkala New year day L. M. S. Church

104 do do Kanakkode Salvation do Army Church

105 Ottasekhal'a- do Ottasekharaman- Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom mangaiam A galam temple

106 do do do Thlruvathira Thiruvathira in Dhanu

NEDUMANGAD

Vamanapuram A Chirayinkil 23 miles Kallara Madan Nada Utsavam

2 do Varkala 25 miles Mithrummala Slvarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Palangottappan temple

3 do do do Pattuutsavam

4 do Chirayinkil 25 miles Ayiravally Uthram Uthram in Kumbhom (Maladaivam)

do do Thumbodu Siva temple N Ithiasanthi pooja

48 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Impoltant commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

"TALUK-Conc1d.

8th March 1 day 200

1st Sunday of 2 days 1,500 January

19th to 21st April 3 days I 4,000

25th December 1 day 300 Ordinarily there will be no sale of com­ modities but the foodgrgins and other articles received as offerings will be auc­ tioned in public. This Church was founded by the L. M. S. missioneries.

1st January 2 days 3,000

do 1 day 1,000

4th March 1 day 1,000

10th January 1 day 2,000

"TALUK

Kumbhom ('day 8,000 Cool drinks. food-stuffs etc.

4th March '1 day 10,000 Stationery. brass plates This temple IS supposed to be very old. The legend about It IS that there was a temple in the fencing school at Kadampat and that the deity of that temple was 16th November to 30 days 4,500 do shifted and installed in the Mithrummala 16th December temple. It is also said that the stones required for the construction of the temple were brought to the spot by wild elephants. The procession usually go to Kadampat (1! miles away). Pyrote­ chnics, kathakali, ottamthullal. kathapra­ sangam, nagaswaram, vedankali etc. are the attractions during the festival.

'22nd February 1 day 1,000 do

31st March to 8 days 6,000 do itb April 49 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestLval 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEDUMANGAD 6 Vamanapuram A Chirayinkil 23 miles Kallara mosque Nabidinam

7 do do Vazhvelikonam Arattu and Thookkam Bhagavathy temple

8 do do 16 miles Vamanaputam Kodiyettu Prathishta day

9 do Chirayinkil Thiruvamanapuram do From Chothi to Thiruvo- Vishnu temple nam in Kumbhom

10 do do Perumthara Vilakkumahotsavam Devi temple

" 11 do do Nedumparambu Vilakku Devi temple

12 do do Keezhcherry Palli- do Full moon day in Dhanu mankuzhi Bhagavathy temple, Althara

13 do Kadakkavoor 16 miles St. Joseph's Church Feast of St. Joseph Patron's Feast

14 Puilampara Chirayinkil 19 miles Vengamala Bhagavathy Vilakku a days ending on a Fflday, tample (Vanadurga) in March

15 do do Attipuzha t Melattu- Kalamezhuthu From Makam to Uthram moozhi) Sastha temple and Pattu in Kumbhom

16 do do 20 miles AruVLpuram Muslim Milad-i.. sheIiff Jama-Ath mosque

50 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival In the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval ·in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd. 14th August Not available 350

March 7 days 20,000 Stationery, mats, vessels etc.

31st March to 8 days 5,000 7th April

20th February 8 days 1,500 This temple IS believed to be very ancient. ThIs is situated on the bank of the Vama­ napuram river. The deity is the Vamana incarnation of Mahavishnu. The place and the river are believed to have derived their names accordingly. Kathakali, ottam­ thullal, nagaswaram, harikatha etc. are conducted dUrIng the festival. There is no fair of any Importance.

7 days 3,000

9 days 3,000

~th January 1 day 5,000

30th April and 2 days 600 Materials made of reed This is a Mission Church built purely out 1st May of publIc donation. On the festIval day there will be Solemn Mass, Sermon, Bene- diction and Eucharistic procession. The route of the procession ..... ill be gaily deco- rated

8 days-last two 5,000 Articles of daily use days important

19th February 3 days 1,000 Pansupari, tea, models of parts of Models of parts of human body are used human body (such as hand, leg, as cffennf s to the temple. This is an head etc.) made in clay ancient temple. Years ago tte place wrere the temple ~tands was a dense forest. The telI'ple is sItuated on the bank of the Vamanapuram river. Both Vishnu and Sastha are installed in this temple, the former facing west and the latter facing east. But Sastha IS more important. During the festival the usual programmes narrely precession, kathakali, harikatha. nagaswaram etc. are co~dt:cted.

14th August 1 day 45

51 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEDUMANGAD

17 Manickal Kazhakoottom Sree Krishnaswamy RohIOi Birthday celebration of 8 miles temple, Plrappancode Prathishtamoorthy

18 do do Velavur Bhagavathy Bharani Bharani in Kumbhom temple

19 do do Vaidian Kavu temple Pathamudhayam

20 do Kazhakoottom Aliyad Madan Utsavam Kumbhom temple (FebruarY-March)

21 do do Mundakkal Varam do do temple

22 do do Thennoor Devi temple do do

23 do do Vellanikkal temple do Meenam (March-April)

24 do do Bhagavathy temple, do Makaram ThalayiI (January-February)

25 do do ManJanad Kandan do Kumbhom Sastha temple (February-March)

26 do do Chamundeswan do do temple, Pirappancode

27 Palo de A Trivandrum Central Chellangy Vellamkudiyil Chirappu, vilakku, Pun'artham, Pooyam and 24 miles Bhagavathy temple Nagarupooja, Ayilliam in Kumbhom Ganapathl homam

28 do do 20 miles Pacha S. A. Church "New Year Day

29 Vamana- Ch\rayinkil 23 miles Pangalkunnu temple Utsavam Meenam (March - April) puram B

30 do do 32 miles Bharathannur do do Siva temple

31 do Chifaymkil Pangodu (Mete) Nabidinam ••• mosque

52 -AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Irpportant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the FaIr or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

22nd August 10 days 1,000

10th March 2 days 3,000

23rd April 1 day 2,000

Dates fixed -every year 7 days 1,000

do 7 days 2,000

do 7 days 500

do 2 days 1,000

do 2 days 500

do 1 day 500

do 2 ?ays 1,000

16th February 3 days 83,000 FrUIts, vegetables, toys, sweets etc.

1st January t day 500

1 dlY 8,000 Cool drinks, food-stuffs etc.

1 day 6500 do

14th August 1 day 100

53 STATEMENT OF FAIRS· TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival of Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEDUMANGAD

32 Vamana- Chirayinkil Thazhe Pangodu Nabldinam puram B mosque

33 Palode B Trivandrum Central Manjappara mosque Rabi-ul-avval Milad-i-sheriff 28 miles

34 Anad A do 14 miles Anad Parackal Bhadrakali mahotsavam Mandapam

35 do do 15 miles Sacred Heart's Church, Feast of Sacred Chullimanoor Heart of Jesus (last Friday in June)

36 Nedumangad do 14 miles Mukhavoor Astami Rohwi Birthday celebration of , Sree Krishnaswamy Sree Krishna temple, Karipur

37 do do Kanpur Bhadrakali pooja Bhadrakali temple (KuthlOttam)

38 do do 12 miles London Mission New year day Church, Nedumangad

39 do do Mutharamman temple Oltam

40 do do 14 mil~ Salvation Army New year day Church, Alakkattukonam

41 do do Dharma Sastham Mandalapooja Kovil, Alankode, Karipur

42 dJ do 12 miles Bhagavathy temple, Kuthiottam Parangode

43 do do 14 miles Bnadrakali temple, do Chellangodu

44 do do 12 mlles Mahadevar temple, Sivarathri Sivarathn in Kumbhom Nedumangad

54 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festlval in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

14 August 1 day 200

do 1 day 100

March 7 days 2,000

22nd to 28th June 7 days 10,000 Articles made or reeds and When the missionaries came to this place mats, baskets etc. this hill was a habitate of deers. There­ fore it came to be called Chulliman­ nirappu or Chulhmanoor. It was with the intention of winning over the men to God that this church was founded on the hill top about 130 years ago.

22nd August 1 day 5,000

Kumbhom 10 days 9,000

1st January 1 day 2,000

Last Tuesday '~ days 10,000 in Kumbhom (February-March)

lst January 1 day 3,000

16th November to 41 days 5,000 26th December

Kumbhom 1 day 1,000 (February-March)

do 7 days 1,000

4th March 1 day 5,000

55 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRIVANDRUM

Location of VIllage or S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway I'ame of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

NEDUMANGAD

4S Nedumangad TnvanQrum Central Maha Ganapathy Vinayakachathurthy 12 mIles temple, Nedumangad

46 do do Madankovil, Koduthy Nedumangad

47 Karakulam do Slvankovil, Aruvlkara Sivarathr i Sivarathn in Kumbbom

48 do do Bbagavathy 1empJe, Chirappu Annual fe,tival Aruvikara

49 do do r\yiravally kavu, do Irumpa

50 do do 6 mile, Roman Catholic Feast of AssumptIOn Church, Karakulam

51 do do 9 miles St. FrancIs Xavier's St. Francis Xavier's Patron's feast Church feast

52 Vellanad do 12 mIles Chamundi temple, Annual festival Jrayamcode

do Vel1anad mUdipura Bharany Bharany m Mecnam Bhagavathy temple

54 do do do Thnkarthika Karthlka in Vrischigom

55 do do 20 miles Changa. Mudlpnra Utsavam Bhagavathy temple

56 Perumkularn do Vishnu temple, Annual festival Irayanicode

57 do do 12 miles Perumkulathoor Ashtami Rohmi Rohini in Chingom Krishnan Kovil

56 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fan or attendIng Date of the , Festival in the Fair or ' Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

.or ALUK-Contd.

23rd August 1 day 5,000

Kumbhom 1 day 7,000

4th March 1 day 4,000

1 day 4,000

1 day 3,000 The festival is celebrated on a day pro- posed by a local committee and by the public.

-15th September 1 day 400

'Sunday after 10 days 1,500 This is a mission parish about 32 years . 3rd December old, consisting of Nadar converts. There is a procession on the last day in which statues of St. Francis Xavier, St. Mary, Sacred Heart of Jesus and the crucifix are taken out. The procession goes about one mile on either side of the church.

March i'days 7,000 The festival is celebratej on a day pro- posed by a local committee ~and by the public.

7th April JO days 5,000 Cosmetics, furniture, handicrafts, The tradition about these celebrations is fruits, spices, vessels, agricultural that there was a palace near about this products, areca-nut, paddy etc. temple and the celebrations were used to be conducted by tbe royal household. It is this celebration that is now being continued.

10th December 5 days 5,000 do

Kumbhom 10 days 15,000 Cosmetics, fancy arttcles (February-March) utensils etc.

March 1 day 2,000 The festival day WIll be decided upon by the local committee and the public.

22nd August 1 day 1,000

57 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIVANDRUM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

NEDUMANGAI>

58 Perumkulam Tnvandrum Central Nattukani Makaravilakku (Kala- Birthday of Sastha 14 miles Sastha temple mezhuthum Pattum) (Utram in Meenam)

S() do do do Thrikarthika Karthika in Vri.schigom

60 Veeranakavu do 16 miles Sastha temple, Arat Veeranakavu "

61 do do 17 miles Vandayil Siva Sivarathri Sivarathri in KumbhQm temple

62 do do Veeranakavu do do Siva temple

63 do do Anacode Siva do do temple

64 do do Anacode Subramonia Chlrappu temple

65 do do Anacode Bhadrakab Kalioottu temple

66 do do 16 miles Pu]ingottu Bhadra- do kali temple

67 do do 15 miles Pottayil mudipura do ...

68 Mannoorkara do 17 miles Kuttichal Sastha Chirappu temple

69 do do 16 miles Punackode Sastha do temple

58 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK_Contd.

14th January 500 This is the family deity of the Pandara­ veedu family. In the days when Marthanda Varma Maharaja was living in disguise for fear of enemies he happened to stay one night in this temple on his way to the 'Nedumangad Kottaram'. The next day he gathered some inform­ atIOn about this temple from some of the elders of the locality. In the later years of his reign he gave a grant of a plot- of paddy fields in this village to the temple, for the conduct of the Utsavam. Since then the celebrations were very popular among the people in that locality. Ottamthullal, kathakali, thiruvathirakali etc. will be staged during these cele­ brations.

10th December 1 day 500

March-April 10 days 20,000

4th March 1 day 2,000

do 1 day 3,000

do 1 da~ 2,000

March 7 days 3,000

March 10 days 10,000

March 7 days 5,000

March 7 days 4,000

February- 1 day 3,000 March

February 2 days 2,000

59 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRIVANDRUM

Location of VIllage or ~l. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town StatIon and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

NEDUMANGAD

70 Mannoorkara Trivandrum Central Paruthlpally Chirappu Mandalapooja 17 miles Ganapathi temple

71 do do 18 miles Paruthipally , Oottu Kunnumpurathu Chamundy temple

72 do do 19 miles Mundany Kottoor do Thamburan temple

73 Ariyanad A do 22 miles Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

14 do do 20 miles Anandeswaram Siva do do temple, Aryanad

60 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

November 16th 41 days 500 to December 26th

~arch 3 days 2,000

do 1 day 1,000

4th ~arch 1 day 1,500 Food-stuffs

do 1 day 500 The tradition is that this temple was once the house of a Brahman family. Often white ant's hill sprung up in their hearth and they used to remove the same every day. Seeing these hills every day, they exclaimed in Tamil as ithenna anandam. Thus this temple derived its name Anandeswaram temple.

61 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worshIp Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITTA

1 Angadi Thiruvalla Latin Church. Feast of St. Teresa Death Anniversary of Parakulam St. Teresa

2 do do 17 miles Kuttiyani Jacobite Feast of St. George Commemoration of Church, Kadavupuzha St. George

3 do do 20 miles Mosque. ThrikomaIa Annual Festival

4 Pazhavangadi do St. Kuriakose Church, Feast of St. Kuriakose Commemoration day Ithala (Martyr) Parochial feast

5 do do 18 miles St. Mary's Syrian Koodositho Church

6 do do Chrtst, The King Feast of Christ Church the King

7 do do Sacred Heart Church Feast of Sacred Heart

8 do do St. George's Church Feast of St. Oeoge

9 Chethekkal do 21 miles Chethekkal Pooram l;>ooram in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

10 do do 24 miles Kunnam Devy temple Mandalapooja

do do 26 miles St. Kuriakose Catholic Feast of Immaculate St. Mary's day 11 Church, Vechoochira Conception

12 do Changanacherry Nuzrathul Islam Milad-i-Sheriff Birthday of the Prophet 30 mlles luma-ath mosque, Vattakkunnu

62 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending . Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival ' Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

3rd October 3 days 500

5th and 6th May 2 days 400 This church ",as founded in 1103 M. E. in the name of St. George.

February 1st week 3 days 3,000

26th and 27th 2 days 500 Religious articles Those who believe in the intercession of December saints take part in the evenipg prayers.

4th November 1 day 150 This church was constructed by two or (1 st Sunday in three influential persons. Now there are November) only 10 families or parishioners of this church. It was on Koodositbo day that the church was let open for the public for prayers. It is to commemorate that day tbat the festival is held every year. Rice porridge is an important offering made to. thiS church.

22nd October 1 day 1,000

lst January 1 day 800

, 23rd Apnl '1 day 700

21st February 3 days 500

25th December 1 day 1,000

8th December 1 day 1,000

14th August 12 days 400 Religious articles, especially A processlcn will be organized and \\.111 books on Islam. be taken round to neighbouring places. At tne end cf the procession, flce IS distri­ buted to the poor. DUring the festival there will also be religious sermons.

63 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITTA

13 Perunadu Chengannur 70 miles Sabarimala Mandalapooja Sastha temple

14 do do do Makaravilakku Sastha darsanam

15 do do do Vishu Medavishu

16 do do 48 miles Nilakkal temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

17 do do 36 miles St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's feast St. Mary's day Kunnambilly

do do 32 miles Kakkadu Uthram Sastha darsanam 18 Sastha temple

19 do do 30 miles Madamon temple Pathamudayam

20 do do St. Mary's Church, Feast of Immaculate Perunadu Conception

21 Vadasserikara do 25 miles Kumaramperoor Rohmi Utsavam Sacrifice of Karna Thekkekkara temple

22 do do Vadasserikara temple Sivarathri

23 _do do 24 miles Church of St. Peter and Feast of St. Peter Commemoration day of St. Paul (Kochupally) and St. Paul Sai~ts

24 RanOl do Ramapuram temple Ashtami Rohini Sree Krishna Jayanthi

do do Thottamankavu Vilakku Vrischigavrutham 25 Bhagavathy temple

26 do do do Revathi Birthday of Bhagavathy

Bhagavathy Arat 27 do do do Bharani

64 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIon of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

26th December 3 days 50,000

14th to 18th 5 days 4 lakhs January

14th April 1 day 50,000

4th March 1 day 10,000

27th and 28th 2 days 10,000 Religious articles February

Medom 5 days 300

23rd April 1 day 7,000 Religious articles

7th and 8th of 2 days 5,000 December

23rd February day 2,000 Stationery articles

4th March 1 'day 2,500 do

29th June 2 days 1,200 Edible offerings receIved during the festival wiIl be distributed to the assembled. There will also be display of pyrotechnics.

22nd August 1 day 500

16th November to 41 days 1,500 Fruits, sundry articles 26th December

9th February 3 days 500 do

28th December 1 day 400 do

65 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUI LON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITTA

28 Ranni Chengannur Mundapuzha temple Sivarathn 24 miles

29 do Thiruvalla 18 miles St. Thomas Jacobite Feast of St. Mary Church, Vengalikkara

30 Cherukole Chengannur 13 miles Keekozhoor Feast Marthomlte Church

31 do do 13t miles Keekozhoor Festival FoundatIon day of the Church Jacobite Church

32 do do I2k miles Keekozhoor Romo do do Syrian Church

33 do do 12 miles Keekozhoor Cheruvally Utsavam Pooram in Kumbhom Kavu Devi temple

34 do do 16 miles Vayalathala Bathseen Feast Foundation day of the Church JacobIte Church

35 do do 15t miles VayalathaJa St. Mary's do do Jacobite Church

36 do do 131 miles st. Thomas ConventIOn W~k prIor to Chnstll'as Marthomlte Church

37 do do VayaJathaJa Romo Feast Foundation day of the Church Syrian Church

38 do do 13 mJles Mar Sevanose Sleeba do do Pally, VaY

39 do do 12 miles Kattoor Jacobite Church do do

40 do do 12t miles Kattoor St. Albert do do Romo Synan Church 66 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DUf'l.tion of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attendmg Date of the Festival In the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days FestIval in the FaIr or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 200 Fruits, sundry a rtides

25th and 26th 2 days 2,000 Sweets, drinks etc. Thl> festIval is conducted here ever since December the establishrrent of the church 220 years ago.

29th to 31st 3 days 1,000 December

September 3 days 1,000

November 2 days 1,000

21st February 3 days ending on 2,000 It IS saId that the temple is more than 500 3rd March years old and was established here by the Raja of Edapally for the Hmdus of the localIty. The image of Devi consecrated III the temple IS supposed to be the guise of Bhadrakah after her slaying Darika. On the fes{J\al day there wIll be a solemn proces;ion also.

August 2 days 500

20th and 21 st 2. days 1,500 February

December 7 days 2,000 Food matenals, stationery articles etc.

January 2 days 1,000

20th and 21st 2 days 1,000 February

June 2 days 1,500

July 2 days J,OOO

67 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and dIstance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITTA

41 Cherukole Chengannur 12 miles Kattoor mosque Chandanakudam (Pazhayapally)

42 do do Kattoor mosque do (Puthlyapally)

43 do do 10 miles Cherukole Subramonia Vishu Vishu in Medom temple

44 Mallapuzhasseri do 8 miles Maramon Convention Annual convention of Marthomltes

4S do de) 7 mIl~s Aranmula Atbam Utsavam Atham in Makaram Parthasarathy temple

46 do do do Ashtami Rohini Birthday celebration of Parthasarathy

47 do do do Uthrattathi do

48 do da 7t mile, Aranmula Kannan- Kodiezhunnallippu Uthradam in Makaram kattu madam

49 do co 6 miles St. Sebastian's Church St. Sebastian's feast Patron's day

50 d~ do 8! miles Malad~var n lda Pathumudayam Pathamu iayam in Medom

51 do do 10 miles Edappara Vishu Medavishu Maladevar nada

52 co do 7 moles Durga Bhagavdthy MakJyiram Makayiram in Meenam temple, Kavida~

53 do do Punnamthottam Arat Pooram in Meenam Devi temple

54 do do 6 miles Aranmula Feast of St. Sebastian St. Sebastian's day St. Sebastian's Church

68 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendIng Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodlties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival 'in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

March 1 day 800 Household articles

do 1 day 800

14th I\.pril 1 day 1,500

February or 7 days 4lakhs March

27th January to 10 days 30,000 Stationery, furniture, agricultural 5th February produces, textiles, earthenwares, mats, iron implements, bell-metal vessels etc.

-22nd August 1 day 1,000 do

28th August 1 day 50,000 do

-4th February 1 day 500

14th to 20th 7 days 2,000 On the 6th day evenIng a grand procession January is taken WIth the statue of St. Sebastian decorated with leaves. St. Sebastian is known as the patron against epidemics, especIally smallpox. He is invoked by all irrespec(lve of castes or creeds. Many non-catholics including Hindus take his arrows home and bring them back in solemn procession·.

231d April 1 day 3,000

14th April 1 day 4,000

10th April 1 day 500

13th to 20th 8 days 2,000 March

18th to 20th 3 days 1,000 Religious articles The church rs situated in Aranmula on the January banks of the Pampa fiver. There will be a proceSSion with the statue of the Saint. 69 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITTA

55 Elanthoor Chengannur St. Patrick's Church, Parochial Feast Kmgship of Christ 14 miles Elanthoor

56 do do 15 miles Bhagavathyk,unnu Makayira~ Birthday celebration of Bhagavathy

57 do do PeruveIil temple Pooram Pooram In Meenam

58 do do Mannambhagam Sivarathri SlVarathnvrutham Devar nada

59 do do Kudayattukara do do Temple

60 Chennerkara do Thumpamon Uthradom Uthradom in Meenam. Vadakkunnathan Birthday celebration of Temple the deity

61 do do Chennerkara Punartham Punartham in Kumbhom Sree Narayanagiri Siva Temple

62 do Punalur St. George's Church, Feast of S1. George Day of his martyrdom 15 miles Chennerkara

63 Omalloor Chengannur Sree Raktha Uthram Utsavam From Uthram to 12 mile.. Kantaswamy temple Uthradom in Medom

64 -do do Uzhuvathu Kumbha Bharany Prathishta day Bhagavathy temple

65 do do do Meena Bharany

66 do do 14 miles Thazhoor Kumbha Bharany Prathishta day Bhagavathy t~mple

67 do do do Meena Bharany Bharany in Meeaam

68 do do 16 miles Omalloor cattle First 7 days of Meenam market

70 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fan or Festival No. of days Festival ,in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 II

T ALUK-Contd.

October 3 days 500

13th March 1 day 400

20th March 1 day 200

4th March 1 day 200

do 1 day 200

30th March 1 day 2,000 Stationery articles etc.

16th February 3 days 10,000 do

J st week of May 2 days 400

17th April to 1,1 days 5,000 29th April "

10th March 1 day 2,000 Food stuffs, toys etc. This is an old temple situated on the bank of the Achankovil fiver. On the festival days there will be thalapo/y, thlruvathira- kali, l'elakali etc.

7th April 1 day 2,000

10th March 1 day 2,000

7th April 2,000

15th to 21st of 7 days 4lakhs Cattle especially oxen, March agricultural implements, vessels, handloom cloths etc. 71 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIon of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and dIstance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITTA

'69 Omalloor Mavehkkara 16 miles Church, Manjinikara Feast of Mar Elias Death anniYersary of the Patriarch Patriarch

70 Naranganam Chengannur 10 miles Orthodox Syrian Feast of the foundation Church, Naranganam of the Church

71 do do Catholic Church, Assumption of St. Mary Naranganam South

72 do do 11 t miles Hrishlkesa Deva Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

73 do do Matathumpadi Padayani Bhagavatby Thrikovil, Naranganam

74 do do 14 miles Kadammanitta do Bhagavathy temple

75 Pathanamthitta do 16 miles Pathanamthitta Uthram Uthram in Meenam Sastha temple

76 do do Kodunthara Vishu Subramonia temple

77 do do Vettipram Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Karimllanakkal temple

78 do do do Sivarathri

79 do do Pathanamthitta Chandanakudam 18th to 28th Makaram Mohiyiddin mosque

30 do do Makkam kunnu Convention Sabbath Church

72 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

12th and 13th 2 days 3,000 February

28th and 29th 2 days 400 The Church was founded in 1915 A. D. October Till then the Syrian Christians of the locality used to attend the St. Mathew's Syrian Church, Kozhencherry for religI­ ous services. During the festival days there will be the usual attractions like band, chenda, ornamental umbrellas etc.

14th and 15th 2 daYs 2,000 Sundry articles August

4th March day 500 Kavadiattam, ottamthullal, kathakah are .. the attractions .

3rd to 12th 10 days 750 Procession, chariot, effigies such as March elephant, bull etc. ornamental umbrellas etc.

14th to 23rd 10 days 4,000 .' Sundry articles April

21st March 10 days ending 3,000 Stationery articles etc. on 21st March

14th April 1 day 5,000 do Harikatha, religious sermons, thullal etc.

10th March 1 day 20,000 do

4th March 1 day 20,000 do

Ending on 11 days 50,000 do ThiS celebration is conducted to per­ February 10th petuate the memory of the foundation of the mosque which is in the name of Sheik Mohlyideen Abdul Khader Jilane, the religious reformer of Islam. There will be a grand procession m which the chandanakudam will be taken on elephant's back with the accompaniment of ornamental umbrellas and instrumental music.

February 3 days 2,000

73 STATEMENT OF FAIRS QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Falr or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITTA-

81 Pathanamthitta Chengannur Secred Heart R. C. Feast of St. George 16 miles Church. Mylapra

82 do do do Celebration of the foundation of the Church

83 do do 19 miles St. George's Orthodox Feast of St. George St. George's day Syrian Church, Mylapra

84 do do 18 miles S. N. D. P. (Br.) No. 607, Chathayam in Chingam Birthday celebration of Kumbazha North Sree Narayana Guru

85 do do 16 miles Pathanamthitta Attavisesham Uthram in Meenam Devaswam temple

86 Malayalapuzha do 18 miles Edathitta Bhagavathy Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Kumbhom: temple, Malayalapuzha

87 do Punalur 25 miles Syrian Catholic Nativity of B. V. Mary Church, Ponnamp

88 do do 27 miles Syrian Catholic Church, Feast of St. George Vadakkumpuram

89 do do 30 miles Syrian Catholic Feast of St. Little Teresa Church, Kallely

90 Konnithazham Chengannur 16 miles AYiravally temple, Utsavam Bharany to Uthram Vettoor in Meenam

91 do Punalur 20 miles St. Antony's Church St. Antony's Parish Feast

92 do do do St. Sebastian's Feast

93 do do do St. George's Feast

94 do do 28 miles St. George's Church, Feast of St. George Parish feast Tbannithodu

95 do do Chittur Sivatemple Vishu Medavishu

74 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the FaiT or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

23rd and 24th 2 days 2,000 Stationery, religious articles etc. April

9th July 1 day 2,000 do

23rd and 24th 2 days 2,000 Sweets, religious articles etc. April

17th August 1 day 2,000

21st March 1 day 3,000

15th to 24th 10 days 2,000 Sundry articles, bell-metal February vessels, books etc.

1st to 8th 8 days 500 September

, 22nd and 23rd 2 days 500 April

2nd ami 3rd 2 days 400 October

7th to 17th 10 days 1,500 Sundry articles, bell-metal April vessels, books etc.

3rd Sunday 4 days 2,000 Drinks, sweets etc. in January

2nd Sunday 2 days 1,000 do in Apnl

Last Sunday 2 days 1,000 do in May

10th October 2 days 600

14th April 1 day 3,000 Sundry articles, cosmetics etc.

75 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fall" or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship FestIval or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITT A

96 Konnithazham Punalur St. Peter's Church. St. Peter's day Commemoration of the 28 miles Konnappara Saint

97 do do Mar Philaxinos Feast Orthodox Syrian Church, Attachackal

98 do do St. Antony's Commemoration St. Antony's day Church, Karmala of St. Antony

99 do Punalur St. Peter's Church, Commemoration St. Peter's day AnJilikunnu of St. Peter

100 do do 24 miles St. Peter's Church, Feast of St. Peter Commemoration day Vettoor

101 Vallicode Chengannur Bhuvaneswaram Uthrattathi Prathishta day 13t miles temple

102 do do 14 mIles Indelayappan Mandalapooja temple

103 do do 15 miles Ammankovil Ammankoda Bhagavathy temple

104 do do 15t miles Thrippara SIVa Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

105 do do 16 miles Thrikovil Sree Thiruvonam Thiruvonam in Dhanu Padmanabhaswamy temple

106 do do 16 miles do Ayilliam Ayilliam in Kanni

107 do do 16t miles Puthiyedathu kavu Sivarathri .Sivarathri in Kumbhom Devi temple

108 do do 17 mIles Mampilavil Mandalapooja Mandalavrutham Sastha temple

76 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons A.pproximate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival III the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival In the Falf or FestIVal Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK~Contd.

29th June I day 1,000 Sundry articles, COsmetics etc.

1st and 2nd 2 days 5,000 March

5th, 6th and 3 days 8,000 '7th June

29th June I day 500

do I day 400

7th March 1 day 2,000 On 15th November 1955 when the ground near the temple was tilled, the Images of Vrtshabavahanam and Sivalinga were found out and these were subsequently installed III the temple. On the festival day, cultural items like kathakah, thullal, vilpattu, harikatha etc. are performed.

26th December 1 day 3,000 Stationery, fruits etc.

7th February day 3,000

4th March day 3,000 Agricultural produces, seeds etc. This is a famous temple. There is no idol in the temple. Religious speeches reading of the puranas, kathakalt hari~ katha, musical performances et~. are conducted dunng the festival.

8th January 10 days 3,000 do

'25th September I day 3,000 do

4th March 7 days 5,000

:2tth December 1 day 3,000 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccaSIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIon and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITTA

109 Vallicode Mavelikkara Nariyapuram Feast Commemoration day 12 miles Immanuel Orthodox of St. Mary Syrian Church

110 do do 15 miles Kaipattoor do Feast of Immaculate Jacobite church Conception

111 do do 18 miles Valhcode Feast of St. Thomas Commemoration day St. Thomas' church

112 Konni Punalur 19 miles Chavarukavu temple Karthika Karthika in Kumbhom

113 do do 18 miles Ellamkavu temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in KumbhoIn- "

114 do do 25 miles Puthukad kovil Ammankoda

115 do do Pazhayakad kovil do

116 do do 23 miles Kovil (Tn the do Rubber DiVision)

117 do do 25 miles Puthukad Sastha Makaravilakku temple

118 do do 23 miles Church, Puthukad Feast of Mar Anthrayose

119 do do 28 miles Syrian Cathohc Feast of St. George church, Chengara .

120 do do MurinjamangaJam Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

121 do do do Mandalapooja Sabarimalavrutham

78 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival In the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

27th and 28th 2 days 3,000 The Church is 25 years old. The parish­ January ioners onginally belong to the ancient Thumbamon church. There "ill be pro­ ceSSIOn both during day and mght. In the procession there will be silver crosses, ornamental silk umbrellas and torches and musical instruments lIke band, chenda etc. There will be display of pyro­ techniques also.

8th and 9th 2 days 3,000 December

3rd July 2 days 400

11th March 1 day 1.@00 Stationery articles

4th March 1 day 1,000 do

Thulam 1 day 1,500 do

do 1 day 1,000 do

do '~ day 500 do

14th January 1 day 2,000 do

6th March 2 days 5,000 do

24th and 25th 2 days 300 April

4th March 1 day 5.000 Cosmetics etc.

16th November 41 days 500 do to 26th December 79 · STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

LocatIOn of Village or .s1. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIon and distance) worship FestIVal or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAMTHITTA

122 Konm Punalur 28 miles Elangavattam Sree Ashtami Rohmi Birthday of Sree Krishna Krishnaswamy temple

123 do do do Mandalapooja Sabarimala Vrutham

124 do do Matathilkavil Pooram Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

125 do Punalur Chlrakkal Pournami Pournami in Dhanu Sastha temple

126 do do SI. Mary's Orthodox Feast of St. Mary Birthday of St. Mary Syrian church, Kulathinkal

127 do, do Konni mosque Milad-i-sheriff

128 do do St. George's church, St. Thomas day Commemoration of Konm St. Thomas

129 do do St. Mary's Catholic Feast of St. Mary Punfication of SI. Mary church, Kulathinkal

130 do do 23 miles Ottuparamamoottil Kunsmkal:Perunnal Death Anniversary of Thottathll Kurisu Mar Anthrayose

131 Iravan dCl 22 miles Jacobite church Christmas Birthday of Chnst

132 do do 20 miles Reeth church Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary

133 do do 18 miles Puthiyakavu temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

134 do Punalur St. Mary's church, Nativity of Parish feast Mulanthana St. Mary

80 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

22nd August 1 day 1,000 Cosmetics etc.

16th November to 41 days 400 do 26th December

20th March 1 day 7,000 do

30th December I day. 2,000 do

8th September 1 day 4,000 do

14th August 7 days 1,000 do

6th and 7th May 2 days 1,000 do

2nd February 2 days 800

6th and 7th March '2 days 5,000 This is situated 3 miles east of KonDl, at Oottupara. It was donated by late Dr. K. M. George in memory of Mar Anthrayose.

25th December 2 days 800

8th September 1 day 300 Drinks, sweets etc.

10th March 1 day soo

"'Sth September 1 day 300

81 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fait or OccasiOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship FestJ\al or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUR

1 Pennganad Kottarakara 13 miles St. George's church, Fea8t of St. George Parish day Peringanad

2 Adoor do 12 miles Sacred Heart church, Feast of Sacred Heart do Adoor

3 do Kayamkulam Adoor Prathishta Prathishta day Parthasarathy temple

4 do do Pannivizha Aswathi Aswathi in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

5 do do Parakode Mandalapooja Ma:1dalavrutham Thundaleppan temple

6 do , do Kannamkodu Makaravilakku Ayyappan temple '"

7 do do Kannamkodu Sradham Jacobite church

8 do Kottarakara 12 miles Kannamkodu Dhukrana St. Themas' Feast Catholic church

do do Kannamkodu mosque Ramzan

10 do do 12 miles St. Thomas church, Feast cf St. Thomas St. Thomas day Adoor

11 do Kayamkulam Jacobite church, Easter Parakode

12 Erath Kottarakara 8 miles Little Flower Syrian Feast of St. Teresa Catholic church, Puthusseri

13 Pallickal do 14 n:iles St, Joseph's church, Feast of St. Joseph Parish day Pallickal

14 Sooranad Sastbamcotta 5, miles St. Mary's Feast of St. Mary South Cattolic church

15 do do St. Joseph's church St. Joseph's Feast Patron's day

82 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival In the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks. 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

9th May 1 day 150

June 1 day 200

31st March to 10 days 10,000 Rehgious books etc. 9th April

9th March 1 day 5,000

26th December 1 day 7,000

14th January 1 day 3,000

6th November 2 days 15,000

3rd July \ 1 day 5,000 Stationery and religious books

8th March 1 ,~ay 3,000

3rd July l' day 7,000 Stationery, religious articles etc.

AJ:ril 1 day ·7,000

Ending on 7 day, 3,000 PIOUS articles, fancy goods t te. 3rd October

30th Apnl and 2 days 175 1st May

11th February 3 days 500

t 5th to 19th 5 da}s 2,000 Readymade piece goods, March furniture, toys etc. 83 STAIEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUR

16 Sooranad Sasthamcotta Kumaramchira Utsavam South 3 mIles temple

17 do Karunagapally Kuttiyil church Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day 6 miles

18 Poruvazhy Sasthamkotta St. George's Feast of St. George 7 miles Catholic church

19 do do 5 miles Sastha nada Sivarathn Sivar

20 do" do do Chirappu Mandalakalam

21 do do Thavanurka vu Utsavam Thlruvonam in Chmgam

22 do do do do AyiIliam in Kumbhom

23 do do do do Aswathi in Medom

24 do do Mayyathumkara Chandanakudam mosque

25 Sasthamcotta do 3 miles Sasthamcotta Uthram From Karthlka to Uthram temple In Kumbhom

26 do do Bharanykavu Bharany Bharany in Meenam Devi temple

27 do 00 do Chirappu Mandalakalam

28 do do 2t miles Kannambally Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom temple

29 do do do Chlrappu Mandalakalam

84 AND FESTlVALS DISTRICT

Average No. DUlation of of persons ApproxImate the Fair or attendIng Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commodities marketed Fau or Festival No. of days FestIval m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Contd.

13th February 1 day 5,000 Food-stuffs

27th and 28th 2 days 1,000 Religious articles, earthenwares, This festIval is celebrated every year since January agricultural produces etc. 1060 M. E. There will be a procession with accompaOlments like ornamental umbrellas, flags, crosses, lighted candles, instrumental music etc. Cultural pro­ grammes like margamkali and kathapra­ sangam and PYlotechniques are other attractIOns.

Last Saturday 2 days 400 of Apnl

4th March 1 day 2,000

16th November 41 days 2,000 to 26th December

10th September day 2,000

I -18th February 1 day 2,000

_3rd May 1 day 2,000

5th, 6th and 7th 3 days 50,000 Screwpine mats, coragrass February mats, dates etc.

11th to 21st of 10 days 25,000 TextIles, toys, household -March articles, bell-metal vessels etc.

ith April 1 day ) 15,000 do -16th November to 41 days 26th December J

10th March 1 day } 15,000 do 16th November to 41 days 26th December 85 STATEMENT OF FAIRS, QUILON,

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIVal 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUR-

30 Sasthamcotta Sasthamcotta Panappatly Asramam Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Kumbhom 3-! miles

31 do do do Chirappu Mandalakalam

32 do do Ii miles Ammankovil Ammankoda Bharany in Meenam

33 do do 1 mile St. Thomas Feast of St. Thomas' Catholic church

34 West Kallada do 3 miles Thlruvatta Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

35 do Kundara 5 miles Jacobite Marthamariam Sradham Commemoration day of church, KOYlkkal Mar Anthrayose

36 Kunnathur Sasthamcotta 9 miles Keechappalhl Thlruvathlra Utsavam MakaYlram and Thiruvathira- Bhagavathy temple in Makaram

37 Kadampanad Kundara H mIles R. C. church, Feast Kadampanad

38 do Kottarakara 10 miles Mannadl Uchabah Bhagavathy temple

39 do Kundara Thuvayoor South MandalarooJa MandalaHutham Maharshlmangalam temple

40 do Sasthamcotta 8 miles Kadampcnad Orthodox Feast SI. Thoma& day Synan churcb

41 do do do Feast cf Mar Thoma 3rd

42 do do 7 miles Kad:lmparad Chothy in Kumbhom From Chothy to Chathayam Bhagavathy temple in Kumbhom

86 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIOn of of persons ApproxImate the FaIr or attendIng Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

15th February 1 day 20,000 Textiles. toys, household articles, I. I bell-metal vessels etc. 16th November to 41 dayS) 26th December

7th Apnl 2,000

Ending on 7 days 5,000 Religious articles the Sunday after Easter

4th March 1 day 1,000 Stationery, fruits etc.

1st and 2nd 2 days 5,000 Stationery, vegetables, fruits, In the afternoon on both the days, the March agricultural produces etc. priests of West Kal1ada and East Kallada weanng ecclesiastical robes will go in procession to all Christian houses and some Hindu houses and sprinkle holy water. People believe that this is the coming of the saint. The procession is called Rassa.

January-February 2 da~s 10,000

21st April '''2 days 7,000 Pious articles, fancy goods etc.

February 7 days 3,000 Bell-metal vessels, screw-pine This is one of the Important Bbagavathy mats, kora-grass mats, products temples of Kerala. of cottage mdustries etc.

16th November to 41 days 20,000 26th December

3rd JUly 1 day 10,000 Religious articles

21st and 22nd 2 Gay~ 20,000 April

25th FebruaTY 10 days 15,000 Kathakali, thullal etc. are the attractions. to 6th March 87 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of VIllage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccaslOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUR

43 Kadampanad Kottarakara Kadampanad Feast of Christ, Kingship of Chnst 15 miles R. C. church the King

44 do do do Feast of St. Geot'ge Commemoration day

45 do do Thuvayoor church Feast of St. Mary

, 46 Ezhamkulam do 7 miles St. George's Syrian St, George's feast Feast of the Patron Catholic church, Enathu

47 do do 15 miles Ezhamkulam Bharaiiy Bharany In Makaram Devl temple

48 do do do Bharany and Karthika Bharany aud Karthlka in Kumbhom

49 do do Elangamangalam MandalapooJa Mandalavrutham Mahadevar temple

50 do do 4 mile'> Kalamala mosque Chandanakudam

51 do cO 15 mIles Aruk:llickal Sree Mandalapooja Mandalavrutham Mahadevar temple

52 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

53 do do 12 miles Chcrukunnam , Ammankoda Prathishta day Amman Kovil temple

54 do do 15 miles Nedumon Padikkam- Ooraly thullal urupel malanada

55 io do Nedumon Valuthundil Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary church 88 AND FESTIVAlS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ApproxImate the Falf or attending nate of the Festival in the Fair or ,ImpOitant commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival 10 the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

"T ALUK -Contd.

Last Sunday 1 day 1,000 in October

22nd and 23rd 2 days 500 Apnl

14th and 15th 2 days 500 January

5th, 6th and 7th 3 days 5,000 Potteries, vessels and agricultural May produces

15th January 1 day 3,000 Toys, plates etc.

10th and 11th 2 days 15,000 do There is an idol in the temple called March Melalan. In olden days human sacrifice was conducted to please this Melalan. Now instead of this, thookam is conducted on Karthika day.

16th November 41 days Not available to 26th December

28th November 9 days 20,000 Bell-metal vessels, stationery, This IS being celebrated to commemorate :to 6th December mats etc. the death anniversary of Miyaan-Oli­ Saheb who, it IS saId, was buried in this place in the year 800 M. E. That Miyaan­ Oli-Saheb was emombed in this place was known in the year 1136 M. E. when his tombstone was found out on cleaning the wild growth around the mosque. Pro­ cession on elephants baCk, accompanied by chenda, nagaswaram etc., religious sermons, harikalha, pyrotechniqulls etc. are some of the attractions during the festival.

16th November 41 days Not available "to 26th December

4th March 1 day 1,000

"27th February 2 days 5,000 Stationery articles

lith April 1 day Not available

lst to 8th 8 days Not available September 89 STATEMENT OF FAIRS QUILON

Location of Village or 5), Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUR-

56 Kodumon Punalur 14 miles St. Bahanan's Syrian Feast of St. Bahanan Patron's feast Catholic church

57 do Kottarakara 15 miles Vaikundapuram Thlruvonam ThlTuvonam in Meenam temple. Kedumon

58 do do 17 miles AYkkad Choorakunnil Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Malanada

59 Angadickal Pathanamthitta 5 miles St. Mary's Syrian Feast of St. George Catholic church. Chandanappally

60 do Kottarakara 19 miles Manakkattu temple Thrikarthika Karthika in Vrischizom

61 do Punalur 16 miles Chandanappally Feast of St. George Catholic church

62 Koodal do 10 miles Kalandoor Utsavam From Uthrattathi to Maha Deva temple Thiruvathira in Meenam

63 do do do Navarathri From Asbtami to Dasami

64 do do do Mandalapooja

(is do do do Sivarathrl Sivarathri in Kumbhom

66 do do 11 miles Koodathayi Sethll Ashtami RohlOi Birthday celebration of Pathi Theerthasnana Sree Krishna Ghattam

67 do do do A:mavasi Ama~asi in Karkadakam

68 do do do Mandalam Chirappu Mandalakalam

69 do do (!o Amavasi Amavasi in Tbulam

10 do do 12 miles Jacobite Syrian Feast church 90 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attendlOg Date of the FestivallD the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

25th and 26th 2 days 500 Stationery, confectionery etc. December

31st March 1 day 15,000 Stationery articles

4th March 1 day 10,000 do

6th and 7th May 2 days 1.000 Stationery, confectionery and books

10th December 1 day 20,000 Stationery articles

6th and 7th May 2 days 1,000 Stationery, confectionery and books

4th to 11 th April 8 days 15,000 Household utensils

7th, 8th and 9th 3 days 1,000 October

16th November to 41 days 5,000 26th December "

4th March day 2,000

22nd August 1 day 2,500 Stationery goods

31st July 1 day 1,000 do

16th November to 41 days 2,500 do 26th December

28th October day 1.000 do

26th and 27th 2 days 1,000 March 91 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town ~Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUR.

71 Koodal Punalur Edathara Syrian Feast of St. George Commemoration day 11t miles Catholic church

72 do do do Feast of St. Joseph

73 Enadimangalam do 12 miles Poothamkara Uthram Utsavam Uthram in Meenam Sastha temple

74 do do Sree Narayanapuram do do temple, Elamannur

75 do do 10 miles St. Anne's church, Feast of St. Anne St. Anne's day Kurumbakkara

76 do do 11 miles R. C. church, Feast of St. Joseph, Parish Feast Maroor the Worker

77 do Kottarakara R. C. church Feast of the do 10 mJles Nativityof St. Mary

KARUNAGAPALLY

1 Perunad Oachna 1 mile Oachlra Parabrahma Oachirakkali 1st and 2nd Mithunam temple

2 do do do Thrikarthika Karthlka in Vrischigom

3 do do do Kettukazcha Thiruvonam in Chingom to Thiruvonam in Kanni

4 do do do Panatan Vilak u Utsavam

5 Krishnapuram do Maya Yakshikavu Vrischigavrutham Mandalakalam Oachira

6 Thazhava Karunagapally Thazhava Sree Kodtyettu 2 mJles Krishna Swaroy temple

7 do do 4 miles Pavumba temple do Thiruvonam arat in Makaram

92 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

6th May 2 days 100

18th and 19th 2 days 400 March

Ending 8 days 5,000 Stationery goods ·on 21st March

do do 2,000

22nd to 26th 5 days 2,000 July

30th April and 2 days 150 1st May

7th and 8th 2 days 225 September

'TALUK

15th and 16th 2 days 50,000 .June

10th December ,1 daY 10,000

1 Ith September 29 days Not available to 9th October

16th to 27th 12 days Not avaihble November

do do Ii lakhs Agricultural implements, be11-metal vessels, StatIonery articles etc.

4th March 10 days 20,000

5th February 10 days 5,000 It is believed that there are a number of snakes in this place. Formerly this was <:alled 'Pampumvai' and this was later known as Pavumba.

93 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KARUNAGAPALLY

8 Thodiyoor KarunagapaUy Mararithottam Utsavam From Thiruvathira to temple Atham In Kumbhom

9 do do Mararithottam Cattle Market

10 do do Thottukara Utsavam temple

11 Thodiyoor do Edakulangara Aswathy Aswathy in Meenam temple

12 do do Malumel temple Utsavam Vishu

13 Kulasekharapuram do 4i miles Alappad Thura Pooyam Pooyam in Meenam Sree Kurukkasseril Bhagavathy temple

14 do do do Vrischigavilakku

15 do do do Bharany Brarany in Kumbhom

16 Karunaga pally do 4 miles Chenyazheekal Bharany in Kumbhom temple

17 - do do 1 mile Padanayarkulangara Kodlyeltu ThiruvatHra in Kumbhom Sr,e Mahadevar temple

18 do do Thiruvoor Palliyara Utsavam Prathishta day Bagavathy temple

19 do do co Mandalam Chirappu Mandalavrutham

20 do do Juma-ma~Jid Religious Seminar Before Ramzan

94 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Fe!tival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival , in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd

15th to 22nd 8 days 12,000 February

7th and 20th of 2,000 every Malayalam month

11th February 1 day 10.000

6th April 1 day 11akh Mats, bell-metal vessels. toys, coir proQucts, food-stdfs etc.

14th April 1 day Ilakh

13th April 12 days 5.000 Toys, mats etc

14th to 23rd 10 days 10,000 do January

10th March \ 1 day 6,000 do

do l',day 2,000 do

15th Febluary 10 da)s 2 Jakhs Bell-metal vessels etc.

16th April 1 day 1,000 Stationery, fcod-stuffs This temple is situated on tbe western side- of the QUllon-Alleppey road. There is a k~lari. (fenclrg school) where training is given m the use of arms. The maharaja of Travancore who passed away in the year 973 M E. had undergone a course of training ID this kalari.

16th November 41 doYs 1,000 do to 26th December

1st week of March 7 days 10.000 Food·stuffs etc.

~5 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUI LON

LocatIOn of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair ~No. VilJage or Town StatIon and distance) worship Festival or Festtval 1 2 3 4 5 6

KARUNAGAPALLY

21 Karunagapally Karunagapally 1t miles Kozhlssery Thiruvonam Vishnu temple

:22 do do 3t miles Maruthoorkulangara Utsavam temple

23 do do Maruthoorkulangara Mdad-i-sheriff mosque

24 do do 6 furlongs Thevarkavu temple Aswathy From Thiruvonam to Aswathy in Meenam

25 Panmana do 6 miles Kannamkulangara do A~wathy in Kumbhom Devi temple

26 do do 6! mIles Bala Battarakeswara Samadhyof Asramam, Panmana Chattambi swamy

27 do do 5 mi'es Kalangara Siva Revathy Prathishta day temple, Pan mana

28 do do Panayannarkavu Bharany Bharany in Meenam Devi temple

29 do do 7~ miles Minnamthottil do do Bhagavathy temple

30 do do E1 miles Sree Subramonla Revathy Revathy in Thulam temple, Panmana

31 do do do Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram

32 co do do Revathy Revathy in Kumbhom

33 co do 6 miles Kattil temple, Vrischigom- Man dalakalam Panrnana Mahotsavam 96 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

A~erage No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival . in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

10th to 19th April 10 days 1,000 Ottamthullal, religious sermons. naga­ swaram, hartkatha, procession ",ith e!e­ phanis, ofDemental umbrellas etc.

January-February 10 days 1,000

14th August 1 day . 500

31st March to 7 days 1,000 Bangles, mats, toys, nuts, The temple is very ancient. Animal 6th April sugarcane etc. sacrifice was in vogue in ancient tImes. Even now guruthi using ash-gourd is being conducted. Participants are !rore women than men. Thalapofi of girls and thottampattu are Important functions. The image of the Devy WIll be taken in procession to all houses in the locality for receiving paravaipu.

9th March 2 days 10.000 Food-stuffs, stationery etc

AprIl-May 7 days 1 lakh do

22nd January day 50,000 Agricultural implements, Kuthirakettu, kathakali, harikatha, ottam:.­ screwpine mats, earthen wares thullal, pyrotechniques etc. are the attrac­ tions during the festIval. '.

7th April 2 days 15,000 Stationery, food-stuffs etc.

do 2 days 15,000 do lQth November 11 days 25,000 do

21st January 2 days 10,000 do

8th March 11 days 25,000 do

16th November to 41 day 5,000 Stationery. bell-metal vessels. 26th December mats, agricultural produces etc. 97 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

SI. Name of T~~-~-(Nearest Ral-1way Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the FaIr No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KARUNAGAPALLY

34 Panmana Karunagapally 5 mIles Kannetty church Religious Convention

35 Chavara Quilon 8! miles Sree Knshna Swamy Ashtaml Rohini BIrthday of Sree Krishna temple

36 do Karunagapally 6 miles Sasthamangalam Uthram Birthday celebratIon temple of Sastha

37 do do 9 miles Puthiyakavu Thottampattu Bhagavathy temple

38 do do 9 miles Bharanykavu do Bhagavathy temple

39 do do 9! miles Chola Karthika Karthika in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

40 do do 8;; mIles Pattathanam Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

41 do do Arathakantan Samkramam Samkramam in Makaram temple

42 do co Kantalankavu Anizram in Meenam SIva temple

43 do QUllon 91 mIles Kottukattu mosque Bakrid

44 do do Cha vara:mcsque 6aknd

45 Thekkum- do 6 mIles St. Joseph's church, St. Joseph's Feast bhagom Chavara South

46 do do do St. Joseph's Feast

47 do do do St. Sebastian's Feast

98 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attendmg -Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'T ALUK-Contd.

March 10 days 7,000

22nd August 1 day 5,000 Toys, food· stuffs etc.

23rd February 10 days 2 lakhs Agricultural Implements, toys, Kathakali, Ihullal, dance, drama, kalM- to 4th March earthenwares, sugarcane etc. prasangam, kuthirakettu, kalakettu garudanlhookam etc. are important attractions dunng the festival.

26th February 2 days 5,000 do

13th March 2 days 5,000 do

8th April 1 day 5,000 do

4th March 1 day 5,500 do

13th January 1 day 4,000 do

26th March 1 day 3,000 do

15th May 1 day 1,000 Toys, food-stuffs etc.

15th May 1 day 1,000 do

19th March 11 days 1,000 do

.23rd July 9 days 750 do

28th February 11 days 2,000 do

99 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KARUNAGAPALL y-

48 Tbekkum- Quilon 6 miles St. Sebastian's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Patron's Feast bhagom Neeodakara

49 do do Sree Panakattody Btrthdayof Devi temple Panakattody Devi

SO do do Udayadithyapuram Sivarathri Sivarathrt in Kumbhom temple, Malibhagom

51 do do 8 miles Subramonia temple, Sivarathri Prathlshta day Naduvathucherry

52 do do do Thrikarthika Karthika in Vrischigam

53 do do do Birthday celebration of Sree Narayana Guru

54 do do do Sree Shanmukhadas Gurujana Dinam

55 do do 17 miles Sree Narayanapuram Rohim BiJithday celebration {If temple, Vadakkumbhagam MahavIshou

56 do do Ammarunada De"'l Slvarathri Sivarathri in I

57 do do 6 miles Kannattukudi Thiruvathira Prathishta day Bhadrakali temple, Neendakara

100 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No, DuratlOn of of persons ApproxImate the FaIr or attendIng Date of the Festival in the Fair or , Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the Fair or Festival Remark< 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

January 11 days 10,000 ending on the Sunday after 20th January

28th March 11 days 2,000 Toys, food-stuffs etc.

4th March 1 day 1.000 do

10 days 1,000 Mats, household articles etc. Kathakali, chenda, ottamthullal, koothu 4th March padakam, kathaprasangam, Kuthlrakettu etc.

10th December 1 day 1,000

26th August 1 day 1,000

17th January 1 day 1,000

5 days 12,500 Mats, coir, agrIcultural From very early times thIS temple 23rd to 27th produces etc. belonged to the 'Palyunda' family. When January the maIntenance of the affairs of the temple slackened, they entrusted the man­ agement of the temple to the local branch of the S. N. D. P. Yogam. When the ground was dug in connection with the constructlon of the temple in August 1961, a clay model of a warrior wearing bow and arrow was unearthed from the place. Cultural programmes like katha­ kali, thu/lai, dance etc. are conducted. Kuthirakettu is an attractIOn. There will be a processio:1 in whIch elephants. ornamental umbrellas etc. are utIlised.

do 4th March 1 day 1,000

In olden days there were a grove and a 17th to 21st 5 days 15,000 Cosmetics, hou~ehold articles, coir products tank near the temple. There IS a legend January that the Deva and the Devi appeared ID a VIsion during the festival. It IS customary to take the image of the Devi in procession around the locality. This procession is. called 'mudlyezhunnellippu'.

101 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of VIllage or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Falf Of Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KARUNAGAPALLY

58 Thevalakara Sasthamcotta Thevalakara Devi Kodiyettu Uthram arat in Meenam 4 mIles temple

59 do do 4! miles Palackal Bharany Bharany Bharany in Meenam kavu Deyi temple

(;0 do do 3 mile~ Indielayappan Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhorn Siva temple

-61 do do It miles Arinellur Devi Chirappu Mandalakalam temple

62 do' do do Vlshu Medavishu

63 do do 4 mIles Palackal Sree Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chmgam Knshna temple

·64 do do 6 mIles Ayyam Koyikkal Moolam , Moolam in Makaram Sastha temple, Koivlla

65 do do 4 mIles Cnaltkath mosque Mllad-i-shenff Naduvilakara

-66 do do 4± miles Juma-ath mosque Milad-i·sheriff

,67 do do 4 miles St. Mary's Orthodox Feast Syrian c'hurch

-68 Mynagapally Sasthamcotta Mannurkavu Utsavam Prathishta day temple

-69 do do Moorrottn temple Bharany Bharany in Meenam

70 do do Cheruyilankal Ramzan mosque

102 AND FESTlV ALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

-TALUK-Contd.

21st March 10 days 50,000

'7th April 10 days 7,000 Household articles, sugarcane etc.

-4th March 1 day 2,000 Mats There was a voice from Heaven to the effect that there should not be a roof over the sanctum-sanctorum. Therefore the deity is left bare to the sun and ram. Kathakali and dance are conducted on the Sivarathri night. The devotees believe that persons suffering from eye diseases will get cured of their aIlments if they offer prayers in this temple.

16th November to 41 days 2,000 26th December

14th April 2 days 2,000

22nd August 1 day 4,000 Household artIcles, toys etc.

2nd February 1 day 1,000 do

14th August 1 day 1.000 do

14th August 1 day 1,000 do

"Bth September 1 day 2,000 do

14th January 10 days 50,000 Foodstuffs, toys etc.

'7th April 1 day 4,000 do

·8th March 1 day 1,000

103 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of FaIr or OccasIOn of the FaIr No. Village Or Town Station and distance) worship FestIVal or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

KARUNAGAPALLY

71 Mynagapally Sasthamcotta Cheruvilankal Baknd mosque

72 do do Vettlkkattu temple Arat tThlruvathira Mahadevar Prathishta day in Kumbhom)

QUILON

1 Quilon QUllon Krishnaswamy temple Ashtaml Rohini Rohlm in Chili gam

2 do do Mulakadakom temple Pathamudayam

3 do do 6 mIles Sakthikulangara Kodlyettu Uthram in Makaram temple

4 do do 4 miles Mookkattu church Feast of Holy Family Sunday after Epiphany

5 do do Aravila church Feast of St. George Commemoration of St. George

6 do do I! miles Asramam, Devaswom KOdiyettulsavam MedavIshu

7 do do do AshtamI RohlO! BIrthday celebration of Sree Krishna

8 do do 1 mile Lakshminada Slvarath'i SIvarathn 1D Kumbhom devaswom

9 do do 2 miles Anand1valleeswaram Nav~ratlln Navarathn 10 Kanni Siva temple

104 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival III the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 S 9 10 It

T ALUK-Contd.

15th May 1 day 1,000

15th February 10 dayS 35,000 Food-stuffs, toys etc.

TALUK

22nd August 1 day 2,000

14th to 23rd 10 days 50,000 April

25th January 8 days 15,000 The anecdote about this temple is that when one Namboothiri was taking bath in a tank, he got an idol from the tank and placing this idol on the bank, he again stepped into the tank. But when he fimshed his bath, the idol was seen firmly established on the ground and therefore he consecrated the idol there itself.

28th January 1 day 2,000 Religious articles

6th May 11 days 5,000

14th April )0 days 1 lakh Toys

22nd August 1 day 10,000

4th March 1 day 1,000

9th October 9 days 1 lakh There is an anecdote about the ongIll of the name of this temple. Long ago, a Ceylonese Chetty had founded the Anen­ deswaram temple for his children's • darsan' and when he left the place, the local king assumed the responsibility of running this temple and afterwards, as desired by his minister, Veluthampi Dalava, this temple was dedicated to Anamiavally. 105 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUI LON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

QUILON

10 Quilon Quilon 2 miles Chittadeeswaram Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhcm Siva temple

11 do do 3 miles Thlrumullavaram Ashtami Rohini Birthday of Sree Krishna Krishna temple

12 do do 2! miles Vaishnathukavu Kodiyettu Pathamudayam

13 Kundara Kundara KanJarod Christian church

14 Munro Island Munroturuttu Mulachandra Kuthirakettu According to Hindu 1 mile Devi temple observance

15 do do 1 furlong Valhthara Devi Cbittira Utsavam Chittira in Kumbhom temple

16 do do 1 mile Mezbumthuruthel Kuthirakettu Karthika in Makaram Dev! temple

17 Mulavana Kundara It mile Mulavana Siva Sivaratbri Sivarathri III Kumbhom temple

18 do do Thettikunnathu Sivarathn Sh'arathri III Kumbhom temple

19 do do 2! miles Perayam Devi Perayatutsavam Aswathi In Meenam temple

20 do do 1 mile St. Antony's church, Kumbha Perunnal Titular feast Kanjlrakode

21 Kottarakara do 4 furlongs St. Thomas Orthodox Sradham Memory of Mar Anthrayose Syrian church, Bava Kundara

22 do do do Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas day

106 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attendlOg Date of the Festival III the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival , in the Fair or Festival Remarks 11 7 8 9 10

TALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 50,000

This temple IS situated on the beach. 22nd August 1 day 5,000

23rd April 10 days 5,000

20th February 1 day 10,000 (8th Kumbhom every year)

7th and 8th 2 days 10,000 Bell-metal vessels, mats, March stationery etc.

5th and 6th 2 days 5,000 Toys, agncultural implements, Reading of Hindu religious books musical sweets, mats, sugarcane etc. conce!ts, variety entertainment;, pyro- March techmques etc., are conducted. There WIll be a grand procession starting from the bank of the Kallada river to the temple, with accompaniment of thalapoli of girls, elephants, lighted torches panchavadyam etc., during the festival. '

16th January 2 days 5,000 do

4th March 1 day 3,000 Food-stuffs, toys etc.

4th March 1 day 5,000 do

6th April 1 day 10,000 do

26th February 6 da)s .15,000 do The festival IS celebrated from Monday to 4th March after Sexagesima Sunday to Qumqua- gesima Sunday

lst and 2nd 2 days 10,COO Stationery, religious books, March to}S etc.

3rd July 1 day 3,000 The chUlch IS SaId to have been esta- blished 1,000 years ago by Elayedathu Raja.

107 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

LocatIon of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

QUILON

23 Kottanakara Kundara Elamballiyur Pathamudayam Medavishu 1 furlong Devi temple

24 do do 3 furlongs Orthodox Chathadl Perunnal Synan church

25 do do Indelayappan temple Rohmi Rohini in Kumbhom

26 do do 2~ miles Mampuzha temple Punartham Punartham in Meenam

27 do Klhkoloor 4 furllongs Karinalloor Karthika Karthika in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

28 Thnkkaruva Perinad 2! miles Ashtamudl Veera On am Swamy temple

29 do, do 2 miles Thrikkaruva temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

30 do do 3 miles Velikkattu temple Pooyam Pooyam in Kumbhom

31 do do Gosthalakavu Karthika Karthlka in Meenam

32 do do 3t miles Manalil Pooyam Pooyam in Meenam SubramonJa temple

33 do do 2! miles Ashramudi church Jalamahotsavam

34 do do 4 miles St Antony's church, New Year day Aipuzha

35 do do do St. Antony's Feast Patron's Feast (confra-ternity)

108 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

14th April 3 days 3,000 Sundry articles

February 2 days 4,000 do

13th February 1 day 2,000 do

15th March 1 day 1,000 do

11th March 7 days 1 lakh do

11th and 12th 2 days 20,000 Agricultural produces, stationery, September mats, brass plates etc.

10th March 1 day. 2,000 do

17th February 1 day 3,000 do

'Sth April ,I day 2,'\00 do

13th April 1 ,day 4,000 do

:Sth and 9th 2 days 10,000 do December

lst January 1 day 5,000 do

23rd to 30th 8 days 10,000 Religious articles etc. This church was founded in 1887 A. D. December The Governor of Goa, who was resIding in Aravila church at that time, imtlated this celebration and it continues even today with much pomp and gaiety year after year. The special attraction during the festival is the night illuminations 10 the lake nearby the church. 10,000 kero­ sine-soaked husks are lighted in cocoanut shells and put afloat in the PrakuJam and Manahkada branches of the Ashtamudi lake, when the procession of the boats, and odis etc. passes through the way. 109 STATEMENT OF FAIRS-

QUILON

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worshIp Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

QUILON

36 Thnkkaruva Perinad 2 miles Inchavila Marthomite Ne'W Year Day Patron's Feast church

37 Thrikadavoor Quilon 4 miles Thrikadavoor Thlruvathlra Thiruvathira in Kumbhom Siva temple

38 Vadakkevila do It miles Amrnankovil temple Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhorn

39 do do 2 miles Pattathanam Pooyam Pooyam ID Kumbhom Subramonia temple

40 do do 2! miles Pattathilkavu temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

41 do do 4t miles Palathara temple Uthram Uthram in Medam

42 do do 3t miles Koonambalkulam Anizham Anizham in Meenam temple

43 do do 3t mIles Kochukoonarr.baikulam AYIlliam Ayilham ID Meenam temple

44 do do 4 mIles Mangalathu temple Thiru,athira Thiruvathira in Meenam

45 do do 2! miles Thekkekavu Rohwl Rohid in Meenam temple

46 do do Indtlayappan Chothl li1 Meenam Prathlshta day temple

47 Iraviruram Eravipuram Kalarivathukkal Kumbha Bharany Prathishta day t mile temple

48 do do j mile Bharamkavu Meenabharany Prathishta day temple

4~ do do ! mile Vanchlkovil temple Thalpooyam Pooyam 10 Makaram

110 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commodItIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival III the Fair or FestIVal Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd. lst January 1 day 2,500 StatIOnery articles

15th February 10 days 15,000 Toys

4th March 10 days 24,000 Sweets, fruits, cosmetics etc.

17th February day 3,000 do

4th March 2 days 5,000 do

17th April 10 days 20,000 do

26th March 10 days 20,000 do

18th March 2 days 9,000 do

11th Apnl 1 day' 6,000 do

, 9th April r'day 3,000 do

24th March 3 days 2,000 Food-stdfs, toys etc. H IS said that one member belonging to the family of Pulmganath to whom the temple belongs, was a Sanyasi and he had his samadhi on this place where the temple IS located to-day. Effigies of herses en wheels is an important attractIOn.

10th March 7 days 15,000 Toys, food-stuffs etc.

7th April 10 days 1 lakh do

21st January 3 days 15,000 do

III STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

QUILON

50 Eravipuram Eravipuram Chettinada temple Bharany Bharany in Meenam 1 mde

51 do do 1 mile Thanniyil Revathy Utsavarn Prathishta day Bhagavathy temple

52 do do 1! miles Kulangara Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

53 do do Mannanikulam Uthram Uthram in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

54 do do Kochumandakat Utsavam Prathishta day ottathil Bhadrakali temple

55 Thrikko.vilvattom Quilon 4i' miles Mukhathala Sree Kalabhotsavam Knshnaswamy temple

56 do do do Arattu Kodiyettu in Atham

57 do do Kannanalloor Cattle Fair

58 Nedumpana Kundara 4 miles pazhangalam Uthram Uthram in Meenam Sastha temple

59 do do 5 miles Pulumon temple Karthlka K!arthika in Kumbhom

-60 do do Kalackal Kflshna Rohini Rohini in Kumbhom Swamy temple

61 do dJ 4 mile~ ChI rackacottu Utsavam Bhagavathy temple

62 do do 5 miles Puliyila Rohini Rohini in Kumbhom Vellayappan temple

63 do Quilon 8 miles Pallimon do do Mahadevar temple 112 ·AND FESTIVALS

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Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Falf or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival . in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

7th April 2 days 25,000 Toys, food-stuffs etc.

19th February 2 days 10,000 do

10th March 3 days 10,000 do

22nd February 2 days 10,000 do

February-March] 8 days 5,000

2nd and 3rd 2 days 5,000 VVhen Murasura was kIlled and his 'May seveled limbs were thrown away, the face fell down in a particular place. This place is called Mukhathala.

17th to 26th 10 days 1 lakh Textiles, cosmetics, toys etc. .April

Every 29th of 1 day 2,000 Large scale sales of cattle is Malayalam month undertaken here.

21st March 7 days 10,000 Sweets, tea, coffee etc.

lIth March 1 day 1,200 do

13th February 1 day 1,000 do

27th and 28th 2 days 3,000 do February

l2th March 1 day 10,000 do

do 1 day 12,000 do

113 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S 6

QUILON

64 Nedumpana Quilon 8 miles Pallimon Sree Krishna Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingam Swamy temple

6S do Kottarakara Smiles Miyyannoor temple Aswathy Aswathy in Kumbhom

66 do Kundara Smiles Puliyila Kochu Utsavam Kumbhom Mandackattu temple

67 do Quilon 6 miles Vayal Bhagavathy Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Meenam temple

68 do Paravoor 4 miles St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary Nalhla

69 do do Nedumpana Feast of St. George Commemoration day Christian church

70 Mayyanadu Quilon Bhagavathy temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Valathungal

11 Paravoor Paravoor t mile Pozhikkara temple Vishakhotsavam Birthday celebration of l:Jhagavathy

72 do do Puttingal temple Meenabharany Birthday celebration of Bhadrakali

73 do do Puthiyidam temple Thiruvathira Birthday celebration of Siva

74 do do Thekkumbhagom Kumbhabharany Birthday celebration of temple Bhadrakah

Parippally cattle fair 75 do do

Meenadu do 6 miles Kanjirathumvila Makarabharany Prathishta day 76 Bhagavathy temple 114 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALU K-Contd.

22nd August 1 day 2,000 Sweets, tea, coffee etc.

9th March 1 day 5,000 do

5th March 1 day 10,000

4th to 11 th April 7 days 10,000 Stationery, agricultural produces, handicrafts etc.

8th September 8 days 500 Feast of St. Mary is celebrated on 8th September. Eight days fast IS observed in preparation for the feast. On all the eight days there will be Holy Mass ill the mormng and Benediction in the evening. On the afternoon of 7th September, there will be a procession. On the feast day i. e. on 8th September there will be solumn High Mass and processIOn. People from the neighbouring parishes. Will also take part in this feast.

1st May \ 2 days 500

4th March l,.day 2,000

Not available '10 dayS 10,000

7th April 4 days 20,000

29th January 8 days 10,000

19th March 2 days 8,000

Every Sunday 1 day 1,500

15th January 1 day 3,000

115 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUI LON

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

QUI LON

77 Meenadu Paravoor 6 miles Chennamath Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva:temple

78 do do Vilapurath Kettukazhcha Prathishta day Bhagavathy temple

79 do do Thevaru temple Thiruvonam do

80 do do Pal avila Andutsavam Aswathy in Kumbbom Bhagavathy temple

81 do do Erathucherry Medachatham Birthday celebration of Jacobite church St. George

82 do , do Sree Bhoothanatha Andutsavam Prathishta day temple

"83 do do Ponguvila do do Bhagavathy temple

84 do do Kettekkunnu do Thaipooyam Subramonia temple

85 do do Oolankunnil do Moolam in Kumbhom Madankavu

86 - do do 7 miles VarinJam Thiruvonam Thiruvonam in Meenam Subramonia temple

87 Kalluvathukkal do Elamkalamvayal Chothi Chothi in Kumbhom ThrikkovIl

KOTTARAKARA

1 Kulakada Kottarakara Sl miles Puthoor St. Mary's Feast of Our Lady of church Sorrows

2 Mylom do 4 miles St. Mary's Syrian Feast of st. Mary The anniversary of the church. Kalayapuram blessing of the church

3 do do Aotamon Schiyon Feast of St. George Commemoration day Jacobite church

116 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the FestIVal in the Fair or ,Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

4th March 1 day 2,000

7th February 1 day 2,000

31st March 1 day 1,500

9th March 1 day 1,000

"th May 1 day 2,000

21st and 22nd 2 days 2,000 March

14th February 1 day 1,200

21st January 1 day 1,800

lst March 1 ,day 1,000

, 31st March 1 day Not available

25th February 1 day Not available

TALUK

16th September 1 day 1,000

4th and 5th 7 days 15,000 Stationery articles March

~th and 9th 2 days 2,000 Food-stuffs, bidi etc. November

117 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTARAKARA

4 Mylom Kottarakara Thrikkapafeswaram Aswathi and Aswathi and Bharany in 4 miles Devi temple Bharany Kumbhom Kalayapuram

5 do do Thalickal SlVarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Devi temple

6 do do Thamarakudy do do Siva temple

7 do do Kalayapuram Feast of Mar Baselios Commemoration day Jacobite church and Gregorios

8 do do Kalayapuram Syrian Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas day catholic church

9 do do Inchakadu Karthika and Rohini Karthlka and Rohini In Siva temple Kumbhom

10 do do Inchakadu Karthlka Karthika in Kumbhom AyiravaJly temple

11 do do Inchakadu Rohini Rohinl in Meenam Knshnaswamy temple

12 do do Mylom Bhagavathy Karthika Karthika 1D Kumbhom temple

13 do do Bharanykavu Bharany , Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

14 do do Pallickal Chothi Chothi in Kumbhom Siva temple

15 do do Mosque Milad-i-sheriff

16 do do Kalayapuram Schiyon Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day Jacobite church

17 do do Kalayapuram Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day Latin church

118 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

9th and 10th 2 days 5,000 Foodstuffs, beedi etc. March

4th March 1 day 200 do

do 10 days 3,000 do

14th and 15th 2 days 400 do January

3rd July 1 day 3,000 do

11th and 12th 2 days 5,000 do March

11th March 1 day 500 do

9th April 1 day 900 do

, 11th March 1'0 days .5,000 do

7th April 2 days 3,000 do

25th February 2 days 4,000 do

14th August 10 days 1,000 do

27th and 28th 2 days 9,000 do January

27th and 28th 2 days 2,000 do January 119 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of N arne of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town .... StatIOn and dIstance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTARAKARA

18 Vettikavala Kottarakara Vettikavala temple Ashtami Ashtami RohlDi in 5 miles Vrischigom

19 do do do Kumbhom Utsavam Prathishta day

20 Kottarakara do 3 furlongs Ganapathy temple, Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Medom Kottarakara

21 do do 1 furlong Mahadevar temple, Uthrattathi Uthrattathi in Meenam Kottarakara

22 do do 7 furlongs Kulasekharanelloor Chirappu Mandalakalam temple, Kottarakara

23 do do 2 miles Thnkannamankal Rohini Rohini in Medom Krishnaswamy temple , 24 do do 3 miles Kizhakketheruvu Feast of St. George Commemoration day St. George's church

25 do do 1 mile Mosque, Kottarakara Milad-i-shenff

26 Neduvathoor Kundara Thevalapuram Feast of St. George Commemoration day 7 miles St. George's church

27 Pavithreswaram Kottarakara Pangottu Bhagavathy Bharani Bharani in Kumbhom 7 miles temple

28 do do Pangattu Thekkekara Rohini Rohini in Meenam temple

29 do do Thazhathu Krishna Uthram Uthram in Medom temple

30 do do 6! miles Karikal Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

31 do do 5! miles Cherumagadcheri Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in F;:umbhom temple

32 do do 7-!- miles Cberupoyka Sree Thiruvonam 'hiruvonam in Medom Narayanapura temple

120 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIOn of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

11 th December 1 day 5,000 Stationery, earthenwares, textiles etc.

25th February 10 days 5,000 do

~th May 10 days 5,000 Toys, stationery etc.

4th April 8 days 2,000 do

16th November to 41 days 1,000 do <26th December

06th May 1 day 5,000 do

06th and 7th 2 days 1.000 May

14th August 10 days 1,000

06th May 1 day 500

10th March '1 day 1.200

'9th April 1 day 1,000

17th April 10 days 1.000

4th March 1 day 700

15th February 1 day 1,000

28th April 1 day 800

121 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTARAKARA

33 Pavithreswaram Kottarakara Pavitbreswaram Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhom 8 miles Mahadevar temple

34 do do 8 miles do Thtruvathlra Thiruvathira in Kumbhom

35 do Ezhukone Pavithreswaram Uehara Utsavam 4 miles Malanada temple

36 do Kundara Kaithakode Thiruvonam Prathishta day 3t miles Indelayappan temple

37 do Kottarakara Karickal Orthodox Feast of St. George Commemoration day 7 miles church

38 do do 5 miles Kaithak ode Syrian St. George's Feast Commemoration day church

39 Ezhukone Kundara 4 miles St. George's church, do St. George's day Ezhukone

40 do Ezhukone Cheeramkavu Aswathi Aswathi in Meenam 2 furlongs Bhagavathy temple

41 do do do Chlrappu Mandalakalam

42 do do Cattle market

43 do do t furlong Thiru Aryankavu Aswathi Aswathi In Meenam Koikkal temple

44 do do 2 furlongs Ezhukone do do Madarkavu temple

45 do do Ii miles Karuvelil Kumara- Pooyam Pooyam in Kumbhom rnangalam temple

122 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day Not available

15th to 22nd 8 days 1,800 February

2 days 10,000 Useful materials The legend about the place is that the­ 9th and 10th Pandavas and Kauravas separated them­ February selves fwm each other at this place and hence it is called Pavithreswaram. Sakuni is the uncle of Kauravas and hence this is called" Ammavancottumala".

31st March 2 days 10,000 Agricultural produces, hou,ehold The waIJs of the temple are full of draw- articles etc. ings and carvings of Hindu gods and of other items of ancient art. Attractions like kuthirakettu (effigies of horses on wheels), ottamthullal, kathakall etc. are available.

6th May 1 day 500

6th May 1 day 500

\ 6th May 2 days 6,000 Stationery, furniture and vessels , 6th April l"day 5,000 Toys, bell-metal vessels, fancy articles etc.

16th November 41 days 100 do to 26th December

27th of every 1 day 6,000 Malayalam month

6th Apnl 1 day 5,000 Toys, bell-metal vessels, fancy articles etc.

do 1 day 10,000 do

17th February 1 day 7,000 do

123 STATEMENt OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of FaIr or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTARAKARA

46 Ezhukone Ezhukone 1 mIle Vattamankavu temple, Rohini Rohmi in Kumbhom Chittakode

47 do do 3 miles Sivamangalam temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Karuvelil

48 do do 1 mile Valayikkottu Pooyam Prathishta day Subramonia temple, Edackadam

49 do do Krishnan Kovil, Pooram do Ambalathilkala

~O do do do Ashtaml Rohini Sree Krishna Jayanthi

51 do do 2 miles St. George's churCh, Feast of St. George Commemoration day of Ambalathilkala St. George

52 do Kottarakara 2 mIles St. Rita's cburch Feast of St. Rita Commemoration day

53 Thrippilazhi- Ezhukone 2* miles Edackottu Uthram Uthram in Meenam kom Devi temple

54 do Kundara 2 miles Kizhakkevila church Feast of Mar Anthrayose Commemoration day

55 do do Sree Krishnaswamy Vishu Medavishu temple

56 do Ezhukone 2* miles Chirakkadavil Bharam Bharani in Kumbhom Devi temple

57 do do Ayarkattu Rohini Rohini in Kumbhom Mahadeva temple

58 do do Pattupurackal Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Kumbhom Devi temple

:59 do do Plakkottu Atham Atham in Kumbhom Sastha temple 124 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fatr or Festival No. of days Festival m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Contd.

13th February 1 day 5,000 Toys, bell-metal vessels, fancy articles etc.

4tb March 1 day 500 There was heavy loss of cattle and the people suffered great difficulties. On referring the matter to the astrolegers they advised erection of a Siva temple as a remedy. The temple was erected accord·­ ingly.

26th March 2 days 5,000

30th March 1 day 5,000 Milk, oil etc.

22nd August 1 day 5,000

1st, 2nd and : days 750 3rd May

15th September 3 days 300

21st March day 1,500 Toys, bangles, nuts etc.

'3rd and 4th 2 days 500 March

14th April 1 day 1,500 Bangles, toys, nuts etc.

10th March 1 day 1,500 do

l3th February 1 day 1,500 do

15th February 1 day 1,500 do

:23rd February 1 day 1,500 do

125 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Villagelor Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTARAKARA

60 Thrippilazhikom Ezhukone Kudlkkottu, KamanpaUy Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom 2~ miles Bhagavathy temple

61 do do 4! miles Thiruvakkanattu Ashtami Rohini Birthday celebration of Trikkoikal temple Sree Krishna

62 do do do Thaipooyam Birthday celebration of Subramonia

63 do do do SlVarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

64 do do Nedumonkavu Uthram Uthram in Meenam Sastha temple

65 do do Mannoorkavu temple, Pathamudayam Edackidam

" 66 do do Nettikkunnil Bhagavathy Sivarathri Sivarathri III Kumbhom temple

67 do do Munnoor temple, Rohini Rohini in Meenam Edackidam

68 Veliyam Kottarakara Palakod temple BharaOl Bharany m Meenam 5 miles

69 do do Odanavattam Feast of SI. George Catholic church

70 do do Odanavattam do L. M. S. church

71 Thrippilazhikom lEzhukone Odanavattam Brother do MIssIOn church

72 Pooyappally Kottarakara NelhparambJl Sree RohlDl Sree Krishna Jayanthi 8 mIles Krishnaswamy temple

73 do do 9! mIles Maruthamanapathy Thottampattu Bhagavathy temple

74 Velinallur do 12 miles Pekkavu Thlruvonam Thirm onam in Meenam

126 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attenaing Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the FaIr or FestlVal Remark~ 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

10th March 1 day 1,500 Bangles, toys, nuts etc.

22nd August 1 day 1,500

21st January 1 day 1,500 Bangle!, toys, nuts etc.

4th March 1 day 1,500 do

21st March 1 day 1,500 do

23rd April 1 day 1,500 do

I 4th March 1 day 1,500 do

9th April 1 day 1,500 do

7th April 1 day 5,000 Cosmetics etc.

22nd and 23rd Z days 'Not available April

do 2 days Not avaIlable

do 2 days Not avaIlable

22nd August 1 day 10,000 Religious publicatIOns etc.

14th to 26th 13 days 500 Cosmetics, mats, vessels etc. February

31st March 1 cay 2,000

127 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or 'SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTARAKARA

-75 Velinallur Punalur 15 miles St. Sebastian's church Feast of St. Sebastian

76 do Kottarakara 12 miles Kalavayal Bharani Bharani in Kumbhom Yogeeswara temple

77 do do Sree Ramaswamy Rohini Rohini in Meenam temple, Velinallur

-78 do do do Thlruvonam Thiruvonam 10 Medom

79 do do Subramonia temple, Sivarathri SlVarathri in Kumbhom Kuzhlthura Chalil

80 do do Savarukavu do do Churappankode, Kanngannoor

81 Chadaya- Kottarakara 14 miles Chadayamangalam Sree Mandalapooja Mandalakalam mangalam Kunjayyappa temple

'~2 do do do Makaravilakku

83 do do Chadayamangalam Sivarathri Sj.varathri in Kumbhom Mahadevar temple

84 do do 17 Oliles Poredam Arattu From Avittam to Pooyam Mahadevar temple in Medom

:85 do do 14 miles Kallumala Pooram and Uthram Pooram and Uthram AYlravally temple in Kumbhom

86 Kadakkal Chlrayinkil 20 miles Kadakkal ThiruvathiIa Thiruvathira m Kumbhom Devaswom temple

87 do do 25 miles Devaswom temple Sivarathn

88 do Kadakkavoor 20 miles Kudiyan temple Thiruvathira Tbiruvathlra in Meenam

89 do Kottarakara 23 miles Church of Our Lady of Nithiasahayathirunnal Perpectual Succour

128 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

January 3 days 1,000

10th March 1 day 1,500

9th April 10 days 8,000

28th April 9 days 8,000

·4th March 1 day 10,000

do 2 days 800

'25th and 26th 2 days 50,000 Brass vessels, perfumes, flowers, December toys etc.

13th and 14th 2 days 50,000 do January

4th March day 40,000 do

29th April 12 days 2,000 to 10th May

21st and 22nd 2 days 3,000 Retail trade February i5th February 8 days 30,000 Stationery articles, textdes, Kuthirakettu and pyrotechnics are import- vessels etc. ant attractions.

4th March 1 day 2,000 Retail trade

'11th April 5 days 3,000

27th July 3 days Not available This church was built in 1943 in memory of Mr. Joseph Gockel. U. S. A.

129 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No, Village or Town _ Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTARAKARA.

90 Chithara Kottarakara 23 miles Venkota Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Sastha temple

91 do do Mosque Milad-i-Sheriff

92 do do Church Christmas 'Birthday of Christ

93 do do Muthayil Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Makaram Devi temple

94 do do Mathira do do Devi temple

95 Ittiva do 18 miles Arathakandappan Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple, Edayannur

96 do do 16 miles Manjapuzha Pooram Pooram and Uthram in temple Idavam

97 do do 15 miles Kal Trikovil Sivarathri Sivarathri In Kurnbhom temple

98 do do 20 miles Alavur Athisaya- Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Meenam mangalam temple

99 do do 21 miles Moolaboundar Uthram Uthram in Meenam Ayiravally temple

100 do do 20 miles Vayalamuttotu Thiruvonam Tbiruvonam in Medom Siva temple

PATHANAPURAM

1 Pathanapuram Punalur Pathanapuram market

2 do do Edathara mOsque Milad-i-Shenff

do do Kavaiayll Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom 3 Devi temple

130 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

4th March 1 day 2,000 Mats, vessels etc.

14th August I day 1,000

25th December 3 days 2,000

19th January 1 day 2,000

do 1 day 3,000

4th March 1 day 10,000 Toys, brass plates, retail trade etc.

10th and 11th 2 ,days 15,000 do June

4th March 1 day 8,000 do

11th AprIl 1 day 10,000 do

21st March 1 day 20,000 do

28th April 1 day 50,000 do

TALUK

Tuesday and 2,000 Pineapple is an imprtant commodity Saturday of 111 tl- e market. cyery week

14th August 1 day 250

10th March 4 days 3,000 Stationery, toys etc.

131 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAPURAM

4 Kulathupuzha Punalur Sastha tcmple Medavishu

5 Yeroor do 11 miles St. Joseph's church Feast of St. Joseph Parish day

6 Punalur Punalur Bhara'likkavu Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

7 Pidavoor Avaneeswaram 4 miles St. George's church, Feast of St. George Pidavoor

8 Pattazhi do 5 miles St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Pattazhi

9 do do 6 miles Pattazhl Pattu Mahanavami Bhagavathy temple

10 do do do Thlruvathira Thiruvathira in Kumbhom

11 do do do Ayilliam Ayilham in Kumbhom

12 do do do Thlruvathira Thiruvathira in Meenam

13 do do Kundayam Sivarathri Siva temple

J4 Thalavoor do 2 miles St. Mary's church, Immaculate ConceptIOn Manjakala of St. Mary

15 do do 4 miles St. George's church, Feast of St. George Pandithitta

16 do do 2 miles ThaJavoor Thrikonna- Pooram Pooram in Kumbhom markotu Devi temple

17 Vilakudi do 1 mile St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Kunnikkode 132 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the FestlVal 10 the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fan or Festival Rematks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

14th April 2 days 1 lakh

1st May 2 days 150 Stationery, toys etc.

7th April 1 day 5,000 Sundry articles

6th May 3 days 500 Sweets and fancy things

1st May 3 days 500 do

8th October 1 day

15th February 5 days 12,000 Cosmetics, toys etc. I 18th 12ebruary 1 day I

11 th April day I

4th March '1 day 5,000 do

13th February 3 days 2,000 Religious articles, fancy things etc.

8th May 3 days 500 Sweets and fancy things

21st February ~ days 10,000 Stationery, toys, mats etc.

31st May 3 days 500 Sweets etc.

133 STATEMENT OF FAIls

QUILON

Location of Village or '81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAPURAM

18 Vilakudi A vaneeswaram Kunnikkode market 4 miles

19 do do Kunnikkode cattle market

20 do do 4 furlongs Kidangayil temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Kunnikode

21 do do 1 mile Sastha temple, Uthram Uthram in Meenam Vilakudi

22 do do 4 miles Mahadevar temple, Rohini Rohini in Kumbhom Elambal

23 Karavallor Punalur Ii miles Immaculate Feast of Immaculate " Conception church Conception

24 Arakkal do 8 miles Thadickadu Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

25 Anchal do 7 miles Thazhamil Uthram Utbram in Meenam Ayiravally temple

26 do do Anchal market

27 - do do Panayancherry Uthram Birthday celebration of Sastha temple Slj.stha

28 do do 8 miles Agasthacode Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

29 do do 9 miles Eram Mahadevar Sivarathrl Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

30 do do 5 miles Mavila Ayiravally Pooradam and Birthday celebration temple Uthradam of Devi

31 do do 8 miles St. George's church, St. George's Feast Eram 134 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIon of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TAULK-Contd.

Tuesday and 2,000 Pineapple is an important commodity Saturday of in the market. eyery week

25th of every 3,000 Cattle Malayalarn month

10th March 2 days 5,000 Stationery, toys, mats, baloons etc.

21st March 2 days 3,000 do

13th February 1 day 4,000 do

7th and 8th 2 days 150 December

4th March 1 day 2,000 Bangles, toys, ribbons etc.

21st March 1 day 5,000 Toys, agricultural produces etc.

Wednesday and 1,000 Pineapple is an important commodity 'Saturday of in the market. every week

19th to 26th 8' days 7,000 January

4th March 1 day 1,500

do 1 day 3,000 Toys, agricultural produces etc.

2nd and 3rd 2 days 500 February

21st to 23rd 3 days 1,000 April

135 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

QUILON

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of FaIr or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) \-\-orship Festival or FestIval 1 2 3 4 5 6

PATHANAPURAM.

32 Anchal Punalur Vadaman temple Rohini Rohini in Medom 7 miles

33 do do do Uthram Uthram in Meenam

34 do Punalur Anchal cattle market

35 Edamulackal Kuttarakara Madan Nada. Makam Makam in Kumbhom 12 miles Ayoor

36 do Punalur Krishnaswamy temple, Rohini Rohini in Medom 11 miles KaItodu

37 do do 10 miles Bhoothanatha temple, Atham Atham in Kumbhom Edamulackal

38 do do 9 miles Bhagavathy temple, Thlruvathira Thiruvathira in Meenam EdamuJackal

39 do do 10 miles Asuramangalam Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

40 do do 12 miles Erumbazhikunnu do do temple, Malamel

41 Alayamon do 10 miles Kuttanadu do do SIva temple

42 do do 8 miles Alappan Devar Uthradam Uthradam in Meenam temple

136 DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of , or persons ApproxImate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival In the FaIr or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

6th May 1 day ) \_ I 3,000 21st March ] day )

15th and 30th 1 day 3,000 Cattle of every Malayalam month

20th February 1 day 2,000 Bangles, toys, ribbons etc.

6th May 1 day 1,500 do

23rd February 1 day 2,000 do

Bth Arr,l 1 day 5,000 do

4th March 1 day 5,000 do

do do 2,000 do

do do 2,000 Toys, Agricultural produces

30th March 1 day 4,000 do

137 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

LocatIOn of Village or 'S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIOn and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

SHERTALAI

Shertalai Mattancherry Halt Muttom St. Mary's 1. Feast of St. Mary 1. Feast of the holy 24 mlles ChUICh, SheItalal marriage of OUI Lady 2. do 2. Feast of Immaculate Conception

2 do co Bhagavathy temple Commemoration day of Makayiram to Uthram Goddess 'Shertalai m Meenam Kartillayani'

3 Aroor Mattancherry Halt Pavumbayil temple Kodikayattulsavam Anizham to Thiruvonam 7 miles m Meenam

4 do do Kanakakunnu Birthday celebration Uthram in Meenam Subramonia temple of Subr"monia

5 do do Ammanezhath temple do Bharany to Thiruvathlra In Kumbhom

do do Aroor Bhagavathy Thalapoli Uthram in Meenam temple

7 'do do Kumarathupady Thalapoli

'8 do do Palliyarakavu temple, ThalapoIi Thiruvathira in Makaram Aloor

9 do do St. Augustine's church Feast of St. Augustme Foundation day of the church

10 do do St. Raphael's church 1. Feast of St. Raphael 1. St. Raphael's day 2. Confraternity Feast of Holy family

11 do do St. Mary's Immaculate Feast of Irr.maculate St. Mary's day Conception church 'Conception

12 do do St. Sebastian's church Feast of St. Sebastian SI. Sebastian's day

13 co do 10 mdes Sree Narayanl\puram Kodlyettutsavam Chothl to Thiruvonam in temple Makaram

14 do do Thottappally temple Sree Krishna Jayanthi Pooruruttathy in Vrischigom

138 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the FestIval in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ID the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

18th to 21st 4 days 10,000 January 8th December 4 days 10,000

14th to 21st 8 days Not available March

26th to 31st 6 day~ 2,000 foodstuffs, vessels etc. March

21st March 1 day 1,000 do

10th to 14th 5 days 2,000 do March

21st March 3 days 5,000 do

11 th and 12th 2 days 3,000 do February

19th January 2 days 4,000 do

28th Decembe '5 days 5,000 do to 1st January

1. Sunday after 5 days 3,000 Earthenwares, mats, stationery 25th October articles etc. 2. 6th January 4 days 3,500

:8th December 5 days 2,000 do

20th January 3 days 1,000 do

30th January to 7 days 1,000 do 5th February

5th December 8 days 3,000 do

139 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIVal 1 2 3 4 5 6

SHERTALAI

15 Aroor Mattancherry Halt PooJapura Kodlyettutsa yam Uthram in Meenam 10 miles

16 Panavally Ernakulam Thrichattukulam Kodiyettu Bharany in Makaram JunctIon 11 miles Mahadevar temple

17 do do Karipozhi Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in Meenam temple

18 do do Vazhathara Veh Pathamudayam Pathamutsavam in Medom temple

19 do do 10 miles Ambikavilasom Kodiyettu (Deepakazcha Kodiyettu in Kumbhom Aryankavu temple mahotsavam)

20 do do 13 miles Sreekanteswaram Sivarathri Slvarathri in Kumbhom temple

21 do do 16 miles Maniyampally Feast of St. Augustine St. Augustine's day Christian church

22 do do 12 miles Thaliyaparamba Meenabharany Prathlshta day Bhagavathy temple

23 do do Karavelil Mandalapooja Mancalakalam Sastha temple

24 do do Chakkiveli temple do do

25 do do Edappanghazhy Kodlyettu Kodiyettu in Medom Knshna temple

26 do do Nalpethenniswaram do Kodiyettu in Kumbhom Mahadevar te~ple

27 do do Odamvally Thcrethutsavam Bhagavathy temple

28 Thaikkattusseri do 12 miles St. Antony's church, Feast of St. Antony Commemoration day Thalkkattusseri

140 AND FESTIV ALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratlOn of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or ImpOI (ant commodIties marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival 111 the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 1 j

T ALUK-Contd.

21st March 1 day 2,000 Foodstuffs, vessels etc,

15th January 1 day 3.000 Foodstuffs, vessels, vegetables, agrIcultural Implements, seeds etc.

7th Apnl 1 day 500 do

23rd Apnl 1 day 1,000 do

5th to 11th 7 day~ 15,000 do Formerly Pooram alone was cc'ebrated m March thiS temple It IS said that pooramthullal and poorapattu were very much appreci­ ated by Devi. But about 20 years back this was stopped, Now only Deepakazcha Mahotsavam I~ celebrated in this temple.

4th March 5 days 60,000 do

Sunday after 3 days 600 do 28th August

7th Apnl JO dayS ~,OOO do

26th December '1 day 1,000 do

do 1 day 1.000 do

Apnl-May 7 days 10,000 do

February-March 7 days 20,000 do

March-Ap;il 7 days 10.000 do

Sunday after days 3,000 Earthen pots. mats, s~ationcry 4th October - articles etc. 141 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

SHERTALAI

29 Thalkkattusseri Ernakulam Junction Thaikkattusseri temple Annual festival 12 miles

30 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Presentation day of St. Mary Thaikkattusseri

31 Thuravur Mattancherry Halt Chammanad Garudam Thookam Pooram in Kumbhom Vadakku 9 miles Bhagavathy temple

32 do do 13 miles Vilangoor temple Sivarathri SlVdrathri in Kumbhom

33 do do 10 miles St. Antony's church, 1. Feast of St. Antony 1. Commemoration day of Ezhupuona Thekku the saipt 2. Feast of St. Mary 2. Feast of Immaculate Conception of St. Mary

34 do do Nalukulangara temple, Poor am Arat Parayakadu

35 Thuravur do 15 miles Thuravoor temple 1. Deepavali ) Prathishta day Thekku 2. Pathamudayam j do

36 do do 12 miles Ponnilathu temple 1. Deepavali Prathishta day 2. Pathamudayam } do

37 -do do 18 mdes Valamangalam Feast of Sacred Heart Ch~ist the King's day S. H. church

38 do do Manakodam 1. Feast of St. Mary 1. JOlmaculate Conception St. George's church of St. Mary 2. Feast of St. George 2. Commemoration day

39 Pallipuram Vaikom Road Iranikulath J. Mandalapooja 1. Vrischigavrutham 7 miles Kalathil temple 2. Kodiyettu 2. Thiruvathira Arat

40 do GO Vadakkumkara Kodiyettu KUmbhapcoram temple

41 do do Kadavil Bhagavathy Mandalapooja Vrischigavrutham temple

142 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ApproXllDate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Ijnportant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

January 10 da:ys 15,000

2nd February 5 days 4,000

21st February 13 days 30,000

4th March 8 days 10,000 Earthenwares etc.

13th June 3 days 500 Eill'thenwares, stationery articles etc. .sth December 5 days 1,500 do

28th January to 7 days 50,000 Seeds, stationery articles, household 3rd February articles, agricultural implements etc.

27th October \ 9 days 15,000 Coir products 23rd April 1 day 18,000 do

27th October 9',days 10,000 23rd April 1 day ']5,000

..ast Sunday 4 days 2,000 -of October

1. 8tb December ] day Earthen pots, stationery articles, textile l 4,000 goods, religious articles etc. 2. 23rd April 3 days I

1. 22nd to 26th 5 days Not available Stationery articles, brass vessels etc. December 2. 21st April 7 days 3,000

21st February 7 days 15,000 Stationery articles, brass vessels, fruits etc.

22nd to 26th 5 days 2,000 do December 143 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIOn and distance) worship Fe,tival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

SHERTALAI

42 Palhpuram Vaikom Road Govmdapuram temple Arattutsavam Thiruvonam in Makaram 7 miles

43 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Pallipuram

44 do do St. Joseph's church, Feast of St. Joseph St Joseph's day Thirunellur

45 Vayalar Mattancherry Halt St. Michael's church Feast of St. Michael Ccmrrernoration day Kizhakku

46 Vayalar Vaikom Road Klzhakke Kottaram Punartham Punartham in Dhanu West temple

47 do do Padinjare Kottararn Thiruvathira Thiruvathlra 10 Makaram temple

48 do Mattancherry Halt Kantamangalam Kottakalam Utsavam Thiruvonam in Meenam 20 miles temple

49 do Vaikom Road Thalkal mosque Bakrid • 50 do do Veeyathra Kantakaruna Vishu Vilas om temple

51 do do Pattanakad Sivarathll Slvarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

52 do do Pattanakad Poonkavil Muharram mosque

53 do do Vettakkal Moorthikal Ekadasi Ekadasi day temrle

54 do do Uzhuva St. Joseph's Feast of St. Joseph St. Joseph's day church

55 do do Menadahiri Kalltakarma Vishu Meda Vishu Vilasom temple

56 Shertalai Mattancherry Halt Aravukattu temple Velapadayani Prathl"hta day North 24 mIles

144 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIon of of persons ApproxImate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No of days Festival : in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

5th February 1 day 2,000 Stationery articles, brass vessels, fruits etc

4th to 15th 12 days 50,000 August

Fourth Sunday 3 days 1,500 after Easter

Sunday after 2 days 5,000 10th January

24th December 1 day 2,000

19th January 5 days 2,000

13th to 22nd 10 days 20,000 March

15th :\1ay 1 day 200

14th April 7 day$ 3,000 Earthenwares, mats, seeds etc.

4th March 7 days to,OOO Vessels, mats etc.

13th June 2 days 1,000

27th January 1 day 2,500

1st Sunday of 7 days 5,000 Vessels, householJ articles, seeds etc. February

14th April 3 days 6,000

1st, 2nd and 3rd 11 days 50,000 Agricultural produces. earthenweres, March sweets, mats, frUlts etc.

145 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

SHERTALM

57 Kokkotha- Ernakulam Junction Sasthamkal temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom mangalam

58 Shertalai Mattancherry Halt Arthunkal Feast of St. Sebastian St. Sebastian's day South 24 miles SL Andrew's church

59 do do 29 mIles Chennaveli Feast of St. Rita Commemoration day St. Rita's church

60 Marankulam Kottayam Kanichukulangara Thiruvonam Thlruvonam in Kumbhom Vadakku Devi temple

-61 do do Thlfuvizha Bharany Bharany in Meenam Siva temple

-62 do Mattancherry Halt Mararikulam Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom 36 miles Siva temple

63 do do Pcclasseri temple Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram

-64 do Ernakulam Junction Mararikulam Feast of St. Augustine Death anniversary of 32 miles St. Augustine's church the Saint

'65 Thannirmukkom Kottayam M ukkalavattam Pooradam Pooradam 10 Kumbhom Thekku 12 miles Sastha temple

66 do do St, George church, Feast St. Mary·s day Muhamrna

-67 - do do Vengalveli Mandalapooja Mandalakalam Bbajana Matam

068 do do PooJaveli do do Bbajana Matam

<69 do co Aryakara Bhagavathy Chothi Cbothi in Kumbhom vilasam temple

70 do do 9 miles Mosque, Muha!Dma 1. Milad-i-Sheriff

2. Bakrid

3. Ramzan 146 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

10th March 9 days 100,000

20th January 11 days 400,000

22nd April 3 days 5,000 Stationery articles, textile goods, religious articles etc.

4th March 3 days 50,000 Bell-metal vessels, fancy articles etc.

7th April 10 days 4,000 do

4th March 8 days 8,000 do

21st January 3 days 2,000

'(jth January 5 days 2,500 Mats, stationery articles, earthenwares etc.

2nd March 9 days 5,000 StatIonery articles

, 23rd, 24th and 3 days 4,800 Earthenwares, religious articles etc. 25th January

16th November to 41 days 3,000 Palm dates, stationery -articles etc. 26th December

16th November to 41 days 25,000 do 26th December

25th February 11 days 40,000 do

14th August 4 days 2,000 Retail trade

15th May 4 days 2,000 do

~th March 4 days 2,000 do 147 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

SHERTALA[

71 Thannirmukkom Kottayam 14 miles KochanakuJangara Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Thekku temple

72 do ErnakuJam Junction Church of Precious Feast of Mater DoJoro~a 37 miles Blood, Thannirmukkom

73 do do St. James' church Feast of St. James Palathra

74 Thannirmukkom Ernakulam Junction ChoH Narayanapuram Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Vadakku temple

75 do do Ka'1dankulangara Bharany Bharany in Meenam temple, Thannirmukkom

76 do do Ayyappanchavi! Punartham Punartham in Makaram temple

77 do do Sree Narayanapuram Punartham and tem):,le Pooyam

78 do do Kannamkara church Feast of St. Annual celebration Francis Xavier

79 Kanjikkuzhi Kottayam 14 miles Saktheeswaram temple Bharany Bharany in Meenam

80 _ do Ernakulam Junction st. Mary's church Lourdes Matha ,The apparition of Our 30 miles 'Lady at Lourdes in France

81 do Kottayam 14 mIles St. Anne's church Feast of St. Anne St. Anne's day

82 do do Kottuve1i temple Pooram Pocram in Meenam

83 do do Kathukade Kanta Makarasankramam Karea temple

148 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ApproxImate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ImpOitant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival R.emarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

10th March 3 days 3,000 Stationery articles

Last Sunday 4 days 750 Earthen pots, stationery articles, of September textile goods, religious articles etc.

1st Sunday 4 days 800 do of March

4th March 9 days 5,000 ...

7th April 3 days 3,000

20th January 1 day 1,000

20th to 26th 7 days 100,000 January

3rd December 4 day,> 4,000 \

7th April 1 4ay 1,000 Palm dates

Middle of 3 days 750 February

3rd S.!ptember 5 daY3 1,000 Palm dates, stationery articles etc.

20th March 7 days 3,000 Stationery articles

13th January 3 days 7,000 Seeds, date.i etc.

149 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

AMBALAPUZHA

1 Alleppey Kottayam 16 miles St. Michael's church, Feast of St. Michael Commemoration day of Thattampally the Saint

2 do Kottayam Anandanarayanapuram 1. Ananthavrutham 20 miles Thirumala Devaswom

2. Mahotsavam

3. Rathotsavam

4. Nrusimha Jayanthi

3 do Mavelikkara Mullakkal temple 1. Chlrappu Mandalavrutham 29 miles

2. Navarathri

4 do K0ttayam Sree Kandakarna Pathamudayam 12 miles temple

5 do Changanacherry Immaculate Heart's Feast of St. Mary Patroness' day of the church 14 miles church

6 do Mattancherry Holy Cross Forane 1. Feast of St. Mary Apparition of St. Mary church, Pazhayangadi

2. Feast of the Holy FoundatIon day of the Cross ch\\rch

3. Feast of St. George Commemoration day of the Saint

7 do do Thiruvampady Kodiyettu and Arattu Chothi to Thiruvonam in temple Vrischigom

8 do do Pazhayavedu Bharany in Meenarn temple

9 do Changanacherry Thirumala temple Thiruvolsavam Prathishta day 15 miles

10 do QUilon 28 miles St. Peter's Church, Feast of St. Peter CommemoratIon day Vauayam

150 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK

24th to 29th 6 days 5,000 Septem'lJer lst to 10th 4 days 50,000 September

12th to 19th 8 days 50,000 April

5th to 12th 8 days 50,000 December

14th to 18th 5 days 50,000 May

16th November 41 days 10,000 to 26th December

9th October 10 days 10,000

23rd April 10 days 150,000 Seeds, mats, iron materials etc.

\ Last Friday 3 days 1,500 In August

16th July 8 days 10,000

17th September 5 days 2,000

23rd April 5 days ' 3,000

25th November to 8 days 15,000 Fancy articles 2nd December

6th, 6th and 7th 3 days 10,000 do April

14th January 8 days 2,000 do

22nd February 1 day 5,000 Mats, fruits, seeds, baskets etc.

151 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

AMBALAPUZHA

It Mararikulam Mattancherry St. Michael's church, Feast of St. Michael Saint's day South 28 miles Kattoor

12 do do Madathingai Sivarathri Sivaratbri in Kumbhom Siva temple

13 ArYad North Kottayam PoonJihkavu Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom 15 miles temple

14 do do 16 miles Thrikkal temple Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Kumbhom

15 do do 18 miles Little Flower Chapel, Feast of Little Theresa Kalavoor

16 do do 19 miles Subramonia temple, Nalpathionnu Utsavam Maodalavrutham \ Kalavoor

17 do do 20 miles Valiyakalavoor temple Ashtami Rohim

18 do do Kanathoor temple 1. Slvarathfl Sivarathri in Kumbhom

2. Bharany Bharany in Meenam

3. Mandalampattu Mandalakalam

19 do do Madathumkara temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

20 do Vaikom 21 miles Varusseril temple Karthika Karthika in Makaram

21 do Ernakulam 32 miles Little Flower church, Feast of Little Theresa Titular feast Mannancherry

22 Aryad South Quilon 30 miles St. Mary's church Feast of Our Lady of Apparition of St. Mary Fatima

23 do do Assissi church, Feast of St. Francis of Commemoration day Vellappilly Assissi 152 AND FESTlV ALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

23rd to 29th 7 days 3,000 September

4th March 1 day 1,000

3rd to 10th 8 days 5,000 March

15th February 2 days 4,000

3rd October 2 days 10,000 Household articles, seeds etc.

16th November to 41 days 8,000 do 26th December

22nd August 1 day 4,000 do

4th March 8 days 10,000 The authorities of this temple used to> \ prepare and sell a kind of medicinal oil and neyyu known as dhanwandhram enna and neYYIl. These are found a good 5th to 7th April 3 4_ays 10,000 remedy for rheumatic complaints. ,

16th November to 41 days 10,000 26th December

4th March 1 day .1,000

16th January 2 days 6,000

3rd October 11 days 5,000

13th May 7 days 1,500 Religious articles

7th October 5 days 3,000

153 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

AMBALAPUZHA

24 Aryad South Quilon 30 miles St. Sebastian's church Feast of St Sebastian Commemoration day

25 do do Kidangamparamba Mandapa Mahotsavam temple

26 do do St. Thomas' church, Feast of Immaculate Thumpally Conception

27 Punnapra Kottayam Vanganam temple Pulluval pattu

28 do do Kallercode Utsavam Mahadeva temple

29 do do Aravukathe temple Pooram Pooram in Meenam

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30 do do Bhagavathikal temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

31 do do Subramoniaswamy Chirappu Mandalakalam temple

32 do do St. Gregory's church, Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day Pumapra

33 Ambalapuzha Thirmalla 16 miles Sreekrishnaswamy Aratutsavam Thiruvonam in Meenam temple

34 do do Kakkazham mosque Chandanakudam

KUTTANAD

1 Kainakary Changanacherry Elamkavu temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom 15 miles

2 do do Chakkankary temple Pathamudayam

3 do do Sree Narayanapuram Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram temple 154 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

1st week of 3 days 150 Religious articles Apnl

15th to 26th 12 days 150,000 December

Sth December 11 days Not available

September- 8 days 500 Stationery articles October

.october- 8 days 8,000 November

20th March 10 days 3,000 Stationery articles

10th March 1 day 800 do

27th and 28th 2 days 1,000 do December

16th July 1 day 2,000 do

3Ist March 10 days 10,000

3rd to 14th 12 days 10,000 Palm dates, sugarcane etc. August

TALUK

4th March 2 days S,OOO Stationery articles

23rd April 3 days 10,000 do ...

21st January 6 days 4,000 do

155 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUTTANAI>

4 Kainakary Changanacherry Koothummel temple Navarathry 14 miles

5 do do Mekkattu Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom temple

6 do do St. Mary's church Annual Feast

7 do do 8 miles Valathikkattu temple Kumbhapooram Prathishta day

8 Pulincunnu Changanacherry Mancombu Bhagavathy Utsavam temple

9 do do Cheruvally kavu Chirappu , temple

10 do do St. Mary's church Ettunombu

11 do do Kayalpuram church Feast of St. Joseph St. Joseph's day

12 Chennamkary Changanacherry Thiruvilangadu temple Pathamudayam 10 miles

13 do do Palliyarakavu Bhagavathy Karthika Karthika in Meenam temple, Kavalam

14 do do Puthukulangara temple 1. Uthram Uthram in Kumbhom

2. Pooram Pooram in Kumbhom.

15 do do Kavalam St. Theresa's 1. Feast of St. Theresa church

2. Feast of St. Sebastian

16 do do Lissia church Feast of St. Theresa

156 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ID the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

9th October 3 days 5,000 Stationery articles

10th March 1 day 2,000 do

19th August 1 day 1,000 do

21st February 5 days 1,500 Foodstuffs, stationery articles, This temple is about 200 years old and is bell-metal vessels, mats etc., now under the management of the S. N. D. P. Branch No. 21, Pongha. Chennamkary •

14th April 11 days 4,000

3rd January 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles, furniture etc.

lst to 8th 8 days 8,000 do September

1st May 1 day 5,000 do

23rd April 5 days 2.000 do

8th April 10 days 3,500 do

22nd February 8 days 15,000 do

21st February 1 day 1,000 do

15th to 18th 4 days 4,000 do -October

29th January 4 days 3,000 do

16th April 4 days 2,000

IS7 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Farr or Occasion of the Falf No. Village or Town Station and distance) . worshIp FestIval or Festtval 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUTTANAD

17 Chennamkary Changanacherry Kesaria church 1. Feast of St Gregorios 10 miles

2. Feast of St. Rita

18 do do St. Joseph's chapel Feast of St. Joseph

19 do do St. Thomas Cappuchin Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas day chapel

20 do do Kidangoor Devaswom Mandalapooja Mandalavrutham Devi temple

21 do do Madathil Bharany and Karthika Bharany and Karthika ill Bhagavathy temple Makaram

22 do do Krishnapuram temple, Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram Narakathara

23 Neelamperoor Chingavanam St. George's churCh, Feast of St. George Commemoration day 21 miles

24 do do Bhagavathy kavu Pooram Padayani Avittom to Pooram ill ChIDgom

25 Velianad Changanacherry St. MIchael's church Feast of St. Michael 8 miles

26 Ramankary do Bhagavathy temple, 1. Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Vezhapra 2. do Bharal1Y in Meenam

27 do Changanacherry Our Lady of Lourdes' ParOChial feast Intercession of Our Lady 5 miles church

28 do do St. PaUl's church, Feast Vezhapra

29 do do St. George's church do

30 do do Fathima church, do Manalady 158 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ApproXlmate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festlval in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

12th November 4 days 1,000 Stationery artIcles

9th April 2 days 800 do

7th May 3 days 800

3rd July 1 day 1,500

16th November 11 days 1,000 to 26th December

15th and 16th 2 days 800 Stationery articles, earthen wares etc. January

21st January 1 day 800 do

9tb and 10th 2 days 3,000 do MclY

12th to 27th 16 days, 10.000 September

Sweets, stationery articles etc 8tb May 1 day, 1,500

10th March I day 500

7th April 1 day 500

11th February 4 days 700 Religious articles, earthenwares etc.

24th to 31st 8 days 4,000 do January

21st to 23rd 3 days 600 do April

3rd July 2 days 600 do

159 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

KUTTANAD

31 Ramankary Changanacherry St. Antony's church. Feast 5 miles Manalady

32 Champakulam do 13 miles Champakulam Feast of St. Mary Carmalite dhurch

33 do do Padlpurakal temple Karthika Karthika in Vrischigom

34 do do Thekekara Feast of St. John St. John's day St. John's church

35 do do Pullamplavil temple Chirappu

36 do do 6 mIles St. Joseph's Convent Feast of St. Joseph St. Joseph's day chapel, Punnakunnathusseri

37 do do 13 miles Kuttikattu temple, Pathamudayam Prathishta day Pallangady

38 do do 12 miles Kandankary kavu Karthika temple

39 do do Champakulam Vrischigom Boat Race

40 Nedumudi do 14 miles Kalloorkad Catholic Feast church, Nedubhagam

41 do do 15 miles Nedumudi Kottaram Thenevutsavam Thiruvathira Arat in Sree Bhagavathy temple Kumbhom

42 do do 8 miles Pullikkakavu temple Sivarathri Slv<\fathri in Kumbhom

43 do do R. C. Church, Feast of the Holy Cross Vysyambhagom

44 do co Mathoor temple, Mandalapooja

4S TbakazH lhiru~alla Thakazhi Arat Makayiram to Uthram Sastha temple in Kumbhom

160 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Contd.

13th August 3 days 1,500 Religious articles, eartbenwares etc.

:24th September 5 days 1,600 Vegetables

11th December 1 da~ 1,500 Foodstuffs

1st to 7th May 7 days 1,000 do

18th to 25th 8 days 500 February

3rd to 10th 8 days 500 This is only a chapel attached to the local December Adoration convent.

23rd April 7 days 1,000 Foodstuffs

11 th December 1 day 2,000 do

18th June 1 day 50,000 Household articles

19th March and 2 days 3,500 Stationery articles, furniture etc. 15th October

15th February 8 days 8,000 Retail trade

4th March I day 1,000

'Stb to 9th April 5 days 1,500

16th November to 41 days 3,500 26th December

15th to 22nd 8 days 5,000 A medicinal oil called valliyenna is pre- February pared and distributed from this temple. This is found to be a good remedy for rheumatic complaints. 161 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUTTANAD

46 Thakazhi Thiruvalla Holy Family church, 1. Feast of Holy Titular feast of the parish Kunnummam Family 2. Feast of St. Antony Commemoration day

47 Kozhimukku Thiruvalla 9 miles St. George's church, Feast of St. George St. George's day Edathua

48 do do 7 miles Pandankari Uthram Utsavam Uthram in Kumbhom Kochu Sastha temple

49 do do Changankary do Uthram in Medom Sastha temple

50 do ~hanganacherry St. Xavier's church, Feast of St. Xavier 8 miles Puthukkary

51 Thalavady Thiruvalla 8 miles Anaparampal Kodiyettu and Arat MakaYlram to Uthram Sastha temple in Makaram

52 do do Puthuparampu temple Bharany Pooruruttathi to Bharany in Kumbhom

53 do do Thrikayam temple Vishu

54 do do Vyasapuram temple Pooyam PoOyam to Makam in Makaram

55 do do 6 miles St. Thomas' Orthodox Feast of St. Thomas Foundation day of church, Kuzhippaliy the chUrch

56 do do Anaparampal Feast Iacobite church

57 Muttar Changanacherry St. George's church 1. Feast of St. Mary 6 miles 2. Feast of St. George St. George's day

162 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

2nd January 3 days 1,000 Earthen pOts, mats, household utensils etc. 13th June 3 days 500 do

27th April to 11 days 200,000 7th May

22nd February 3 days 2,000 This temple is about 500 years old and is believed to have been founded by the local Poovakat family. During the con- struction of the temple, it is said that the big stone for the sanctum sanctorum was. found arranged in the right order by an unknown hand.

17th April 8 days 15,000

8th to 12th May 5 days 3,000 Crockeries. wooden articles, stationery articles etc.

18th to 25th 8 days 10.000 Stationery and household January articles

6th to 10th April 5 days 10,000 Stationery articles, earthen wares, agricultural implements

14th April 1 day 1.000

21st to 23rd July 3 days 5,000

6th to 12th May 7 days 3,000

5th May 1 day 1,000

2nd February 5 days 3,000 Stationery articles etc.

5th May 1 day 2,500 do

163 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KUTTANAD

58 Muttar Changanacherry Bhagavathy temple, 1. Pathamudayam 6 miles Muttar 2. Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom 3. Mandalapooja

59 do do Mithrakary Devi Pathamudayam temple, Muttar

THIRUVALLA

1 Thiruvalla Thiruvalla Krishna temple Utsavam Annual festival

2 do do Sree Vallabha Vishnu 1. Uthra Siveli Uthram in Meenam temple 2. Pooyam Pooyam in Kumbhom

3 do do Kattapuram church Feast of St. George Commemoration day

4 do do Paliakara church do do

S do do Muuar Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in Meenam temple

-6 do do Cheenathra Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

7 do do Padappattu Uthram Uthram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

8 do do PalIikulangara Mandalapooja ~andalavrutham Bhagavathy temple

9 do do Marathalakara 1. Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Sastha temple 2. Uthrattathi Prathishta day

10 do do Paliakara Nedumbalil Thalapoli Prathishta day Bhagavathy temple 164 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Concld.

23rd April 2 days 800 Stationery articles etc.

4th March 1 day 700 do 16th November to 41 days 1,000 26th December do

23rd April 3 days 2,000 do

"TALUK

February-March 10 days 50,000

21st March l day 15,000

17th February 10 days 20,000

.(lth and 7th 2 days 20,000 May

do 2 days 20,000

'7th April 3 days 800 Retail trade

·4th March day 1,000 Earthenwares

21st March 1 day 500 Fruits

16th November 41 days 800 to 26th December

·4th March 1 day 1,000

21st and 22nd 2 days 500 January

:21st. 22nd and 3 days 2,000 Stationery articles etc. .23rd January

165 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

THIRUVALLA

11 Thiruvalla Thiruvalla Thnkannapuram Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingam 3 miles Knshna temple

12 Kaviyoor do 7 miles Kunnathanam Pathamudayam Madathil Kavu Bhagavalhy temple

13 do do Valamale Siva Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

14 do do St. Kuriakose Orthodox Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day of Syrian church St. Mary

15 do do 5 miles Kavlyoor Siva temple 1. Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Dhanu Utsavam

2. Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhom

3. Sahasrakalasam

4. Kalabhishekam

5. Ha'luman Jayanthi

16 do do 2t miles Nannoor Bkagavathy Thrikarthika Karthika in VrischigolDl temple

17 Mallappally do 10 mdes Krishnaswamy temple, Vishu Pariyarum

18 do do Otharakunnel Feast of St. George Ck mmemoration day Bethany church

19 do do Jacobite Syrian Feast of St. Mary do church

20 do do Orthodox Syrian Feast do church

21 do do 13 miles Orthodox Syrian do do. church, Paruthimala

166 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons A.pproximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-contd.

22nd Augu~t 1 day Not available

23rd April 1 day 500 Vegetables, fruits etc.

4th March 1 day 1,000 lst and 2nd 2 days 350 January

10th January 10 days 20,000 Fruits

4th March day 2,000

May-June 11 days 7000

August- 1 day Not available September

December- day 5,000 January

10th Decembel da:y 120

14th.A.prIl 1 day 500 Stationery articles etc.

15th January 1 day 1,000 do

28th Janua ry 1 day 1,000 do

15th Jar uary 1 day 1,700 do

11th December 1 day 750 co

167 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

LocatIOn of VIllage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

THIRUVALLA

22 Mallappally Thiruvalla 13 miles Devi temple, Murani Mandalapooja Mandalakalam

23 do do 11 miles Thirumehda temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Mutathumannu

24 do do 12 miles KIzhakkedathu Subra- Kodiyettu Karthika in Dhanu moniaswamy temple

25 do do Easwaramangalathu Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple, Klzhvaipur

26 do do 10 miles Bethany church, Feast of St. Mary CommemoratIon day Nellimoodu

27 Anickad do 18 miles Siva temple, Vaipur Kodiyettu Triruvatbra !D Dhanu

" 28 do do 12 miles Devi temple, Anickad .. Pooram Pooram in Kumbhom

29 do do 13 miles Gregorious church, St. George's day Aromavu

30 do do Mar Basahos church, Feast St. Mar Basalio's day Karikamala

31 do do 15 miles Valpur mosque Chandanakudam do

32 Kottangal do 24 miles Pazhayapally (mosque) do

33 do do Devi temple, Pooram Pooram Ifi Kumbhom Kulangarakavu

34 do do Kulathur Devi temple Uthra Seeveli Uthram in Meenam

35 do do Kottangai Devi temple Padayani Utsavam

36 do d:J 17 miles Catholic church. Feast of St. John The memory of the Nativity Kottangai the Baptist of St. John tbe Baptist

168 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair Of attending Date of the Festival in the Falf or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

26th December I day 500 Stationery articles etc.

4th March 1 day 1,000 do

20th to 27th 8 days 4,000 December

4th March 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles etc·

28th January 1 day 1,500 do

10th January 10 days 10,000 do

.21st February 3 ~ays 500

.21st January 1 day 100

1st January 1 day 300 Stationery articles etc.

jFebruary-March \~ day 4,000 do

28th January 1 day 12,000 Retail trade

21st February 2 days 15,000 do

21st March 2 days 4,000 Stationery articles

3rd to 10th 8 days 50,000 do January

21st and 22nd 2 days 5,000 Bell-metal vessels, furniture etc. January

169 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshIp FestIval or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

THIRUVALLA

37 Kottangal Thiruvalla HlDdu religious 17 miles Convention

38 do do 15 miles St. George's church. Feast of St. Geor~e St. George's day Chunakapara

39 Perumpetty do Perumpetty temple Sivarathri

40 Ezhumattoor Thelliyoorkavu Vrischigavrutham

41 do Bhagavathy temple, Karthika Karthika in Kumbhom TelIiyoor

42 Kallooppara Thiruvalla Devi temple, 1. Mandalapooja Vrischiga vrutham 6 miles KaJloor

2. Bharany Bharany in Makaram

3. Bharany and Bharany in Kumbhom Padayani

43 do do 5 miles St. Mary's Orthodox 1. Feast of St. Mary Syrian church, Kallooppara

2. Feast of St. Thomas

44 do do 9 miles Sastbamkal temple, Uthram Utbram in Meel1am Pudusseri

45 do do 19 miles Pottoorkavu temple Bharany and Padayani Bharany in Meenam

46 do do Kumurkumprayar Sivarathn Sivarathri m Kumbhom Thrikka temple

47 Kavumbbagom do 4 miles Subramoniaswamy temple, Thalpooyam Vengal

48 do do 3 miles Madappallykavu temple, Pathamudayam Mandalakalam Vadakkekara

170 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons • Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or FestIval No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

17th to 23rd 7 days , 100,000 Bell-metal vessels, furniture etc. February

1st Sunday after 3 days 2,000 Easter

4th March 1 day 10,000 Agricultural implements, household utensils

November- 1 day 10,000 do December

11th March 1 day 10,000 do

16th November to 41 days 1,000 Stationery articles 26th December

15th January 1 day 8,000 do

10th March 18 days 12,000 do

15th January \ 1 day 3,000

3rd July 1 ,day 3,000

21st March ,day 5,000 Stationery articles

7th April 12 days 5,000 Stationery articles and hill produces

4th March 7 days 1,500 Fruits, vegetables etc.

21st January 2 days 1,500 Stationery articles, sweets etc.

25th and 26th '2 days 2,500 December

171 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

THIRUVALLA

49 Kavumbhagom Thiruvalla 3 miles Thiruvalamthuruthy Thiruvalla Grand Makayiram to Uthram Bhagavathy temple Utsavam in Meenam

50 do do Ii miles Thiruverankavu l. Thalapoli Devi temple 2. Mandalapooja

3. Navarathri

51 do do 3~ miles Azhiyidathuchirayil Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

.52 Peringara do 7 miles MepraJ temple Pathamudayam

53 do do 5 miles Pechi Ammankovil, Ammankodai Kumbhabharany Karackal

54 do do 4 mIles S. N. D. P. Mandir, Chathayam Chathayam in Chingam Peringara

55 do do 5~ miles S. N. D. p. Mandir, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Chathankary

56 do do Devi temple, Mandalapooja Chathankary

57 do do 3 miles Puthukulangara temple do

58 Nedumpuram do 21 miles Manipuzha Devi temple do

59 do do 3t miles Sasthamkavu temple, do Podiyady 172 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festivalm the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

9th to 16th April 8 days 8,000

31st January 10 days 5,000

16th November to 41 days 5,000 "26th December '9th October 10 days 5,000

4th March day 1,000 Once a Vedan, while he was in the woods hunting, suddenly came upon a tiger and took refuge on the top of a koovawm tree As it was dusk and as he was afraid of the tiger he spent the night on the tree top. To avoid sleep during the whole night he was plucking leaves of the tree and dropping them down one by one intoning the word 'Sivarathri' lest he should get sleepy and fall down. At day­ break when he got down he found that a Sivalinga had sprung up on the spot where he had dropped the leaves. It is based on this legend that the Sivarathri is celebrated as a festival in this temple.

23rd April 2 days 2,000

10th March 3 days 1,000

17th August 2 days 4,000 Stationery articles

4th March 2 days 4,000 do

25th and 26th 2 days 4,000 do December

do 2 days 2,000 do

do 2 days 2,000 do

.co 2 days 3,000 do

173 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

THIRUVALLA

60 Nedumpuram Thlfuvalla Neerettupurarn boat Thiruvonam in Chingom 61 miles race

61 Kadapra do 3 miles St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day Valiya vattom of the Saint

62 do do 31 miles Thiruvulamthuruthy Aswathy Aswathy in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

63 do do 4 miles St. Mary's church, 1. Feast Niranam

2. Feast of St. Mary

64 do do 41 miles Seminary church. Feast of Mar Commemoration day Parurnala Gregodos

65 dQ do Panayannarukavil Vishu temple

66 do do 6 miles St. FranCIS Xavier's Edavam Thirunal St. Anthony's Thlrunal churCh

67 Eraviperoor do 4 miles St. Mary's Orthodox Feast of St. Mary Syrian church, Eraviperoor

68 do do St. Mary's church, do Nannoor

69 do do 5 miles Puthenkavumala Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Mahadeva temple, Vallamkulam

70 do do 3 miles Kuthu Sastha temple Sivarathn Sivarathn in Kumbhom

71 do do Kuttur Jacobite Feast of St. Mary St. Mary's day church

72 do do Thalayal Vanchimood Vlshu Devi temple,

73 do do Thengah church Feast of St. Mary do

174 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratlOD of of perSODS ApproxImate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks- 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

10th September 1 day 10,000 Stationery articles

27th January 1 day 2,000

6th April 1 day 2,000

15th August 1 day 7,000

8th September 1 day 5,000

lst and 2nd 2 days 5,000 November

14th Apnl 1 day 3,000

June 5 days 3,000 Household articles

14th and 15th_ 2 days 10.000 Foodstuffs, stationery articles etc June

14th and 15th J. days 10,000 do June

4tb March 7 days 1200

4tb March 1 day I ,COO

8tb Marcb 1 day 1,000

14th April 1 day 1,000

3rd April 1 day I,COO

175 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 'Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. ' Village or Town Station af1d distance) worship Festival - or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

THIRUVALLA

74 Era viperoor Thlruvalla 3 miles Venpala Kadali- Bharany (padayani) Bharany in Meenam mangalam Devi temple

75 Koipuram do 9 miles Poovatben Kavalayil Makayiram Makayiram in Kumbbom temple

76 do do 10 miles Paninprayar Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

77 do do 11 miles NelJickal temple Makayiram Makayiram in Medom

78 do do 8 mIles Kurungazha Uthram Uthram in Meenam Sasthamkavu temple

79 do do 8 miles Kadapra Mela 1· Uthram Uthram in Meenam temple

2. Anizham Anizham in Medom

:SO do do 11 miles Koorthamala Feast St Thomas chapel

81 Ayiroor do 14 miles Chunkofpuzba ConventIon Mandalam. Ayiroor

'82 do do 12 miles AYlroor Putbiyakavu 1. Bharany Bbarany in Makaram temple

2. Revathy Revathy in Kumbhom

'83 do do 15 miles Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Lourdes church Feast

176 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestlVai in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

7th Apnl 3 days 800

14th February 1 day 1,000 Stationery artlcles

4th March day 2,000 do

7th May day 1,800 do

21st March 2 days 2,000 do

21st March 1 day 1,000 Retail trade This temple was founded by Sooranad family. Long ago, a member of tbls family went to Saba rimala and stayed 23rd Apnl 1 day 1,000 do tbere for sometime In meditation. One day he had a vision of Sabarimala Sastha and as made clear during the divine revelation, this temple was constructed on Kadap' amala.

6th May \ 1 day 2,000 do

28th February 7\days 100,000 to 6th March

15th January l'day 2,000

8th March 1 day ; 10,000

Sunday after 1 day 100 11 tb February

177 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 'S1. Name of Town (Nearest Rallway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHENGANNUR

1 Vadakkekara Chengannur t mile Cbengannur 1. Kodiyettutsavam Thiruvathira in Dhanu Mahadevar temple 2. Chithrapournamy

3. Thrippootharattu

4. Sivarathri Slvarathri in Kumbhom

2 do do 2 miles Jacobite Valiya Feast of St. Anthrayose Commemoration of church,Puthenkavu St. Anthrayose

3 Thiruvan- do Azhakiyakovj] Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom vandoor Bhagavathy temple

4 do do Kottavathukal Mandalapooja Mandalavratham Bhagavathy temple

5 do de St. Thomas Syrian Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas day Catholic church, Umayathukara

do do St Mary's church, Moonnu Noyambu Commemoration of Kallissen St. Mary

7 do do St Mary's chamaya Feast do Catho lie Mission Church

~ do do St. Mary's church, do do Mazhukeerkazh

9 do do Trika),il Sastha temple, Uthrattathi Uthrattathi in Meenam Mazhukeer

10 do do 3 mdes St. John's church. Feast Birlhday of St. John Nannad

11 do do St. Mary's church, do Commemoration of Thiruvanvandoor St. Mary

12 do do Thlruvanvan,door Uthraltathi Anizham to Uthrattathi temple in Kumbhom

13 do do 4 mile'! Eramallikara temple Vishu Medavishu

178 AND nsnvALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendlDg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

10th January 28 days 2,000

19th April 1 day Not available

No fixed date 1 day Not available

4th March 1 day 5,000

2nd and 3rd 2 days 2,000 Stationery articles, bell-metal March and copper vessels etc.

10th March 1 day 2,000 Stationery articles

16th November to 41 days 3,000 26th December

I Jrd July 2 days 500

7th and 8th 2 days 3,000 September

1st February 2 da}'s 2.000

14th and 15th 2 days 5,000 January

4th April 1 day 5,000

8th and 9th May 2 days 4,000 Stationery articles

20th January 1 day 3,000 do

27th February to 10 days 1,000 Stationery articles. bell-metal 8th March and copper vessels etc.

14th April 1 day 3,000 Stationery articles

179 STATEMENT OF FAIRS.

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

CHENGANNUR

14 Thiruvan- Chengannur 3 miles Vanavelakara Uthram Uthram in Meenam vandoor Sastha temple

15 do do Cherupushpa church, Feast Commemoration of Vanawthukara St. Mary

16 Aranmula Chengannur Aranmula temple 1. Aranmula lalotsavam Uthrattathi in Chingam 2. Aranmula Utsavam Atham to Thiruvonam

17 do do Laha temple Makayiram Makayiram in Kumbholll!

18 do do AmbaJapuzha 1. Feast of St. George Commemoration day St. Mary's church 2. Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary

19 do do Neervilakom temple Uthrarn Uthrarn in Meenam

20 do do 6 miles Thiruvanmula 1. Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingam Vishnu temple 2. Uthrattathi Prathishta day

3. Kalabhom

4. Kodiyettu Atham to Thiruvonam in Makaram

21 Mulakuzha do 3 miles Gandarvamuttath Karthika Karthlka in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

22 do do Parayarukalam Bharany Bharany in Meenam Devi temple

23 do do 5 mIles Sree Narayanaguru Chatha) am Birthday celebration of Mandir Scre Narayana Guru

24 do do Karackathi Uthram Birthday celebration of Sastha temple Sastha

180 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed .Fair or Festival No. of days Festival JD the FaIr or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

"TALUK-Contd .

. 21st March 1 day 4,000 Stationery articles

-6th February 2 days 500 do

18th August 1 day 25,000

6th to 15th 10 days 1,00,000 .February

14th February 1 day 10,000

-24th April 1 day 4,000 Toys, religious articles etc.

lst to 8th 8 days )0,000 do September

:21st March 1 day 25,000

..22nd August day 10,000

..28th August 'I day 1,00,000

16th to 27th 12 days 10,000 'November , 27th January to 10 cl'ays 15,000 Sth February

."8th April day 5,000 Toys etc.

7th April 1 day 5,000 do

..26th August 5 days 1,800 Stationery articles, vegetables, When in 1920, Sree Narayanaguru passed earthenwares etc. through this way, he rested a while in this place (the place where the Mandir is located) and prophesied that, that place would become an abode of the depressed people.

31st March 1 day 20,000 Stationery articles, toys etc. Of late' Padayani' was celebrated in thiS temple every year for 10 days so as to ward off smallpox and Similar other dis- eases. But this \\-as given up at a later time.

181 STATEMENT OF FAIRS.

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village Or S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHENGANNUR

25 Mulakuzba Chengannur Piralasseri Marthomite Feast of St. George St. George's day 3 miles church

26 do do 5 miles Mannarakkottu Birthday of Sree Chathayam in Chingam Sree Narayana Mandir Narayanaguru

27 do do 4 miles Areekara do do Sree Narayana Guru Mandir

28 Ala do 21 miles Alakavil Devi temple Pathamudayam Pathamudayam in Medom

29 do do Kalarikal Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

30 do do 4 miles Perinukkara Devi Aswathy Aswathi in Meenam temple "

31 Puliyoor' do Thrupuliyoor Makara Sankaramam temple

32 do do Pazhayattil Devi Chirappu Mandaiakalam temple

33 do do Cberoorkulangara Kodiyettu Sree Subramoma temple

34 do do Puhmukhathu Kodiyettu temple

35 do do Sivankovil. Elanjimel do

36 do Cherivanad Elanjlmel church 1. Feast of St John Commemoration day . 1 mile

2. Feast of Christ the Ktng

37 do do 2 miles Pullyoor ~hurch. Feast of Christ the King

38 Pandanad Chengannur Adichlkavu temple Patharnudayam 3 miles

182 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-contd.

23rd April 1 day 5,000 Fancy ~rticles

17th August J day 3,000 Earthenwares, agricultural implements, bell-metal vessels etc.

do day 4,000 do

23rd Apnl 1 day 1,000 do

4th March 1 day 500 do

6th April 1 day 1,500

14th to 23rd 10 days 10,000 Household and stationery articles January

16th November to 41 days 5,000 do 26th December

16th to 26th 10 days 5,000 do December

14th to 23rd 10 days 4,000 do March

17th to 26th 10 days 4,000 November

8th May 3 days 2,000 Stationery articles

Last Sunday of 1 day 500 do October

do 2 days 4,000 do

23rd April 1 day 1,500 do

1~3 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worshIp FestIval or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHENGANNUR

39 Pandanad Chengannur 2l miles Thrikannapuram Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingam temple

40 do do Kulangara Rohini Rohini in Kumbhom Tnkayil temple

41 do do Z miles Sreemankulangara Ezhunnalleth temple

42 do do Kahkunna church Feast of St. George Commemoration day

43 do do Munavazhy temple Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram

44 do do KaduvelJoor Kuryala Sradham Commemoration of Kaduvettoor Appooppan

45 do do 3 miles Karingattil Devi temple Karthika Karthika in Kumbhom

46 Kurattissery do 6 miles Thrikkuradiyil Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom SIVa temple

47 Chengannur do 4 miles BhudhanrlUr Kunnathu- Pathamudayam kulangara Devi temple

48 do do Adimuttathu temple Kalamezhuth and Pattu

49 do do 5 miles Vellikavu Devi temple Patlu, Guruthy and Makam in Kanni Padayani Utsavam

:50 do Mavehkara 4 miles Gramam Krishnaswamy Alat Chothi in Medom temple

51 do do Gramam Bhajana Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Madom

52 do do Peringilipuram Arat Karthika in Meenam Devi temple

S3 do do 3 mIles Ennakkattu 1. Bharany Bharany in Meenam Devi temple 2. Mandalapooja

184 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIon of of persons ApproxImate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No of days Festival in the Fair or FestIVal Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

22nd August 1 day 2.000 Stationery articles

12th March 8 days 2,000 do

14th Apnl 2 days :,000 do

2nd March 1 day 2,000 do

21st January 1 day 1,000 do

25th January 1 day 5,000

11th Marca 1 day 2,000 Stationery articles, bell·melal and copper vessels etc.

4th to 14th 11 days 4,000 March

23rd April 1 day 10,000 Stationery articles

No fixed date 1 day 1,000

26th September 1 day 5,000 Stationery articks

21st Apnl 1 day 4,000 do

4th March 1 day 1,000 do

8th April- 1 day 4,000 do

7th April day 2,000 do

26th December day 500 do

185 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHENGANNUR.

54 Chengannur Mavelikkara Ennackkattu Kuttiyi Ashtami ROhini Rohini in Chingam 6 miles Sreekrishnaswamy temple

55 do do 4 miles Orthodox Syrian Christian Feast Foundation day of the church, Bhlldhannur church

56 do do Bhudhannur Bala- Thiruvathira ThlTuvathlra in Dhanu subramoniaswamy temple

57 Cherianad Chenanad Cherianad Arat Uthradam in Makaram It furlongs Subramonia temple

58 do do 2 miles CheruvaUoor Bharany 1. Bharany in Makaram Bhagavathy temple

2. Bharany in Kumbhom

3. Bharany in Meenam

59 do do Kollakadavu mosque Ckandanakudam

60 do do 2 miles Cheriyanad Lourde Feast of St. Mary, Commemoration of the Matha church apparition of St. Mary

,61 Venmony Chengannur Punthala Devi temple Sankratnam Sankramam in Medom 8 miles

(;2 do Cherianad Chamakkavu Devi temple Vishu Medavishu 6 miles

(;3 do do Jacobite church Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary

(;4 do do Devi temple, Navarathri Kallyathara 186 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRlCI'

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Rem.arks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

:22nd August 1 day 3,000 Stationery articles

30th and 31st 2 days 1,000 Stationery articles, earthenwares, ·October agricultural implements etc . . 10th January 1 day 8,000 Stationery articles

4th February 10 days 3,000 Sweetmeats

15th January 3 days 7,000 do

10th March 3 days 2,000 do

7th April 3 days 2,000 do

23rd and 24th 2 days 2,000 do .January

lIth February 1 day 1,000

13th April t.day 500

14th and 15th '2 days 15,000 Agricultural produces etc. There is a paddy field at Venmony called April Changapadom. Years ago, when a certain Hanjan Woman who went for harvesting the Changapadom, happened to sharpen her sickle on a nearby rock, bloo4 came out of the rock suddenly. The local people believing that it had occurred due to some divine power con- secrated the idol of Bhagavathy in that place. Henceforth this place has become a holy place for worship and is known as Chamakkavu Bhagavathy temple.

1st to 8th 8 days 2,000 StatIonery articles :september

~h October 9 days 5,000

181 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship FestIVal or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CHENGANNUR

65 Venmony Cherianad Kuthiravettam Karthika Karthika in Makaram 4 miles Sastha temple

66 KuJanada Chengannur 8 miles Ullanum Devi temple Vishu Medavishu

67 do do 6 miles Manthuka Uthram Uthram in Kumbhom Sastha temple

68 do do St. Thomas Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas day Jacobite church

69 do do St. Joseph's Feast of St. Joseph Commemoration day of Catholic church St. Joseph

70 do do 8 miles Major Kalpuzha temple Thiruvonam Arat Chothi to Thiruvonam

71 do do 9 miles Sreekrishnaswamy Rohtni Rohim in Meenam temple, UJanad

72 do do 7 miles Kulanada Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

73 do do 9 miles St. John's church, Feast U1anad

74 Mezhuveli do 10 miles Elavanthitta Aswathy Aswathy in Meenam Sree Devi temple

75 do do Elavanthitta Sree Mandalapooja Mandalakalam Narayanaguru Mandir . 76 do do 9 miles Ananda Bootheswaran Sivarathri Sivaratbn in Kumbhom temple

77 do do 10 miles St. Thomas church Feast of St. Thomas St. Tbomas day

78 do do Thumbamon Uthradam Uthradam in Meenam VadakkunmUha temple

79 do do Christ the King church Feast of Christ the King

188 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Falf or Important commodities marketed Fair Of Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

16th January 10 days 4,000 StatlOnery articles

14th April 1 day 4,000 do

22nd February 1 day 2,000 Household articles

7th May 1 day 3,000

19th May 3 days 1,000

24th to 31st 8 days 15,000 March

22nd August 1 day, 5,000 Sundry articles

7th April 1 day 5,000 do

19th and 20th \2 days 8,000 do January

6th April 1 4~y 2,~00 Household articles

16th November to 41 days 5,000 do 26th December

4th March 5 days 10,000 do

7th May 3 days 3,000 do

30th March 1 day 5,000 Sundry articles

Last Sunday in 3 days 5,000 October 189 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ALLEPPEY

Location of VIllage or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair Or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHENGANNUR

-SO MezhuveJi Chengannur Tholayil Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom 10 miles

KARTHIGAPALLY

1 Haripad Mavehkkara Mannarsa)a temple Sarparadhana Ayilliam in Thulam

do do Subramoniaswamy 1. Avani Utsavam Thiruvonam in Chingam 2 temple

2. Markazhi Utsavam Thiruvathira in Dhanu

3. Chithira Utsavam

3 Kayamkulam Kayamkulam Azhakiyakavu Bharany Bharany in Meellam It miles temple

do do 2 furlongs Karimuttam Pathamudayam Birthday celebration of 4 Bhadrakali temple Bhadrakali

5 do do 11 miles Puthiyidam Sree 1. Ashtami Rohini Birthday celebration of Krishnaswamy temple Sree Krishna

2. Chirappu Mandalakalam

6 Cheruthana Mavehkkara Anani Vishnu Sivarathri Slvarathri in Kumbhom 10 miles temple

Veeyapuram do Veeyapuram Chirappu Mandalakalam 7 Sastha temple

do do 9 miles Vellamkulangara Karthika Birthday celebration of Durga temple Bhagavathy

do do 10 miles Kalayamkulangara Aswathy Birthday celebration of 9 Bhadrakali temple Devi 190 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed ~Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

4th March 1 day 15,000

'TALUK

_22nd October 2 days 10,000 Furniture, brass and copper vessels, agricultural implements etc.

10th September 10 days 1,000

10th January 10 days 1,000

April-May 1 day 10,000

jtb April 1 day 2,500

:23rd April 1 day 1,500 Agncultural implements, toys etc.

.22nd August 1 ~ay 10,000

16th to 26th 11 ~ys 5,000 November

4th March 1 day 500

16th to 26th 11 days 1,000 November

22nd February 1 day 800

:19th March 1 day 750

191 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KARTHIGAPALLY

10 Veeyapuram Mavehkkara 10 miles Boat Race at Paipad Thiruvonam in Chingam

11 do Kayamkulam Karichal church 1. Feast of St. George st. George's day 10 miles

2. Feast of St. Mary Assumption day

12 Pallipad do 9 mlles Thalathotta temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

13 do do MaOlmangalam temple Karthika Karthika in Vrischigom

14 do do Kocharakulangara Chirappu Mandalakalam temple

15 do do Karimbilil temple do do

16 do do Neendoor temple Ashtami Rohini Sree Krishna Jayanthi

17- do do Kattuvallil temple Chlrappu Mandalakalam

18 do do Valel Moorthy temple Sivarathri Sivarathri 10 Kumbhom

19 do do Catholic church, Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day Vazhuthanam

20 do do Vazhuthanam temple Chlrappu Mandalakalam

21 do do Pullampada temple Aswathy Aswathy in Mee~am

192 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIOn of or persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival m the Fair or Important commodlties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

10th September 3 days 50,000 People of all Castes and Communities, drawn from 12 villages in Karthlgapally Taluk and a large number of boats, mostly snake boats, big and small and specially constl ucled for the occasion, take part in thls race. This boat race is conducted every year on a grand scale. Government and Devaswom uepartment usually give annual grants towards meeting the expen­ diture for conducting this important festival.

23rd April 1 day 2,000

15th August 1 day 2,000

4th March 1 day 500

10th December 1 days 300

16th November to 41 days 200 26th December

do 41 days 400

22nd August l' day 300

, 16th November to 41 days 800 26th December

4th March 1 day 800

20th January 2 days 800

16th November to 41 dlYS 700 26th December

~th April 1 day 300

193 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of FaIr or OccasiOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Fe,tJval or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KARTHIGAPALLY

22 Pallipad Kayamkulam Arakulangara Ashtaml Rohini Sreekrishnajayanthi 9 mdes temple

23 do do Erattakulangara Chirappu Mandalakalam temple

24 do do Mosque Bakrid

25 do d0 Nangiarkulangara Markazhi (Kodiyettu) Thiruvonam in Dhanu temple

26 Karuvatta do 12 miles Sreekrishnaswamy Sreekrishnajayanthi Ashtami Rohmi temple. Karuvattakulangara

27 do do Kunchikal temple Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhom

28 (10 Mavelikkara 15 miles Vahaveetil temple Sarpappattu Veerabhadraswamy day

29 do Kayamkulam Thattupurackal J. Sivarathri Sivaratnri in Kumbhom 16 miles Kalanckal temple 2. Bharany Brarany in Meenam

3. Uthradam Uthradam in Chingam

4. Kollakazhoba Utsavam

30 Thnkunnapuzha Sastha temple, Makayiram Makayiram in Vrischigam Thnkuonapuzha

31 Kumarapuram Mavelikkara 15 miles Puthuparambil Thiruvathua Thiruvathlla m Kumbhom Devl temple

32 do do 10 miles ThiruvilanJal Durga Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

33 do Kayamkulam Bhagavathy temple Kodlyettu 11 miles Pathlraku1angara

34 Co do 8 miles Kavarattu Siva temple Sivarathri Slvarathri in Kumbhom

194 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

22nd August 1 day 1,000

16th November to 41 days 1,000 26th December

15th May 1 day 800

8th to 17th 10 days 10,000 January

22nd August 1 day 1,000

4th March 2 days 1,500

12th, 13th and 14th 3 days 500 Stationery articles February

4th March 2 da:,:;; 3,000

7th Apnl 1 day 500

10th September 1 day 500

13th Apnl 1 day 1,500

12th December 8 days 4,000

15th F~bruary 2 days 2,000 Stationer y articles

7th to 16th 10 days 2,000 April

11 th December 8 days 1,000

4th to 5th March 2 da~s 1,000

195 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

LocatlOn of Village or S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Villag~ or Town StatIon and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KARTHIGAPALLY

35 Kumarapuram KaY:1mkuLtm Thlm IlanJiyur temple Bharany Bharany in Meenam

36 Karthiga pally M.ivdikkara 7 miles Vahakulangara temple Aswathy Aiwathy m Kumbhom

37 do do Poozhlkad Thaipooyam Thaipooyam in Makaram Subramonia temple

38 do do Vathallu Koikal MandalapooJa temple

39 Arattupuzha do 10 mIles Kuruthickal temple Bharany Bharany in Makaram

40 do do Edakathu Sivarathri Sivarathn in Kumb:l0m Gnaneswaram temple

41 do Kayamkulam Puthussenl temple Bharany Bharany to Meenam

42 do do 7 ml!es Perumatathil temple Thaipongal Pongal m Makaram

43 do do 6 milts Umssenl temple Pooram Pooram In Makaram

44 do do 5 miles Panakal temple Bhara ly Bharany In Meenam

45 - Chmgoly Mavelikkara 5 mdes St. Thomas Orthopox Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas day S:yrian church

46 do do Kavil Padlkal Bharany B:larany in Kumbhom Devl temple

47 Cf]eppad Kayamkulam 5 miles Cheppad, Feast of St. George Birthday celebration of St. George's church St. George

48 co d;) 4 mIles Evoor Sreekrishnaswamy Makarasankramam temple

196 _AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons APproximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival In the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

7th April 10 days 1,000

9th March 1 day 10,000

21st January day 2,000 Stationery articles, mats, brass plates etc.

26th December 1 day Not available

15th January 2 days 5,000

4th March 3 days 10,000 Foodstuffs, earthenwares etc.

Ith April 1 ~ay 5,000 do

14th January 1 day 2,000 do

24th January 4 days 10,000 do

7th April 1 day 1,500 do

1st December ' 1 day, 2,000 Toys, bangles, religIOUS This is an old church. There is a manus­ artIcles etc. cnpt library attached to It. This church as well as the church at Cheppad was constructed with the materials brought from Haripad after demolishing the church that stood there previously.

10th March 1 day Not avaJlable

25th December day 3,000 Stationery articles

14th to 23rd 10 days 5,000 Stationery articles sugarcane, January agricultural implements etc.

197 STATEMENT OF FAmS

ALLEPPEY

Location of VIllage or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIon and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KARTHIGAPALLY

49 Cheppad Kayamkulam 4 miles Thekkedathu Sivaralhri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

50 do do 5 mil:!s Pareth Chirappu Mandalakalam Devi temple

51 do do Vettikulangara Arat DeVi temple

52 Muthukulam do 5l miles Pandavankavu Pooyam Kodiyettu Pooyam in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

53 do do Eera),il temple Bharany Bharany in Meenam

54 do do Vettikulangara temple Karthl1.a Kodiyettu Karthika in Kumbhom

- 55 do do Kottangal temple Vi shu

56 Kandalloor Pullurkulangara Uthlam Uthram in Makaram temple

57 Keerikad Kayamkulam 5 miles Ramapuram Bharany Utsavam Thlruvoram to Bharany Bharanikavu temple in Meenam

58 do do 4 miles Kailasapuram Sivarathn SlVarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

59 do do Ramapuram St. George Feast of St. George Commemoration day Catholic church

198 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendIng Date of the Festhal in the Failor Important commodities marketed Fair OT Fe~tival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd

4th March 1 day 5,000 Stationery articles, ~ugarcane, agricultural implements etc.

16th November to 41 days 5,000 Fancy articles, retail trade etc. 26th December

March-Apnl 10 days 5,000

21st February 10 days 5,000 It IS believed that the Pandavab, during their eXile, had lived III this place and for their \\orship Kunthi Devi had COD­ structed this temple Hence this is called as 'l:andavankavu' . The conse­ cratIOn of tbe deity was performed by Kunthi Devi and soon after the conse­ cration ceremony, the first 'nivedyam' offered ",as the 'kadali' plantam. The Kadali plantam is accordingly tdd as an important nivedyam in this temple.

7th Arnl 1 day 2,000 Staticnery articles, sugarcane etc.

16th March 10 dayS 5,000 About 1.300 years ago, when the villagers were digging a pool south-west to this temple, they came across an idol made of stonc. When It was struck with an iron tdol, they saw blood commg out of it. They understood that there was some diVinIty about It and therefore consecrated the same in the temple as per Hll'du religious rites. From that time onwards, thiS celebration was con­ ducted 10 thiS temple every year.

14th April 1 day 1,200 Stationery articles, sLgurcane etc.

25th January 10 cays 1,5eO Toys, fancy goods e:c.

31st March to 8 days 5,000 7th April

4th March 1 day 1,000

23rd April ~ day~ 175

199 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 S 6

KARTHIGAPALLY

60 Pathiyoor Kayamkulam 3! miles Pathiyoor Pooramkali Utsavam Prathishta day Bhagavathy temple

61 do do Cheriya Pathiyoor Karthlka Karthika in Kumbhom BhagavatAy temple

{i2 do do Kutty Kulangara Sivarathri Sivarathn in Kumbhom Siva temple

-63 do do Edassenl Pooramkah Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

(i4 do do Mosque Muharram

(is do do 2i miles Eruva Sreekrishna- Ashtami Rohini Rohim In Chingam swamy temple

66 do, St. Antony's cpurch Feast of St. Antony St Antony's day

-67 Puthuppally Kayamkulam 3 miles Devlkulangara Revathy and Aswathy Birthday celebration of temple Bhagavathy

-68 do Oa~hlra 2 miles Kaleekkassery temple 1. Uthradam pooja Uthradam in Chingam

2. Makara Utsavam

-69 do Kayamkuiam 2! miles Varanappally Makarasankramam Siva temple

70 do do Edamarath-:ril temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

MAVELIKKARA

1 Mavelikkara Mavehkkara S Furlongs Krishnaswamy temple . Kodlyettu Atham to Thiruvonam in Meenam

2 do do Ii miles Kandiyoor temple Arattutsavam Thlruvathira in Dhanu

3 do do 1 mile St. Mary's church Feast of St. Mary Assumption day

200 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival R~marks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-concld.

29th March to 10 days 500 7th April

11th March 2 days 10,000 Agricultural produces

4th March 1 day 5,000

20th March 10 days 10,000

13th June 1 day 50

22nd Augu>'t 1 day 500

22nd to 28th 7 days 5,600 February

18th and 19th 2 days 3,500 Food-stuffs, earl hen wares etc. March

10th September 1 day 500

Not available 3 days 500

13th January 8 days 4,000

4th :March 1 day 1,000

TALUK

22nd to 31 st 10 days 5,000 The story goes that it was from this place­ March that Mahabali rei&ned Kerala It is based on the story that this festival is conducted in this !emple.

10th to 19th 10 days 5,000 Stationery articles, Household January utensils etc

15th August 1 duy 10,000 Stationery artic!es, religious articles etc.

201 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

LocatIOn of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MAVELIKKARA

4 Mavelikkara MaveIikkara Puthiyakavu Bharany Bharany in Meenam 1 mile Devi temple

5 do do Prayikara temple Vishu

do do Ponnaramthottam Pathamudayam temple

I 1 Pandalam Chengannur Orippuram temple 1. Chirappu Mandalakalam 15 miles 2. Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

3. Bharany Bharany in Meenam

4. Thiruvathira Thiruvathlra in Meenam

5. Bharany Bharany in Medom

do do 16 miles Vrindavan temple Robini Robini in Makaram

'9 do Mavehkkara Thirumangal~ th 1. Rohini Rohini in Meenam 17 miles temple

2. Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

10 do do 10 miles St. Mary's church, 1. Feast of Ignathos Commemoration of Thumpamon Mar Ignathos

2. Feast of Oregonos Commemoration of ,Mar Gregorios

11 do do 11 miles St. George's church, Feast of St. George Commemoration of Thumpamon St. George

12 do Chengannur Pandalam Valiakoikk!ll 1. Mandalachirappu Matldalakalam 9 miles Sastha temple

2. Makaravtlakku

3. Uthram Birthday celebration of Sree Ayyappan

13 do do Kadakkad mosque Chandanakudam

202 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Falf Of attending Date of the Festival in the Fair Of Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Contd.

Ith April 1 day 1,000 Tapioca, vegetables etc.

14th April 1 day 1,500 do

"'23rd April 1 day 500 do

16th November to 41 days 2,250 Station,ery articles, sweetmeats etc. 26th December 10th March 1 day 300

Ith April 2 days 7,000

11th April 1 day 3,500

4th May 1 day 300

17th January 10 days 2,000 Stationery articles, sweetmeats etc.

"9th April 2 days 10,000 Textiles, copper vessels etc.

4th March 2 days 10,000 do

, 17th January 2 "days 5,000 Sundry articles

November i day 2,000

5th and 6th 2 days 1,000 May

26th December 1 day 4,000

4th February 1 day 10,000

-4th March 1 day 5,000

.January- 1 day 2,000 February 203 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MAVELIKKARA

14 Thriperumthura Mavelikkara Chennithala Feast 4 miles Valia church

15 do do Chennithala Feast Puthen church

16 Thriperumthura Mavelikkara Thriperumthura Urulicha Thiruvathira in Dhanu Mahadevar temple

17 do do 3 miles Irambamon 1. Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram Subramonia temple 2. Prathishtotsavam Prathishta day

18 do do Ayyakasseril temple Utsavam

19 Chennithala Mavelikkara Cherukol Sastha temple J. Karthika Vilakku Karthika in Vrischigom

2. Uthram Utbram in Makaram

"

20 do do Cherukol 1. Sal'kramam CommemoratIon day of Subramonia temple Sastha 2. Kodiyettu Birthday celebration of Subramonia

21 do do 3 miles Chathamkuiangara 1. Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingam Kflshnaswamy temple 2. Thiruvonam

22 - do do Thiru Avinkunnam Areeppara temple

23 do do 4 miles Puthuvila Devi temple 1. Pathamudayam 2. Navarathri

3. Chlrappu MandaJakalam

4. Chotbi Chothi in Meenam

24 do do 3 miles Chalai Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

25 do do 4 miles St George's church, Feast of St George Commemoration day Chennithala 204 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

7th and 8th 2 days 10,000 Retail trade May

8lh and 9th 2 days 10,000 do May 10th January 11 days 30,000 Stationery articles

21st January 1 day 1,000

19th April 1 day 1,000

May-June 10 days 2,000 Stationery articles

10th December 1 day 1,000 When a Kurava woman was sharpening her knife on a rock in the premises of this temple, she saw blood coming out of it 25th January 1.day 1.500 and quite amazed with this sight, she called her neighbours and showed them this miracle. From then onwards, this place became a holy place and the present temple ,\as constructed there.

14th and 15th 2 days 1,000 Stationery articles, fruits etc. Jan\lal'y

2211d Fe~ ruary to 10 days 5,000 do 3rd March \

22nd August 1 day 10,000 Retail trade

28th April f day 10,000 do

15th May 1 day

23rd April 1 day 2,000

October 9 days 100

16th November to 41 days 500 26th December 24th March 1 day 500

4th March 1 day 2,000 Bangles, toys etc.

6th May 2 da)'s 400

205 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MAVELIKKARA

26 Kannamangalam Mavelikkara 3 miles Chettlikuangara temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

27 do do 2 miles Kattuvally temple 1. Makarasankramam

2. Uthram Uthram in Makaram

28 do do 2 mdes Thattarambalam temple Navarathri

29 dO' do 31 miles Kannamangalam Arattutsavam Thiruvatbira in Dhanu Mahadeva temple

30 do do 2l mIles Manayi Sreekrishna Chirappu Mandalakalam temple

31 do do q. miles Mattom Sreekrishna Vishu temple

32 Thazhakara do 3 miles Tbazhakara Thalekavu 1. Kodiyettu and Arattu . Makayiram to Uthram Bhagavathy temple in Kumbhom

2. Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbbom

3. Guruthy Uthram in Kumbhom

33 do do Eravamkara temple Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhom

34 do do Kunnam Sas'tha temple Kodiyettu Pathamudayam

35 do do Kallimal Arthakantan Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

206 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ID the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

10th March 14 days 20,000

13th January 1 day 1,000

16th to 25th 10 days 1,000 January

'9th October 9 days 1,000 Ben metal vessels etc. This temple once belonged to the local goldsmith. There IS a reference about this temple in the famous Malayalam poetical composition 'Mayurasandesam'. The place where the temple now stands was once a dense forest. Years back when a kurava woman was collecting fire- wood from this forest, she happened to sharpen her knife on a rock when suddenly blood came out of it.

10th January 10 da,Ys 1,000

16th November to 11 days 1,000 26th December

14th April \ 1 day 1,000 ' Stationery articles, seeds etc. This is an old temple and there is reference about this temple in the 'Unnuneeh- sandesam'. , 14th to 22nd 8 (fa}'s 2,000 In ancient days thIS place was a part of February Kayamkulam Raja's Kingdom. The anecdote about the origin of this temple is that a person meditated the Mook- 4th March 1 day 5,000 ambika Bhagavathy for a long time and Devi appeared before him and assured him that she would appear in Thalekavu. This temple was accordingly constructed '22nd February 1 day 3,000 there.

4th March 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles, sweetmeats etc.

23rd April 10 days 1,500 do

4th March 1 day 750

207 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ALLEPPEY

Location of VIllage or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Falf Of Occasion of the FaIr No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshIp Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MA VELIKKARA

36 Thazhakara Mavelikkara Kallimal Aikara Veetil MakaYlram Makayiram in Meenam 3 miles temple

37 do do Vettiyur Devi temple Vishu

38 do do Kunnam Cathollc Feast Feast of the NatIVIty of church St. Mary

39 Thekkekara Mavelikkara Vathikulam Rohini Rohini In Kumbhom Devi temple

40 do do 41 miles Onanpallil 1. Mandalapooja Mandalakalam Bhagavathy temple

2. Makayiram Utsavam Prathishta day

\ 41 do do Pallarimangalam Sree Rohmi Rohini in Makaram Krishnaswamy temple

42 do do 1 mile Muthukulangara 1. SI varathri Slvarathri in KumbhoID ~hagavathy temple

2. Aswathy Aswathy in Mt:enam

43 do do 2 miles Cherukunnath Chemballil Utsavam Prathlshta day Nada

44 Penngala Kayamkulam Ko} apally Karanma Revathi Prathlshta day It miles Devi temple

45 do do 2 miles Edamudlkovil temple Bharany Bharany in Meenam

46 Bbaranikavu do 4t miles Marthomite St. Thomas Feast Pa1lirerunnal church, Kattanam

47 do do Reeth chur~h. Kattannur Feast of St. Stephen Ccmmemoration day

48 do do Valiaveetil temple, Pathamudayam Pallipuram

208 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIOn of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

" 10th April 1 day 800

14th April 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles, sweetmeats etc.

8th September 2 days 500

13th February day 1,500

16th November to 41 days 10,000 26th December

10th April 1 day 10,000

17th January 1 qay 1,500

4th March 1 day 5,000 Sugarcane,agricultural implements etc.

6th Arnl 1 day 5,000

23rd January \? days 3.000

5th April '1 day 7,000

7th April 1 day 7,000 Stationery artIcles

21st January 1 day 1,000

21st January 3 days 10,000 Stationery articles, furmture. household artIcles etc.

23rd April 1 day 1,500 Household articles

2(,9 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

LocatIOn of Village' or 'Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and dIstance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MAVELIKKARA

49 Bharanikavu Kayamkulam Nagarajavilasam Ayilliam Ayilliam iu Kanni 6 miles temple, Vettikkadu

50 do do Bharanikavu temple Bharany Bharany in Meenam

51 do do 3 miles Cheruvally temple, Mandalachirappu Mandalakalam Mankuzhl

52 ValJikunnam Kayamkulam Vattackattu temple Makayiram MakaYlram in Meenam 5 miles

53 do do Manakkattu temple Aswathi Aswathi in Meenam

54 do do Karthlayanipuram Bharany Bharany il. Meenam temple

" 55 do do Paniyarathu temple Vishu

56 Thamalakulam Oachlra 10 miles Nediyanikal temple Aswathi Aswathi in Meenam

57 do do 8 miles Sakthikulangara temple Pathamudayam

58 do do 9 miles Thettanckal temple Bharany Bharany in Makaram

59 do do 11 mIles Plravelil Kantakalan Avittam Avittam in Makaram temple

60 do do 7 miles VayaIirambil 1. Vilavedupputsavam Rohini in Thulam Bhagavathy temple

2. Chirappu

3. Prathishtolsavam

61 do do 9 miles Kalloor mosque Chandanakudam

210 _AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival 10 the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

25th September 1 day 5,000

7th April 1 day 3,000

16th November to 41 days 3,000 26th December

10th Apnl 1 day 1,000

6th April ] day 1,000

7th April I day 1,000

14th April 1 day 1,000

-6th April 1 day 10,000 Retail trade

23rd April 1 day 7,000 do

15th Jar;uary '~ day 5,000 do

:Sth February '1 day, 6,000 do

17th October 1 day 25,000

16th to 30th 15 days 25,000 November

3rd February 1 day 25,000

25th February to 10 days 8,000 Sugarcane, dates etc. 6th March

211 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshIp Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MAVELIKKARA

62 Noornad Mavelikkara 10 miles Padanilam Parabhramam Sivarathri Sivarathrl in Kumbhom temple

63 do do Vadakkathukavu Thrikarthika Karthika in Vrischigom Bhagavathy temple

64 do do Ambalathimel Bharany Bharany in Makaram Bhagavathy temple

65 do do Jacobite church, Feast of St. George St. George's day Cherumukhom

66 Palamel Kayamkulam 12 miles Panayil Bhagavathy Aswathl Aswathi in Meenam temple

67 do do 10 miles Bhagavathy temple, Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Muthukattukara

68 do do Kunnd temple, Aswathi Aswathi in Kumbhom Erumakuzhl

69 do do Thencheril temple, Bharany Bharany in Meenam Erumakuzhi

70 do do 12 mtles Kanmukhoth temple, Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom U1uvakkad

71 do do 11 miles Mosque, Chandanakudam A tbukattukulangara

72 do Chengannur St. Thomas church, Feast of St. Thomas Commemoration day 11 miles Palamel

73 Thonnallur do Sastham Vettathu Uthram Uthram in Medom temple, Mudi)oorkonam

74 do do Devi temple , Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Medom

75 do do Mahadevar temple Chathayam Chathayam in Vrischigom 212 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 3,000 Stationery articles. textile goods etc.

10th December 1 day 3.000 do

15th January 1 day 3,000 do

6th and 7th 2 days 3,000 do January

6th April 1 day 3.000

10th March 1 day 2,000

9th March 2 days 1,500

7th April 1 day 1.000

10th March 1 day 2,000

21st February 1< day 10,000 Palm dates. sugarcane. earthen wares, household articles etc.

6th and 7th 2 da)s -.,000 February

17th April 1 day ,000 Stationery articles

8th May 1 day 800 do

4th to 13th 10 days 2,000 do December

213 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ALLEPPEY

Location of Village or 'SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MAVELIKK.ARA

76 Thonnallur Chengannur Sasthamkovil 1. Chirappu Mandalakalam

2. Thiruvabharanam charthuka

77 do do Pathipurakavu 1. Aswathy Aswathy in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

2. Bharaay Bharany in Medom

78 do do Bhagavathy temple Karthika Karthika in Meenam

79 do do Krishnaswamy temple Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingam

"

'80 do do Sasthamkovil Uthram Uthram in Medom

'81 do do Arathil Jacobite church Feast of St. George Commemoration day

~2 do do J uma Masjid. 1. Bakrid Mannanam

2. Rarnzan

3. Milad-i-sheriff

~3 do do Juma MasJid, Milad-i-sheriff Kadakkadu

214 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICf

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festiva1 In the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

16th November to 41 days 200 Stationery articles 26th December

12th January 1 day 5,000

-6th Apri1 2 days 2,000 Stationery artiCles

4th May 2 days 2,000 do

8th April 1 day 1,500 do

22nd August 1 day 1,700 do

, 17th April 1 day 900 do

>6th and 7th May 2 days J,OOO

\ 15th May 1 day 2,500

, -8th March 1 (fay 1,500

14th August 1 day 500

14th August 1 day 3,000

21S STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOITAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

DEVICOLAM

1 Vellathuval Alwaye 70 miles Anachal Sree Mandalapooja Mandalakalam Dharmasastha temple

2 do do do Prathishta day Rohini ID Medom

3 do do do Sastha day Commemoration day

4 Pallivasal Udumalpetta (Madras Ellakkallu Perunal State) 26 miles Catholic church

5 do Pallivasal St. George's day Catholic church

6 do do do St. Stephen's day

7 do do do St. Mary's day

8 do do St. Sebastian's St. Sebastian's Feast Commemoration day Catholic church, Thokkupaya

9 do do Power-House Bakrid mosque

10 do do do Ramzan

11 do do SubramonIa temple, Karthlgavilakku Karthlga day Attucad Estate

12 K. D. Hills do 54 miles Our Lady of Mount Mount Carmel and Carmel church St. Joseph

13 Marayoor do 26 miles Thenkasinathan temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

14 do do do Karthika Karthika in Vrischigom

216 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ;n the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

16th November to 41 days 15,000 Stationery, textiles, agricultural This is the only temple between Neria- 26th December products etc. mangalam and Munnar. It was on May 2nd, 1957 that this temple was conse- crated. This was founded by the Ayyappa Seva Sanghom at a cost of Rs.25,OOO/-. This is situated on the bank of Chenkulam lake near Chithirapuram, the hydro electric and tourist centre in Kerala. The deity in this temple is made up of th~ "Panchaloha".

6th May 1 day 15,000 do

14th January 1 day 15,000 do

11 th February to 3 days 3.000 Stationery 13th February

30th April 1 day 1.000 ReligiOUS articles etc.

28th January 1 day 700 do

15th August 1 day 500 do

28th January ~ day 1,000 do

15th May 1 day 100

8th March 1 day 100

22nd November 1 day 2,000

1st or 2nd week 3 days 2,000 of May

4th March 3 days 1,000

10th December 2 days 1,000

217 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

DEVICOLAM

15 Marayoor Udumalpetta Arunakszhi Mandalapooja (Madras State) 26 miles Amman kovil

16 do do St. Sebastian's Thirunal church

17 Keezhanthoor do 37 mJles Ganapathy temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

18 Kanthalloor do 36 miles Ganapathy kovil Vishu

19 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

20 do do Malayala Bhagavathy do do temple

21 Vattavada Bodinaikkannoor Chandrakumaruswamy do do (Madras State) temple

UDUMBANCHOLA

1 Rajakat Alwaye 75 miles St. Sebastian's church, St. Sebastian's Feast Bismavally

2 do do St. George's church, Feast of St George Muttukod

3 Chinnakanal do 95 miles Galeela church, Feast of St. John Commemoration day Rajakumari

4' do do Durga temple, .Karthika Karthika and Rohini in Rajakumari Kumbhom

5 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. George. Mattucad

{; Santhanpara do 9S miles Ganapathy temple, Mandalapooja Santhanpara

218 _AND FESTlV ALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending _Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

16th November to 41 days 1,000 _26th December

No t available 1 day 900

4th March 2 day:. 200

14th April 1 day 200

-4th March 2 days 200

4th March 2 days 400

-4th March 3 days 1,000

-TALUK

27th to 29th 3 days 3,000 _January

22nd and 23rd 2 days 1,000 April

5th and 6th 2 days 2.000 February

11th and 12th 2 days 2,000 -March

-23rd April 2 days 400

26th December 1 day 5,000 It was here on a rock that Santhan Muni lived. Hence this place is called Santhan­ para. His grave and the writings on the rocks can be seen even today. 219 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTIAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

UDUMBANCHOLA

7 Udumbanchola Kottayam Ganapathy kovil Mandalapooja Mllodalakalam 100 miles

8 do Alwaye 70 miles Holy Family church, St. Sebastian's feast Kunchithanny

9 Parathode Kottayam 100 miles Sree Krishnaswamy Sivarathri Sivarathri tn Kumbhom temple, Nedumkandam

10 do do Mundiyeruma temple, Mandalapooja Vrischikavrutham Kallar

11 Pampadampara do 90 miles Catholic church, Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day Kuzhithodu

12 do do 92 miles CailioJlc church, Feast of St. Mary Feast of Our Lady of Koottar Perpetual Help

13 do do 95 miles Sasthavu kovil, Mandalapooja Matrdalakalam Anakuthimedu

14 do do 103 miles Kallar Assumption Assumption of Our Lady church

15 Aiyappancoil do 97 miles Sreekrishna kovil, Kavadyattam Anayarthozhu

16 do do St. George's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Kattappana

17 do do St. George's church, St. George's day Marykulam

18 do do Holy Family church, Feast of the Holy Family Kalthotty

19 Vandanmettu do 84 miles St. Antony's Catholic Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day church, Vandanmettu

20 do do do Feast of St. Antony do

21 do do Sree Ganapathy kovil, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Vandanmettu 120 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remalks 1 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

26th December 1 day 5,000

21st January 2 days 1,000

4th March 1 day 2,000 Agricultural produces

16th November to 41 days 2,000 do 26th December

20th January 3 days 2,500 Stationery, household articles etc.

9th January 3 days 1,500 de

25th and 26th 2 days 1,000 Agricultural produces December

13th to 15th 3 days 1,000 August

January- 1 day 1,500 Agricultural produces February

20th January 3 "daYI> 8,000 Religious articles

February 4' days 3,000 Religious articles, stationery, textiles etc.

January 3 days J 1,000 Religious articles

20th January 3 days 1,000 Agncultural implements

13th June 2 days 500

4th March 2 da:s 500 Agricultural implements

221 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or 'S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Farr or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

UDUMBANCHOLA

22 Vandanmettu Kottayam Sree Ganapathy kovil, Deepavah 84 miles Mali

23 do do Sree Narayana Guru Chathayam Chathayam in Kanni Swamy Mandir, Puthady

24 do do Sree Sastham kovil, Mandalapooja M andalakalam Kochera

25 do do Jacobite church, Feast of St. George St. George's day Nettithozhuvu

26 do do C. S. I. Mission church. Adhyaphala Perunnal Anukara

MEENACHIL

1 Veliyannur Ettumanoor Nellikkakkunnu Mandalapooja Kalasam 15 miles lihagavathy temple

2 do do do Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

3 do do St. Joseph's church, Perunnal Puthuvely

-4 do do C. S. I. church Adhyaphala Perunnal

5 do do S1. John's church Epiphany

do do do Cattle fair

7 do do St. Rockey's church, Perunnal Areekkara "

S Ramapuram do 19 miles St. Augustine's Feast of Infant Jesus Forane church

222 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

27th October 2 days 500 Agricultl1ral implements

11th October 1 day 300 do

24th and 25th 2 da,Ys 1,000 do -December

1st January day 200 Stationery

January 1 day 300 Agricultural produces

TALUK

16th November to 41 days ISO Agricultural implements, 26th December Stationery articles etc.

I 10th March 2 days 1,000 do

7th and 8th 2 da~s 1,000 :February

14th to 16th 3, days 1.000 January

--6th January 1 day 1,500

fth and 8th 2 days 1,700 :February

2nd February 1 day 1,000

"28th to 31st 5 days 20,000 Stationery articles, furniture. -December aDd vessels, bamboo articles, rattan etc. lst January 223 STATEMENT OF FAIRS-

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MEENACHIL

9 Ramapuram Ettumanoor 19 miles Sree Ramaswamy Arattu Thiruvonam in Meenam temple

10 do do St. Sebastian's church, St Sebastian's Feast Amanakara

11 do do St. Sebastian's church, do Death anniversary of Kurinji St. Sebastian

12 Jo do St. Mary's church. Birthday of St. Mary Manathoor

13 Kadanad do 20 miles St. Augustine's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Kadanad

14 dO. do St. Mary's church, Feast of Immaculate The annual feast of Maryland Conception St. Many's church

15 do do Urumbukavu church, Feast of St. John Commemoration day Plzhaku

)6 do do do Feast of St. George do

17 Uzhavoor do 12 miles Sacred Heart church, Feast of Sacred Heart Monippally of Jesus

18 do do St, Stephen's church, Feast of St. Stephen Uzhavoor

19 do do Monippally Pooram Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

20 KUflchlthanam do St. Francis Assissi Feast of St. Francis Death anniversary of church, Marangattupally the Saint

21 do do Holy Cross church, Titular feast of Feast of Huly Cross Mannackanad the church

224 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

31st March 8 days 15,000 Stationery articles, furniture, vessels, bamboo articles, rattan etc.

7th January 3 days 1,500

17th to 20th 4 days 15,000 This church was founded in 1957 January

6th to 8th 3 days 500 September

16th January 6 days 15,000 Stationery articles, Bell metal This festival is being celebrated ever vessels, baskets etc. since the church was founded in. ]660 A. D.

2nd December 2 days 2,500 do

5th September 1 day 500

23rd April 1 day :00

27th December 2 days 2,500 Sweets, fruits, stationery articles etc.

25th and 26th 2 days 10,000 Agricultural implements, December stationery articles, vessels etc

20th March 1 day 750

24th December 2 days 3,000 Stationery, mats, textiles, religious articles etc.

3rd May 2 days 500 Sweetmeats etc.

225 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MEENACHIL

22 Kurichithanam Ettumanoor 12 miles Holy Cross church, Perpetual day adoration Mannackanad

23 do do do' Feast of St. Little Flower Feast of the Saint

24 Vallichira do 13 miles Chittar Church Feast of St. Sebastian

25 do do do Feast of St. George

26 do do do Feast of Little Teresa

27 do, do do Feast of St. Francis Xavier

28 do do St. Joseph's church, Darsanathirunal Commemoration of the Kudukkachira Holy marriage of St. Joseph

29 Lalam do 12 miles Ponadkavu Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

30 do do do Vrischlgavrutham, Kalamezhuthu and pattu

31 do do Ayyanparambil Makaravilakku Makarasankramam Devaswom

32 do do Sacred Heart's church, Feast of St. Joseph Karoor

33 do do Payappar Sastha temple Makaravilakku Makarasankramam

34 do do St. Mathew's church, Feast of Fatima Mata Athilam

35 do do do Feast of St. Mathew The day of the foundation of the church

36 do do St. Dominic church, Feast of St. Dominic Mundankal

226 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

2nd May 2 days 500 Sweetmeats etc.

3rd October 1 day 500 do

J4th January 2 days, 800

29th April 2 days 800

'7th October 1 day 800

1st to 4th 4 days 1,000 December

28th January 3 days 2,000 Religious articles, vessels

7th April 2 days 3,500 StationerY articles, vessels, textiles etc.

16th November to 41 days 100 26th December

14th January 1 day 500 Stationery articles

10th and 11th 2 days 2,000 Religi.ous articles, stationery articles ete. February

14th January 1 day 1,000 Sweetmeats. toys etc.

4th February 1 day 500

-2nd December 1 day 300

:3rd March 2 days 1,000 Religious articles, stationery etc.

227 STATEMENT OF FAIRS KOTTAYAM

Location of Village Or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village orjTown Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MEENACHIL

37 Lalam Ettumanoor St. Dominic church, Feast of St. Antony Commemoration of 12 miles Mundankal St. Antony

38 do do do FeaH of Infant Jesus

39 do do Anthinad Mabadeva Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

40 do do Anthinad St. Joseph's Feast of St. Joseph Commemoration of church the Saint

41 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of Our Lady of Annual feast of St. Mary's Lalam Mount Carmel church (Darsanathirunal)

42 db do St. Mathew's church, Feast of St. Mathew Foundation day Anthyalam

43 do do do Feast of St. Mary

44 Bharananganam do 14 miles Anakkallu Forane Feast of Our Lady of church, Bharananganam Mount Carmel

45 do do Edappadi Vazbaneckavu Arattu Thiruvathira in Dhanu

46 do do st. Michael's church, The annual feast of Pravithanam St. Michael

47 do do Kayyoor Christ the King F~ast of Christ the King churcb

48 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian . 49 do do Bharananganam church The anniversary of 'the death of Sister Alphonsa

50 do do St. Antony's church, Feast of St. Antony Elamthottom

51 Melukavu do 23 miles St. Thomas church. Feast of St. Thomas Birthday celebration of Melukavu Mattam St. Thomas 228 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Important commodities marketed Festival in the Fair or R.emarks Date of the Festival in the Fair or Festival Fair or Festival No. of days 11 10 7 8 9

TALUK-Contd.

7th January 4 days 500

30th December 2 days 500

4th March 6 days 2,000

Stationery 3rd December 2 days 400

Religious and domestic utensils 8th September 3 days 15,000

4th February 1 day 1,500

2nd December 1 day 2,300

Religions and domestic articles 9th November 8 days 30,000

10,000 Copper vessels 10th January 10 days

'10,000 Religious and domestic articles 18th November 5 days

4,000 Stationery articles, 28th October 1 day

4,000 do 25th February 1 day

25,000 ReligioUS and domestic articles 28th July 1 day

1,700 Religions articles 25th November 2 days

800 29th April 1 day 229 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of V dlage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 1 2 3 4 5 6

MEENACHIL

52 Melukavu Ettumanoor Christ church, Perunnal The day of the foundation 23 miles Melukavu of the church

53 do do St. Paul's church, do do Vakakkattu

54 do do St. Peter's church, Feast of St. Peter Prathishta day Erumapra

55 do do St. Antony's church, Foundation of the do Edamaruku church

56 do do St. Mathew's church, Perunnal Day of the foundation Ellumpuram of the church

5'7 do do Sudharma Sastha temple, Kavadi Utsavam Kulathikandam

58 do do Kalluvattath temple, Prathlshtolsavam Uthram in Makaram Melukavu

S9 Poonjar do 23 miles Maokuzhi temple Pooyam Pooyam in Kumbhom Thekkekara

,60 do do Palhkkunoel temple Karthika Karthika in V rischigom

61 do do PoonJar chapel Feast of St. Teresa

62 - do do St. Mary's church, Darsanathirunal Pooojar

·63 do do St. Joseph's church, St. Joseph's Feast Maniamkulam

64 do do St. Joseph's church, Feast of St. Joseph Kunnam

-65 Thalappalam do 24 miles St. Philomena's church, Feast of St. Philomena Commemoration of Kalathukadavu St. Philomena

-(j6 do do St. Mary Magdeline Feast of St. Mary Commemoration of the church, Mariyaoganam Magdeline Saint

230 AND FESTIVALS

.DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd

17th December 1 day 700

Not available 1 day 900

20th November 2 days 2,000 Foodstuffs, stationery articles etc.

25th February 3 days 500 Sweets, baskets etc.

19th February 1 day 1,000

-:17th February 1 day 1,500

25th January 3 days, 1,500 Stationery, bell-metal vessels etc.

17th February 3 days 10,000 Stationery. textiles, toys, foodstuffs etc.

10th December 2 days 5,000 do

14th January 2 ~ays 5,000 do

-Sth September 5 days 6,000 do

_5th and 6th 2 days 300 May

-19th March 3 days 2,000

30th April 2 days 2,000

25th and 26th 2 days 700 Sweets, religious articles etc. "October 231 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town ~Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MEENACHIL

67 Thalappalam Ettumanoor 24 miles Sastha temple, Udayasthamana Ambara Utsavam

68 do do do Mandalapooja

69 do do St. Antony's church, Feast of St. Teresa Commemoration of Plassanal the Saint

70 do do Bhagavathy temple Mandalapooja Injelikavu

71 do do Sree Krishnapuram Rohini Rohini in Makaram Vishnu temple, Thalappalam

72 do do Kalathukkadavu Feast of St. John Viyani Death anniversary St. John'~ church

73 do do St. Mary's church, St. Teresa of Avila Plassanal

74 Kuravilangad Kuruppanthara St. Mary's Forane Moonnu Nombu Perunnal Commemoration of 4 miles church St. Jonas

75 do do Chnstu Raj church, Feast of Christ the King Vangathanam

76 -Kanakkari Ettumanoor 2!- miles St. Boniface church, St. Bonafice Thirunal Annual celebrations l'attJthanam

77 do do St. Thomas' church, Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas day Pattithanam

78 do do Sree Krishnaswamy Ashtarni Rohini Birthday celebrat:on of temple, Kanakkari Sree Krishna

79 do do Church o(Our Lady Thirunal of Sacred Annual celebration of Perpetual Help Mother

80 do do St. Sebastian's church, In memory of Death day of St. Sebastian Kalikavu St. Sebastian 232 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

6th January 1 day 5,000

26th December 1 day 3,000

30th September 2 days 3.000 and lst October

16th November, 1 day 2,000

17th January 1 day 2,000

8th and 9th 2 days 1,500 Stationery, bell-metal vessels etc. August

28th October to 5 days 6,000 Stationery articles, toys, household This church was founded on 16th July 1st November utensils, agricultural implements etc. 1848. A Carmelite monastery was attached to it. But due to unavoidable circum- stances thIs monastery was discor,tinued after 6 years of its starting.

22rd, 24th and \3 days Ilakh Vessels, furniture, ornaments, 25th January textiles. stationery, sweets etc. , 30th December 2 d'a}s .500

5th June 2 da}s 500 Stationery, toys, sweets etc.

3rd July 2 days 750 do

22nd August 1 day 1,000 do

24th June 3 da)s 2,000 Fruits and vegetables

13th January 2 days 1,500 Arrows, dolls and toys

233 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

LocatIOn of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MEENACHIL

81 Elakkad Ettumanoor Marangattupally church Feast of St. Francis Annual feast of Saint 11 miles FranCIS Assisi

82 do do Kadappilamattom Feast of Blessed Annual feast church Virgin Mary

83 do do Kakkinlkad Aswathy Aswathy in Kumbhom llhagavathy temple

~4 Kidangoor do 6 miles Kidangoor temple Karthika Birthday celebration of Sree Subramooia

85 do do do Thaipooyam

"86 do do do Thiru Utsavam Prathishta day

" 87 do do St. Mary's church Feast of St. Mary

.88 do do Cherpunkal church Feast of Infant Jesus Commemoration of the Circumcision of Jesus

"89 do do do Feast of Holy Cross Prathishta day

90 do do Koodallur church Perunnal

91 Puliyannur do 7 miles Keezhuvankulam temple Thiruvooam Thiruvonam in Makaram

92 do do do Pooram Pooram in Kumbhom

93 do do Kozhuvanal St. John Feast of St. Raphael Commemoration of Nepomuceo's church the Saint

94 do Kottayam 7 miles St. John's monastery, Feast of St. John Death anniversary Mutholy

95 do do do Feast of Our Lady Mary at the foot of the cross 234 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ;n the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

9th December 5 days 10,000 Religious and domestic articles

2nd February 5 days 10,000 do

-9th March day 300 Toys, sweetmeats etc.

22nd November 1 day 10,000 Agricultural produces, mats, baskets, household utensIls etc.

21st January 1 day do do

11th to 20th 10 days do do March

Not available 5 days 2,000 Mats, vegetables, potteries etc.

25th December to 8 days 10,000 Bell-metal vessels, potteries, vegetables, . 1 st January Agricultural implements

13th and 14th 2 days 4,000 do September

Not available 5 days 4,000 do

'Sth February 1 day 1,000 Earthenwares, bell-metal vessels, toys etc.

21st February 1 day 1,000 do

28th December 4 days 3,000 Bread, biscuits, religious articles, earthen pots etc.

24th November 1 day 600

23rd September 1 day 1,000

235 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MEENACHIL

96 PuliyannUf Kottayam 7 miles St. John's monastery. Forty hours adoration Institution of Eucharist Mutholy

97 do do St. Mary's church, Birthday of Our Lady paijalam

98 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

99 do do St. Michael's church, Feast of Holy Family Darsa!: athirunal Kuruvinal

100 Meenachil Kottayam 13 miles Chamakala church Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day

101 d~ do Malayil Kavu temple Pooram POl?ram in Makaram

102 do do Kizhapirayar church Feast of St. Gregory

103 poovarani do 20 miles St. Gregorio's church. Feast of 5t. Gregarios Klzhapirayar

104 do do St. Michael's church, Feast of St. Francis , Commemoration day of Edamattom ASSISi the Saint

105 do do Ponmala Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom temple. Edamattom

106 do do St· Thomas' church, Darsanathlrunal Poovathodu

107 do do Sabarimala Ayyappan Samkramam Sankramam in Makaram temple, Poonal

108 do do Pangapadu Siva temple, Sivarathry Sivarathry in Kumbhom Edamattom

109 do do Siva temple, Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Iv.akaram Poovarani 236 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival , in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

.21st November 3 days 2,500

2nd September 2 day 1.000 Religious articles

28th January 2 days 1.000 do

28th January 3 days 500

15th January 2 days 1.000

24th January 1 day 1.000 Stationery etc.

14th to 17th 4 days 1,000 'November

1st to 3rd 3 days 500 November

30th December to 3 days 1.000 lst January

10th March 1 day 500

"9th September 2 days 2,000 Moonnu noyambu

13th and 14th 2 day 2.000 January

4th March 1 day 700

19th January 1 day 1,200

237 STATEMENT OF FAIRS KOITAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railw.,. Name of plac:c of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or ToW)) Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MEENACHIL

110 Poovarani Kottayam St. Francis xavier's Darsanathirunal 24 miles church, Vilakkumadam

111 do do St. Sebastian's church, do Paika

112 do do Amalolbhava chapel, Feast of Immaculate Paika conception

113 do do Poovarani church Feast of Sacred Heart Annual feast of the church

114 do do Sacred Heart's church, do Poovarani

U5 do do St. George's chapel, do Vilakkumaruthu

116 00 do Kavunkal Bhagavathy Mandalapooja temple

117 Kondoor Ettumanoor 23 miles St. Joseph's church, Feast of St. Joseph Thidanadu

118 do do Twelve Apostles' cburch, Feast of St. George Chemmalmattom

119 do do st. John's church, Feast of St. John Nirappel

120 do do Chettuthodu church, Feast of St. Mary 'Apparition of St. Mary Kalaketty in Fatima

121 do do Thidanadu temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

122 do do Kondoor temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Thidanadu

123 do do Thidanadu, 'Vattakavu Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

124 do do Aruvithura Annual Feast of Forane church St. George

238 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No.ofdaYii Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

28th November 4 days 1,500 Religious and domestic articles to 1st December

Not available 1 day 300

8th December 1 day 10.000

28th January 1 day 1,500 Religious and domestic articles

Not available 2 days 1.500

3rd March 1 day 1,000

26th December 1 day 1,500

I Not available 5 days ,,000 Stationery

26th November I days >,000 do

Not available 2 days i,OOO do

December 3 days ,500

4th March 10 days lW,OOO Vessels. furniture, seeds. stationery etc.

4th March 5 days 5,000 do

lOth March 1 day 1,000 do

24th April 8 days 200,000 Religious and domestic articles, glassware utensils etc.

239 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOlTAYAM

Location of Village or .81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

MEENACHIL

125 Poonjar Ettumanoor 18 miles Aruvitbura mosque Chandanakudam Nadubhagom

126 Poonjar do 25 miles Little Flower church, Feast of St. Little Terasa Vadakkekara Ayampara

121 Palai do 10 miles Palai Town chapel Feast of St. Mary Commemoration of Municipal Immaculate conception of St. Mary

128 do do Palai Cathedral church Epiphany Annual feast of St. Thomas

129 do do Palai temple Utsavam

VAIKOM

1 Chempu Ernakulam 18 miles St. Thomas' Feast of St. Thomas Catholic church

2 do do Jacobite church Feast of St. Thomas

.3 do do Panangayil temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

4 do do Ayyamkovil temple Uthram Utbram in Meenam

Thiruvathira in Dhan\l do do Kattikkunnu Arayan Thiruvathira temple

do do Panackal temple Pooyam Pooyam in Meenam

Sivarathri in Kumbhom do do Enadi Madatbil temple Sivarathri

do do do Kunnaklcattuvelil do temple 240 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approxllnate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival 1n the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

February 1 day 3,000 Toys, edible articles etc.

7th October 3 days 2,000

8th December 1 day 10,000

6th January 5 days 10.000

20th December 10 days 10,000

TALUK

Ist to 3rd 3 days 3,000 Wooden 'mortars, pestles, seeds, JWy stationery etc.

1st to 3rd 3 days 2,500 do July

10th March 3 days '4,000 Stationery etc.

21st March 6 da)'s 1,000 do

10th January 1 day 1,000 do

13th April 3 days 3,000 do

4th March 1 day 1,000 do

4th March 1 day 1,500 do

241 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKOM

9 Chempu Ernakulam 18 miles Enadi Makkathu Pooyam Pooyam in Meenam Bhagavatay temple

10 do do Bhramamangalam Thiruvathira Tbiruvatbira in Kumbhom ThrukQTil (Siva temple)

11 VeJloor Piravom Road 1 mile St. Mary's church, St. Mary's Immaculate Mevalloor Conception

12 do do do St. Sebastian's Feast

13 do do do Annunciation of St. Mary

14 do do do Feast ()f St. Geevarghese

15 do do ValliIlathukavu Bharany Bharany in Meenam

16 do do Velloor Thrikkayil Ashtami Rohini Vishnu temple

17 do do Padinjattukavil Devl pooja Kumbhabharany Bhagavathy temple

18 do do Chirakal Vishnu temple Ashtami Rohini

19 do do Varikkankunnu Adhyaphala perunnal C. M. S. church

20 do do Vadakara C. M. S. do church

21 do do Udayaparambathu Pooram Pooram in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

22 do do I{arippadam Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day St. Mary's church

23 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian do

242 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

13th April 7 days 1,000 Stationery etc.

15th February 8 days 2,000 do

8th December 1 day 300

20th January 1 day 350

25th March 1 day 350

:3rd May 1 day 350

7th April 1 day 400

22nd August 1 day 300

10th to 12th 3 days 500 March

22nd August 1 day 500

Not available 1 day 300

Not available 2 days 400 Vegetables etc.

21st February 2 days 1,000

21st November 2 days 250 Retail trade

20th January 2 days 250 do

243 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTIAYAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. ViIlage!or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKOM

24 Velloor Pira vom Road Erampayam Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom 1 mile

25 do do Orummatha temple PathamudaYllm Pathamudayam in Medam

26 do do Thonalloor Thrikkayil Ashtami Rohini Kalasam temple

27 Mulakulam do 6 miles Mulakulam Feast of St. Mary Mannoorkunnu church

28 do do 4 miles St. John's church, Feast of Mar Basalios Commemoration day Vadakkekara

29 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Death anniversary Mulakulam

30 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary St. Mary's day Karikode

31 do do St. Thomas' church, Feast of Infant Jesus Presentation of Christ 10 Karikode the temple

32 do do St. Mary's church, Perunnalof Mannukunnu Kanya Mariyam

33 do do C. S. I. church, Adhyaphala Perunnal Kunnapally

34 do do St. George's church, Feast of St. George ,Commemoration day Mannukunnu

35 do do Arunuttimangalam Feast of St. Joseph do St. Joseph's church

36 do do St. John's church, Feast of St. John do Peruva

37 do do MuJakulam Rohini Rohini in Medom Lekshmanaswamy temple

38 do do Siva temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Karikode

244 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ,Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ' in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 1,000

23rd to 25th 3 days 500 Api!

22nd August 1 day 200

28th May 1 day 2,000 Potteries, dry fish and foodstuffs

16th January 2 days 1,500 Stationery, vessels etc.

20th January 2 days 1,000 do It is a solemn day for the parishioners. and other people without caste or creed-

22nd to 24th 3 days 1,000 Stationery, plates etc. February

2nd February 2 days 600 do

28th January 2 day!> 2,000 do

Not available, 2 days 700 Fruits

7th May 2 days 500 Stationery. vctSsels etc.

13th May' 3 days 1,000 do

20th January 2 days 500 do

6th May 8 days 1,000 do

4th March 2 days 500 do

245 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

LocatIOn of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festinl 1 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKOM

39 Mulakulam Piravom Road Keezhoor Pana Pathamudayam 4 miles major temple

·40 do do do Mandalapattu Mandalakalam

41 do do do Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingam

42 .do do Thirumoozhikulam Utsavam Begins on Chathayam and temple ends on Rohini

·43 Neezhoor Vaikom Road 6 miles Sree Krishna temple, Thiruvonam Thiruvonam in Makaram Neezhoor

44 do do Bhagavathy temple, Bharany Bharany in Meenam Thiruvambady

45 do do Alummel Kavil temple, do Bharany 10 Makaram Marangoli

46 do do Sree Narayana Guru Pooyam Pooyam in Kumbhom bhajanamadam, Neezhoor

47 do do Infant lesus church, Feast of Infant lesus Neezhoor

48 - do do St. lohn's church, Feast of St. Mary Thuruthippally

49 do do 4 miles Our Lady of Fatima Feast of Our Lady church, Vilayamcodu of Fatima

-SO do do do Feast of St. Joseph

.51 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Marangoli

52 do do St. Mathew's C. S. I. Perunnal Church, Vaccadu 246 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival 1D the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Contd,

23rd to 26th 4 days 10,000 Stationery, toys, cosmetics, aluminium April plates, religious articles etc.

16th November to 41 days 10,000 do 26th December

'22nd August 1 day 10,000 do

'9th to 16th 8 days 2,000 Brass plates May

Sth February 8 days 2,000 Stationery, sweets etc.

jth April 2 days 1,500 do

15th January 2 days 1,400 do

17th February 2 days 4,000 , Stationery, etc. \

"30th December to 3 d~ys 1,800 Vessels, stationery, sweets etc. 1st January

1st and 2nd 2 days 4,000 do February

11th to 13th 3 days 1,000 Religious articles, agricultural May implements etc.

19th March 1 day Not available

Not available 3 days 1,000 Relia=ious artides, agricultural implements etc.

20th and 21st 2 days 6QO do December 247 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village 'lor Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKOM

S3 Neezhoor Vaikom Road 4 miles Little Flower Latin Feast of St. Teresa Feast of the Patron Saito church, Kattampack of Infant Jesus of the church.

54 Kaduthuruthy Kuruppanthara 1 mile St. Teresa's church Feast of St. Teresa of Lexion

S5 do do TbaliyiI Siva temple Thiruvathira Arattu Thiruvathira in Dhanu

S6 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

57 \do do Sree Krishna temple Ashtami Robini Rohini in Chingam

58 do do Kunnasseril Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

59 do do Mangattukavu, Pooram Pooram in Meenam Kulasekharapuram

60 do do Thevarthanam temple Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingam

61 do do Siva temple Sivarathri ' Sivarathri in Kumbhom

62 do do ValiapalIy, Moonnu-Nombu Kaduthuruthy

63 do do Thazhathupally. Darsana perunnal Kaduthur~thy

64 do do Muttuchira church, Rakkuly Feast of Epiphany

65 do do S1. Teresa's church, Feast of St. Teresa Ayankudy

248 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

January 3 days 2,000 Usually the celebration begins on Friday evening and ends on next Sunday evening

14th October 1 day 250

10th January 10 days 30,000

-4th March 1 day 1,000

22nd August 1 day 1,500

10th March 1 day 1,000

20th March 2 days ;,000

22ndAugust 1 day 1,000

4th March 1 day ,500

January 2 days :l,500

January 2 days 2,500

5th and 6th 2 days 4,000 January

21st October 2 days 3,000 Porcelain dishes, mats etc.

249 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTIAYAM

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKOM

66 Kaduthuruthy Kuruppanthara 1 mile Adityapuram Utsavam Sooryadeva temple

67 do do do do

68 do do Infant Jesus church, Feast of Infant Jesus Maduraveli

69 do Vaikom Road 2 miles Arnootimangalam Pilgrimage to the Kurisumalakayattam church Holy Cross HilI

70 do do Kaduthuruthy church Feast of Holy Family Annual feast

71 Vadayar Vaikom Road 5 miles Thalayolaparambu Feast of St. George church

72 do do Infant Jesus church, Feast of Infant Jesus Circumcision of Christ Thalayolaparambu Titular feast of the church

73 do do Thirupqram Ashtaml Rohini Ashtami Rohini Vrutham Sree Krishna- swamy temple, Thalayolaparambu

74 do do do Utsavam Prathishta day

75 do do Tha)ayo)aparambu Pooram Kodiyettu in Karthika and Devi temple Arattu in Uthram

76 do do Brahmapuram temple Utsavam Pathamudayam

77 do do Vadayar Elamkavu Arattu and Bharani Aswathy and Bharani in Devi temple thookam Meenam

78 do do do Rohini and Pooram Rohini to Pooram in Kumbhom

250 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival i~ the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

13th May 1 day 3,000

9th December 1 day 3,000

6th and 7th 2 days 1,000 Biscuits, bread, earthenwares etc. January

13th April 2 days 20.000 Religious and domestic articles

14th January 5 days 15,000 do

13th May 3 days 3.000 Bakery goods, stationery, fruits etc.

28th l>ecember to 5 days 5,000 Mats, erthenwares, furniture, 1st January cloth, cured fish, stationery, vegetables etc.

22nd August 1 day 1,500

7th May 1 day 1,000

21st to 31st 11 days 2~000 March

23rd April 1 day 2,500

9th and 10th 2 days 25,000 Mats, stationery, bell-metal March vessels etc.

13th to 21st 9 days 20,000 do February 251 STATEMENT OF FAIRS KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKOM

79 Vadayar Vaikom Road Vadayar, Elamkavu Attuvela Aswathy and Bharany 5 miles Devi temple in Meenam

80 do do do Bharany Bharany in Meenam

81 do do Ponikara temple Thiruvonam Thiruvonam in Meenam

.82 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

.83 do do Achankovil temple Utsavam

84 do do Pundarikapuram do temple

" 85 do do Thrikkalayikulam Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

.86 do do Vadayar Poothamkeri do do temple

87 do do Jamayath mosque Bakrid

88 do do do Ramzan

89 do do Vattikkattumukku Bakrid mosque, Thaikkavu

'90 do do do Ramzan

,. '91 do do Thalayolaparambu Darsanathirunal Feast of St. Sebastian St. George's church

'92 do do do Feast of St. George Commemoration day

'93 do do do Feast of St. Mary Assumption day

252 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

9th and 10th 2 days 25,000 March

7th April 2 days 5,000

31st March 1 day 5,000 Retail trade

4th March 1 day 5,000 do

April-May 1 day 1.600

April-May 1 day 1,400

4th March 1 dflY 1.600

4th March 1 day 1,700

15th May 1 day 1,000

8th March t , day 1,000

15th May 1 day 400

8th March 1 day 400

21st January 4 days 4,000

7th May 3 days 4,500

15th August 2 days 750

253 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

LocatIOn of Village or SI. Name of "'" Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKOM

94 Vadayar Vaikom Road 5 miles Thalayolaparambu Feast of St. Mary Feast of Immaculate St. George's church Conception

95 Kulasekhara- do 2 miles St. Joseph's church. St. Joseph's Feast Feast of the Patron Saint mangalam Udayanapuram

96 do do Melparambath KOdiyettu Pathamudayam Bhagavathy temple

'97 do do Thrikkovil Sliee Krishna Jayanthi Ashtami Rohini vrutham Cheraparambu temple

98 do do Church Puthari perunnal Puthiya vilaveduppu festival

99 do do Vakkayil temple Mandalapooja Vrischikavrutham

100 do do Palliarakavu temple do do

101 do do Thevalakad temple do do

102 do do Chathanad temple do do

103 UO do Kottummel temple Bharany

104 do do Idyyodin temple Mandalapooja Vrischikavrutham

105 Vadakkemuri do 10 miles Udayanapuram temple Karthika Karthika in Thulam

106 do do do Kavady do

107 d(' do Jerusalem church Feast of St. Mary Immaculate Conception of St. Mary 254 AND FESTIVAI.S DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

8th December 2 days 1,500

20th May 4 days 1,000 Bakery goods, stationery, fruits etc.

18th to 23rd 6 days 4,000 April

:22nd August 1 day 1,000

22nd January 1 day 300 Stationery

22nd November 7 days 1,000 Handicrafts articles etc.

16th November to 41 days 2,500 FrUIts etc. 26th December

16th November to 41 days 3,000 Stationery 26th December

16th November to 41 dals 2,000 26th Decembe

21st February 1 day 1,500 Agricultural produces

20th December 7 days 500 Stationery

12th November 9 days 500

Not available 1 day 2,000

:8th December 3 days 200 Mud pots. biscuits etc.

255 STATEMENT OF FAIRS. KOTIAYAM

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKOM

108 Naduvilla Vaikom Road Vallakom church J-erunnal Presentation of Jesus 7 miles

109 do do Mahadeva temple, Vaikathashtamy Krisbnashtamy in Vrischigom Vaikom '

110 Vaikom do 5 miles St. Joseph's church, Feast of St. Joseph Udayanapuram

111 do do Thirumony Kodiyettu and Arattu Kodiyettu in Chothi and Venkitapuram temple Arattu in Chathayam in Meenam

112 do do Moothadathukavu Kodiyettu temple

113 do, do Kantakarnan temple Pathamudayam

114 do do Forane church

115 do do Payarattu temple Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingam

116 do do Pazhuthuval1y Makarasankramam Bhagavathy temple

117 do do Saraswathy temple Pooja Eduppu Vijayadasami

118 do do Sree Narayane- Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom swarapuram temple

119 do do Sree Kumaramangala- , Pooyam Pooyam in Medom puram temple

120 do do Kappola church Feast of St. Thomas Commemoration day

121 Vechoor Vaikom Road Sasthakulant temple Bharany Bharany in Meenam

122 do do St. Mary's church Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary

256 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10, 11

TALUK-Contd.

2nd February 1 day 500

19th November 12 days 150,000 Cosmetics, furniture, vessels of bell-metal, copper etc.

23rd January 3 days 10,000 Earthenwares, mats. stationery

3rd to 12th 10 days 2,000 Retail trade, sweets, glass, April bangles etc. '

Not available 10 days 1,500 Fruits, brass-plates etc.

23rd April 1 day 500 do

23rd January 1 day 10,000 Fruits, mats, earthenwares etc.

\ 22nd August 1 day 500 do

, 23rd January 3 da);s ",000 Bangles, tea, coffee etc.

19th October 7 days 1,000 do

4th March 3 days 5,000 Stationery, tea, coffee etc.

10th May 3 days 2,000 do

3rd July 1 day 1,500 do

7th April 5 days 2,000 Stationery

8th September 8 days 100,000 Stationery, furniture, vegetables, textiles etc.

257 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VJllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKOM

123 Vechoor Valkom Road Vykuntapuram Thiruvutsavam From Choti to Thiruvonam temple iD Medom

124 do do Edayazhathrikka Mandalachirappu Karthika to Uthram temple in Meenam

125 do do Poonkavu temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

126 Thalayazham Vaikom Road Thrupokudam Arattu Kodiyettu at Chathayam 13 miles temple and Arattu at Thiruvathira

127 do do Thottakam Varshikotsavam Subramonia temple

128 do do St. Gregory Feast of St. Gregory Commemoration day Thowmathurgus church, Thowmathurgus Thottakam

129 Kallara Kuruppunthara St. Mary's church, Feast of Our Lady of 3 miles Kallara Sorrows

130 do do St. Thomas' church, Feast of St. Thomas Kallara

131 do do Pandavar Kulangara Bharany Bharany in Meenam temple

132 do do Krishnaswamy temple Ashtami Rohini Ashtami Rohini in Chmgam

133 do do Krishnaswamy temple, do do Thiyath

134 do do St. Mathew's church Feast of St. Mathew Feast of Patron of the Perumthuruth church

135 ManJJoor do 2-1 miles Kanjirathanam Feast of St. Sebastian Annual feast church

136 do do Manvettam ahurch Feast of St. Joseph Annual feast

137 do do Mannarapara church Feast of St. Xavier Annual feast

258 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIVal Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

21st to 28th 8 days 500 April

8th to 17th 10 days 500 April

10th March 3 days 1,000 Stationery

16th to 25th 10 d~ys 500 February

10th January 8 days 500

18th November 3 days Not avallable

19th and 20th 2 days 5,000 May

9th April 3 days 3,000 Religious articles, stationery etc.

7th April ,1 day 1,500

22nd August ,1 day 1,000

22nd August 1 day 1,000

March 3 days 400

16th to 18th 3 days 6.000 Religious and domestic articles January

28th January 2 days 1,500 do

3rd December 4 days 50,000 do

259 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festlval or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

VAIKO~

138 Manjjoor. Kuruppunthara Kothanalloor church Feast of 55. Gervasis New Year day 21 miles and Prothasis

139 do do St. John's church, Feast of St. John the Chamakala Evangelist

KOTTAYAM

1 Ettumanoor Ettumanoor Ettumanoor temple Arattu From Chathayam to 1 mile Thiruvathira in Kumbhom

2 do do Cheruvandoor church St. Sebastian's Feast

3 do do St. Mary's church. St. Sebastian's day Vettimukar

4 Kottayam Kottayam Thirunakkara temple Pankuni

5 do do do Arat Festival

6 do do Parapadam Meenabharany From Thiruvonam to Bhadrakali temple Utsavam Bharany in Meenam

1 do do Major Thaliyil Chirappu Man~a)akalam temple

8 do do do Pallivetta

9 do do Sacred Heart church. Feast of St. Sebastian Thazhathangady and St. George

10 do do Good Shepherd church, Feast of the Kottayam Good Shepherd

11 Kaipuzha do Subramoniaswamy Shashti Shashti in Vriscbigom temple 260 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

1st January 2 days 5,000 RelJgious and domestIc articles

12th to 14th 3 days 700 Stationery articles etc. January

TALUK

6th March 10 days 150,000 On the 8th ard 10th days the famous ezhara: ponnana (71 golden elephants i. e. gold cast in moulds of elephants seven big and one small) Will be exposed for pubhc view 14th January 4 days 10,000 Stationery articles

17th to 19th 3 days 3,000 January

14th to :3rd 10 daiS 150,000 Furniture, household articles etc. March

15th to 24th 10 days 150,000 Industrial and agricultural products March

3]st March to 8 days 1,000 7th April ,

16tb November 41 days 200,000 Retail trade to 26th December

14th to 23rd 10 days 200,000 April

28th and 29th 2 days 500 Apnl

10th to 12th 3 days 3,000 April

17th to 24th 8 days 5,000 November

261 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

LocatIon of Village or SI. Name of To\\-n (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM

12 Kaipuzha Kottayam 4 miles Subramoniaswamy Rohiniattam Rohini in Meenam temple

13 do do PaJliakkunnu Feast of St. Sebastian St. Sebastian's Catholic church

14 do do Shanmukhavilasam Utsavam Prathishta day temple lS do do St. 'Xavier's church, Feast of St. Xavier Arpukara

16 do do Choorakavu Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

17 do do do Bharany Bharany in Meenam

18 do do LIttle Flower church, Feast of St Teresa Arpukala (Cherupushpa perunnal)

19 do do C. M. S. church. Vilavu perunnal Arpukara

20 do do St. George's church, Feast of St. George Mannalel, Arpukara

21 do do St. George's church, Feast or St. Mary ~urification of St. Mary Kaipuzha

22 do do do Feast of St. George Death anniversary

23 do do I rattakulangara Poor am Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple (Prathishta day)

24 Onamthuruthu Ettumanoor Moozhikulangara Po~ram do 3 miles temple

2S do do Sree Krishnaswamy Chothi From Chothi to temple, Onamthuruthu Thiruvonam in Medom

26 do do Bhagavathy temple, Pooram Pooram in Kumbhom Neendoor 262 _AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd

9th Apnl 1 day 3,000

20th January 1 day 10,000 Retail trade

15th to 23rd g days 5,000 Sundry articles January

3rd to 6th 4 days 6,000 do December

10th March 2 days 6,000 do

,th April 2 days 6,000 do

, 10th February 1 day 4,000 do

10th May 1 day 5,000 do

\ -ath May 1 day 3,000 Religious articles, sweets etc.

, 5th February 5 days .2,000 Sweets, toys, stationery, religious articles etc.

4th May 4 days 2,000 do

20th March 1 day 1,000

20th March 1 day 2,000 Stationery and agricultural Implements

21st to 28th 8 days 3,000 Stationery, agricultural implements April and earthenwares

21st February 5 days 10,000 do

263 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 S 6

KOTTAYAM

27 Onamthuruthu Ettumanoor Subramonia temple, Pooyam Pooyam ID Makaram 3 miles Neendoor (Prathlshta day)

28 do do Sree Kaitharapuram Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple, Neendoor

29 do do St. Michael's church, Darsana Thirunal St. Micrael's day Neendoor Feast of St. Michael

30 do do Cheeram Kanna Ashtami Rahini Muttath temple

31 Athirampuzha do I mile St. Mary's Forane Feast of St. Sebastian church

32 do do Little Flower church, St. Terasa's Feast Patron's day Sreekandamangalam

33 Ayarkunnam do 6 miles St. Thomas' church, Feast of Infant Jesus Punnathura

34 do do Sacred Heart's church Feast of Sacred Heart of Jesus

3S Akalakunnam Kottayam 21 miles St. Antony's church, Darsana Thlrunal Anniversary celebratIOn Chengalam

36 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day of the Saint

37 do do do Feast of St. George do

38 do do do Feast of St. Thomas do

39 do do do Feast of St. Antony Feast of the Patron Saint

40 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of Immaculate Moozhoor Conception 264 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

21 st January 6 days 5,000 Stationery, agricultural implements and earthenwares

4th March 1 day 1,000 do

4th to 8th May 5 days 2,000 do

22nd August 1 day 500

24th and 25th 2 days 20.000 Furniture, vessels, books, mats etc. January

7th January 2 days 1,000

30th December to 3 days 5,000 1st January

January 3 days 2,000

12th February 3 days 3,000 Religious articles, earthenwares etc.

20th January day 750 do

23rd April 1 day 750 do

3rd July J day 750 do

11 th February 4 days 10,000 do

8th December 1 day 2,000 Earthenwares

265 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or "51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM

·~1 Akalakunnam Kottayam 21 miles St. Mary's church, Purification of Our Lady Muzhoor

·42 do do Paduva church, Feast of st. Antony Mattakkara

·43 do do Mattakkara St. George's Feast St. George's day St. George's church

·44 do do Sathyanatha temple, Thiruvonam Thiruvonam in Makaram Kanjiramattam

·45 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

·46 Elikulam Kottayam 25 miles Panamattam Pooram Pooram in· Meenam Devi temple

47 do do Elikulam temple Muppathamkalam

48 do do do Rharany Bharany ill Meenam

49 do do Elamkulam Uthram Uthram in Makaram Sastha temple

:50 do do U rulikunnam Mandalapooja Mandalakalam Maruthur kavu

:51 do do Elamkulam Darsana-thirunal Feast of Our Lady of St. Mary's church Sorrows

:52 do do Elikulam Feast of Infant Jesus Infant Jesus church

:53 do do Urulikunnam Feast of St. George Commemoration day St. George's church, Gnandupara

:54 do do Puliyannoorkkadu Birthday celebration Uthram in Makaram Sastha temple of Sastha 266 _AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

2nd February 1 day 2,000 Earthenwares

19th February 3 days 200 Religious articles

6th May 3 days 2,000

5th February 1 day 1,500

·4th March 1 day 1,500

_20th March 9 days 3,000 Stationery, fruits etc.

16th November to 30 days 3,000 do 15th December

-7th April 2 days 3,000 do

'25th January 6 days 2,000 do

Not available 6,days 1,000 do

28th to 30th 3 days 5,000 Stationery, pottery, fruits etc. -November

·14th January 4 days 1,000

30th April 2 days 500 Stationery, pottery. fruits etc.

25th January 1 day 500

267 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM-

Location of Village or Sf. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM.

55 Anikad Kottayam 19 miles Anikad Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in Meenam temple

56 do do St. Mary's Catholic Feast of Immaculate church, Anikad Conception

57 do do do St. Sebastian's Feast

S8 do do Vattakkavu temple Uthram Uthram in Meenam

S9 do do Catholic church, Perunnal Aruvikuzhi

60 do do Elambally Dharma Uthram Uthlam in Kumbholl' Sastha temple

61 do do Mar Gregorios Syrian All Saint's day Orthodox church, Anikad

62 do do do Feast of St. Thomas

63 do do St. Paul's church, Perunnal Nedumavu

64 do do St. George's Cathollc do church, Neyyattusseri

65 do do do do

66 do do Keezhkkambu Kavadiattam Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

Bbarany 67 Kooropada Kottayam 12 miles Bbagavatby temple, Bharany in Makaram Madappadu

68 do do Kooropada Sas'tha temple Utbram Uthram in Makarall'

69 do do Kizhakkedath Meenasamkramam Prathishta day Bhagavathy temple 268 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

7th April 4 days 10,000 Stationery, agricultural products, porcelain dishes

8th December 1 day 15,000 Religious articles

19th to 21st 3 days 2,000 do January

21st March day 5000 Stationery, agricultural produces. porcelain dishes etc.

11th and 12th 2 days 5,000 do February

22nd February 1 day 400

.2nd November 1 day 2,000

3rd July 1 day 2,000

-sth January 1 day 5,000

20th January 2 d'ay ,5,000

'7th May 1 day 5,000

4th March 1 day 200

15th January 1 day 1,500 Stationery

"25th January I day 2,000 do

13th March 1 day 1,000 do

269 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VilIage:or TowlI Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM:

70 Kooropada Kottayam 12 miles St. Mary's church. Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary Cheppumpara, Lakkattoor

71 do do Sree Sooryanarayana- Sivarathri Sivarathri III Kumbhom puram temple. KothaJa

72 do do St. John's Syrian Mayalthoperuna] Presentation of Christ to church, Kooropada the church

73 do do Elamkavu Bhagavathy Bharany Bbarany in Kumbhom temple, Kothala

74 do do Moonnadathu Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple. Pangadakara

75 do do Marthamarium Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary Orthodox Syrian church. Pangada

76 Manarcad do 6 miles Manarcad Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in M eenam temple

77 do do do Pathamudayam

78 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary Manarcad

79 do do do Feast of St. George Commemoration day

80 do do Mt. Carmel church, Annual Feast of the Anniversary of the Thiruvanchur Parish foundation of the church

81 Vijayapuram do 4 miles Peringalloor temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

82 do do ThevarkUllnu do do temple

270 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Impoltant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the FaIr or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 J1

T ALUK-Contd.

8th September 1 day 700 Stationery

4th March 1 day 2,000 do

1st and 2nd 2 days 1,500 Stationery, oranges, palm dates etc. February

10th March 1 day 2,000 do

7th April 1 day 1,500 Stationery

8th September 1 day 1,000 do

7th April 1 day 5,000 Household articles etc.

23rd April 1 day 5,000 do ,

1st to 8th 8 days 200,000 Furniture, vegetables, copper and September brass vessels, earthenpots etc.

5th and 6th 2 days 15,000 May

20th and 21 st 2 days 500 January

4th March 1 day 200

4th March 1 day 500

271 STATEMENT OF FAIRS KOTIAYAM

Location of Village or 'Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Rallway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIon of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM

"83 Vijayapuram Kottayam 4 miles Sastha temple Thiruvonam Thiruvonam in Meenam

84 do do Sree Krishnaswamy Thiruvonam do temple '

85 do do Mar Aprom church, Prathishta day Vadavathur

86 do do do Commemoration of the Saint

"87 do do Manganam temple Arattu Thiru vonam in Makaram

88 do do Narasimba temple, Sivarathri Manganam

89 do do Pon church, Perunnal Nattassery

90 do do do do

91 do do Vembankulangara Utsavam temple, Vattassery

'92 do do Vadavatbur A"attulsavam From Chothi to Thiruvonam Krishnaswamy temple m Meenam

93 Perumhaikad do 2! miles KumaranaJloor Karthika Karthika in Vrischigom Bhagavathy temple

94 do do do Navarathri Navarathri in Kanni

95 do do do Pooram Pooram in Meenam

96 do do Nagampadam Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Makaram Siva temple

97 do do Plavanattu Sree Krishna Ashtami Rohini Robini in Chingam temple 272 AND FESTIVALS >DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the FaIr or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

31st March 6 days 800 ...

31st March 8 days 1,000 Vegetables, stationery

-6th November 1 day 250

18th February 1 day 250

:Sth February 8 days 1,000 Nuts, stationery etc.

4th March day 600 Stationery articles

10th May I day 1,500

26th October 1 day 1.500

23rd April 1 day 500

24th to 31st 8 days 2,000 March

10th December 10 days 200,000 Vessels of brass, copper etc.

'9tb October 10 days 100,000 do

20th March 1 day 10,000 d0

19th January 8 days 150,000 do

22nd August 1 day 1,000 do

273 STATEMENT OF F.AIRS

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM,

98 Perumbaikad Kottayam 21 miles Puthukulangara Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingom Krishna temple

99 do do Kadannaku~y Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

100 do do Parambuzha Da'rsanathirunal Holy Family Catholic church

101 do do Madhavathu temple Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingom

102 do do Krodhavath temple do do

103 do do Tharamelidom temple Mandalapooja Vrischikavrutham

104 do do Nattassery Sivaratbri Sivarathri in KumbholD> Thrikka temple

105 do do Thidambukunnu do do temple

106 do do Muthukulangara do do temple

107 do do Sankranthi Sankramam Sankramam in Midhnam - Vilakambalam

108 do do Holy Family church, Epiphany Parampuzha

109 Aimanam Kottayam 4 miles Thiruaimana temple Chotbi Chothi in Kumbhom

110 do do Vasudevapuram temple do do

111 do do do Ashtami Rohini Birthday of Sree Krishna

274 AND FESTIVALB

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival 'in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

22ndAugust 1 day 1,000 Vessels of brass, copper etc.

4th March 1 day 1,000 do

4th to 6th 3 days 5,000 Stationery goods January

22nd August 1 day 1,000

22nd August 1 day 1,000

J 6th November 41 days 500 26th December

4th March 1 day 2,000

4th March , day 2,000

4th March dllY 2,000

15th July 1 day 5,000 Stationery and sundry articles, toys etc.

4th to 6th 3 days 1.000 There is a small spring nearby the- January church from which water always gushes out. People drink it and bathe 10 it. They believe that this water has. got curing effect for all diseases.

25th February 8 days 1,000

25th February 8 days 1,200

22ndo\ugust 1 day J,500

275 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTIAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town"f Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM

112 Aimanam Kottayam 4 miles Padinjattukavu Meenabbarany Birthday of Bhagavathy

113 do do Pandavam temple Uthram Uthram in Meenam

114 do do Erveeswaram temple Utsavam lIS do do Karinkulangara Vishu temple

Il6 do do S1. Mary's church, Perunnal PurificatIOn of St. Mary Kudamaloor

117 do do St. George's church Feast of St. George AJlckarachira

118 do do Major Panppu Madom Utsavam From Uthruttathi to Devaswom Thiruvathira in Medom

119 Kumarakom Kottayam 8 miles Kumarakom Arattu Utsavam Bharany in Meenam Puthiakavu temple

120 do do St. John Nepomucen's Vallara Palli Perunnal Feast of the Patron Saint VaBara Putben palli

121 Thiruvarppu Kottayam 6 miles Lath church, Perunnal Feast of St. Joseph Chengalam

122 do do Schion church, do Chengalam

123 do do Sree Krishnaswamy Ancbam Purappadu Madamahotsavam temple, Thiruvarppu

124 do do Bhagavathy temple, Navarathri Thiruvarppu

125 dQ do Siva temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Thlruvarppu

126 do do Sastha temple, Mandalapooja Thiruvarppu

276 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or atteodlOg Date of the FestIval in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

7th April 1 day 500

21st March 8 days 1,000

Not available 8 days 1,000

14th April 1 day 1,500

2nd February 4 days 20,000 Retail trade

6th May 1 day 2,000

lst to 8th May 8 days 2,000 Brass plates, vessels of copper, stationery etc.

7th to 14th 8 days 2,000 April

12th to 15th 4 days 8,000 May

13th May 1 day 500 Retail trade

January- 3 days 500 February

14th to 23rd 10 days 60,000 Brass plates. furniture, foodstuffs, April toys, porcelain dishes etc.

9th December 9 days 300

4th March 1 day 500

16th November to 41 days 2,000 26th December

277 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village Or 'SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM

127 Thiruvarppu Kottayam 6 miles Narasimha temple, Kalabha attam Navagam Panchagavyam Thiruvarppu

128 do do Kilirur Kunnummel Arattu Utsavam Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

129 do do Martha Simoni church, Perunnal Edanattuthara, Thlruvarppu

130 do do do do

131 do do SIva temple Utsavam VIshu

132 do do Valiaveedu Bhagavathy do temple, Kilirur

133 do do Karithra Bhagavatby Utsavam Pathamudayam temple, KiIirur

134 do do Chengalathukavu Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

135 Nattakom Chingavanam 11 miles PakkJl Dharma Sastha PakkJl Utsavam Uthram Arattu in Meenam temple

136 do do Manappally Arattu Utsavam Thiruvathira in Dhanu Ganapathy temple

137 do do St. John's Dayara Feast of St. John Commemoration day of church, Chingavanam St. John

138 do do St. John's Puthen do do church, Chingavanam

139 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day of Chingavanam St. Mary

140 do do St. John's Feast of St. John Commemoration day of Mission church St. John

141 do do St. John's Catholic do do church, Chingavanam 278 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICI'

Average No. Duration of of persons _Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

April-May 13 days 150

20th March 8 days 5,000 Retail trade, tea etc.

1st August 2 days 1,000

8th September 1 day 1,000

14th April 2 days 300

10th November 3 days 1,500

23rd April 6 days 500

'7th April 8 days 1,000

21st to 31st 10 days 10,000 Stationery, sweetmeats etc. March

10th January 8 days 2~000 Stationery

5th and 6th 2 days 1,500 do May

7th and 8th 2 days 1,300 do May

25th and 26th 2 days 400 do December

6th and 7th 2 days 300 do January

26th and 27th 2 days 350 do December 279 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTIAYAM.

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM-

142 Nattakom Chingavanam Nattathil Siva temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbbom 1* miles Chingavanam

143 do do Mavilangil ' Bharany Bharany in Makaram Bhagavathy temple

144 do do Cheruvally kavil Chirappu Mandalakalam Bhagavathy temple, Pallom

145 do do Subramonia: temple, Chathayam Chatha yam In Makaram, Pallom

146 do do Arackal Bhagavathy Pathamudayam temple

147 do do St. Paul's Orthodox Feast of St. Paul Commemoration day of Syrian church St. Paul

148 do do St. Thomas' church, Feast of St. Thomas Anniversary celebration Pakkil

14~ do do St. Teresa's Catholic Feast of St. Teresa Commemoration day 01 church, Pakkil St. Teresa

150 do do Dharma Sastha Uthram Arattu Birthday celebration of Major temple, Pakkil Dharmasastha

151 do do Mariappally Kottaram Vishu Medavishu temple

152 do do Ponkunnathukavu Pathamudayam Bhagavathy temple

153 do do Mariappally Major Thiruvathira Arattu Tt.iruvathira in Dhanu: temple

154 do (0 Kuttikkattu Pathamudayam Devi temple

155 do do Thrikkal Siva temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in KumbholD Moolavattom 280 ·AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

AverageNc Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 1 8 9 10 11

. T ALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 500 Stationery

15th January 1 day 500 do

16th to 26th 11 days 2,000 do December

-.(jth February 5 days 3,000 ·do

23rd April 1 day 500 do

Not available 2 days 700 Stationery, earthenwares etc.

16th May 2 days 200 Stationery

February 2 days 400 do

.31st March 10 days 12,000 Stationery, furniture, iron plates etc.

14th April 1 day 100

14th to 23rd 10 days 10,000 Stationery April

10th January 8 days 2,000 do

23rd to 25th 3 days 25.000 do April

4th March 3 days 1,000 do

281 STATEMENT OF FAIRS KOTTAYAM_

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM_

156 Nattakom Chingavanam Ii miles St. Ignatius church, Feast of St. George Commemoration day of Pallom St. George

157 do do do Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary

158 Panachikad do Panachikad Navami Poojavaipu Saraswathy temple

159 do do Ve1uthuruthy Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

160 do do St, Mary's Orthodox Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day church, Veluthuruthy

161 do do Little Flower Mission Feast of St. Teresa church. Kadanchira ~

162 do do do do

163 Puthuppally Kottayam 5 miles Oolackal church Feast of the foundation Commemoration day of the church

164 do do St. Mary's Catholtc Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary church, Anchery

165 do do Keechal church Feast of St. Teresa Commemoration day

166 do do Arattuchira church Feast of Infant Jesus Presentation of Christ in the Temple

167 do do Pummattam church Feast of St. Antony Commemoration day

168 do do St. George's church Feast of St. George do

169 do do Nilackal church Puthupally Perunnal

170 do do Pariyaram Pazhaya Feast of St. Peter do church 282 AND FESTIVAlS

DISTRICf

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

5th and 6th 2 days 300 Stationery April

1st to 8th 8 days 300 do September

17th to 19th 3 da¥s 15,000 do October

10th March 1 day 5,000

15th January 1 day 500

6th May 1 day 300

3rd October I day 300

2nd September 1 day 1,000

8th September 1 day 500

30th December 1 day SOO

2nd February J l1ay 1,000

26th to 28th 3 days 1,500 December

27th April 10 days 200.000 Earthenwares. furniture, textile goods, vessels, stationery articles

14th January 1 day 500

6th January 1 day soo

283 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTIAYAM

Location of Village or 'SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM

-171 Puthuppally Kottayam 5 miles Thrikkayil temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

172 do do Kothakulangara kavu Pathamudayam Pathamudayam in Medom

173 do do Kannakulangara Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Cbingom temple

174 do . do S.N.D.P. Sivarathri Sivaratbri in Kumbhom Bbajana Madam

175 do do St. Mary's Catholic Feast of St. Mary Commemoration of the church Nativity of St. Mary

176 Pampady do 10 miles St. John's church, Perunnal Foundation day of the Pampady church

177 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary Pampady

178 do do Mar Kuriakose Diara Feast of St. Kuriakose Commemoration day

179 do do St. John's church, do do Chathan Purayidam

180 do do St. Simon's church, AnDlversary Celebration Velloor

181 do do do Commemoration of St. Simon

182 do do St. Thomas' church, Perunnal Commemoration of Meenadam St. Stephanos

]83 do do Catholic church, Feast of St. George Commemoration day Pallattu, Meena~am

184 do do St. Mary's church, Perunnal Mennala

185 do do Sivadarsana temple, Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Dhanu Pampady 284 AND FESTIVAI.S DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in tbe Fair or ImpOltant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks. 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

4th March 2 days 1,000

23rd April 2 days' 1,000

22nd August 1 day, 300

4th March 1 day 1,000

8th September 1 day 500

29th and 30th 2 days Not available January

8th September 1 day 1,000 Retail trade

15th July 1 day 2,500 Stationery, earthenwares etc.

30th and 31 st 2 da}s 1,000 January

8th September 2 days 1,000 Stationery, furniture etc.

27th July 2 days 350 do

21st January 5 days 13,000 Stationery, earthenwares. furniture. agricultural implements, vessels etc.

22nd and 23rd 2 days 200 April

14th and 15th 2 days Not available January

10th January S days Not available

285 STATEMENT OF FAIRS KOITAYAM

Location of Village or 'SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair Or Occasion of tbe Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KOTTAYAM

186 Pampady Kottayam 10 mIles Cberuvally Kavu, Pooram Pooram in Kumbbom Pampady

187 do do do Ashtami Rohini Rohini in Chingom

188 do do Devi temple, Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Meenadam

189 do do Cheruthruka temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Velloor

CHANGANACHERRY

1 Changanacherry Changanacherlry Mahadeva temple, Anniversary celebration From Chathayam to 2 miles Va:zhappally of the dedIcation of Thiruvathira in Meenam the deity Siva

2 do do St. Mary's Metropolitan Feast of St. Mary Immaculate conception church

3 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian Feast of Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

do do do Feast of St. Mary Assumption day

5 do do Kavll Bbagavathy Chirappu ~andalavrutham temple

do do Puthoor mosque Chandanakudam Commemoration of SaiJ;lt Muhaiyudheen

7 do do Parel church Feast of St. Mary Commemoration of Immaculate conception of St. Mary

do do St Joseph's church, Feast of St. Joseph Lalkad, Perunna

9 Va:zhappally do 2 miles Va:zhappally Kodiyettu Chathayam in Meenam West Mahadevar temple 286 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons _Approximate the Fair or attending _Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival , in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Concld.

_21st February 6 days 10,000 Fan.::y articles. toys etc.

:22nd August 1 day 2,000 do

10th March 3 days Not available

-4th March 2 days 2,000 Household articles

'TALUK

2ad to 11th 10 days 5,000 Furniture, iron articles, potteries etc. April

8th December 1 day 40,000 do

15th to 25th ' 11 days 10,000 do January

-15th August 1 'day 10,000 do

16th November to 41 days 1,000 26th December

-24th and 25th 2 days 10,000 Furmture, iron articles, potteries etc. December

"'8th December 4 days 100,000 Furniture, stationery etc.

-6th M!lY 3 days 500 Religious books and other articles

2nd to 11th 10 days Not available April 287 STATEMENT 01' FAIRS

KOTIAYAM_

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OCcasion of the Fair No. VilJage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S 6

CHANGANACHERRY

10 Kurichy Changanacherry 3 miles Ithithanam Sivarathri Sivarathri in KUrtlbhom Chiravummuttam Siva temple

11 do 40 Podippara church. Darsanathirunal Ithlthanam

12 do Chingavanam 2 miles St. Francis Xavier's St. Xavier's Feast church

13 Vakathanam do 3 miles st. Sebastian's church Feast of St. Sebastian

14 do do Manikantapuram Uthruttathi Arattu Arattu day temple

15 do, do Kadatnuri temple Kodiyettu Utsavam Prathishta day (Tbiruvonam in Kumbhom)

16 do do Thottackadu temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

17 do do Bhagavathy temple, Bharany Bharany in l\.eenam Kavilkunou (Panakkal Kavu)

18 do do St. John's Orthodox Feast of the foundation Commemoration day Syrian church, of the church Vakathanam

19 do do do Feast of St. John do

20 do do Jerusalem Orthodox Feast of St. Mary Commemoration of Syrian church St. Mary

21 do do ValJikattu Feast of St. MalY St. Mary's church

22 do do do St. Basdio's day

23 do do Puthussery St. Simon's Feast of St. Simon church 288 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIon of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 1,000

4th February 3 days 800 Stationery

4th December 3 days 1,000

21st January 1 day 300 Sweets and religious articles

2nd to 11th 10 days 10,000 Retail trade May

4th Marc!t 10 days 4,000 do

4th March 1 day 1,000

7th April 1 day 1,000

10th January 2 day~ 4,000 Agricultural produces. vegetables, stationery, household articles, food-stuff etc.

29th August 2 days 4,000 do

15th January 2 days 2,000

28th January 1 day 150 Retail trade

17th December 1 day 150 do

10th November 1 day 4,000 Stationery, earthenwares etc.

289 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHANGANACHERRY

24 Vakathanam ChlOgavanam 3 miles Puthussery Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day Catholic church

25 do do do Feast of St. Mathew Prathishta day

26 do do Catholic church, Feast of St. George Commemoration day Thottackadu (Prathishta day)

27 do do Mar Gregorios chapel, Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day Vakathanam

28 do do 2 miles do Feast of Mar Gregorios Commemoration day

29 do do Vakathanam Uthram Uthram in Makaram Sastha temple

30 Madappally Changanacherry 4 miles Little Flower church, Feast of Little Flower Madappally

31 do do Siva temple Utsavam $ivarathri

32 do do Madappally do Visbu Bhagavathy temple

33 do do Mammodu Perunnal Lourdes church

34 do do Elamkunnathu church do Feast of Kochu Thresia

35 do do Muthukunnel do Feast of St. Thomas Reeth Catholic church

36 do do Assumption church, do Feast of St. Mary Kurumpanadam (Assumption)

37 do do Holy Family church, do Feast of Holy famIly Mannila 290 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival lfl the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

21st January 2 days 500 Retail trade

23rd September 2 days 500 do

27th April to 5 days 3,000 Earthenwares, statIOnery, agricultural 1st May implements etc.

-16th January 2 days 2.500 Agricultural produces. vegetables, stationery, household articles. foodstuffs etc.

1st November 2 days 2,500 do

25th January 1 day 1,000

7th January 2\ days 500

Ath March 1 day. 2,500 Stationery

14th April 1 day 1,500 do

-11 th February 4 days 1,000 do

7th January 3 days 1,500 do

7th January 3 days 500 do

14th and 15th 2 days 2,000 do .January

21st January 3 days 500 do

291 STATEMENT OF FAIRS-

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town StatiOn and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S 6

CHANGANACHERRY

38 Madappally Changanacherry St. Antony's church, Pt';runnal Feast of St. Sebastian 4 miles Kurumpanadam

39 do do do do Feast of St. Antony

40 Vazhappally:East do 2 miles Veroor Christian Feast of St. Joseph church (Catholic)

41 do do Cheranchira Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary Jacobite church

42 Thrikkodithanam do Thrikkodithanam Deepa Mahotsavam Thiruvonam in Vrischigom temple

43 do do Alamala Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

44 do do Thrikkodithanam Vrischikavrutham Malurkavu temple

4S do do do Bharany Bharany in Meenam

46 do do Gurujuhanandapuram Utsavam temple

47 do do Paipadu Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

48 do do Thrikkodithanam Feast of St. Xavier church

49 do do Paipadu church Feast of St. Thomas

50 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day

51 Nedumkunnam do 12 miles St. John Feast of St. John Baptist church

52 d(' do do Darsanathirunal of St. Mary

292 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ApproXImate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

2nd February 3 days 1,000 Stationery

1st May 3 days 1,000 do

16th April 3 da:ys 10,000 Stationery, tea, coffee etc.

8th September 1 day 100

2nd December 10 days 1,000

4th March 2 days 5,000

16th November to 41 days 2,000 Retail trade 26th December

7th April 2 days 2,000 do

20th March 2 days 12,000 do ,

7th April 4 days 10,000 do

November- 4 days 5,000 do December

9th April 3 days 2,000 Statio:lery

20th January 4 days 5,000 do

24th to 28th 5 days 60,000 Stac;o.lery, furl1iture, vessels etc-, November

Not available 5 days 5,000 de ...

293 S~A~NT ~ FAIIls. KOTTAYAM

LocatIon of VIllage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHANGANACHERRY

S3 Nedumkunnam Changanacherry Nedumkunnam Prathishta day 12 miles Devi temple

S4 do do do do Pooram in Medam

SS Vazhoor Kottayam 16 miles Kodungur BIrthday celebration of Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple Bhagavathy

..56 do do St. Peter's Jacobite Feast church

..57 do do St. Mary's Feast of St. Sebastian Death anniversary of the Latin church Saint

58 dd do Sacred Heart's Feast of Sacred Heart Anniversary of starting church, Chenkal of the church

59 do do Holy Cross church Feast of the Holy Cross do

,60 do do Chakampanal Feast of St. Mary Prathishta day Cruz church

-61 do do Sastha temple Vrischigavrutham Mandalakalam

-62 d:> do St. George's Jacobite Feast of St. George Commemoration day church

-63 Kangazha Changanacherry Kangazha Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom 16 miles Siva temple

do do Devi temple Pathamudayam Pathanad ,

65 do do Elankavu temple, Mandalapooja Mandalavrutham Kangazha

66 do do Mundathanam Feast of St. George St. George's day Catholic church 294 AND FE$TlVJ\Ui DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

9th to 16th 8 days 10,000 Stationery, furniture, vessels etc. April

13th May 1 day 3,000 do

20th March 7 days 2,000

27th to 29th 3 days 4,000 Furniture, cosmetics, mats, earthen wares, December vessels of bell-metal, copper etc.

14th and 15th 2 days 700 January

3rd to 5th 3 days 1,500 February

22nd to 24th 3 days 600 'September

3rd to 5th 3 days 2,000 Aluminium vessels, potteries, fancy -February articles etc.

16th November to 41

11 th and 12th 2 days 1,000 May

4th March 1 day 20,000 Handicrafts articles, stationery, A kodiyettu utsavam for 8 days bell-metal vessels etc. preceding the Sivarathri day is celebrated every year

23rd April 1 day 10,000 do

16th November to 41 days 3,000 do. "26th December

31 st December 1 day 5,000 do

295 STATEMENT OF FAIRS"

KOITAYAM_

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

CHANGANACHERRr

67 Kangazha Changanacherry Jacobite church, Anduperunat Commemoration day of 16 miles Mundathanam St. John

68 do do St. Thomas' church, New Year Kangazha

69 do do St. Mazy's (Dotours) Our Lady of Dolours' church Festival

KAN]IRAPPALLr

I Kanjirappally Kottayam 24 miles St Dominic church, Feast of St. Thomas Kanjirappally

2 dt1 do do Feast of St. Dominic

3 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

4 do do KanjirappaUy BIrthday of St. Mary Pttzhayapally

5 do do Madhura Meenakshi Mar.dalamahotsa\am Final day of Mandala-- temple, Kanjirappally vrutham

6 do do do Utsavam

7 do do Ninar mosque Milad-j-sheriff Birthday of Prophet Mohammed

8 do do St. Antony's church ' Fellst (f St. Antony

9 do do St. Joseph's church, Feast of St. Jo:eph Podimattain

10 do do st. Mary's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Podimattam

11 do do do Feast of St. Mary

296 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of or persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Condd.

19th January 2 days 200 Stationery

1st January 1 day 1,000 Retail trade

19th to 21st 3 days 1,000 January

TALUK

3rd July 1 day 2,000 Fruits, vegetables. vessels, earthenwares. stationery etc.

1st January 2 days 5,000 do

31 st January 2 days 7.000 do

1st to 8th 8 days 3,000 do September

26th December , 1 day 750

25th December 2 days 3,000 Fruits, vegetables. vessels. earthenwares. stationery etc.

14th August 12 days 5,000 do

10th and 11th 2 days 1,000 Books, stationery etc. November

25th February 1 day 600 Retail trade

Not available 1 day 500

Not available 1 day 500

297 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTIAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town {Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance} worshIp Fe5tival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S 6

KANJIRAPP ALLY

12 KanJIrappalJy Kottayam 24 miles' St. Joseph's church, Feast of St. Joseph Koovappally

13 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

14 do do Chenappadi Birthday celebration Uthrom in Kumbhom Sastha temple of the Prathishta

15 do do Holy Mary's church Epiphany

16 Mundakkayam do 28 miles St. Thomas church, Feast of St. SebastIan Velichayathra

17 do do do Feast of St. George

18 do do do Feast of St. Kochu Theresa

19 do do St. Fatima church Presentatbn of Karikulam St. Mary

20 do do Kuruvippara mosque, Chandanakudam Idakkunnam

21 do do Bhagavathy temple, Birthday celebration of Pooram in :\ 1eenam Palapra Bhagavathy

22 do do CherupalJikavu Pooram Pooram in Kumbhom temple

23 do do Parthasarathy temple Prathishta day

24 do do do Ashtami Rohil1i

25 do do Thrikarthtka Karthika in Vrischigom

26 do do Kodakapalathukavu Prathishta day AND FESTIVALS DISTRICf

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the FaiT or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival 10 the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

13th May 2 days 500

28th January 2 days 500

22nd Februlry 1 day 500

1st to 6th 6 days 10,000 Stationery articles January

27th and 28th 2 days 2,500 January

28th and 29th 2 days 2,000 April

21st October 1 day 2,000

4th February \ 2 days 2,000 Stationery, pottery and eatable things

15th December 1 ~y 5,000 Stationery, brass vessels etc.

20th March 1 'day 500

21st February 1 day 1,500 Stationery etc.

14th to 22nd 9 days 3,000 January

:22nd August I day 250

10th December 1 day 200

13th February 1 day 150

299 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of FaIr or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KANJIRAPPALLY

27 Mundakayam Kottayam 28 miles Paschima Devaswom Pooram Pooram in Moollam temple

28 do do Latin chureh Feast (St. Mary's church, Mundakayam)

29 do do St. Thomas Commemoration of the Orthodox church foundation of the church

30 do do S. N.D.P. Sivarathri BhaJanamatam

31 Chirakkadavu do 21 miles Ponkunnam Kavadiattam Puthiyakavu temple (Devi temple)

32 do do do Pathamudayam

3'3 do do do Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

34 do do Chilakkadavu Arattu From Karthika to Mahadeva temple Uthram in Makaram

35 do do Manakad Mandalapooja Mandalavrutham Bhagavathy temple

36 do do Ponkunnam Perunnal Sacred Heart's church

37 do do Chirakkadavu do St. Eaphrame's church

38 Cheruvally do St. Mary's church do Nativity of St. Mary

39 do do do Amalolbavathirunal

40 do do CheruvaJ1y Pooram Pooram in Meenam: Bhagavathy temple 300 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

20th March 7 days 1,200

12th February 3 days 1,600 Stationery

5th and 6th 2 days 500 February

Not available 1 day 2,500

25th December 1 day 100,000 Stationery, oil, flowers etc.

23rd April 1 day 100,000 do

10th March 6 days 100,000 do

16th to 25th 10 days 4,000 do January

25th and 26th 2 "days 5.000 Stationery, brass plates etc. -December

May 3 days 3.000 do

.14th January 3 days 3,000 Stationery

-8th September 3 days 3,000 Sationery, religious articles etc.

6th to 8th 3 days Not available December

12th to 20th 9 days 1,500 Stationery. brass plates etc. March 301 STATEMENT OF FAIRS KOTTAYAM.

Location of Village or S}. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship FestIval or FestIval 1 2 3 4 5 6

KANJIRAPP ALLY

41 Manimala Changauacherry Church of the Magi Danaha 22 miles

42 do do Karukattur chapel of Feast of St. Jacob Prathishta day Carmalite monastery

43 do do Devi temple, Pooram Pooram in Kumbhom Manimala

44 do do Annapoorneswari Devi Pooram Pooram and Utbram in temple, Alapra Kumbhom

45 do do Sastha temple, Utsavam Alapra, Manimala

46 do do Thachirikkal Bharany Bharany in Meenam , Kali temple

47 Erumeli Kottayam 30 miles Sastha temple, Erumeli Festival (Pettah) Erumeli

PEERMADE:

Pasuppara Kottayam 63 miles St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Upputhara

2 do do do Feast of St. Mary

3 do do St. George's church, Feast of St. George Pulimkiatta

4 do do S1. Thomas' church, Feast of St. Thomas Chiminitaly

5 Elappara Kottayam 52 miles Catholic church, Feast of Infant Jesus Kozhikanam

6 do do Sree Krishnaswamy Rohim Rohini in Meenam temple, Uppukalam 302 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

1st to 6th 6 days 5,000 Furniture, stationery January

19th November 2 days 2,500 Religious articles

21st February 2 days 3,000 Stationery

21st and 22nd 2 days 2,000 do February

25th December I day 1,000 dl!l

7th April 1 day 700 do

4th to 10th 7 days 50,000 January

TALUK

28th January 2 'days 2,000 Religious articles

11 th February 3 days 500 do

Not available 2 days 300

12th April 2 days 400 Religious articles

1st January 3 days 500 Stationery

9th April 1 day 3,000 do

303 STATEMENT OF FAIRS KOTTAYAM

Location of Village Or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

PEER MADE

7 Elappara Kottayam 52 miles C. S. I. church New Year

8 do do Syrian church Feast of St. George

9 do do Lutheran church New Year

10 Peruvanthanam do 38 miles St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Feast of Immaculate Thekkemala conception of St. Mary

11 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of Immaculate Kanayanka vayal conception of St. Mary

12 do- do Sastha temple, Uthram Uthram in Dhanu Peruvanthanam

13 do do Chennappara Prathishta day Thiruvonam in Meenam Siva temple

14 do do Bhagavathy temple, Bharany Bharany in Meenam Va1liankavu

15 do do St. George's Catholic Feast of St. George church, Mukulam, Enthayar

16 do do St. Luke's C. S. 1. Commemoration of church,Koottikal St. Luke

17 Peerrnade do 46 miles Christian church feast of St. Joseph Feast of Patron Saint

18 do do Sree Krishna temple Prathishta day Uthram in Kumbhom

19 do co do Rohini arattu

20 do do St. Philomina's church, F east of St. Mary Pambanar

21 do do Jamayath mosque Milad-i-sheriff Birthday of Prophet Mohammed 304 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

1st January 1 day 1,000 Agricultural produces

Not anilable 1 day 500

1st January 1 day 200 Agricultural produces

6th to 8th 3 d~s 1,500 December

7th and 8th 2 days 2,000 Religious articles December

19th December 9 days 200 Stationery, fruits etc.

31st March 3 days 1,500 Stationery, household articles, vessels of brass, copper etc.

7th April 3 days 300 Stationery

22nd April 2 days 2,000

18th October 1 day Not available

7th May 3 days 350

22nd February 1 day 2,500 Stationery

30th March 10 days 2,000 do

8th December 1 day 3,000 Stationery articles

14th August 1 day 500 do

305 STATEMENT OF FAI.RS

KOTTAYAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of fjlace of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship >Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PEERMADE

22 Peermade Kottayam 46 miles Ayyappan kovil Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

23 do do Mlarnala R. C. church Perunnal

24 Periyar do 65 miles Assumption church, Assumption of the Vandiperiyar Blessed Virgin Mary

25 do do Mosque, Vandiperiyar Bakrid

26 do do do Ramzan

27 do do Our Lady of Lolll'des Feast of St. Mary church

_28 do', do Sastha temple, MandalamahoIsavam Mandalakalam Periyar

29 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in KumbhQm

30 Mlappara do 68 miles Sabarimala Makaravilakku Sastha temple

306 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival In the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

4th March 1 day 3,000 Toys, sweets etc.

January 1 day 300

12th to 15th 4 days 1,500 August

15th May 1 day 500

8th March 1 day 500

30th and 31 st 2 days 1,000 May

16th to 26th 11 days, 1,000 Stationery, textiles, December bell-metal vessels etc.

4th March 3 days 1,000

10th to 14th \ 5 days 1,000,000 Makaravilakku festival, is also called January Makarasankramam. Lord Ayyappa is -considered to be an Avathar (incar­ nation) of Sree Sastha. a Hindu God. Pilgrimage to Sabarimala is wide­ spread in Kerala and in Tamilnad. It bas now begun to attract devotees from the North also. See also the artIcle in the First Volume.

307 STATEMENT FO FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair NO~ Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PARUR

Parur Alwaye 12 miles St. John the Baptist's Feast of St. John church

2 do do Fatima Matha church, Feast of St. Mary Vali.~a:mfbUruth

3 do do Kannankulangara Kannankualngara Thiruvonam in Makaram temple Utsavam

4 do do Kalikulangara temple Utsavam

5 do do St. Vmcent's church Feast

6 do do Mookambika temple Utsavam Anizham to Uthrattathi in Makaram

7 do do Sastha temple Utsavam

8 do do Idiakulangara temple Utsavam

9 do do Major Peruvaram Utsavam Thiruvathira in Medom Devaswom

10 do do Mandam, Subramonia Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram temple

11 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of Manju Matha Feast of the Blessed Virgin Pallipert

12 Vadakkekara do 13 miles St. Louis' church, Feast of St. Aloysius Thuruthipuram Gonzoya

13 do do Nileswaram temple Thiruvathira Utsavam Thiruvathira in Dhanu

14 do do Puthiakavu temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

15 do do Ramankulangara temple Atham Atham in Kumbhom

308 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

24th June 1 day

11th March 1 day 300

5th February 10 days 5,000

14th January to 41 days 8,000 Stationery articles 23rd February lst to 5th May 5 days 500 do

31st January to 9 days 5,000 8th February

14th January 1 day 300 Stationery articles

14th to 16th 3 days 500 do March

8th May \ 10 days 1,000 Retail trade

21st January '1 day 10,000 Vessels of copper, iron, aluminium etc. The deity is supposed to have­ been consecrated m thiS temple: by Parasurama

5th August 15 days 20,000 Fishing nets, wooden furniture, metalwares etc.

22nd to 25th 4 days 2,000 Satk-nery, eatable things etc. March

10th January 7 days 1,000 Vessels of copper, iron, aluminium etc.

10th March 6 days 2,000

23rd February 3 days 500

309 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

LocatIon of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PARUR

16 Vadakkekara Aiwaye 13 miles St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Pattanam

17 do do Moothakunnam Utsavam Karthika in Makaram Sree Narayanamangalam temple

18 Chennamangaiam do 12 miles Syrian Catholic church, Feast of St. Augustine Commemoration day Chennamangalam

19 do do Kunnatholy Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Dhanu SIva temple

20 do do Aryankavu Sastha do Thiruvathira in Medom temple

21 do do Aryankavu do do Subramonia temple

" 22 do do Gowdasaraswatha do do Vishnu temple

23 do do Puthiya Thrikovil Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Si1'a temple

24 do do Chenna Thrikovil Mandalapooja Mandalaka1am Sri Krishna temple

25 do do Dharma Poshini ThaipoOyam Pooyam in Makaram Subramonia temple

26 do do Viswakarma Thaipooyam , Pooyam in Makaram Subramonia temple

27 do do Dharmadayani Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Dhanu Sree Valleswary temple

28 do do Santa Cruz R. C. church, Feast of Little Teresa Commemoration day Kottukad

29 do do Church of t,1anju Matha Feast of the Bi. Virgin Mary of Snow

30 do do B;,agavathy temple Sivarathri Sivaratbri in Kumbhom

310 AND FESTlVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in tbe FaIr or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

31st May 1 day 300

16th January 10 days 5,00,000 Stationery, bell-metal vessels, furniture, utensils, sweets etc. ith January 2 days 600 Retail trade

10th January 10 days 500

..stb May 10 days 600

do d:> do

do do do

4th March 7 days 10,000 Fruits; bell-metal vessels retail trade etc.

18th to 26th 9 days 4,000 December , 21st January '·1 day 1,000 Retail trade

21st January 1 day 600 do

:lOth Jaouary 3 days 1,000 Fruits, bell-metal vessels. retail trade etc,

7th to 11th 5 days 2.0()() do <>ctober

5th August 1 day 20,000

4th March 7 days 5()()

311 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or 8). Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Vi11age or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PARU~

31 Chennamangalam Alwaye 12 miles Gothuruth 1. Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day St. Sebastian's R. C. church 2. Feast of the Holy Cross

32 Puthenvelikara Angamali St. Francis Xavier's Feast of St. Francis 8 miles church, Thuruthoor Xaviour

33 do do Edayattukam Vlshu Meda Vishu Bagavathy temple

34 do ' do Karottu Sree Krishna Kodiyettu Utsavam Chothi in Vrischigom Swamy temple

35 do do Kattutbilath, Thaipooy~m Pooyam in Makaram Subramonia temple

36 do do Kurunnilakkal Utsavam ,Punartham in Kumbhom. Bhagavathy temple

37 do do St. Thomas' church, St Thomas Feast Thuruthoor

38 do do Vadakkumuri church, Feast of St. Sebastian St. Sebastian's day Puthenvelikara

39 do do St. George's R. C. church, Feast of St. George Puthenvelikara

40 do do St. Francis Assissi's Feast of St. Francis church, Thuruthlpuram

41 Airoor A1waye 6 miles St. Antony's church, Feast of St. Antony Airoor

312 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

20th January 7 days 10,000

1st September I lakh In connection with the Feast of the Holy Cross, a boat race is conducted every year on the Sunday following 14th September by the Sports ap.d Arts Club at Gothuruth. About 10 to 12 boats each carrying 30 men drawn from various places will take part in this race. The assemblage will roughly come to one lakh.

'30th November 2 days 2,000

14th April day 20,000

25th November 7 days 500

_21st January 1 day 2,000

-15th March 1 day 3,000

17th to 21st 5 days 20,000 There is a well in front of the church December It is regarded as a miraculous one. Devotees pour the water drawn from this well over their heads, offer buckets and rope. sometimes small silver buckets and silver strings also to the church.

20th January 1 day 2,000 Stationery articles

27th to 29th 3 days 2,500 April

/ Ith October 1 day 1,000

20th November 3 days 4,000 Stationery articles, fruits, vegetable seeds 313 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) \\OrShlp Festhal or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PARUlt.

42 Airoor Alwaye 8 miles Purappally Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

43 Kottuvally Alwaye 14 miles Thrikkapuram temple Kodiyettutsavam A vittam to Karthika in, Meenam

44 do do Kottuvallykavu temple Kumbha Bharany A vittam to Bharany in Utsavam Kumbbom

45 do do Mannam temple Kavady Abhishekam Thaipooyam

46 do do St. Sebastian's church, Feast of St. SebastiaR Commemoration day Kottuvally

47 Varapuzha Ernakulam St. Joseph's church Feast of St. Mary Assumption day of 10 miles St. Mary

\ 48 do do Christ church, Feast of Christ the King Chirakkakam

49 do do St. George church, 1. Feast of Infant Jesus Puthenpally, Varapuzha

2. Feast of St. George

50 do do St. Sebastian's church, 1. Feast of St. Sebastian Thundathumkadavu

2 Feast of St. Antony

3. Feast of Immaculate Conception

51 do do Manampadi chapel, Feast of Infant Jesus Puthenpally

52 do do St Thomas' church, St. Thomas' Feast Death Anniversary of Edampadam St. Thomas

53 do do Muttithakam Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary St. Mary's church 314 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities mal keted Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

7th Ap!}] 8 da~s 2,000

1 st to 8th April 8 days 250

5th to 11 th 7 days 10,000 March

21st January 1 day 500

20th to 25th 5 days 2,500 Stationery al tides January

15th August 5 days 4,000 Stationery, furniture, toys etC'.

28th October 2 day~ 3,000 do

22n d February 2 days 5,000 Earthenwares, oranges, palm-dates e~c.

\ 23rd April 1 day 4,000 do

• :Oth Jaruary 2 diiys 500 Retail trade

Sunday after 2 ddys 300 do 13th June

8th December 4 days 500 do

28th Japuary 1 day 4,000 Statiorery goods and fruits

3rd J:Jly 2 days 400

8th September 3 days 1,000 Retail trade

315 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village Or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PARUR

54 Varapuzha Ernakulam Thirumuppan Utsavam Uthruttathi to Thiruvathira 10 miles Siva temple, Thevarkad in Meenam

55 do do Sree Krishna temple, Utsavam Chothi in Meenam Manjummel

56 do do Eloor. Naranath Annual festival Thuuvonam to Rohini temple in Meenam

57 do do Chirakkakam. Ananda Vrutham Chaturdasi in Kumbhom Varaha Deva temple

58 Alengad Alwaye 5 mIles Thiruvallur temple Utsavam

:59 do do Kunnel church Feast of Infant Jesus "

ALWAYE

1 Alwaye Alwaye Siva temple, Alwaye Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

do do Pengattusseri Chandanakudam Hldanmarundyaram, Keezhmad

3 do do Kurumbhakavu 1halapoly Aswathy and Bharany Bhagavathy temple, in Meenam Ec'athala

4 do do Kanikappally 6uruthy Bhagavathy temple, Edathala

.s do do Kizhuppilly Mattappilly Thalapoly Chothy in Meenam Bhagavathy temple, Edathala

6 do do Choornakara Muthira- Feast of St. Mary pal am Catholic church 316 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Conc1d.

4th to 11th 8 days 2,000 Stationery, aluminium plates, etc. April

24th to 31st 8 days 700-800 Retail trade March

14th to 22nd 10 days 3,000 Toys The deity of this temple is said March to have been cosecrated by Naranath Branthan

18th February 4 days 1,000 do

6th to 13th 8 days 2,000 April

4th March 4 days 50,000

TALUK

4th March \ 1 day 1,000,000 Stationery, jewelleries, textiles, furniture, toys, potteries, mats, vessels of brass, copper etc.

" 13th February 1 day 600 All kinds of articles

6th and 7th April 2 days 600 do

12th April 1 day 600 do

24th March 1 day 625 do

6th May 3 days 2,000 Agricultural implements

317 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

ALWAYE

1 Alwaye Alwaye Alakal Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

do do Mookamkurinji Makara Vilakku Sastha temple

9 do do Chunangamveli church Feast of St. Joseph

10 do do Alwaye 1. MakarasiveIi Mahadevar temple

2. Sivarathri Vilakku Sivarathri in Kumbhom

3. Vishuvilakku

11 do, do St. Dominic Feast of St. Dominic Syrian Catholic church

12 do do do Feast of OUf Lady of the Holy Rosary

13 do do St. i\ntony's church, Feast of St. Antony Edakunnam

14 do do PandakaI Mudiyettu Bagavatby temple

15 do do Azhakam 1. Feast of St. George Jacobite church

2', Feast of St. Kuriakose

16 do do Mookkannur 1. Feast of Our Lady of R. C. church Sorrows

2. Feast of St. Theresa

3. Feast of St. George 318 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

7th April 1 day Not available

14th January l~day Not available

20th May 8 days 1,500 Stationery articles

14th Januaty 1 day 500 Mats, furniture, stationery. vegetables, vessels of bell-metal, copper, brass, aluminium etc.

4th March 2 days 5,00,000 do

14th April 1 day 500 do

13th May 3 d~ys 10,000

'9th December 1 day

7th January \ 4 days 6,000

February or I"day 300 The temple is an ancient one. March This idol of the temple is sup- posed to have been got damaged as a result of thelgun shots dur- ing Tippu's invasion of Kerala

5th May 1 day 1,000 Stationery goods This is a new church, founded in 1908

15th October 1 day 1,000 do

_22nd September 3 days 3,000 Stationery, copper and aluminium utensils, books, rosaries, pictures. sweets etc.

23rd and 24th 2 days 900 do October

24th April 1 day 3,000 do 319 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

ALWAYE

17 Alwaye Alwaye Mangalapuram (Achari), Kavadiattam Pooyam in Makaram temple, Azhakam

18 do do Mookkannur Kotlala Mudiyettu and Thalapoli Bhadrakali temple

19 do do 7 miles Thabor church, Feast of Holy Family Mookkannur

20 do do R. C. church, Feast Festival In honour of St. George Mookkannur

21 do do Azhakam 1· The dedication In honour of Virgin Mary Hirman church festival of the church

2. Feast of St. George

3. Feast of St. Kuriakose

22 do do St. Xavier's church, 1. Feast of St. Sebastian Karukutty

2. St. Joseph's Feast

23 Kothankulangara Ankamali 3 miles Bethlehem church St. Joseph's Feast North

24 do do Carmel Giri, Feast of St. Mary Karukutty the Queen

25 do do St. Xavier's church St. Xavier's Feast

26 do do St. Thomas chapel, St. Thomas Feast Karukutty West

27 do do 2 miles Kothakulangara temple 1. Navarathri

2. Mandalachirappu Mandalakalam

3. Utsavam Prathishta day 320 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

21st January 2 days 2,000 Agricultural implements, mats etc

26th December 1 day 600

21st January 3 days 3,000

April 3 days 4,000 Copper and aluminium utensils, books, rosaries, pictures and fruits

25th January 1 day 1,000

5th May 1 day 1,000

15 th October 1 day 1,000

26th January 3 days 5,000 Stationery goods and other products of village industries and crafts

30th January 3 days 5,000

1st May 2 days 3,000 St:itionery goods and other products of village industries and crafts

31st May 2 days 3.000 do

:3rd December 3 days 5,000 do

30th December 2 days 5,000 do

9th October 9 days 2,000

16th November to 41 days 2,000 26th December

21st March 1 day 2,000

321 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

ALWAYE

28 Manjapra Kalady 3 miles Holy Cross Roman 1. Feast of St. Sebastian Catholic church, Manjapra

2. Feast of Our Lady

29 do do St. George's Jacobite Feast of Obr Lady Nativity of St. Mary Syrian church, Manjapra

30 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Anappara (Fatima Matha)

31 do do Manjapra, 1. Feast of St. Mary Forona church (Fatima Matha)

, 2. Feast of St. Sebastian

3. Feast of St. George

4. Feast of St. Joseph

5. Feast of Holy Eucharist

32 do do Manjapra St. George's 1. Feast of St. George Commemcration of Jacobite Syrian church St. George

2. Feast Prathishta day

3. Death anniversary Death anniversary of St. George

33 Kothakulangara Kalady 2 miles Kidangoor chulch Feast of Infant Jesus South

do do Kulappurakavu Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom 34 Bhagavathy tempie

322 AND FFSTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 .. 11

TALUK-Contd.

25th January 3 days 5,000

28th November 4 days 5,000

8th September 1 day 5,000

13th October 2 days 2,000 Potteries, religious articles, fruits and house- hold utensils, copper vessels, aluminium vessels, ornaments and stationery

28th November to 6 days 1,000 3rd December

25th to 29th 5 days 13,000 January

23rd to 26th 4 days 2,000 April

19th to 21st 3 days 2,000 March \

'5th to 7th 3 d_ays 2,000 March

6th November 3 cays 2,000 Crockeries

2nd February 3 days 500

7th May 2 days 3,000

1st to 3rd 3 days 600 Stationery articles February

10th March 12 days 300

323 STATEMENT OF FAIRS.

ERNAKBLAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 1 2 3 4 5 6

ALWAYE;

35 Kothakulangara Kalady 2 miles St. Augustine's church, Feast of St. Augustine In memory of the blessing South ThUl'avoor of ti'e church

36 do do Lalithambika temple Mandalapooja Mandalakalam

37 do do St. Peter's Syrian 1. Feast Foundation day of the church. Peechanikad church

2. Consecration day In memory of St. George of the church and St. John

3. Feast Martyrdom of St. Paul and St. Peter

4. Sliba Feast

38 do do St. George Ferona Feast of St. George church

39 do do Nayathodu temple Nayathodu Utsavam

40 Parakkadavu Ankamaly 6 miles Thirumoozhikulam 1. Utsavam temple

2. Ashtami Rohini Birthday of Sr~ Krishna.

3. Koodiattam Koothu

41 do do Puthencavu Thalapoli Chothi in Meenatn

42 do do do Thookkam

43 do do Ramapuram temple Utsavam Atham to Thiruvonam in Meenam

44 do do Chettalickal temple Thalapoli Thiruvonam in Meenam

324 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remar:_ks 7 8 9 10 11

~ ALUK-Contd•

.26th November 1 day 10.000 Stationer , vessels of copper, bell-meta,1 agricultural produces

26th & 27th 2 days 2,000 Stationery ar.ticles December

14th February 4 days 2,500 Stationery, tea etc.

~th May 2 days 1,000 do

29th June 2 days 1,500 do

Not available 2 days 2,000 do

29th & 30th 2 days 15,000 April

15th to 21st 7 days 5,000 .January

Medom 10 days 1.500

::22nd August 1" day 200

14th November to 41 days t ,200 25th December

'24th March 1 day 1,200

'23rd April 1 day 500

22nd to 31st 10 days 1,000 March

31st March 1 day 200

325 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

ALWAYE:

45 Parakkadavu Ankamaly Purayattlkulam Devanpattu 6 miles

46 do do Karunasseri temple I. Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram

2. Pathamudayam

47 do do Ponathusseri church Feast of Immaculate Conception

48 do do Moozhtkulam church 1. do

2. Feast of St. Augustine

49 do do St. Antony's church, Feast of St. Antony Elavoor

50 do do Thh umoozhikulam Thin.tsa\am Thill_vonam in Me

51 Chengamnad do It miles Akaparambu Parish Feast of St. Gervcsis and Prothasts

52 do co Sa~thavinkal temple MandalachirapPIl Mandalakalam

53 do do Pathippattuka vu temple Mandalachlrappu Mancalakalam

54 do do Udayancherry temple Ashtami Rohid Sree Krishna Jayanthi

55 Chowwara Chowwata Trippayar templ~ Arattuvtlakku Thiruvathira in Mcenam

56 do do Siva temple Arat Tt.ituvathira in KumbhoID

326 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No Duration of of persons Apptoximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodllies marketed Fatr or Festival No. of days Festival lD the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

22nd and 23rd 2 days 200 April

21st January 1 day 200

23rd April 1 day 300

9th December 1 day 500

8th December 1 day 750 FurnitUl e, agricultural produces elC.

2hh Apnl 2"' days 500

1st February 2 days 1,000 Sundry articles

28th April 10 days 1,500 Stationery al tIdes

6th February 4 days 3,600 Stationery, bamboo mats, pottery, oranges, ,eget... bles etc.

16th November 41 ,days I ,GOO to 26th December

16th November 41 days 5,000 to 26th December

22nd August 1 day 300

11th April 8 days 250

151h Feb,uacy 8 days 200

3:LI STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

ALWAYE

57 Chowwara Chowwara Krishna temple VaJiya Vilakku Rohini in Makaram

.58 do do Puthiyakavu Thalapoli and Rohini in Makaram Bhagavathy temple Mudikayattam

"59 do do Edanad Pooram Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

do do Church of Our Lady Feast of St. Montelegeon Commemoration day of Montelegeon

.(il Thekkumbhago:n do 3t miles Varyad temple Kavady Abhishekom Thaipooyam

.(i2 Kizhakkumbhagom do 4t miles St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day Kanjoor

.(j3 do do Puthiyedam Bhagavathy Utsavam Anizham to Avittam " Krishna temple in Meenam

-64 Vadakkumbhagom do Chengal temple do Makayiram to Uthram in Meenam

.(is Manickamangalam Ankamaly St. Antony's church. Feast of St. Antony 2 miles Mattoor

.,6 Malayattur d.) Malayattur Kurisumudi Feast of St. Thomas 81 miles St. Thomas church

, KUNNATHUNAD

t Vazhakulam Ah,ay.! 6 mdes Vadakke Vazhakulam Utsavam Moolam in Medom Sree Krishnaswamy temple

.2 do do Vadakke Vazhakulam Thala):'oh Mandalapooja Bhagavathy temple

3 d> dJ Vajakke Vazhak;ulam Sivarathri Siva temple

do (0 Kunnuvazhy Th~lapoJi Bharany in Makaram Bhagavathy temple

328 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending 'Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Condd.

17th January 7 days 400 Stationery, sweets etc.

17th January 1 day 1,000 do

20th March 1 day 2,000 do

19th November 3 days 1,000 do 'The church was founded in 1901

"2lst January 1 day 2,000 do

) 19th and 20th 2 days 250,0(10 January

26th March to 7 day~ 2,000 Stationery articles etc. 1st April

13th to 21st 7 days 3,000 do March

\ 14th January 2 days 3,000

, 29th April 8 days 300,000

7ALUK

25th April 6 days 100 Earthenwares

26th December 1 day 150 StatiOnery articles

4th March 1 dlY 200 Earthenwares and tubers

15th JanWll'i 2 days 400 Stationery, articles

329 STATEMENT OF FAIRS.

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Nameo! Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUNAI>

S Vazhakulam Alwaye 6 miles Thekke Vazhakulam 1. Makarasamkramam Sastha temple

2. Kavady Ulsa.am Utsavam in Kumbhom

do do Thekke Vazhakulam 1. Bharaoy Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple (Kannerikavu)

2. Mandalapooja

7 do do Pattupurackal ThalapoJi Bharany in MeeHam Thazhamkavu

8 do do Kazhipram Utsavam Makayiram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple \

9 do do Pandiyam Syrian Feast of Infant Jesus Catholic church

10 Perumbavoor Ankamaly 6 miles Thanipuzhur church St. Joseph's Feast

11 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of Immaculate Perurr bavoor Conception

12 do do Chelamattam Utsavam <;hothi to Thiruvonam Sree Krishna Swamy in Kumbhom temple

13 do do Ithangole. 1. Thrikarthika Karthika in Vrischigom Bhagavathy temple

2. ~Odlyettu Uthram in Meenam

14 Perumbavoor town Alwaye 12 miles St. Teresa's ChUlCh, 1. Purificaticn of St. Mary Vallom, Rayorpuram

2. Feast of Little Flower

3 Feast of St. Teresa of Avila

330 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodiEles marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remark,> 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

13th January 2 days 500 Stationery, frUlts. porcelain vessels etc.

22nd February 1 day 500

7th Apnl 1 day 300

26th December 1 day 200

7th April 1 day 300

10th April 6 days 500

1st January day 300

18th March day 2,500 Religious article~, sweets, fruits, textiles, st~ tionery etc

, 8th December day -- 200

25th February 8 days 300 to 4th March

10th December 1 day 1,000

21st March 9 days 8,000

2nd February 3 days 2,000

3rd October 4 days 4,000

22nd October 4 days ]0,000

331 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of VIllage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUNAD

15 Cheranalloor Alwaye 14 miles Catholic church, l. St. Sebastian's Feast Cheranalloor

2. St. George's Feast

3. St. Thomas' Feast

4. Holy Angels' Feast

S. St. Francis Xavier's Feast

16 do do Koodalappad church 1. Feast of St Sebastian

2. Feast of St. George ,

3. Feast of St. Mary Assumption of St. Mary

4. Feast of St. George

17 do do Thottuva temple Ekadasi vilakku

18 do do Edavoor Subramonia Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram temple

19 do do Aimuri Siva tempI.! Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

20 do do Ganapathi temple Navarathry

21 do do Cheranalloor church l. Feast of St. Francis Xavier

2. Feast of Holy Angels

22 do do Kodanad Feast of St. Antony Patron's day St. Antony's church 332 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date oftbe Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

30th January 2 d,ays 5.000-

30th April 2 days 5,000

3rd July 2 days 5,000

24th October 3 days 10,000

3rd December 3 days 8.000

25th January 2 days 2.000

23rdAptil 3 daYIi 5,000

15th August 2 ~ays 2,000

19th March 2 days 2.000

12th January 1 day 4,000

21st January l clafs ,10,000

4th Mareh 1 day 3,000 Sweets

9tb October to days 2,000

13th Decernbe1" ), days 4,000 Bamboo mats

~ 24th October 3 Qa]'s 5,000

81'1 to 11th February 4 days 1.500 Stationery go;)ds

333 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ER-NAKULAM

Location of Village or '81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUNAD

23 Cheranalloor Alwaye 14 miles St. Mary's church, 1. Feast of St. Mary Foundation day Alatchira

2. Feast

24 Vengoor East do 16 miles Vengoor Mar Kowma Feast Foundation day Jacobite church

25 do do Krariyeli St. Mary's Feast of St. Mary Foundation day Jacobite church

26 do do St. Antony's church Feast of St. Antony

27 Asamannoor do Kallil temple Utsavam Karthika in Vrischigom

28 do do Odakali church Feast Foundation day

29 do do Punayam temple Utsavam

30 do do Asamannoor temple Ekadasi

31 do do Panichiyam temple Aswathi Aswathi in Kumbhom

32 Rayamangalam do 1'1 miles St. Mary's church, 1. Feast Assumption of St. Mary Kuruppumpadi

2. do In memory of Mar Besalios

3. do In memory of St. Andrew

33 do do Kottumatam temple Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram

34 do do Keezhillam temple Thiruvathira Arattu

334 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

28th and 29th 2 days 1,000 January

18th November 3 days 1.000

13th and 14th 2 days 5,000 Copper and brass vessels etc. November

23rd October 2 days 500 Stationery, vessels made of aluminium, bell-metal, steel etc. and sweets, drinks

4th March 3 days 2,000

10th December 1 day 1,000 Stationery, sweets etc.

15th February I dllY 500 do

2nd February 6 days 1,500 do

12th January \ 1 day 500 do

'9th March l,day 3,000 Stationery, sweets, vegetables, mats, earthenware etc.

15th August t day 2,000 Eatable things, bell-metal vessels. earthenware, vegetables, furniture, stationery, fish etc.

1st to 3rd 3 days 20,000 do November

29th February 3 days 20,000 do

.21 st January 2 days 10,000 Stationery, vegetables

18th to 25th 8 days 8,000 do February 335 ST ATEMENt OF FAlltS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshlp Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUNAI>

35 Vengola Alwaye 10 miles Vengola Mar Bahanan Feast Foundation day church

36 do do Peruvani St. George's do do church

37 do do Thlolluthi St. Mary's do do church

38 do do AJlllpra St. Jacobs do do church

39 do do Poonoor Siva temple Kavad)mahotsavam Pooyam in Dhanu

40 do ' do Pookulam Subramonia Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram temple

41 do do Valakara Bhagavathy Bharar,y Bharany in Meenam temple

42 do do Achari temple Vishu Vishu in Medom

43 do do Puthupara Bhaga vathy I. Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom temple

2. do Bharany in Meenam

44 do do Ayyappenchira temple Kavady Amavasy in Dhanu

45 do do Purakad temple do POQruruttathi and Uthruttathl in Kumbbora

46 do do Poomala Mohiyadeen Chandanakudam Thaikavu '

47 do do Malayampllfa.thpadi mo~que 336 ..AND FESTIVALS

DlSTRIC1

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed -Fair or Festival No. of days Festival m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

9th and 10th 2 da" 1,500 Stationc:ry, aU kinds of vessels, sweets, December fruits, u.nsils, drinks etc.

18th and 19th 2 days 2,000 do November

22nd and 23rd 3 days 3,000 do October and 12th February

15th and 16th 3 days 3,000 do November and 5th May

December 2 dayS 200 Retail trade

21st January 1 d~y 1,500 do ith April 1 day 1,000 do

1'1th April 1 day 1,000 do

10th March 1 day 2,000 do '.

7th April 1 day 2.000 do

26th December 1 day 500 do

7th and 8th 2 days 1,500 do March

12th February 1 day 2,000 do

29th January 1 day 1,000 do

331 STATEMENT OF FAIRS· ERNAKULAM,

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship FestIval or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUNAD-

48 Vengo!a Alwaye 10 miles St. George's Jacobite St. George's Feast • church .. Perumani

49 Kizhakkambalam do 7 miles Roman Catholic church, 1. Feast Presentation of Blessed Kizhakkambalam Virgin Mary

2. Feast of St. Sebastian

50 do do Thoppil Jacobite church Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul

51 do do Church of Feast of Mar Geevarghese Mar Geevarghese

52 do do St. Thomas' church, ]. Feast of St. Thomas Oorakkat "

2. Feast Commemoration of Mar Gregorios

3. Feast Commemoration of Mar Ignathose Elias

53 do do Variamcherry Siva Kavad) mahotsa vam Aswathy in KumbholIl1 temple, Kummanode

54 - do do Manthrakkal temple, Thalapoli Kummanode

55 do do Kizhakkambalarn kavu ASVlatby Aswathy in Meenalllt

56 do do Pazhanganadu Feast of St. Augustine Syrian Catholic church

338 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodJlies marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

8th to 10th 3 days 1,000 March

23rJ November 3 days 5.000 Stationery. furniture. earthen and copper vessels, tapioca etc.

22nd February 1 day 3,000 do

12th December 3 days 1,000 Stationery, etc.

3rd & 4th May 2 dll-Ys 300 do

3rd July 3 days 250 Stationery, eatable things etc. The church was consecrated in the name of St, Thomas on 28th January 189::-.

28th to 30th 3 days 1,500 October

7th February 3 days 500

9th March r day 5.000 Vegetables, stationery, bel!-metal vessels etc.

8th to 10th 3 days 5,000 do In olden days a grand old lady had been March offering worship to the deity of this temple placing it under the shade of a mango tree. In course of time a temple was erected on that spot. Hence it was. known as Mavintharakkal (temple under the shade of mango tree). which, in course of time, got transformed t<> Manthrakkal.

6th April 1 day 500

4th Match 3 days 2,000 Stationery articles

339 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUNAD

57 Kizhakkambalam Alwaye 7 miles Oorakkad St. Thomas' 1. Feast of St. Thomas Commemoration day of Jacobite church the Saint

2. Feast of Mar do Gregorios

58 do do Choorakode Jacobite Feast of St. George Commemoration day church

59 Kunnathunad do 11 mIles Cherunode Kunnel Feast of St. George Foundation day of the church church

60 do do Peringala Bhagavathy Thalapoli Bharany in Meenam temple

61 do do Pallikkara Jumayath Chandanakudam mosque

,62 d~' do Punnoork0de Pooram Pooram in Medom Bhagavathy temple

.()3 do do Puthen kavu Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

'()4 Chemmanad Mulaothucuthy Chemmanad temple Thirutsavam Prathishta day 5 mIles

65 do do Cherupusbpam Puthan- Feast of St. Teresa kurisu church

<66 - do do St. "Peter's church. 1. Feast 'foundation day Puthankurisu

2. Feast of St. Kuriakose Death anniversary of St. Kuriakose

<67 do do St. Mary's church, 1. Feast of St. Mary Foundation day of the Varikoly church

2. Feast of Osthanios Death anniversary of Osthanios

3. Commemoration of Death anniversary of St. George St. George

340 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

"T ALUK-Contd.

3rd July 3 days 1,000 Stationery The church was established on 28th January, 1895

"30th October 3 days 1,000 do

3rd and 4th 2 days 400 Station~ry, sweets etc. May

22nd and 23rd 2 days 300 Agricultural implements April

7th April 1 day 200 do

19th and 20th 2 days 1,200 Stationery, foodstuff~, drinks, March agricultural implements etc.

16th April 2 di\Ys 500 do

10th March 2 days 500 do

29th January to \ 8 days 1,000 Stationery, toys, retail trade etc. 5th February

{lth to 8th ~ days 1,000 Books, stationery Little Teresa is the patron of the January church

14th and 15th 2 days 1,000 Vessels of copper, bell-metal, February stationery etc.

27th and 28th 2 days 1,000 do July

14th and 15th 2 days 1,500 do August

12th and 13th 2 days 1,000 do February

.2ndand 300 2 days 8,000 do May 341 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of.place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Tmrn Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUNAJ>

68 Chemmanad Malan thurut hy Ka'inad temple Utsavam 5 miles

69 do do Puthenkavu temple, Bharany Bbarany in Kumbbom Puthenkurisu

70 do do Pannikode temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

71 Vadavucode do 8 miles St. Mary's church, 1. Feast of St. Mary Vadavucode 2. Feast of St. George

72 Aikeranad South do Poothrikka Feast Foundation day St. Mary's church

73 do do Malekurisu 1. Feast of St. George Commemoration of St. George's church St. George 2. Feast of Parumala do Gregorios

74 co do Poothrikka temple Ashtami Rohi Rohini day in Chil1gam

75 do do Pariyaram '(rishnu Utsavam Anizham to Tbiruvonam temple in Meenam

76 do do Kurinni St. Peter's Feast of Mar Yakuh church

77 do do Poothrikka Fea!!t " Commemoration of Catholic church 'St. Jacob

78 do do Kolencheri Feast of St. Peter St. Peter's church and St. Paul

79 Aik(raoad NOlth co 12 miles Syrian church, 1. Feast of St. George Kadamattom 2. Feast

SO Mazhl.. yaonOll Alwaye 18 mills Siva temple Thirllvonam Tbiruvonam in ThuJam

342 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

AverageNc. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of.he Festival in the Fair or Tmpol tant commodllies marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 to 11

TALUK-Contd.

28th February 2 da~s 1,000 Vessels of copper. bel1-metal, stationery. etc. and 1st March

10th March 2 days 2,000 do

4th March day 500 do

14th aDd 15th 2 days 2.000 do August 2nd and 3rd 2 days 2,000 do May

8th January day 1,0'0 do

6th May day 500 Fruits. sweets etc.

2nd November day 500 do

22nd August 1 day 500

26th to 31st 6 days 750 .. March

10th and 11th 2 "days 1,000 December

1st May 1 day 1.000

13th July 2 days 50,000

6th May 2 days 500

71h February 2 days 20,000

Sth No"ember day 200

343 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Vdlage 01" 5). Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KUNNATHUNAD

:81 Mazhuvannoor Alwaye 18 miles Mazhuvannoor Feast Jacobite church

:82 do do Blannavar tempie Kavadiyattam Rohini in Makaram

:83 do do Veemmala temple Kavadiyattam Thiruvathira in Dhanu

tlo do Irapunathu kavu I. Thookkam Bharany in Kumbhom

2. Pathamudayam

:85 do do Kuzhoor Thalapoli Rohini in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

.86 do " do Thrikkalathoor temple Makaravilakku

:87 do do Bethany church Feast of St. George

KANAYANNUR

1 EdappaJly Edappally Kumarapuram Thaipooyam ~ooyam in Makaram temple

2 <10 do St. George's Feast of St. George Forane church

3 do do Anchumatha Utsavam Devi temple

do do Ambikavilasam Tbalapoli Birthday celebration of terr.ple Bha~avathy

5 do do ChaJikkarattom, do Kuzhiveh Devi temple

6 do do Palarivallom Feast of St. Raphael St. Raphael's chulch 344 .AND FFSTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

13th and 14th 2 days 1,500 Agricultu.raJ implements, vessels, stationery etc. January

17th January 2 days 1,000 do

10th January 3 days 2,000 do

10th March 1 day 2,000 do

23rd April 1 day 1,000 do

9th April 1 day 500 do

14th January 1 day 500 do

24th April 1 day 1,000 do

'TALUX: , 21st January 1 {lay 12,000

23rd April 12 days 100,000 to 4th May

23rd to 25th 3 days 3,000 Stationery articles December

-6th Octorer 5 days 2,000 do

11th April 1 day 2,000 do

3rd December 1 day 1,500 do

345 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KANAYANNUR:

7 Edappally Edappally Mamangalam Feast of Our Lady Assumption of St. Mary Carmelite church

8 do do Dathathriya temple 1. Andutsavam Uthradam in Makaram

2. Ashtami Rohini

9 do do R. C. church, Feast of Infant Jesus Edappally

10 Ernakulam Ernakulam Ernakulam Arat Siva temple

)1 do do St. Joseph's church Feast of St. Joseph

12 do do Thirumala Utsavam Revathy to Punartham ill! Devaswom temple Kumbhom

13 do do Ravipuram 1. Ashtami Rohinl Rohini in Chipgam Krishnaswamy temple

2. Aswathy Aswathy in Makaram

14 do do Perumanoorkavu Thalapoli

15 - do do Varambanarkulangara Paramare festival Bhagavathy temple

16 do do Ayyappankavu Makaravilakku temple

17 do do St. Mary's church, I. Feast of St. Mary of Lourd Ernakulam

2. Feast of St. Mary Titular Feast

3. Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas' day

346 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

AVerage No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair oc attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities malketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks. 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

15th August 1 day 1,500 Stationery articles

4th February 8 days 400 Toys, bangles etc.

22nd August 1 day 200 do

February 3 days 2,000 Stationery. religious articles etc.

19th January 8 days 10,000 Fancy articles

27th to 31st 5 days 15,000 do October

9th to 16th 8 days 15.000 do February

22nd August 1 day 10,GOO do

14th January '6 days Not available do

, February-March 2 cays .10,000 do

March 6 days 3~.OOO do

10th to 14th 5 days 10,000 do January

18th February 4 days 5,000 Stationery, potteries, household utensila, religiOUS pictures etc.

7th October 7 days 6,000

3rd July 3 days 5.000

347 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KANAYANNUR

18 Ernakulam Ernakulam Little Flower church, Feast of Little Flower Kaloor of Infant Jesus

19 do do St. John's church, 1. Feast of St. George Perumanoor

2. Feast of Holy name of Jesus

3. Feast of Our Lady of Dolours

4. Feast of the Holy Cross

20 do do Mount Carmel church, Feast of Our Lady of Chathyath Mount Carmel

" 21 Kadamakudy Edaprally 4-1- miles Perumcheri temple, Mandalapooja Mandalakalam Kothodu

22 do do Sacred Heart's church, Sacred Heart's Feast Kothodu

23 do do St. Augustine's church, Feast of St. Augustine Mulampilly

24 do C"O Syrian church, Feast of St. Augustine Kadal11akudy

25 do do St. Francis Xavier'S Feast of St. Francis Xavier church, Pizhale

26 do dJ Infant Jesus' church, Feast of Infant Jesus Kandanad

27 Cb ~r artaIloor Edappally 3 ~iles Sreekrishnaswamy Ekadasi Ekadasi in Vrischigom temple, Chittur

28 do do Bhagavath'y temple, 1. Karthika \ilakku Karthika in Kumbhom Cheranalloor (Palakkal)

2. Utsavami Robini to Ut!u'am in Kumbhom 348 .AND FESTIVALS

:DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending .Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

'7th October 5 days 20,000

April 5 days Not available

January 5 days Not available

September 5 days Not available

May 5 days Not available

July 7 days 10,000

24th to 26th 3 ,days 1,000 Stationery, seeds, earthenwares etc. December

1st to 5th 5 days 3,000 June

.28th August 6 days 5,000

Jst January \3 days 600 Stationery articles

.3rd December I 5 days 700 The church was consecrated on .18th April 1892

.21st January 1 day Not available

22nd November 1 day 1,000

;tUh March 1 day 4,000

13th to 22nd 10 days 4,000 February

349 STATEMENT OF F.AJBS.

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KANAYANNUR

29 Cheranalloor Edappally 3 miles Subramonia temple, Rohim Utsavam Makara Pooyam Cheranalloor

30 do do Vishnu temple Utliavam

31 do do Holy Family church, Feast of the Holy Family Chittur

32 do do Jacobite churcb, Feast of St. Mary Cheranalloor

33 do do Syrian church, Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary Cheranallocr

34 co do St. James' churcb, Feast of S1. James Annual Titular Feast Cheranalloor

35 ThrikkakR'ara do 1 mile Sree Subramonia Tbaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram North temple

36 do do Vattakunnam Kartbikl. Prathishta day Subramonia temple

37 Tbrikkakkara do 2 miles St. Mary's R. C. Feast Commemoration day South cburch, Tbathiyoor

38 dJ do Mannady Bhagavatby Pathamudayam temple, Thathiyoor

39 _do do Thathiyoor Bharany Bharany in Meenam Subramonia temple

4Q do do St. Michael's R. C. Feast of St. Michael Ccmrremcration day cburcb, Cberumattapuzha

41 do do Jacobite church, Feast Commemoration day Thengode

42 do do Padamukal mosque, Ramzan Kakkanad

43 do do Karimakkattu mosque, Ramzan Kakkanad 350 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

21st January 2 days 3,000

13th February 2 days 3,000

7th January 1 day Not available Earthenwares

16th July 1 day 4.000

8th September 1 day 4,000

25th July 5 days 10,000 Sweets, cool-drinks, bangles. edibles etc.

21st January 3 days 1,000 Sundry articles

12th to 16th 5 days 5.GOO January

26th September 1 ,day 600

14th to 23rd 10 days 250 April "

7th Apnl 1 day 200 Toys, sweets, vessels etc.

1st October 1 day 200 do

14th January 1 day 1,000 do

8th March 1 'Hay 750

8th March 1 day 700

351 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or 'SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S 6

KANAYANNUR

44 Thrikkakkara Edappally 2 miles Kuzhikkattumoola Ramzan South mosque, Kakkanad

-4S do do St. Thomas' Jacobite Feast Foundation day of the church, Kakkanad church

-46 do do Puttupurackal Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in Meenam temple, Kakkanad

47 do do Thrikkakkara Vamana Atham Atham in Chingam temple

48 do do Thrikkakkara mosque Rarozan

49 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day Cherumattapuzha "- 50 Mulavucad ErnakuJam Ponjikara Pandara Utsavem parambu temple

.51 do do St. Sebastian's church 1. Feast of St. Sebastian

2. Corpus Christi

.52 do do Ponnanimangalam Feast of St. Mary Apparition of Our Lady Christian church of Lourdes

53 do do Mulavucad Sivarathri Kumbhom Keraleswarapuram temple

S4 do do Cheppil Bhagavathy Bharany Bhar~ny in Meenam temple, Mulavucad

SS do do Vallarpadarn Feast of Vallarpadath Christian church Amma

56 do do Parambukad Karthika Utsavam Adikandathil temple 352 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remacks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

8th March 1 day 800

27th December 1 day 800 Toys

7th April 1 day SOO Toys, sweets etc.

2na September 1 day 1,500 Toys, agricultural implements etc.

8th March 1 day 500

June 1 day 1,000 Toys, sweets etc.

21st 23rd and 24th 3 days 1,000 March

20th January 5 days 5,000

June 1 day 7,000

11th February 5 ~ays 5,000 Toys, sweets etc.

4th March 3 days 10,000 do

7th April 3 days 4,000

24th September 7 days 15,000

8th and 9th 2 days 2,500 Sweets, fruits, stationery etc. April 353 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fail' or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival es Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KANAYANNUR.

-57 Mulavucad Ernakulam Subramonia temple 1. Revathy Utsavam Revathy in Kumbhom

2. Shasti

58 Poonithura Thrippunithura Palarivattom Utsavam 1 mile Bbagavathy temple

59 do d" Thammanam Utsavam AnandaptlTam temple

-60 do do Palarivattom Mandalavilakku Hariharasutha temple

·61 do do Palarivattom mosque 1. Milad-i-shenff Birthday of Prophet Mohammed , 2. Ramzan

<62 do do Ponourunny Sree Pooyam In honour 0 Sree Krishna Narayaneswaram temple and Subromonia

<63 do do Vyttila Subramonia 1. Kumbhom Utsavam Uthrattathi to temple Thiruvathira in Kumbhom

2. Thaipooyam

<64 do do Vyttila St. Raphael Feast of St. Raphael church, Thaikoottam

65 do do St. James' church, Feast of St. James Vyttila

-()6 do do Ponnurunny Capuchin Feast monastery

67 do do St. Mary's Jacobite Feast of Froly Mother Syrianc~

68 Nadamel do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom -="aataam swam teh1ple lS4 ·AND FESTIVALS ;f)lSTRlCT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival flemarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-CODtd~

:8th March 3 days 2,500 . Sweets, frQ~s, stationery etc.

March-April 3 days 2,000 do

300l and 31st 2 days Toys, saa&ionery etc. -Mar~h

19th to 26th 8 days 400 do April

.26th December 1 day 3,000 do

14th AUiust 1 day 500 do

"8th March 1 day 400 do

23rd to 27th 5 days 4,000 Stationery, toys, vessels of clay, There will be kavady procession .March stone, bdI-metal, brass etc. and several other entertainments

·8th to 15th 8 days 1,000 Stationery articles, toys etc. February

21st January l,day' 3,000 do '.

25th to 29th 5, days 1,500 do -OCtober

25th July 3 days 3,000

1st to 3rd 3 days 15,000 Stationery articles, toys. etc. :September

12tbfO 15th 3 days 3,000 do January

4th March 1 day 5,000 Stationery articles

355 STATEMENT OF FAIRs..

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KANA YANNUR_

69 Nadamel Tbrippunithura PottaYl1 temple Mandalotsavam 1 mile

70 do do st. Mary's Jacobite Feast of St. Mary Pratbishta day Syrian church

71 Thiruvaokulam do Makaliyam temple Medom Utsavam Kodiyettu in Chothi and Arattu in Thiruvonam

72 do do Vettikavil temple Utsavam

73 do do Perunninaku lam Meena Utsavam temple

74 do do Karingachira Thamakku Perunnal Commemoration of St. George's church Mar Baselios , 75 Thekkumbhagom do Puthiyakavu Forane Feast of St. Francis Annual Feast Catholic church Xaviour

76 Maradu do 3 miles Muthedam St, Mary Feast of St. Mary Magdalene church Magdalene

77 do do Kottaram Bhagavathy ThalapoJi and Vela Rohini to Pooram illl temple Kumbhom

78 do do Nettur Jamayath Kodikuthu mosque (Chandanakudam)

79 do do Nettur Christian Feast of the Sacred church Heart of Mary

80 Kumbalam Ernakulam 10 miles Kumbalam; Thrikker Sivarathri Sivarathri in KurnbholDt Siva temple

81 do do Mother of Perpetual Feast of Our Lady of Succour cburch, Perpetual help Chathamma

356 AND FESTIVALS . ! 'DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending 'Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

'TALUK-Contd.

26th December 3 days 3,000 Mats, pots, vessels

12th and 15th 3 days 3,000 Stationery, religious articles etc. January

21st to 28th 8 days 1,500 _April

March 2 days 'Zoo Fancy articles

March-April 8 days 1,500

5th December 2 days 25,000

30th November 4 days 4,000 10 3rd December

30th April to 7 days 2,000 {lth May

13th to 21st 8 days 100,0(\0 February

29th December 1 day 5,000 Religious articles, mats, earthenwares, ThiS mosque was constructed by sweets, agricultural implements etc. Syed Muhammed Mou\ana about 250 years ago. It was in a house located near the mosque that his daughter and hel husband were residing. The chandanakudalt' is held to com­ memorate the death anniversary of these family people

26th August 5 days 3,000 The church was constructed in 1947

4th March 8 days 200

25th November 5 days 1,500

357 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULA~{_

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Vtllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KANAYANNUR-

82 Kumbalam Ernakulam 10 miles St. Mary's ChUICh, Feast of St. Mary Kumbalam

83 Manakunnam Thrjppunithura Udayamperoor Thiruvathira 3 miles Perum Thrikovil temple

84 do do Kandanad Ja-:obite Feast of SS. Gervasis Death anniversary or church aDd Prothasis the Saints

85 do do Kandanad Catholic 1. Feast of Thaikkattamma church

2. Dharsana Perunnal

86 do do Udayamperoor Feast of SS. Gervasis and Death anniversary of Synod church Prothasis the Saints "

87 do do Balasubramonia temple Uthrarn in Dhanu

88 do do R. C. church, Feast of St. John the Parur Baptist

89 do do Jacobite church Feast of St. John

90 do do Kandanad church 1. Feast of St. Mary Assumption day

2. Mar Baselios' Feast Commemoration day

ChottaDikara temple Utsavam 91 Kanayannur do

MulanthuruthY Mulanthurutby St. George's, Jacobite Feast of St. George Commemoration of 92 church, Arak,kuDnam St. George

do do Perumbilly Krishnan Utsavam ~3 Kovil 358 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of oC persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

16th September 4 days 2,000

January 10 days 5,000

16th to 19th 4 days 800 Pea seeds, stationery and other religious June articles

4th February 3 days 3,000 Stationery, sweets, mats, pots etc.

28th January 1 day 400 do

16th to 19th 4 days 2,500 June

19th November 3 days 10,000 Stationery, bell-metal vessels etc.

21st to 24th 4 days 2,000 June \

I 21st to 24th. 4 ~ys 2,000 Sweets, toys etc. June ,

15th August 1 d'ay 5,000 Handicrafts, potteries, food-stuffs, metallic vessels etc.

22nd October 1 day ; 5,000 do

March 9 days 2,000 Bell-metal vessels, stationery, aluminium plates etc.

5th and 6th 2 days 20,000 May

28th April 8 days 3,500 Toys, food-stuffs etc.

359 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village Or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KANAYANNUR

94 Mulanthuruthy Mulanthuruthy Simhasana church 1. Feast of St. George Commemoration day

2. Feast of St. Mary Assumption day

3. Feast of Mar Ignathios Commemoration day

95 do do Mulanthuruthy church I. Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas' day

2. Feast of Mar Kurilose KUl ilose day

96 AmbaHur Kanjiramattom St. Francis church. Feast of St. Francis of , 1 mile Amballur Assisi

97 do do Amballur Kumbha Pooyam Subramonia temple

98 do do St. Jobn's Jacobite Epiphany church, Amballur

'99 do do St. Ignatius chulch. St. Ignatius day Qeath arniversary of Ka'ljiramattom St, Ignatius

100 do do Keecherry church I. Feast of Holy Family

2. Feast of St. George

',I

101 Edakkattuvayal do Jacobite church, 1. Feast Foun~hltion day of the Vadayaparambu church

2. Feast of St. George

102 do do St. Mary's churCh, Feast of St. Mary Patron's feast Chethicode 360 AND FESTIVAL5

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remark, 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

23rd April 1 day 200

15th August 1 day 200

15th January 1 day 200

3rd July 1 day 4,000 Stationery, copper plates etc. This church was built thousand and odd years ago

2nd September 1 day 4,000 do

24th to 27th 4 days 2,500 Furniture, earthenwares, mats etc. November

17th February 3 days 3,000 Mats, bell-lDetal vessels etc.

lst and 2nd 2 ,days 1,000 Common articles February

1st and 2nd 2 day," 1.000 The church was established 10 1875- January

11th February 4 days 550

6th May 1 day 200

23rd December 2 days 500 Retail trade

3rd May 2 days 500 do

8th December 2 days 3,000

361 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 Ei

KANAYANNUR

103 Kaipattoor Piravom 2! mIles St. Mary's JacobIte 1. Feast of St. George Death anniversary of church, Kana}'kode St. George

2. Feast of St. Mary Nativity of St. Mary

COCHIN

1 NJarakkal Ernakulam 12 miles St. Mary's church, 1. Puthari Perunnal Nativity of St. Mary Njarakkal

2. Feast of St. Joseph Commemoration day

3. Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day

"

2 do do Sahodara Nagar, Pooyam Birthday of Lord Njarakkal Subramonia

3 do do Pullothuparambu Bharany Bharany in Meenam temple, Njarakkal

4 do do Holy Family church, Feast of Holy FamIly Commemoration day Perumpdly, Njarakkal

.5 Mattancherry Mattancherry Halt St. Sebastian's church, Feast of St. Sebastian I! mdes Palluruthy

do do Rameswaram Sivarathri Utsavam Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

do do R. C. church 1. Feast of St. Mary Immaculate conception of 1 St. Mary

8 Pallipuram Alwa:e Pallipuram Feast St. Mary's church 362 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

23rd April 1 day 500 Stationery, retail trade, biscuits, bread etc.

8th September 1 day 500 do

TALUK

8th September 5 days 8,000 Earthenwares, furniture, stationery etc

13th May 5 day~ 8,000 do

28th January 5 days 6,000 do

21st January 4 days 7,000 do

7th Apnl 3 days 3,000 do \

'7th January 4 days 5,000 do "

21st January 7 days 10,000 Earthen vessels and pots

.fth March 1 day 5,000 Panchabhishekom, Deeparadhana Sree Boothabali and processio~ on elephant's back are the main features of the Utsavam

8th December 1 day 3,000

31st July 8 days 50,000 Household articles

363 STATEMENT OF FAmS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 1 2 3 4 5 6

CO CHIN.

9 Pallipuram Alwaye St. Rose church Feast Chakkarakadavu

10 do do Sree Yawniswara temple As\\athy Aswathy in Makaram

11 Kuzhupilly do 14 miles St. Mary's church, 1. Feast of St. Mary KuzhupIlly

2. Feast of Infant Jesus

12 Edavanakad Ernakulam St. Ambrose's church Feast of St. Ambrose Birthday celebration of the Saint

13 Nayarambalam Ccchin Hal bour Nayarambalam Thalapoli Makam in Makaram " Terminus 10 miles Bhagavathy temple

14 do do Veliyanaparambu Arat Uthram in Kumbhom temple

15 do do Sree Subramonia temple, Pooyam Nayarambalam

16 do do Vadel Feast of St. George St. Gecrge's church

17 do do Nedungad St. Feast of St. Augustire Augustine's church

18 do do Vishnu temple Thrikketta Ambedkarnaga r

19 Elangunnapuzha Ernakulam 6 nules Cruz Mllagres Feast of Holy Cross church

20 do do Ochanthurutll. Feast of Our Lady cf Christian church Perpetual help

21 do co St. Gecrge's church Feast cf St. Georee

364 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ApprOXimate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival III the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

23rd January 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles

14th January 10 days 20,000 do

29th January 4 days 2.000 Religious articles

26th January 3 days 1,500 do

6th to 10th 5 days 5,000 Stationery, furniture. household utensils etc. December

23rd January 7 days 3,000 Stationery goods

22nd February 7 days 2,000 do

January 4 days 10,000 do

29th April 5 ,days 6,000 Sta(ioneIY, porcelain dishes ,

4th January 4 dayS 5,000

April-May 3 da)s 20,000 Mats, earthenwares, stationery etc

7th May 5 da)s 3,000 Stationery artIcles

27th June 5 days 5,000 do

23rd Apnl 7 days 5,000 do

365 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of VIllage or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

COCHIN

22 Elangunnapuzha Erpakulam 6 miles Sree MalJjkarjuna temple Pooyam Arat Prathishta day

23 do.. do Sree Subramonia tempie do

24 Fort Cochin Cochm Harbour Santa Cruz Cathedral 1. Feast of Our Lady Terminus 3 miles of Rosary

2. Feast of Christ the King

:25 do do St. Francis church Carol Service Christmas

26 Palluruthy Mattancherry Halt St. Michael's church, 1. Feast of St. Michael Patron Saint's day 2 miles Manacherry

2. Feast of Our Lady Titular Feast of of Hope Confraternity :66 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

"T ALUK-Contd.

18th to 22nd 5 days 2,000 Glass bangles April

23rd November 10 days 6,000 do

7th October 10 days 50.000

28th October 1 day 30,000

1 day 300 The founding of this church dates '2~th December back to the early years of the 16th century. The five Friars accompanying Alphonso Albu­ querque who came to Cochin in 1503, first bUIlt a small weoden (;hurch. The; stone church of St. Francis was afterwards erected on the same site. the bUilding of which was completed by about 1516 and it was then de"icated to St. Anthony. The change in dedication from St· Anthony to St. Francis took place in the 19th century and was evidently due to the Anglicans. The church is now administered by the Church of South India, North Kerala Diocese, having come to their Jurisdiction in 1947. Vasco da Gama who died at Cochin in December 1524 was buried in this church. His re­ mains were later removed to Portugal after 14 years. The church is important as an ancient monument. The tablets, grave­ stones and inscriptions on the walls of this church are of arch­ aeological interest. The church became a 'Protected monument· in April 1923.

October 1 day 3,000 Household utensils, sweets etc.

4th February 7 days do

367 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

COCHIN

27 PaUuruthy Mattancherry Halt Mundamvcly church 1. Feast of Our Lady 2 miles of Ll\'ermenlo

2. Feast of Our Lady of Ambaso

3. Feast of St. Jacob

28 do do Church of Our Lady 1. Feast of St.Peter's of Health, Saude Chair

2. Feast of Our Lady of Health

3. Feast of Our Lady of " Immdculate Conception

29 Kumbalanghy do Sree Subramonia temple Arat 4 miles

30 do do Ardhanareeswara temple Uthram Arat

31 do do St. Peter's church Feast of SS. Peter and Paul

32 do do st. GeOige's church 1. Feast of Our Lady of Dolours

2. Feast of St. George

33 do do St. Xavier's church, Feast of St. Francis 6 miles Kantakadavu Xavier

do do St. Antony's church Feast of St. Joseph Death anniversary of 34 St. Joseph

35 CheJlanam do 81. George's church 1. Feast of St. George Commemoration day 8 miles

2. Feast of St. Mary do

368 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ,in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

,.ALUK-Contd.

'9th September 9 days 12,000 Stationery,articles, earthenwares etc.

21st November 11 days 14,000 do

30th December 7 days 25.000 do

'23rd January 7 days Not available

11 th September 9 days Not avall.lble

15th_December 1 day Not available

10th to 14th 5 days Not available Mats March

21st March 9 days 10,000 Mats, brass and bell-metal vessels etc_

17th to 25th 9 da~s Not available January

16th September 7 days 50,000 \

10th to 17th 7 days 50,000 January

3rd December 9 days 4,000

19th March 1 day 5,000

7th May 1 day 100 Stationery, earthenwares etc.

24th September 1 day 200

369 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of FaIr or OccasIon of the FaIr No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshIp FestIval or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

COCHIN

36 Chellanam Mattancherry Halt St. Sebastian's chUlch 1. Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day 14 miles

2. Feast of St. Joseph do

37 do do Vishnu temple Vaishnava day

38 do do Sastha temple sastha day Prathishta day (Uthram in Dhahu)

39 do do Sreevally Vilasam Pooyam Peoyam in Meenam Bajanamatam

40 do do 10 miles St. Mary's church, 1. Feast of Our Lady Chellanam Dolours

2. Feast of St. George Commemoration day

MUVATTUPUZHA

MuvaUupuzha Alwaye 27 miles St. George's church, Feast of St. Sebastian ,Commemoration day Vazhakulam

2 do do do Feast of St. George do

3 -do do St. Mathew's church. Feast of St. Mathew do Nadukkara

4 do do Subramonia temple, Thairooyam Pooyam in Makaram Avadi

~ co do St. Sebastian's chutch. Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day Anikkad

6 do do Temple, Anikkad Sivarathli Sivarathri in Kumbhom

7 do GO Randar church Feaft of St. Mary St. Mary's day

370 AND FESTIVALS

DISTIUCT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodItIes mal keted Fair or Festival No. of days FestlVal in the Fair or Fesuval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Conc1d.

20th January 7 days 300 StatIOnery, earthenwares etc.

1st May 5 days 100 do

29th January 1 day 200

19th December 1 day 500

13th April 1 day 300

15th September 1 day 7,000 Household articles, baskets, pots. utensils, food· materials etc.

23rd April 1 day 7,000 do

TALUK

1st and 2nd 2 days 10,000 February , 7th and 8th 2 days 10,000 May

29th August day 7,000

21st January 1 day 2,000

24th and 25th 2 days 5,000 January

4th March 2 days 5,000

7th Apnl 1 day 4,000

371 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or 'Sl. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town StatIOn and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

11 Muvattupuzha Alwaye 27 miles Ramangalam Thiruvathira Thiruvathira in Dhanu Siva temple

9 Piravom Piravom Road 6 miles Piravom Easter Jacobite church

10 do do Piravom 1. Epiphany Catholic church

2. Feast of St. Sebastian

11 do do Piravom PaIlikavu Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

12 do do Pazhoor Peruthrikovil Sivarathri temple

" 13 do do 12 mIles St. Michael'; church Feast of St. Michael Commemoration day of the Saint

14 do do St. G~orge's church Feast of St. George Commemoration day of the Saint

15 do do Little Flower church Feast of Little Flower

16 Mulavoor Alwaye 20 miles Paipra mosque. Chandanakudam Muvattupuzha

17 ~ do do Kal'Jirakattukavu _ MandalapooJa Manari

18 do do Kainikkarakavu, Bharany Bharany m Meenam PezhakkappiIly

19 do do Pallimattathilkavu Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

:0 do do Mulavoor Jun1ay::Hh Chandanakudam Death anniversary of mosque Mulavoor Avaliyar

21 do do St. George's Jacobite Feast of St. George church, Thrikkalathoor

372 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ImpOttant commodilies marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

10th January 1 day 2,000

April 1 day 15,000

6th January 3 days 15,000

18th February 1 day 1.()OO

7th April 2 days 1,000

4th March 3 days 25,000

7th February 1 day 400

3rd May 1 day 350

29rh and 30th \ 2 da)s 400 December

13th to 24th 12'days 3,0,000 Food-stuffs, agricuJ:ural implements, February stationery etc.

25th and 26th 2 days 2,000 do December

7th April 2 days 2,500 do

10th March 2 days 5,000 Food-stuffs

13th to 24th 12 days 30,000 Stationery, vessels of copper, iron etc. Feb£uary

22nd and 23rd 2 days 300 Apnl 373 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

LocatIOn of V Jllage or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

22 Mulavoor Alwaye 20 miles St. George's Jacobite Feast Foundation day church, Thrikkalathoor

23 Eramalloor do Thrikkariyoor Meena Utsavam Prathishta day Mahadeva temple

24 do do Elamthur Makaravilakku Sastha temple

25 do do Nellikuzhi Utsavam Bharany in Makaram Bhagavathy temple

26 do do 30 mIles Thnkkariyoor Guruthy Utsavam Pathamudayam ChundappaJly temple

27 Pindimana do 25 miles St. John, the Baptist's Feast of St. John " church, Pindimana

28 do do Thnkkunnam Jacobite 1. Feast of Mar church Yuhanon

2. Feast of Mar Kuriakose

29 do do St. Sebastian's Catholic Feast of St. Sebastian church. Nedumpara

30 ~ottappady do Koltappady I. Feast Foul'dation day Hebron church

2. Feast of St. George

31 do do Kalkunnel do Foundation day St. George's church

32 do do St Sebastian's church Feast of St. Sebastian

33 Keerampara Alvva)e 27 miles Guthseemon church, Purification of st. Mary Punnakad (Candlemas day)

374 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attendmg Date of the Festival III the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

-or ALUK-Contd.

30th and 31 st 2 days 400 October

15th to 24th 10 days 5,000 _March

14th January I day 2,000

15th January 1 day 10,000 Static1nery at ticles Thookam, Kavadi, Nlvedyam etc. are the offerings made to this temple

23rd April 1 day 1,000 Ret,lil trade

7th January 2 days 500

6th and 7th 2 days 1,000 Fruits, earthen wares etc. January

13th to 15th 3 days 2,000 November

13th and 14th 2 days 300 This church was established in the January , year 1933

5th to 7th <\ days 2,500 Sweets, vessels of bell-metal, November copper etc.

7th May 1 day , 2,000 do

9th and 10th 2 days 2,000 Sweets, vessels of bell-metal, November copper, agriculturail!Ilpiements

4th February 1 day 1,000 do

2nd February 2 days 1,500 Stationery, vessels etc.

375 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of· Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

34 Keerampara Alwaye 27 miles Guthseemon church, Feast of St. George Punnakad

35 do do Mudiyara Mar Ignathios Feast Commemoration of Jacobite church St. Aliyas Patriarch

36 do do Thattekkathu temple 1. Kalasamacholsavam Prathishta day

2. Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

37 do do St. Thomas church. Feast of St. Thomas Nadukani

38 Kuttamangalam do 34 miles Nenyamangalam Makaravilakku Sastha temple

39 do do St. John's church, Feast of St. John Commemoration day of Nelhmattam St. John

40 do do St. Joseph's church, Feast of St. Joseph Commemoration day of Nellimattam the Saint

41 do do St. George's church, Feast of St. George co Maramangalam

41 do do Carmel church, do do Parikkanny

43 do do 5t. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Assumption day of St. Mary Thalakkod

44 do de St. Sebastian's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Commemcration day of Nellimattom the Saint

45 do do Little Flower ',church, Feast of Little Theresa do Oonnukal

46 do do Cheradi St. George Feast of St. George do church, Ooonukal 376 .AND FESTIVAlb DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remacks 7 8 9 10 11

·TALUK-Contd.

-23rd April 1 day 500 Stationery. vessels etc.

11th and 12th 2 days 800 Stationery. reJigious articles, February eartbenwares. food-stuffs etc.

:t8th January 3 days 1,750 Agricultural implements. stationery, copper vessels etc.

4th March 1 day 1,250

10th to 12th 3 days 1,500 April

13th and 14th 2 days 1,000 Mats January

15th and 16th 2 days 1,500 Stationery articles November

22nd and 23rd 2 days 1,500 do November

27th and 28th 2 days 1.000 do .Ianuary

5th and 6th 2 days 1.500 do .Ianuary

14th and 15th 2 days 1,000 do .August

6th and 7th 2 days 1,000 do January

31st December 3 days 1,500 Religious articles .to 2nd January

14th and 15th 2 days 1,000 Stationery goods ,August

371 STATEMENT OF Fl\IRS BRNAKULAM

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Pair No. Village or Town 'Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

41 Kothamangalam Alwaye 22 miles Marthomite church Perunnal Anniversary of Mar Baselios

4/1 do do Marthamariam chwcb 1. Feast of St. Mary

2. Feast of St. Mary

3. Feast of St. George

49 do do St. George's 1. Feast of Circumcision Catholic church

2. Feast of St. Rose

\ 3. Feast of St. George

50 do do Thekkilakad Basaniaa 1. Death anniversary of church, Chelad St. Stephen

2. Death anniversary of Jacob Burdana

SI do do Valiakavu Mandalapooja Mandalakalam

52 Varappetty do St. Thomas Jacobite Feast church, Inchoor

53 do do Mahadeva temple, Mccoam Utsavam Varappetty

54 do do Pallikkakavu Bhagavathy Pooram Poonim in KumbboDll temple, Inchoor

55 do do Mutanattukavu Pooram Pooram in Meenam Varappetly

56 co do Subramonia temple, Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram. Elangavam

318 AND FESTlVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of tbe Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Colltd.

1st to 3rd 3 days 12,000 October lOth February 2 days 5,000

15th August 2 days 2,000

24th April 2 days 1,500

29th Decemher to " days 5,000 Stationery articles 1st January

25th and 26th 2 days 1,500 do Octob<:r

22nd and 23rd 2 days 2,500 do Apnl

8th January 2 days 2.000 Earthenwares, sta.tiollery, ves.<>els of copper and beU1I!ICt.aJ etc.

28th November 2 days do \

16th November to 41 4ayS 1,500 26th December '.

18th and 19th 2 clays 1OO January

March-April 8 days 500

21st February 3 days 1.700 Stationery. bangles. ribbops, mirrors, plates. vessels. sundry articles etc.

20th March 1 day Not available

21st JanUHj ) day 300 Stationery, bangles. ribbons, toys etc.

379 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or :SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

:57 Pothanikkad Alwaye 30 miles St. Xavier's church, Feast of St. Xavier Pothanikkad

58 do do Oommanikunnu Feast of St. Mary 1. Commemoration day St. Marthamariam church

2. Assumption day

-59 Kadavoor do 3S miles St George's church, Feast of St. George Commemoration day Kadavoor

do do St. Antony's church Feast of St. Antony Commemoration day Paingottoor

.(il do do Devi tempie. Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Paingottoor

-62 Enanalloor Ernakulam 34 miles Sacred Heart chUlch, Feast Ayavana

-63 do do 40 miles St. Mary's church. Feast of Our Lady Kavakadu of Rosary

do do Bhagavathy temple, Revathi, Aswathi and Kalampoor Bharany

.(is do do Tripurath temple, Rohini Kalampoor

-66 do do KaIampoor Thrikka Thiruvonam

-67 do do Parapuzha Visakhom Bbagavathy temple

-68 do do Kakkanattukavu P~~ram

-69 do do Porkavu Revathi and Aswathi

70 Velloorkkunnam do 24 miles Kadathi church Rakuliperunnal

380 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

30th November I day 4,000 Stationery, vessels of bell-metal and copper, pottery, furniture, bullocks etc.

. 2Ist November 2 days 1,500 Stationery, earthenwares etc .

15th August 2 days 1,SOO do

30th April, 3 days 2,700 1st and 2nd May

Not avaIlable 2 days 2,000 Mats, fruits, religious articles etc.

4th March 2 days 5,000

23rd July 1 day 500 Stationery articles

October 10 days 800 do

February-March 3 days 500 do

.April-May 1 day 300 do

March-April day 50 do

March-Apnl 1 day 50 do

March-April 1 day 50 do

February-M~rch 2 days 500 do

5th and 6th 2 days 1,500 do This church was founded in .June 1875 A. D • 381 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village Or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

71 VelJoorkkunnam A)waye 22 miles Christ the King Feast of Christ the King Latin church

72 do do St. George's church, 1. Feast Consecration day Mundavoor

2. Feast of St. George

73 Valakom do Rakad church Feast

74 do do Karnattukavu Bharany Utsavam temple

75 do Thrippunithura Kunnackal church 1. Feast of St. George

" 2. Annual F~ast

76 do do Puthethukavu Utsa\am temple

77 do do Amballur temple Sivarathl'i

78 Marady Alwaye 25 miles Marthamariam church Feast of St. Mary

79 - do Piravom St. Mary's church, 1. St,lMary's Felst '~t. Mary's day Meenkunnam

2. St. Joseph's Feast Stt Joseph's day

80 do do Catholic church, Feast of St. Sebastian S .. Sebastian's day South Marady

81 do do St. Mary's Jacobite Epiphany Syrian church

82 do do St. George's Jacobite St. George's Feast church

382 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

28th October 2 days 600

21st October 1 day 2,000

7th May 2 days t,O~

2nd and 3rd 2 days 2.000 Fruits, fishes, vessels of copper and December bell-metal

20th and 21st 2 days I.S00 Stationery and sweets February

9th and 10th 2 days 1,500 do May

J 4th and 15th 2 days ],500 do November

22nd and 23rd 2 days 1,100 do April

4th March 2 days 1,300 do

lst and 2nd 2 days 150 do February

28th October 2 days 1,000 Stationery, household materials etc.

24th April 2 days 2,000 do

28th January 2 days 2,000 do

2nd February 2 days 150 do

24th May 2 days 1.000 do

383 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village Or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

'83 Marady Piravom Bhagavathy temple, 1. Kumbha Bharany Aswathy in Kumbhom South Marady

2. Aswathy Mudiyettu Bharany in Meenam

'84 do do Marady Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

85 Thirumarady Kottayam Mannookunnam Feast of St. George church

'86 do Alwdye 30 miles Mannathoor Feast of St. George Commemoration of St. George's church St. George

87 do do Thuruthumattathu Thalapoli Bhagavathy temple

" '88 do do Thirumarady Thalapoli Karthtka in Vrischigom Durga temple

"89 do do Kakkoor Attinkunnel Feast of St. Joseph church

'90 do P'ravom Road 10 miles Ambasserilkavu Karthika Utsavam Karthika in Kumbhom

'91 Onakkoor do Onakkoor Devi temple Utsavall' Uthram in Kumbhom

92 do do Pandiyanpara temple Meenapooram Pooram in Meenam

'93 do do Onakkoor church Feast Foundation day of the church

'94 Memuri ~:-:o Pampakuda Feast Valia church

95 do do Pampakuda Sree Meena Bharany Birthday celebration of Narayanapuram temple Bhagavathy. Revathiand Aswathi in Meenam

96 Ramamangalam Thrippunithura Ramamanplam temple Vishu Vilakku 12 miles

384 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

9th March day 1,000 Stationery, household materials etc.

7th Apnl 1 day 1,000 do

4th March 1 day 500 do

6th May day 2,000 Pottery, furniture, bullocks etc.

5th and 6th 2 days 1,000 Earthenwares, stationery etc. May

19th March 12 days 3,000 Retail trade

10th December 1 day 500

23rd January 3 days 1,700 Religious and domestic articles

11th and 12th 2 days 20,000 " Agncultural implements, stationery March

22nd February'.. 8 days 10,000

20th March 1 day 5,000

20th and 21st 2 days 150 May

28th and 29th 2 days 5,000 Stationery The founder of this church was; October Abraham MaJpan

5th and 6th 2 days 3,000 Agricultural implements April

14th to 16th 3 days 5,000 Stationery, books, bell-metal vessels etc. April 385 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or 'Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

97 Ramamangalam Thrippunithura Ramamangalam Feast Commemoration of 10 miles Knanaya Syrian church St. Jacob

98 do do Mammalassery do Jacobite Syrian church

99 do do Mammalassery church do St. Mary's day

100 do do Our Lady of Perpetual Feast of St. Mary Help Mission church

d 101 Maneed do St. Mary's church, Feast Foundation day Vettithara

102 do do St. Thomas Jacobite 1. Feast of St. George church, Nechoor

" 2. Feast of st. Thomas

3. Feast of Prophet Elis

4. Feast of Mar Death anniversary of the Gregorios ' Saint

103 do do St. Michael's church Kudasa Perunnal 'Consecration day of church

~ 104 Elanji Vaikom Road Sree Krishnaswami Revathi Arat 9 miles temple, Alapuram

105 do do Pattupurakkal Bhagavathy Mudiyettu temple, Mutholapuram

106 do do Subramoniaswami Sivarathri temple, Perumpadavam

107 do do Bhagavathy "temple, Garudan Thookkom Perumpadav~m

108 do do St. Mary's church, Purification of St. Mary Elanji

386 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

13th and 14th 2 days 10,000 Agricultural implements, earthenwares. May stationei'y etc.

14th and 15th 2 days 10,000 do May

28th May I day 2,000 Pottery. furniture, bullocks etc.

1st January 2 days 1,500

1st and 2nd 2 days 2,000 Agricultural implements. earthen wares. February statIOnery etc.

22nd and 23rd 2 days 2,500 Stati0nery, earthenwares etc. April

3rd July 2 days 2,500 do

22nd and 23rd 2 days 2,500 do May

1st and 2nd 2 days 2,500 do November

10th and 11th '2 days 3,000 Stationery al ticles February

18th to 23rd 5 daY$ 5,000 Stationery goods January

16th to 28th 12 days 3,000 do February

4th March I day 2,500 do

18th March 1 day 2,Soo do

2nd February 1 day 8,000 Stationery, vessels, mats, earthenwares, agricultural implements etc.

387 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or 5). Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

109 Elanji Vaikom Road St, Sebastian's church, Feast of St. Sebastian 9 miles M utholapuram

110 do do St. John's church, Feast of St, John Periyappuram

111 do do St. Peter's church, Purification of St. Mary Elanji

112 Koothattukulam .Piravom Road Junction Kootbattukulam Arat Vishu day 12 miles Siva temple

113 do do Onamkunnuka vu Garudan Thookkom

114 do' do Kizhakombukavu Pooram Makam and Pooram ill Bhagavathy 'temple Meenam

115 do do Klzhakombu Utsavam Mangattu temple

116 do do Thalikunnu Ashtami Siva temple

117 do do Kunnathu Narasimha Narasimha Jayanthi temple, Edayar

118 do do _Kunnathu Siva temple, Sivarathri Edayar

119 do do ArJunanmala Siva do temple, Koothattukulam

120 do do Mar Gregorips chapel, Feast Death anniversary of Koothattukulam Mar Gregorios

121 do co St. Stephen's church Feast of St. Stephen

388 -AND FESTIVALS 'DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendlOg ,Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Important commodities marketed ,Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

13th and 14th day 7.500 Stationery, vessels, mats, earthenwares, -January agricultural implements etc.

6th January 2 days 500

31st January to 3 days IS,OOO 2nd February

,6th to 14th 8 days 2,500 April

February 2 days 3,000

19th and 20th 2,000 March

.3rd and 4th 2 days 500 August

March I day 1,500

10th May day 500

·4th March 1 day 500

-4th March 1 day 300

1st November 1 day 200

Ith and 8th 2 days 1,000 Vessels of bell-metal January 389 STATEMENT OF 'AIRS.

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

122 Koothattukulam Piravom Road 12 miles St. John's church, 1. Feast of St. John Vadakara the Baptist

2. Feast of Mar Basalios

123 do do St. John's chapel, Feast Koothattukulam

124 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of foundation Edayar of the church

125 do do The Holy Family church Feast of Holy Family

126 do do Vadakara church Feast

127 do do 16 miles Pir-mattom Pooram Pooram in Meenam Badrakali temple

128 Palakuzha do St. John's Syrian 1. Feast of all Souls church, Palakuzha and Saints

2. Feast

3. Feast

129 do do St. Thomas Synan 1. Feast of St. Thomas Death anniversary of church, Manya St. Thomas

130 do do Marygiri S)rian church, 1. Feast of St. Mary Aroor

131 do do SI. Joseph's R. c. 1. Feast church, Mariya

2. Feast AND· FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Festival in the Fair Of Important commodities marketed Date of the in the Fair or Festival Remarks Fair or Festival No. of days Festival 10 11 7 8 9

T ALUK-Colltcl.

5,000 23rd and 24th 2 days June

5,000 21st and 22nd 2 days February

19th and 20th 2 days 300 February

15th February 1 day 3,000

1,000 Pottery, furniture, bunocks etc. 24th and 25th 1 day January

10,000 Stationery articles 21st February ] day

5,000 20th March 3 d~ys

1,500 Statiobery, retail trade etc. 12th November 2 days

1,000 do 6th and 7th 2 days January , 1,000 do 11 th and 12th Z days February

300 do 21st December 1 day

300 2]st December 2 days

SOO 28th January 2 days

3,000 Stationery, retail trade etc. 27th to 30th 4 ddYs January

1,500 do 21th and 28th 2 days December 391 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

LocatIOn of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUVATTUPUZHA

132 Palakuzha Piravom Road 16 miles Kozhippilly Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in Meenam temple

133 do do Palakuzha Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram Sree Narayana temple

134 do do Santhikad Bhagavathy Sivarathri temple t35 . do Alwaye 28 miles Palakuzha Pooram Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

136 do d:> 34 miles Kozhippilly 1. Feast of SS. Peter Death anniversary of St. Peter's church and Paul the Saints

2. Feast

3. Feast Assumption of Our Lady

137 Arakkuzha Plravom Road Perumankavu Bhagavathy Thlikarthika Kartpika in Kumbhom temple, Memadangu

138 do do Arakkuzha Forane Darsana Perunnal church

139 do Alwaye 30 miles Arakkuzha church Feast of St Thomas St. Thomas day

140 cO do Thottakkara church Feast of St. Teresa Darsana Perunnal

392 .AND FESTIVAL~

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

7th April 3 days 10,000 Stationery, retail trade etc

.21st and 22nd 2 days 2,500 do January

-4th March 2 days 700 do

.20th March 4 days 2,000 Tradition says that long ago when two Brahmans were taking rest at this place, one of them became possessed and made oracular pro­ nouncements that goddess Bhaga­ vathy should be consecrated in that place. Accordingly the temple was erected there

'28th and 29th 2 days 350 .June

13th and 14th 2 days 800 .February

14th and 15th 2 days 750 .August '.

11th March 1 day 500

lst and 2nd 2 days ; 2,500 .January

Zyth April 2 days 10,000 Religigus articles, eatable things etc.

1st and 2nd 2 days 2,500 .January

393 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNA.KULAM

Location of Village 01 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village Or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

THODUPZHA

Manjalloor Alwaye 25 miles Carmel Monaster)", Feast of Our Lady of Vazhekulam Mount Carmel

2 Kalloorkad do 30 miles St. Augustine's church, 1. Feast of St. Augustine Kalloorkad

2. Feast of Sacred Heart

.3 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of St. Mary Nagapuzha

4 do do St. John's churcb, Feast of St. John Feast of St. John the Kaloor Patron Saint

5 Kumaramangalam do 36 miles Valliyamkode temple Padahadi Utsavam Meenapooram

" 6 do do St. Sebastian's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Ezhalloor

7 Kodlkulam do 38 miles St. Rita church, Feast of St. Rita Commemoration day KaliYar

8 do do Little Flower church, Feast of St. Theresa 1st Sunday after Epipheny Kodl.lveh

9 do do St. Fatima church, Feast of St. Mary , Commemoration of the Thennathur apparition of St. Mary

10 do do St. Fatima church, Feast of St. Mary CommemoratiQll, of the MuJliringattu apparition of St. M1!ry to. Bernaditt

11 do do Chandrappillikavu. Bharaoy AswfUhi and Bharany if!! Kodlkulam Meenam

12 do do Elamplakattultavu, Pooram Pooram in Meenam Kurusalamattom

13 Karimannoor do 46 miles Kollappuzhakavl.l Uthram Uthram in Meenam. Bhadrakalj temple 394 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival 1D the Fair or Impol tant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remalks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

7th to 16th 10 days 4,000 RelIgious articles, vessels, sweets etc. July

9th and 10th 2 days 5,000 Ves~els, stationery, sweets, cosmetics, October drinks etc.

June 3 days' 4,000 do

1st to 8th 8 dayS 35,000 Vessels. stationery, sweets, cosmetics, September drinks, religious articles, furniture etc.

October 2 days 4,000

20th March 7 days 3,000 Vegetables, stationery, textiles, mats etc.

31st January 1 day 2,000

10th to 12th 3 days 2,000 Sweets February

5th February \ 2 days 1,000 Household furniture, relIgious articles etc.

11th to 13th 3'oays 1,000 Stationery, brass plates, religious The church is situated on the bank January articles etc. of the Kaliyar river 12 miles away flOm Muvattupuzha. This was- founded in 1951

10th and 11th 2 days 500 Retail uade February

6th and 7th 4 days 10,000 Apfll

20th March 1 day 2,000 Agricultural implements

21st Mar..-:h 1 day 2,000 Retail trade

395 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 (j

THODUPUZHA

H Karimannoor Alwaye 46 miles Karimannoor Nalpathumani Aradhana Christian church

15 do do Elambalakkat Pooram Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

16 Karikode do 38 miles St. George's church, Feast of St. George Commemoration day Muthalakodam

17 do do Karikode. Padahadi Utsavam Bharany in Kumbhom Badrakali temple

18 do do Kanjiramattam Sivarathri Siva temple

19 do do Olamattom Thaipooyam Puravappara temple

_20 do do Kolani Sleekrishna- Vishuvilakku swami temple

21 do do Chemgam St. Martin's Feast X'ian church

22 do do Thanamkunnu church do

23 do do Muthalakodam church Feast of St. George

Manakad Plravom 17 miles Periyambra 1. Feast of St. George 2~ Jacobite church

2. Feast of St. Mary

:25 dll Alwaye 36 miles Narasimba temple. Kavadi Mahotsavam Prathishta day Manakad '

2;) Purapuzha A!waye Siva temple, Sivarathri Milhotsavam Thiruvonam in Kumbhom Vazhithala

396 AND FESTIV Al.S

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

March 3 days 10,000 Vessels, stationery

20th March 1 day 2,000

22nd to 24th 3 days 8,000 Stationery, religious articles etc. April

10th March 9 days 5,000 Stationery, dates, agricultural implements etc.

4th March 1 day 3,000

21st January day 1,500

14th Apnl 1 day 1,000

10th and 11th 2 days 7,000 This is an old church of the local­ November, ity, The gold crowns presented by Cheraman Perumal have been. preserved in this church

20th January 2\iays 7,000

, 22nd to 24th 3 days 8,000 Stationery, religious articles etc. April

22nd and 23rd 2 days 500 Stationery article, Apnl

14th and 15th 2 days 500 do August

4th and 5th 2 days 10,000 February

4th March 1 day 3,000 Stationery, drinks etc.

397 STATEMENT OF FAIRS ERNAKULAM

Location of V Iilage or '8), Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

THODUPUZHA

27 Purapuzha Alwaye 35 miles St. Antony's church. 1. Feast of St. Antony Kuninji

2. Feast of St. Sebastian

28 Karimkunnam Ettumanur St. Augustine's church. Feast of St. Sebastian 23 miles Karimkunnam

21) do do Little Flower church, Feast Nedlakadu

30 do do St. Peter's church, do Ponnamthanam

31 dO do St. Peter's church, Feast of SS. Peter and Marala Paul

.32 do do Sa.thampara temple, MandalapooJa Karimkunnam

33 CO do Sasthampara BhaJana Sivarathri Mandalam

34 Muttom Alwaye 39 miles St. Sebastian's church, Feast of St. Sebastian .St. Sebastian's day SankarappilJy

35 do do St. Thomas church, do do Thudanganad

36 do do St. Mary's church, St. Mary's Feast Muttom

37 do do Bhagavathy temple, Bharany Bharany in Makaram Muttorn

38 Udumbannoor do Udurnbannoor Thrikayil Mandala Mahotsavam MandaJavrutha Samapthi temple

39 do do Amayapra Mahadeva Sivarathri Sivarathrivrutham temple

398 .AND FESTIV ALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

18th June 2 days 3,000 Stationery, mats, agricultural implements, etc.

220d January 3 days 2,000 do

4th February 2 dilys 1,000 Agricultural implements, stationery, food-stuffs etc.

'7th January 2 days 1,000 do

4 th February 2 days 1.000 do

10th and 11th 2 days 3,000 do February

16th November 41 days 3,000 do to 26th December

4th March 1 day 3,000 do

3rd February ,2 days 2,000 Stationery, earthenwares, fruits. sweet~. furniture, textIles etc.

26th January , 2 days 2,500 do

1!th December 2 days 1,500 do

15th January 2 days 3,500 do

25th and 26th 2 days 2,000 Stationery, drinks, vessels etc. December

4th March 1 day 1,500 do

399 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of TO\\D (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Vlllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

THODUPUZHA

40 UdumbanDoor Alwaye 42 miles SlDayi church, Feast of St. Mary Amayapra

41 do do Panyaram Sree Pooyam Pooyam in Kumbhom Subramoniaswami temple

42 do do Peringassery Sree Badra Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram temple

43 do do Parekkam, Bharany Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

44 do do Kollapuzha Pooram Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

45 do do 48 miles St. Thomas church, Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas day Cheppukulam

46 do do~ Edamaruku, Milad·i-shenff Karukka rr.osque

47 do do Sree Bhagavathy Bharany Bharany in Makaram temple, Mailadumpara

48 Kudayattur Ettumanur 35 miles Saramkuthukavu Bharany Bharany in Meenam temple

49 do AI\\aye 44 miles Monkumbukavu Pooram Pooram in Meenam

50 do do Annamalamatam Sivarathri 'I)ivarathri in Kumbhom temple

S1 do Ettumanur S. N. D. P_ Bhajana Sivarathri Mandir

S2 do Alwaye 40 miles St. Augustine's church, Feast of St. Augustine St. Augustine's day Kudayattur

S3 do do St. Paul's ohurch, Feast of St. Paul St Paul's day Adoor, Kudayattur

54 (0 eo St. Thomas church, Feast of St. Thomas Sunday after Easter- Arakulam, Kudayattur 400 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending 'Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

25th and 26th 2 days 250 Stationery, drinks, vessels etc. The church is dedicated to St. Mary December

17th February 1 day 2,000 do

20th and 21st ~ days 1,000 do January

7th April 1 day 300 do

"2Otb March I day 700 do

20th and 21st 2 days 600 December

14th August 1 day 600 Stationery, drinks, vessels etc.

15tb January I day ::00 do itb April I day 4,000 ; Religious articles and eatable things

20th March :2 days 3,000 do ,

·4th February I day 2,000 do

·4th March 1 day 5,000 do

,4th March 2 days 2,000 do

25th January 2 days 1,000 do

.27th to 29th 3 days 1,500 Stationery goods April 401 STATEMENT OF FAIRS.

ERNAKULAM

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place or Name or Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

THODUPUZHA

55 Kudayattur Alwaye 40 miles Hidayathul mosque, 1. Ramzan Kan]ar

2. Bakrid

56 do do Kudayathur mosque Bakrid

57 do do Saramkuthikavu Makayiram Prathlshta day

58 do Ettumanur 38 miles Vayanakavu Kumbha Pooram do

59 Arakulam Alwaye Sastha temple, Kodlyettu Arakulam

" 60 do do Devi temple, Bharany Bharany in Meenam Arakulam

61 VeJliamattam do St. Joseph's church Feast of St. Joseph

62 Alakode do 39 miles St. Mary's church, Feast of the Immaculate Kalayanthanni Conception

402 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the FaIr or Impol tant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival III the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

8th March 3 days 2,000 Stationery goods

15th May 3 days 2,000 do

15th May 3 days 2,000 do

24th February 3 days 5,0(10 Retail trade

17th February 2 days 1,000 do

24th to 30th 7 days 5,000 do January •

7th AprIl 1 day 1,000

10th to 19th 10 days 5,000 March

5th to 8th 4 days 15,000 December

403 STATEMENT OF FAIR':;

TRICHUR

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TALAPPILLY

1 Pazhanhi Trichur 20 miles Bhagavathy temple Pooram Pooram in Medam

2 do do Orthodox Syrian church Commemoration of Rev. Catholica Bava

3 Kunnamkulam do 14 miles Sree Durga Bhagavathy Karthika Vilakku Karthika in Vrischigom temple

-4 do do Mar Gregorios Church, CommemoratIon of Mar Gregorios day Mar Gregorios

:5 do do St. Sebastian's church. Feast of St. Sebastian St. Sebastian's day • Chiralayam ,

do do Jacobite Syrian church, Commemoration of Chiralayam St. Lassar

7 do do Makalikavu temple, Kavady attam Bharany in Kumbhom Thekkepuram

do do Mar Gregorios Memorial Commemoration of church Mar Gregorios

9 do do Kakkattu Ganapathi Pooram Kodiyettu Pooram in Meenam temple in Tbiruvathira

10 do do Annamkulangara Pooram Commemoration of temple Bhagavathy

11 do do St. Thomas church PerunnaJ

12 do do Siva temple., Sivarathri Pallimanna

13 Kadavallur do 21 mdes Kadavallur temple Ekadasi Ekadasi in New Moon Sradha in Makaram1 404 AND FFSTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of tbe Festival in tile Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

16th April 2 days 10,000 Fruits, vegetables, agricultural implements etc.

23rd October 2 days 15,000 Palm dates

10th December 1 day 13,000

1st and 2nd 2 days 2,000 The church was founded by His. November Grace David Korepiscopa in memory of the late St. Mar Gregorios. There are two pro­ cessions accompanied by ele­ phants and fireworks

24th January 2 days 12,500 Procession is conducted dur­ ing times of epidemics

22nd October t day 31,000

10th March 7 days 10,000

1st and 2nd \ 2 days 12,500 November "

20th March 7 ~s 3,000

5th January 1 day 1,000

24th and 25th 2 days 13,000 November

4th March 1 day Not available

16th January 1 day 8,000 Stationery 405 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRICHUR

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TALAPPILLY

14 Perumpilavu Trichur 21 miles Puthincherrykavu Thalapoli Thalapoli in Makaram

15 do do KaJlumpuram church Perunnal

16 do do Thippilassery Desa Desa Guruthy temple

17 Kadangodu do 10 miles Kaikulangara Ninnala pooram Bhagavathy temple

18 do do Thamanakadu Sivarathri Siva temple

19 Pallur do Kodayur Subramonia Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram temple

20 Desamangalam Vettikattiri Kottippara Vela Ayilliam in Kumbhom

21 do do Kothapurath temple Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram

22 Cheruthuruthy do Kozhimamparambu temple Utsavam Chitra in Kumbhom

23 do do do Sbashti Shashti in Thulam

do Pooyam Fooyam in Makaram 24 - do do

Thiruvonam in Kumbhom 25 de do do Sivarathl'i

Aswathi in Kumbhom 26 Painkulam Mannanur Vazhalikavu Vela

27 :\layannur Ottappalam 3 miles Mayannurkavu Punartbam Punartham in Medom

2& do do Siva temple Sivarathri Thiruvonam in Kumbhom

406 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

16th January 21 days 1,500 Toys, v~etables. etc.

Not available 21 days 1,000 do

Not available 1 day 1,000 do

Not available 1 day 4,000 Sweets. fruits etc.

4th March 1 day Not available

21st January 1 day Not available

18th February 1 day Not available

21st January 1 day Not available

24th March 1 day 10,000

, October- 'I day 500 November

21st January 1 day 500

-4th March 1 day 200

9th March 7 days 5,000 Food-stuffs

3rd to 9th 7 days Not available May

4th March 1 day 500

407 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRICHUR

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 (;

TALAPPILLY

29 Mayannur Ottappalam 3 miles Sree llama Swamy Niramala inlDhanu temple

30 do do Lakshmana temple

31 do do Sastha temple

32 do do Narasimha temple Ashtamirohini Ashtamirohini Vrutham

33 Kaniyarcode Lakidi It miles Parakkotkavu Thalapoli Last Sunday in Medom Bhagavathy temple

34 Thiruvilwamala do Sree Rama Swamy Niramala First Thursday in Kanni " temple

35 do do do Ekadasi Ekadasi in Kumbhom

36 Vadakkethara do 5 miles Kottekkattukavil Sree Pattu First Tuesday of Edavam Kurumba Bhagavathy temple

37 do do Swarnakavu Thalapoli ,Bbarany in Medom

38 Kondazhi Ottapalam 5 miles Thalikkal temple Sivarathri $ivarathri in Kumbho.

39 Venganellur Mullurkara 5 miles Siva temple Sivarathri

040 KiJlimangalam Vettikattiri 3! miles Angadikavu Vela Revathi in Kumbbo..

41 do do do Koothu

42 do do Palankil temple Sivarathri Thiruvcnam in Kumbllom

408 .AND FESTIVAUt DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remark.s 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

-Not available 1 day 500

16th November 41 days Not available to 26th December

16th November 41 days Not available to 26th December

22nd August ) day Not available

13th May 1 day 15,000

20th September day 15,000 Flowers

10th to 13th 4 days 20,000 Flowers, copper vessels, bell-metal vessels etc. March

15th May 7 days 1,000 Cosmetics. sweets, toys etc.

·4th May ,1 day 1,000 do ,

-4th March ,1 day 1,000

-4th March 1 day 7,000 Stationery articles, different kmds of vessels etc.

-sth March 1 day 4,000 Food· stuffs

18th April to 15 days 3,000 2nd May

4th March 1 day 500

409 STATEMENT OF FAIRS.

TRICHUR

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festi~al 1 2 3 4 5 6

TALAPPILLY

43 PunJal Vettikattiri H miles Ayyaprankavu Uthram Vela Uthr. m in Meenam

44 do do Kattilkavu Sivarathri Thll U\onam in Kumbhom Siva temple

45 do do do Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram

46 do do Padinjattumuri kara- Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram yogam Subramonian kovil

47 do do do Sivarathri Slvarathri In Kumbhom

48 Nedumpura Shoranur 1 mne Kozhimanparambu Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram " temple

49 MulJurkara Mllllurkara Thiruvanikavu Utsavam Bharany in Kumbhom

50 do do Irunnalamkodu Shashti Shashti III Thulam temple

51 do do Ron-.an Catholic church Perunnal

52 AttuT do 2! miles Karthiayini temple Niram~la Last day of Mandalakatam.

53 do do do Utsavam Makayiram in Meenam

S4 do do Chadayankulangara Uthram Vela Uthram in Makaram AyyappankavlJ

55 do do Mosque Chandanakudam

56 Cl-elakkara do 5 miles Anthi M"hakalankavu Vela (Utsa\am) temple

410 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festtval in the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarls 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

2]st March 1 day 4,500 Vessels, toys, stationery aTtide~. food-stuffs etc.

4th Ma£ch ) day 200 Food-stuffs, toys etc.

, 21st January 1 day 300 do

21st January 1 day 200 do

4th March 1 day 300 do

21st January day 5eO

10th March 7 days 1,000 Food-stuffs, toys etc.

3rd November 1 day 1,000 du

17th and 18th 2 da)"s 500 do January ,

26th December 1 day 4,500 Oranges, dates to)'s etc.

10th Apnl 7 days ]0,000

25th January 1 day 50

Not available 1 day 3,000

Not available 1 day 10,000 Stationery etc.

411 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

LocatIon of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railw

TALAPPILLY

57 Palayannur Lakkidi 6 miles Pazhayanour Navarathri Bhagavathy temple

..58 do do do Niramala Last Friday of Thulam

59 do do do Utsavam From Chothi to Thiruyonam in Meenam

060 PangarappiJly Mullurkara 7 (DIles Mosque Nercha Kaliyarcode

-61 Enkakad Wa:akkancherry Rudhiramahakalikavu Vela 21 miles temple

,(;2 do do Karthiayini temple Karthika Vilakku Kalthika in Vriscbigom " 63 Kottapuram do 5 miles Mangadukavu Bharany Utsavam Bharany in Kumbhom

-64 do do do Mandalam Pattu Mandalakalam

.(is do do do Pathamudayam Vela

-66 do do do Thiyyattu Thiyyattu in Meenam

(57 do do Munnithra Kovil Sivarathri

{)S Nel1u\\a)e do 6 miles Mullakkai temple . Bharany Utsavam ParakkezhunnalJippu from Thiruvonam to Aswathi in Meenam and ThaiapOli

69 Vellarakad do ChingiamkavLl temple Pooram

70 do dJ 10 miles R. C. church Perunnal Feast of St. Xavier

412 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed .Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

1st to 9th 9 days 2,000 Cosmetics, sweets, toys etc. <>ctober

Sth November 1 day 2,000 do

.3]st March 8 days 2.000

Not available I day 4,000

.28th February 1 day 5.000 Stationery, toys, sweets, drinks etc •

10th December 15 days 500. Ornaments

10th March 3. days 3,000 Stationery. fruits, vessels etc.

16th November to 41 days Not available 26th December

23rd April day Not available

, :March-April 1 day Not available

4th March 1 day Not available

.31st March (0 7 da)s 15,000 -6th April

Not available 1 day 4,800 Sweets. fruits etc.

::lnl Decemrer 1 day 250 Stationery

413 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or SI. Name of To\o\n (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festnal 2 3 4 5 6

TALAPPILLr

71 Vellarakad Wadakkancherry R. C. church Perunnal Feast of St. Sebastian 10 miles

72 Chiramanangad do Kunnambrath. kavu Pooram Pooram in Medom

73 do do Mathur Siva temple Sivarathri

74 Karikad do 21 miles Kodinchirakavu Thalapoli

75 do do Porur temple Sivarathri

76 Akathiyoor co 14 miles Akikavu temple Pooram

\ 77 Porkulam do Velakat temple Navarathri Navarathri in Kanni

78 do do do Karthika Karthlkd in Vrischigom

79 Mangad do 17 miles Mangad temple Bharany Vela

80 do do Kodiyat temple Ashtami Rohini

81 Anjur Trichllr 15 miles AnJur Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhorn

82 do do Prakkadi temple Pooram Pooram in Kumbhom

Pooram in Makaram 83 do do Alathur temple Pooram

84 do do Plappetti temple Peoram Pooram 10 Makaram

85 do do Mundiyamthara Sivarathri Sivarathri in KumbholD

414 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks. 7 8 9 10 II

T ALUK-Contd.

3rd February 1 day 250 Stationery

13th May 1 day 2,500 Sweets, fruits etc.

4th March 1 day Not available

Not available 1 day 1,000 Toys, vegetables etc.

4th March 1 day 1,000 do

Not available 1 day 2,000

1st to 9th 9 days 150 Stationery October

10th December 1 day 150 do

Not available 1 day 1,000 do

22nd August 1 ,day 1,000 ,

4th "'larch 1 day 500 Toys, sweets etc.

21 st February I day 750 do

24th January 1 day 500 do

24th January 1 day 250 do

4th March 1 day 500 do

415 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 S 6

TALAPPILLY

S6 Anjur Trichur 15 miles Churuvanthoni Pooram Pooram in Makaram Devar temple

:1i7 do do ThaJappilly temple Poor am Pooram in Makaram

88 do do St. Mary's church. Perunnal Chettanjar

:1i9 Chov,annur Wadakkancherry Kallazhi temple Pooram Pooram in Makaram 13 miles

'90 do do Kodupayur temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

'91 do do Sanka. apuram temple Pooram (Arat)

'92 do do Thadipudi church Perunnal

93 do GO Chowannur church Perunnal

'94 do do Panthalloor Pooram Pooram in Makaram

'9S - Eyyal do Ey}al temple Mandala Thalapoli 10 miles

'96 do do Subramonia Kovil Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaratn

'97 do do do Shashti Soorasamhara day

'98 do do do Navarathri Navarathri in Kanni

'99 do do do Mandala Pooja M8ndalakalam

416 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIVal in the Fair or Fes[lvul Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

24th Jilouary 1 day 500 Toys, sweets etc.

24th January 1 day 500 do

20th and 21 st 2 days 500 do September

24th January 2 days 3,000 Sweetmeats, dates, stationery etc.

4th March 2 days 500

Not available 7 days -,000 Sweetmeats, dates, stationery etc.

Not avaIlable 2 days 1,000 Drinks, stationery, halva, dates etc.

Not available 2 days 500 Sweetmeat., dates, statiJnery etc.

24th Ja'mary ~ days 4,000 do

Not available day 3,000 Sweets. fruits etc.

21st January 1 day " 500 Stationery, sweets, fruits etc

4th November 1 day 450 do

9th October 1 day JOO do

J 6th November to 41 days 100 26th December

417 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Towll Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TALAPPILLY

100 Puthuruthy Wadakkancherry 6 miles Ayyappankavu Pathamudayam

101 Veloor do 8 miles Veloor Bharany Vela Bharany in Kumbhom Manalikavu temple

102 do do Thekecham NiramaJa Utsavam Makam in Makaram Bhagavathy temple

103 do do R. C. church Perunnal

104 do do Veloor Bhagavathy Thapakam and Karthlka in Vrischigom temple Panchaga vyam

105 do do do Makayiramin Makar~m , 106 do do St. Xavier's Forane Feast of St. Sebastian Death anniversary church. Veloor

107 do do do Feast of St. Xavier Prathishta day

108 do do do Feast of St. Mary Death anDiversary

109 do do do Feast of St. Rose Death anniversary

110 Chiranellur Tnchur J 1 miles R. C. Rosary church Perunnal

111 do do Thalakottukara temple Utsavam

112 Chemanthatta Wadakkancherry Chemanthatta temple Arattu Thiruvathira in Meenam 12 miles

113 do do Pazhunnana mo~que PerunnaJ

114 do do Ayamkulangara Pooram temple

418 _AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending Date of the FestivallD the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival In the Fair or Festival RemarKs 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

23rd April 1 day 2,000 Stationery

~Oth March 1 day 3,000 Glass goods, pictures, cosmetics, perfumes and ornaments

_23rd January 1 day 1,000 Sweets, fruits, mats, baskets, winnows etc.

1st January 2 days 1,000 do

10th December 8 days 500

18th January 1 day 500

23rd and 24th 2 days 5,000 January

13th May 1 day 5,000

9th September I day 5,000

25th and 26th '2 days 5,000 .october

Not available 1 day 1,000

Not available J day 1,000

lith April 8 days 3,000

Not available 2 days 3,000 Drinks, stationery, halva, dates etc.

Not available 2 days 3,000 do

419 STATEMENT OF FAIRS.

TRICHUR

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TALAPPILLr

115 Arthat Trichur 15 miles Cheerankulam Pooram Pooram in Makaram temple

116 do do St. Mary's CbUlCh, Nativity of St. Mary

117 do do St. Thomas' church Feast Feast of St. Thomas

118 do do Chattukulam Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

119 do do Kavilakad temple Pooram Pooram in Makaram

,

120 do do Kenrieswaram temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

121 do do Thalakattu temple Pooram Pooram in Makaram

122 Kandanissery do 16 miles Chowallur Siva temple Sivarathri

123 Alut< do Mattom church St Sebastian's day

124 do do do St. Mary's feast

125 do do do st. Thomas day

126 do do do St. Xavier's day

127 do do do All SalOts' day

420 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ImpOl tant commodlhes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

24th January 1 day 2,000 Toys, sweets etc.

8th September 2 days 5.000 do

8th April 2 days 500 do

4th March 1 day 500 do

24th January 1 day 500 do

4th March 1 day 500 do

24th January 1 day 250 do

4th March day Not available

,

18th and 19th 2 days 5,000 Stationery January

16th April 2 days 10,000 do

lrd July 2 days 4,000 do

lrd December 2 days 7,500 do

1st November 2 days 5,000 do

421 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRICHUR

Location of Village Or "'SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TALAPPILLY

128 Choondal Trichur 11 miles Church PerunnaJ

129 do do Parannur· R. C. church Perunnal

130 do do Thayakavu temple Pooram

131 do do Melekavu temple Utsavam

132 do do Choondalpara temple Utsavam

133 40 do Malorkavu temple- Utsavam

134 do do Subramonia temple Utsavam Pooyam in Makaram

135 Eranellur do 10 miles R. C. Rosary church Perunnal Day of the establishment of the church

136 do do Parappurkavu Utsavam

137 Mundathicode Wa iakkancherry Pathirako!ukavu temple Pooram Bharany in Makaram 7 miles

138 Mmalur Muldmkunnathukavu Kutiyakavu temple Pooram Sankramam at the end of 2 miles Kumbhom

139 Thekkumkara Wadakkancherry Thlruvanikavu temple Vela 2! mdes

140 do do St. Antony's church, Feast of St. Antony Commemoration day Machad ,

141 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian do

1f2 Elanad Lakkiti 13 miles Koodalmanickam Vela temple

422 ..AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending _Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities ITIQrketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

2nd February 1 day 1.000

27th January 1 day 1,000

Not available 1 day 3,000

Not available 1 day 500

Not available 1 day 250

Not avaHable 1 dcty 750

21st January 1 day 1,500

3rd and 4th 2 days 1,000 Stationery, religious articles etc. February

Not avadable 2 dfl-Ys 12,000 Sweets etc. lith February day 3,000 do

14th March 1 day 3,000 do

21st February 1 day 5,000 Stationery. toys, sweets, dnnks etc.

9th and 10th 2 days 1,000 Stationery 'October

14th and 15th 2 days 1,000 Stationery January i 1 th January 1 day 1.000 C06metics, sweets, toys etc.

423 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRICHUR

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TRICHUR

1 Trichur Trichur Wadakkumnathan Pooram Pooram in Medom temple

2 do do Church of Oar Lady Feast of Our Lady of of Dolours Sorrows

3 do do Lourdes' church Feast of St. Mary Apparition of St. Mary at Lourdes

4 Kaiparamba Poonkunnam Kaiparambakavu NiramaJa 8 miles

5 do do do Pooram

Niramala 6 10 " do Puthur Thrukanu temple

7 do do do Pooram

do do do Thaipooyam

9 Anjur do 7 miles Mundur church Perunnal

10 do do Mundur Ayyappankavu Pooram Pooram in Makliram

do do Andaparambil Sha_shti Kavidi 11 Subramonia temple

do do Valiaparambil Kavadl 12 KoJlannur temple

Prathishta 13 do do ArampuJly ch~h

Nlthalakavu Niramala 14 do do

Pooram do do Chankaram- 15 kaDdathka~u

424 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or , Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

13th May 1 day 500,000 Textiles, stationery articles and agricultural products

_25th November 2 days 25,000 Furniture, stationery, toys, mats, bell-metal vessels etc.

10th December 3 days 200.000 do

24th October 1 day 500 Stationery, drinks. dates, mangoes, fruits etc.

18th January 1 day 2,000 do

18th October day 1,000 do

17th January 1 day 2,000 do

215t January 1 day 3,000 do

4th and 5th 2 days 4.000 do November

24th January 1, day 1,500 do

24th November 1 day 2,000 do

14th March 1 day 2,000 do

15th February ) day 2,000 do

24th January 1 day 1,000 do

13th January ) day 3.000 do

425 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR.

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Vlllage or Town Station aDd distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TRICHUR

16 Avanur Mulamkunnathukavu Varadium Thaipooyam Subramonia temple

17 Thangalur do Manithara, Pooram Sankramam in Makaram. Bhagavathy. temple

18 do do Edakulam Thaipooyam Subramonia temple

19 Velappaya do Siva temple Pooram

20 Pottore do 1 mile Vakurumba temple Bharany Vela

21 ChoolisSery do Vishnu temple Pooram

22 PeramangaJam Punkunnam 5 miles Thechikottukavu Pooram

23 do do do Karthika Vilakku

24 do do do Sivarathri

25 do do Vettikavu temple Sivarathri

26 do do Mundur temple Sivarathri

27 do do Peramangalam church Perunnal

28 Edakolathur Trichur 8 miles Ponnur Siva ,temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

29 do do Kavil temple Aratipooram Uthram in Medom

426 AND FESTIV~

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

21st January 1 day 400 Stationery. pansupari, sweetmeats etc.

14th January 1 day 300 do

21st January 1 day 400 do

Not available 1 day 500 do

Not available 3 days 5,000

Not available 1 day 400 Stationery, pansupari, tea, eatables etc.

'10th to 12th 3 days 5,000 Stationery, drinks, mangoes, dates etc. February

18th October day 1,000 do

4th March L~y. 3,000 do

4th March l'day 5,000 do

4th March 1 day 500 do

26th January 1 day 3,000 do

4th March 1 day 500

17th to 25th 9 days 50,000 Handicrafts, fruits etc. Arril

427 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of VIllage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

TRICHUR

30 Tholur Trichur 8 miles Church Feast of St. Sebastian

31 do do do Feast of St. John

32 do do do Feast of S1. Rose

33 do do Tholur temple Pathamudayam Vela

Rohim in Chingom 34 do do Vishnu temple Ashtami Rohini Vilakku

Feast of St . Rose 35 Chalakkal do Parapur church

BlTthday celebration of Sastha 36 Puzhakkal do 41 mdes Purackattukara Uthram Vilakku Sastha temple

Sivarathri in Kumbhom 37 do do Mudhuwara Sivarathri Siva temple

38 do do Ayyappankavu temple Thalapoli

Shashti in Makaram do do Chirakuzhy Shashtl 39 Subramom

Feast of Our Lady of Kuttur Punkunnam 3 miles Kottakad Catholic 40 church Fatima

Feast of St. Sebastian 41 do do do

do Feast of St. Mary In memor) of St. Mar)",; 42 do do assumption

Nethilakavu temple Vela 43 do do

428 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average Ne. Duration of of persons ApproXlInate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or , Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

22nd January 2 days 500

16th May 2 days 500

26th November 2 days 2,000 Coir, furniture etc.

23rd April 49 days Not available

22nd August 1 day 2,000

25th and 26th 2 (lays 20.000 Furniture, earthenwares etc. Nevember

22nd February 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles ... 4th March 2 days 3,000

Not available 1 day 1,000

HHh February 7 days 20,000 Stationery articles

13th and 14th 2 days 10,000 Coir, mats, furniture, agricultural October implements

30th and 31st 2 days 10,000 January

14th and 15th 2 da}s 5,000 August -c Not available 1 day 1,000

429 STATEMENT Of F AUJ,~

TRICHU~

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival Or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TRICHUl}

44 Kolazhi Mulamkunnathukavu Thirur Catholic church St. Sebastian's Feast 1 mile

45 do do do Feast of St. Thomas

46 Kilannur do Mulamkunnathukavu Utsavam Ayyappa temple

47 Ayyanthole do 2 miles Thrikkumaramkudam Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram Subramonia temple

48 do do St. Mary's church, Perunnal Assumption day of St. Mary Ayyanthole

49 do do Olarikkara Durga MandaJapooja Mandalakalam \ Bhagavathy temple

50 Puranattukara do 6 miles Vishnu temple Pathamudayam Vela

51 do do St. Sebastian's church Feast of St. Sebastian St. Sebastian's day

_52 Adat do Ambalakavu Bharany Pooram Bharany in Medom Bhagavathy temple

53 Aranattukara Trichur Pazhangaparambil Pathamudayam Prathishta day Devi Vila sam temple

54 do do Kariattukara Badrakali Vela temple

:55 do do Olarikkara Vela Badrakali temple

:56 Ollur Ollur Ollur R. C. church Feast of St.Raphael, Anniversary Archangel

57 do do do Feast of St. ~ntony

58 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

430 A.~D, FES'J;'IY.t\LS " f J " .. r DISTRICT 'I', j

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of' the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

14th January 2 days 4,000

23rd September 2 days 100

Not available 7 days 500 Stationery, pansupari, tea, eatable things etc.

21st January 1 day 5,000

15th August 2 days 4,000 Stationery articles and fruits

16th November to 41 days 6,000 Miscellaneous articles 26th December

23rd April 1 day 1,000

20th January 2 days 2.000

4th May 1 day 5.000 Fried grain, stationery articles etc.

, 23rd April 1 day 1,000

26th December 1 day 2,000

29th December 1 day 5,000

Ie 23rd and 24th 2 days 10,000 Fancy goods, furniture, fruits, food-stuffs. {)etober vessels of cOpper, beli'"metal etc.

13th June 2 days 2,000 do

27th and 28th 2 days 5,000 do .January

4~1 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR.

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TRICHUR.

59 Ollur Ollur Kuttanellur temple Pooram

60 Nadatbara do 3 miles Eravimangalam Shashti Shashti in Amavasy Subramonta temple

61 Nettissery Trichur 4 miles Nettissery temple Utsavam

62 do do Mukkattukara temple do

63 do do Kokkulangara temple do

64 do do Mukkattukara Feast of St. George R. C. church

65 OJlukkara do 8 miles Mullekara Jaram Chandanakudam

66 do do Thiruvanikavu temple Bharany Vela

67 do do Churukulangara temple Utsavam

68 do do Puthruka temple Utsavam

69 do do Kunnathumkara temple Thalapoli

70 do do S. N. D. P. temple Utsa\!am

71 do do Chembathra Bhagavathy Utsavam temple "

I 72 do do Mannuthy R. C. church Feast of St. Antony Prathishta day

432 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIOn of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival III the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 It

T ALUK-Contd.

Not available 1 day 5,000 Fancy goods, fruits, food-stuffs

13th December 1 day 5,000 Stationery, drinks, toys, sweets etc.

March 1 day 200 Fruits, sweets etc.

February 7 days 3000 do

January 1 day 250 do

29th and 30th 2 days 4,000 April

12th February 1 day 2,500 Sweets, drinks etc.

February 1 day 3,000 do

March 1, day 2,000 do

October t day 1,500 do

February 1 day 1,500 do

August 1 day 200 do

_January 1 day 2,500 do

3rd September 1 day 1,000 do

433 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR_

Location of Village or S1. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TRICHUR_

73 Ollukkara Trichut 8 miles Nelhkunnu church Feast of St. Antony

74 do do C. M. S. church

75 Kozhukully Ollur Moorkanikara Vishu Vela Vlshu day Koottanalukal temple

76 K animanga1am Kanimangalam VattaponDi temple, Vlshu Vela Vishu day Panamukku

17 Manakodi Trichur 7 miles Arimboor South church Feast Feast of St. Antony

78 do do do Feast Feast of St. George

"

79 do do Manakodi Sastha temple Sastha's Arat From Uthram in Makaral11'

80 do do Sree Narayanapuram Uthram . Uthram in Meenam temple

81 Parakad do Arimboor North crurch Feast Feast of St. Antony

82 do do do Feast Feast of St. George

83 do do Koottala temple Sivan's Arat Fram Avittom in Medom.

84 do do Parakal temple Vishnu's Arat From Tbiruvonarn in Makaram

85 Veluthur do Subramonia temple Kavadiyattom Pooram in Vrischigcm Peoram

86 do do Namborkavu temple Veld (dedicated to Bharany in Medom DurgadeviJ

87 E13va do Elava Kunsu church Feast Feast of St. Sebastian

434 AND FESTIVAL S

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons -\pproximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodiUes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

8th Septemb~r 1 day 1,500 Sweets. dnnks etc.

February day 200

14th Apnl 1 day 3,000 Stationery, drinks, toys, sweets etc.

14th April 1 day 2,000 do

15th October 1 day 3,000 Fancy goods, fruits, food-stuffs

21 st January 1 day 3,O(l0 do

25th to 31st 7 days 3,000 Fruits, sweets, statIOnery etc. January

21st March 2 days 1,000 do

14th January 2 days 3,000 do

26th Apnl 'Q da'ys 1,000 do

29th April to 7 days 500 do 5th May

5th to 1 J th 7 days 500 do February

20th November I day 5,000 do

4th May I d"y 10,000 do

7ch J nuary 2 days 1,000 do

435 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRICHUR

LocatIOn of Village or 'Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIJlage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TRICHUR

88 Manalur Trichur 11 mIles Roman Catholic church, Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day Manalur

89 co do do Feast of St. Ignatius do

90 do do do Feast of St. Joseph do

do c91 .:~ do Roman Catholic church, Feast of St. Thomas Kanjani

92 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian do

93 Karamucku do 12 miles St. Mary's Forane church, Ne,v Year day Kandanamkadavu

" Feast of St. Sebastian CommemoratIOn da~ -9~ do do do

"95 do do Sree Chithambara temple Thalpooyam Pooyam in Makaram Karamucku

96 do do St. Mary's Forane church Feast of Holy Eucharist Corpus Christi

97 do do 00 Feast of Sacred Heart

St. Thomas' (..ay 98 do do do Feast of St. Thomas

Commemoration day 99 do do do Feast of St. Jacob

100 do do do Feast of St. Mary Assumption day

Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day }01 Anthicad do 10 miles Puthenpeediki ChristIan chUliCh

Feast of St. George do 102 do do do

436 ..AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending tDate of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed 'Fair or Festival No. of days Festival 10 the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

_20th January 1 day 5,000 Stationery. sweets, religious articles etc.

'31st July 1 day 5,000 do

-24th November 1 day 5,000 do

-lrd July 1 day 6,000 do

20th January ] day 6,000 do

1st January 1 day 3,000 do

'13th January 1 day 3,000 de

21st January 1 day 15,000 do

21st June I day 3,000 do

3,000 do _29th June 1. , day

,3rd July day 3,000 do

25th July 1 day 3,000 do

15th August I day 3,000 do

20th January 3 days 7,000

,24th Aprij 1 day ]5,000

437 STATEMENT OF FAIRS-

TRICHUR-

Location of Village or ;,1. Name of Town (Nearest Ra!lway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Stallon and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TRICHUR

103 Anthicad Trichur 10 mIles Anthicad Christian Feast of St. Antony Commemoration day church

104 do do Choorakkottu temple Navarathri Navarathri in Kanoi

105 do do do Bharany Vela Bharany in Makaram

106 do do do MandalapooJa Mandalakalam

107 do do Anthicattu temple Karthika EzhunneIIippu

108 do do do Pooram Makayiram to " Uthram in Meenam

109 do do Thoniyakadam temple, Aswathy Aswathy in Kumbhom Puthenpeedika

110 Kodannur do 5 miles Kodannur church Feast of St. Antony

III Pdlissery do Serusserykavu temple Vela Aswathy in Makaram

112 Chevoor do 6 rr,i1es Thiruvallakavu temple PooJa

113 do do Chevoor church Feast of St. Sebastian

114 do do do Plenary Indulgence

115 Paralam do Ammadam St. Antony's Feast of St. Antony church

116 Pallippuram Kanimangaiam Paingal D~vaswom Bharany Vela Bharany in Medom 5 millS

117 Alappad do Annapoorneswari temple Vishu

438 A.ND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remark,. 7 8 9 10 II

T ALUK-Contd.

] 3rd and 14th 2 days 2,000 January

1st to 9th 9 days 500 Palm-dates, fried grain, halva etc. October

15th January 1 day 500 do

16th November to 41 days 500 do 26th December

22nd November 1 day 400

13th to 21st 9 days 600 March

9th March L day 500 Drinks, frieri grain, tea etc.

7th May 1 day 2,000 StatIOnery Ul tlcles

14th January 1 day ],500 do

17th to 19th ',.3 !days 5,000 Statlonery, fruits e'c. October

12th January day 5,000 do

3rd December day 5,000 do

3rd May 1 day 4,000 Stationery, fruits etc.

4th May ] day 5,0<'0 Stationery articles

14th April 1 day 1,500

439 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station anj distance) worship Festival or FestivaJ 1 2- 3 4 5 6

TRICHUR

118 Chazhur Kanimangalam 5 miles Chazhur KovJlakam Utsavam temple

119 do do Parakulangara temple Utsavam

120 Thanniyam do 9 miles Peringottukara, Chothi Chotht in Kumbhom Somasekhara temple

121 Kurumpilavu Poonkunnam I miles Chirakkal Christian Feast of St. Sebastian cflurch

122 do do do Feast of St. Antony

123 do do Thiruvanikavu BhaTany Bharany in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

124 do do Vendrasseri Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kurnbhom Siva temple

125 do Tnchur Pazhuvil Forane church Feast of St. Antony

126 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

127 do do Pazhuvil Subramonia Shashti Shashti in Thulam ten-pIe

128 Cherpu do 7 miles Thayamkulangara temple Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram

129 d') do Bhagavathy temple Pooram Pooram in Meenam

130 do do St. Antony's church Perunnal

131 do do Chenum mosque Nabi day Birthday of Nabi

132 O:rakam do Peruvanam temple Pooram Pooram in Meenam

440 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

28th April to 7 days 1,200 Stationery 4th May

14th to 20th 7 days 1,000 do April

25th February 1 day 50,000 Palm-dates, fried grain, oranges, stationery etc.

4th February 1 day 1,000 Stationery, drinks, dates, mangoes, fruits etc.

29th April I day 1,000 do

9th and 10th 2 days 1,500 Fruits, stationery etc. March

4th March 1 day Not available

13th June 1 day 2.000 Stationery

\ 20th January 1 day 2,000 do

3rd November 1 day 2',000 do

21st January 2 days 10,000 Stationery, bell-metal vessels etc.

20th March I day 1,000 do

19th and 20th 2 days 2,000 . do January

14th August 1 day 500

12th to 20th 9 days 1,000 Stationery March 441 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or St. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

TRICHUR

133 Oontkam Trichur 7 miles Bhagavatby temple Karthika Karthika in Vrischigom

134 do do Karuvann_ur mosque Nabi day Birthday of Nabi

135 Ejakunni o Ill>( 1 mile Edakunni Subramonia Pooyam day in e\'ery year temple

136 Pan Dcherry Trichur l~ miles Kuthiranmala Makaravilakku Dharmasastha temple

137 do ('0 Pattikad Dharma Makaravi!akku Sastha temple

138 do do Bhagavathy temple, Makaravavu Vda " Chembuthara 139 do do Chaldian Syrian Perunnal Day of the foundation of the church, Pattikad church

140 do do Jacobite Mar Basehos Sradha Perunnal church, Kanppa

141 do do Siva temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom MadikoJu \ 142 d.) do R. C. church, Feast of St. Sebastian Death anniversary Pattikad

143 do do do Feast of St. George do

144 do do do Feast of St. Francis Xavier do

CHOWGHAT

1 Cbowgbat Trichur 17 miles Kozhikku)angara temple Bharany Bharany in Makaram

do do 21 miles Guruva:yur temple Utsavam Pooyam in Kumbhom

W2 AND FESTIVALS .DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed _Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

-TALUK-Concld.

.10th December 1 day 1,000 Stationery

_14th August 1 day 500

-Not available 1 day 5,000 Fancy goods, fruits, food-stuffs etc.

:14th January 1 day 500

~14th January 1 day 50,)

16th January 2 days 3,000 Stationery

-Not available 1 day 1,000

-Sth and 6th 2 days 500 ·October

-4th March 1 day 2,000

29th January day 1,000

2nd April 1 day 1,000

..31st December 1 day 100

TALUK

11th February 1 day 5,000

-17th to 26th 10 days 15,000 February 443 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRICHUR

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHOWGHAT

3 Chowghat Trichur 21 miles Guruvayur temple Ekadasi

4 do do do Thalapoli

S do do Palayur Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas cburch

6 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

7 do do Edappally mosque Nercha

8 do do Chettiyarikal temple Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

9 Perakam do 20 miles St. Joseph's church, St. Josepb's Feast Kavid

10 Venmenad do 14 miles Venmenad temple Pooram

11 do do Thathamkulangara Bharany Vela Bharany in Makaram Bhagavathy temple

12 Pavaratty do 13 miles St. Joseph's church Feast of St. Joseph Prathishta day

13 Brahmakulam do R. C. church, Perunnal Chittattukara

14 do do Kuttichira Bharany Vela Bhagavathy Kavu

15 do do Thaiparambil Bharany Vela Bhagavathy Kavu

16 do do Vazhapilath Bharany Vela Bhagavathy temple

17 Elavally do 12 miles Elavallykavu Utsavam Aswatby in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

444 AND FESTIVAlB

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 It

T ALUK-Contd.

7th to 11th 5 days 35.000 StatIOnery, sweets etc. December

5th January I day 5,000

15th July 13 days 5,000 StatIOnery

12th February 1 day 10,000

26th February 1 day 10,000

10th March 1 day )0,000 Sweets. Jack fruits, stationery etc.

15th and 16th 2 days' 1.000 April

16th March 1 day 1.000 Hous.·hol.f articles

11th February t ddY 3,000 do

23rd Apnl 15 days 200,000 Religious books, stationery. sweets, drinks, dates etc.

6th and 7th 2 days 3.000 Sweets, sugar-cape. dates and statJorery January

7th April 1 day 1.000 do

7th A.pril 1 cay 800 do

7th April 1 day 200 do

9th March 2 days 4.000 do

445 ~TATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of VJllage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIon and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHOWGHAT

18 EJavally Trichur 12 miles Chelukunnu Utsavam Utbram in Kumbhom Ayyappankavu temple

19 do do Vaka Karthiyayani Utsavam Karthika in Makaram temple

'20 do do Kurisupally Feast of St. Antony

21 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

12 do do Subramonia Swami Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram Kovil, Kokoor

23 do do do Vtsavam Shashti in Thulam "

,24 do do Thekkekavu Utsavam

25 do do Sree Ramakrishna Sree Ramakrishna Birthday celebration of Asramam Jayanthi Sree Rama

26 do do Mangara SIVa temple Sivarathd

27 do do Chettiyedath temple do (Vaka)

28 Venkitangu do 14 miles Enammavu Christian Feast of St. Sebastian CommemoratJ()l1 day church

29 do do do Feast of St. Mary Assumption day

30 dJ do Karuvanthala temple Bbarany Bharany in Kumbhom

31 Irimbr anellur do 12 miles Konjira chapel Perunnal

446 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending 'Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

_22nd February 1 day 1,000 Sweets, sugar-cane, dates and stationery

12th February I day 4,000 do

7th May day 3,000 do

15th January 1 day 3,000 do

21st January 1 day 200 do

13th November day 200 do

21st February day 3,000

8th March I day 500

4th March 1 day 3,000 Sweets, sugar-cane, dates and stationery

4th March 1 d~y 3,000 do

26th January 1 day 2,000 Sweets. stationery etc.

15th August 1 day 2,000 do

21st February 2 days 5,000 do

3rd June 1 day 4,000 Sweets, sugar-cane, dates and stationery

447 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or ·Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CHOWGHAT

32 Engandiyur Trichur 14 miles AyiramkunOJ Utsavam Bhagavathy temple

33 Cha-Palliprom do St. Sebastian's church, St. Sebastian's Feast Valapad

34 Kaipamangalam Irinjalakuda 13 miles Devamangalam temp!e Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram

35 do do Karappilly Sastha temple Uthram Uthram in Kumbhom

36 do do Kozhiparambil do Uthram in Meenam Sastha temple

37 do do Kaikavalappll do Uthram in Meenam Sastha temple

38 do do Agastheswapuram Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Siva temple

39 00 do Kulangara Sastba temple Uthram Uthram in Kumbhom

40 PadinJare do tol miles Kare cburch Perunnal Vemballur

41 do do Vazhur Bhagavathy Ut~avam temple

4.2 do do Kuniyare Bhagavalhy Utsavam temple

CRANGANORE:

EdaviJanga Iriojalakuda 18 miles st. Albana cburch Perunnal

2 do do Puthenkattil terople Thottolsavam Prathishta day

3 do do Mount Carmel church, Feast of Our Lady of Apparition of Our Lady at Kara Mount Carrr,el Mount Carmel 448 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

February-March 1 day 10,000

30th and 31 st 2 days 20,000 January

21st January 5 days 1,500

22nd February 1 day Not available

21st March 1 day Not available : ...

21st March 1 day Not available

4th March I $y Not available

22nd February 1 day Net available

4th July 3 days 500

8th March 5.. days 2,500 Bangles, fancy arttcles etc.

29th January 3 days 2,500 do

TAL UK

20th to 23rd 4 da}s Not available Toys and fruits ... July

18th to 24th 7 days 3,000 Mats January

16th July 5 days 500 Dolls

449 STATEMENT OF FAIRS TRICHUR

Location of Village or 'SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CRANGANORE

4 LOkamaleswaram Irinjalakuda 12 miles Bhagavathy temple, Meena Bharany Kodungalloor

:S do do St. Thomas church Feast of St. Thomas

{j Azhikode Trichur 13 miles Kodungalloor church Feast of St. Thomas Commemoration of the first arrival of St. Thomas in India

7 Methala IrmJalakuda 20 miles Thiruvanjlkulam temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

do do Parambikulangara Sree Thiruvonam Krishnaswamy temple Arattutsavam

do do Cheraman Juma Masjid, Idul Fitr (Ramzan) Cranganore

10 do do do Idul Azha (Bakrid)

11 do do Sree Kumarasubramonia Makayiram, Thiruvathira, temple Punartham and Pooyam

12 do Tnchur 30 miles Kottapuram St. Michael's Feast of St. Michael R. C. church

13 do do do Feast of St. Thomas

14 Poyya Chalakudi 12 miles St. Ephrem·s church Feast of St. Ephrem

MUlWNDAPURAM

1 Irinjalakuda Irinjalakuda 6 miles We~tern church Epiphany

2 do do Koodalmanickam temple Uthram and From Uthram to Thiruvonam Thiruvonam in Medom

:3 do do Chelurkavu Thalapoli

450 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

-TALUK-Concld..

7th April 10 days 300,000

31st December 3 days 2,000 Religious articles

25th November 3 days 25,000 Religi0us articles, household utensils etc.

4th March 8 days 500 Stationery

26th to 31st 6 days 500 Toys, cos~tics etc. March

~th March 1 day Not available

ISth May 1 da~ Not available

10th to 13th 4 days 10,000 April

30th September \ 1 day 10,000 Mats

23rd December l"~ay 10,000 Mats

February-March i day 500 (No fixed date)

'TALUK

7th January 1 day 15,000 Fruits, palm dates, toys etc.

17th to 28th 10 days 7,000 An sorts of fine-arts April

Not available 1 day 1,500 do

451 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival J 2 3 4 5 6

MUKUNDAPURAM

4 Irinjalakuda Irinjalakuda 6 miles Ayyankavu temple Thalapoh

S do do Sree Viswanathapuram Subramonia Shashti Full moon Shashti in Ezhuva temple Makaram

6 do do Puttungal Gurunathan Utsavam Commemoration of temple Sree Gurunathan

7 Chalakudy Chalakudy t mile Kannampuzha Thalapoli Vela Bhagavathy temple

8 do do Sreedharamanga]am Rohini Prathishta Krishnaswami temple

9 Ncnmanikara Pudukad 2 miles Cherumkulangara Bharany Vela Bharany in Kumbh::Jm Bhagavathy temple

" 10 Tnkkur Ollur 3 miles Mahadeva temple Utsavam Thiruvathira in Makaram

11 Kallur Pudukad 3 miles Njellur Subramonia Pooyam Pooyam in Vrischigom temple

12 do do KallUlkizhakke church Feast

13 Amblllur do 5 miles Vatakarakavu Pooram Makarasankramam Bhagavathy temple

14 do co Sastha temple Utsavam Pooram in Meenam

15 do do Church Perunnal

16 do do do do

17 Thoravu Pudukad St. Antony's ~hurch. Feast of St. Sebastian PUdukad

18 do do Kurumaly temple. Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Pudukad 4!>2 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Impol tant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

15th March 1 day 2,000 Ali sorts of fine-arts

10th February 3 days 50,000 do

February-~arch 1 day 5,000 Earthenwares, furniture, baskets etc.

Not available 1 day 3,000 Stationery, fruits etc.

6th to 12th 5 days 300 ... March

10th March 1 day 2,500 Furniture, vessels, stationery etc.

13th to 19th 7 days 7,OCO do January

17th November 1 day 5,000 'do

10th J,muary \ 1 day 3,000 do

13th January 7 days· :;0,000 Toys, cosmetics, earthenwares, oranges, palmdates etc.

20th March 1 day 3,000 Parched rice etc.

24th January 1 day 5,000 Boo1<.s, photo, stationery etc.

2·+th Jar;uary 1 day 4,000 do

3rd and 4th 2 days 20,000 Toys, stationery etc. February

10th March 1 day 15,000 Fried grain dates toys, statIOnery etc. 453 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MU~UNDAPUR AM

19 Parappukkara Nellayi 2 miles St. John's Church Feast of St. John

20 do do Nandikara 'Church Feast of St. Mary

21 do do Parappukkara Kavadiattam Shashti in Medom Subramollia temple

22 Thottippal pudukad 2 miles Thottippal temple Pooram Meena Pooram

23 Purathissery Iri njalakuda Moorkanad Siva temple Arat Utsavam From Chothi to Thiruvonam in Meenam

24 do" do Moorkanad Feast of St. Antony St. Antony's church

25 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day

.26 do do Vettukunnathukavu Bharany Vela Bharany in Medom Bhagavathy temple

27 do do St. Mary's church Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day

28 do do KalJada Utsavam Bhagavathy temple

29 EdathinnJi do 9 miles Slvakumare,waram Shashti Pooyam in Kumbhom temple

30 do do Cbezhur St. Mary's Feast of Immaculate Christian church Conception

31 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

32 Madayikonam do Nambyenkavu temple Arat Mandalakalam

33 do do Varikassery Utsavam Bhagavathy temple

454 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival ,in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

11th to 16th 6 days ,20,000 Stationery, toys, religious articles etc. May

7th January 2 days 4,000 do

9th May 1 day 10,000 Porcelain dishes, dates, toys etc.

20th March 1 d~y 5,000

24th to 31st 8 days 3,000 March

Not available day 1,000

21 st January 1 day 1,000

4th May 1 day 3,000 Aluminium plates, earthenwares etc.

15th January 1 day 1,000 ,

Not available 1 day 6,000 Handicrafts

17th February 7 dlYS 6,000 Stationery, fruits etc.

8th December 5 days 1,000 Eatables, religious .:rticles etc.

21st January 5 days 1,000 do

20th to 26th 7 day, 500 Dec;:mber

.Jrd May 1 day 750

455 STATEMENT OF FAIRS-

TRICHUR

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair Or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MUKUNDAPURAM

34 Madayikonam Irinjalakuda 9 miles Mapranam church Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day

35 do do Karakkad Subramonia Kavady Abhishekam temple

36 Anandapuram Nellayi Ii miles Anadapuram temple Utsavam From Visakam to Thiruvonam in Meenam

37 do do Tharackal Bhagavathy Thalapoli Revathi in Medom temple

38 do do Anandapuram Feast of St. Teresa Sunday after 3rd October Cherupushpa church

39 Nellayi do Vailoor temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

40 Chengallur , Pudukad 4 miles Chengallur church Feast of St. Sebastian

41 Varandararilly do 7 miles NeelakanteswarajIl Shashti Utsavam Bharany in Kumbhom temple

42 do do Church Feast of St. Sebastian

43 do do Palakal temple Pooram 'Pooram in Makaram

44 do do MatJI Sastha temple Utsavam

45 Nandipuram do Church Perurnal

46 do do Payoorkavu temple Vela Uthram in Kumbhom

47 do do Valiaveettil Karthika Vela Karthika in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

48 do do Komaramchira Bharany Vela Bharany in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple 456 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending 'Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed :Fair or Festival No. of days Festival JD the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

,10th February 1 day 2,000

10th May 1 day 1,000

25th to 31st 7 days 500 Glass bangles. stationery etc. March

2nd May 1 day 1.000 do

7th October 31 days 2,000 Religious articles, stationery, dates, sugarcane etc.

4th March 1 day 250 Toys, stationery etc.

Not available 2 days 6,000 Toys, religious articles etc.

10th March t day 600 Books, photos, stationery etc.

5th February 'I day 1,WO do

24th January 1 day I~OOO Stationery , Not available 8 days 200

Not a vailabe 1 day 400 Books, photos, stationery etc.

22nd February 1 day 3.500 do

11th March 1 day 600 do

10th March 1 day 400 do

457 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR.

Location of Village or :51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of pluce 01 Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MUl::UNDAPURAM

49 Nandipuram Pudukad 7 miles EdalappiIly Utsavam Bhagavathy temple

50 Mupliyam do 8 miles KalIeH Sastha temple Makayiram Purapad Makayiram to Uthram in Meenam

51 Mattathur Irinjalakuda Areswaram temple Shashti Shashti in Vrischigom

52 Kodakara do 4 miles Poovilarkavil temple Karthika Karthika in Vrischigom

53 do do do Shashti Thiruvonam in Vrischigorm

54 do do R. C. church, Feast of St. Stephen St. Stephen's day Perambra

55 do do Kanakamala Feast of St. Antony St. Antony's day R. C. church

56 do do R. C. church, Feast of St. Stephen St. Stephen's day Kodakara

57 do do Puthukavu temple Thalapoli

58 KaJlettumkara do It miles Infant Jesus Feast of St. Sebastian R. C. church

59 do do do Feast of St. Mary Assumption of St. Mary

60 do do do Feast.of Infant Jesus

61 do do Muslim Jumayath Nabi day mosque

62 do do Karingadam Bhagavathy Vela Bhagavathy temple 458 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ApproxImate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not available 8 days 500 Ornaments, soaps, combs, mirrOis etc.

10th to 17th 8 days 800 do April

3rd November 1 day 10,000

10th December 1 da~ 10,000

2nd De.:ember 1 day 100,000

29th and 30th 2 da)s 20,000 January

In March day 15,000

20tl1 January 1 day 10,000

25th January 1, day 15,000 '.

26th and 27th 2 da)s ' 3,000 Ornaments, combs, mirrors etc, January

15th October 1 day 2,000 do

1st Janu8ry 1 day 3,000 do

24th -\ugust 1 day 300 do

Not avaJiable 1 day 1,000 do

459 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village Of Sl. Name of Town (]';earest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUKUNDAPURAM

-63 Muriyad InnJalakuda Muriyad Poovasserykavil Thalapoli Revathi in Kumbhom Bhagavatby temple

-64 do do Vellilakkunnu Pooyam Vela Pooyam in Medom Pulaya temple

-65 do do Variyattil temple Chovva Vela First Tuesday in Makaram

66 do do Pullur Monastery Feast of St. Francis Death anniversary of Xavier St. Francis

()7 KaduPPi\ssery lrinJalakuda 5 miles Avittathur Kodiyettu Siva temple

-68 do do AVltiathur Thalapo]i Uthram in Kumbhom Ayyappankavu temple , -69 do do Holy Family church, Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day AVlttathuf

10 do .10 do Feast of St. Sebastian do

11 do do Sacred Heart church, Feast of st. Sebastian do Kaduppassery

72 Vellookkara co 6 miles Thrippu)a temple, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Vellookkara

73 do ('0 St. Mary's church Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day NadavaraOlbu

74 Padiyur do 7 mIles Thakaramkunnathu Vela 2nl'i Tuesday in Makaram temple

75 do do AJukkathara do Bhagavathy temple

76 do do Vaikom Suhrarronia Pooyam Pooyam in Vrischigc m temple

77 do do 11 miles Kudumbi temple Holi Hali in Kumbhom

460 .AND FESTIVALS

.DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending .Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed .Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALU-Contd.

'8th March 1 day 1,000 Religious articles, stationery. dates. sugar--cane etc.

10th May 1 day 350 Toys, stationery

16th January 1 day 500 Toys,mangoes, palmdates, stationery etc.

3rd December 1 day 500 Sweets, bangles, biSCUIts etc.

1st to 28th 28 days 1.500 Sweets, statIonery etc. January

.22nd February 1 day 2,000 do

,26th September 1 day 5,000 Fried grain, oranges, bangles, ribbons, dates etc.

20th January 1 day 5,000 do

20th January \ 2 days 2.000

, 4th March 1 day 2.000 Stationery articles etc.

4th and 5th 2 days 2,000 Stationery, fruits etc. March

23rd January 3 days J 3,000 Eatables, religious articles etc.

Not available 3 days 2,000 Stationery, fruits etc.

17th November 1 day 3,000 do

JPebruary·March 7 days 500 do

461 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUKUNDAPURAM

78 Poomangalam Irinjalakuda 10 miles Pathiamkulangara Vela As~athy in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

79 Vallivattam do 14 miles Kozhikkattil temple Adakamasonam

80 do do Poorvathumkadavu. Thalapoli Kombath Bhagavathy temple

81 do do Paingode Shashti Subramonia temple

82 Thekkumkara do 10 miles Kodakkaparambil Ashtamivilakku Sastha temple

83 do do Karoopadanna mosque Chandanakudam

84 do do Alukkathola Thalapoli

85 do do Anakkal Mandalapooja

86 do do Pandamparambil ThaJapoli Subramonian kovil

87 do do do Pooyam

88 do do Kannikulangara temple Mudiyettu

89 do do Kotti! temple Thalapoli

90 do do Alukkaanare Thaiapoli Puthiya temple

91 do do KantakarnaoJ temple Ezhunnallethu

4)2 do do Adappayl) Ashtarni Rohini BirtlJ.day celebratIOn of Mahavishnu temple Sree Krishna 462 AND FESTIVAU,

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 I} lO II

T ALUK-Contd.

9th March 2 days 3,000

23rd February 1 day 500 Fruits, stationery etc.

5th March 1 day 800 do

19th March 1 day 500 do

4th De.:ember 1 day 700 do

Not avail

14th and 15th 2 da)s 5,000 do January

20th December 1 day 200 do

1 st February \ 1 day 400 do

, 23rd March l'·day 500 do

26th February 1 day 400 do

21st Ft;bruary 1 day 500 do

24th January 1 day 2,000 do

5th March 1 day 800 do

22nd August 1 day 100 do

463 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of VIllage or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUKUNDAPURAM

93 Thekkumkara Trinjalakuda 10 miles Puthiyakavu Thalapoli

94 Vadakkumkara do Narayanan Kulangara Ashtami Rohini temple

95 Kottanellur do 4 miles AkkappiIly temple, Thalapoli Kottanellur

96 do do Thumbur Ayyappankavu Shashti Shashti in Dhanu temple

97 do do Sree Krishneswaram Rohini Prathishta day temple, Kuruppanthukattil

98 do do Fatima church, Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration day Kottanellur

99 Thazhak~ad do 1 mile St. Sebastian's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Thazhakkad

100 do do St. Sebastian's church, do Kuzhikkattussery

101 do do Temple Sivarathri

102 do do Vasupuram temple Ashtami Rohini Ashtami Rohini in (i:hingom

103 do do Sreedhanakavu temple Uchal

104 do do Jumayath mosque Chandanakudam

105 Alur do St. Joseph's Roman Feast of St. Joseph Darsana Perunnal Catholic church

106 co do St. Sebastian's Roman Feast of St. Sebastian Catholic church, Karoor

107 do do Iringalappilly temple Karthika Vela Karthika in Kumbhom

464 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 . 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

23rd January 1 day 2,000 Fruits, stationery etc.

22nd August 1 day 500 do

16th February 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles etc.

11th January 31 days 5.000 Stationery articles, hangles, fruits

12th March 1 day 5.000 Fried grain, oranges, bangles, ribbons, dates etc.

20th January 1 day 2,000 de

2nd to 4th 3 days 35,000 Stationery articles, fancy goods, fruits, May dates etc.

H th February 1 day 500 Stationety articles etc.

4th March \ 1 day 500 do

22nd August l\-day: 500 do

, 10th February 1 day 450 do

28th January 1 day 2,000 do

23rd January 5 days 6,500 Tapioca, vegetables, textiles etc.

25th and 26th 2 days 10,000 do January

11th March 1 day 1,500 do

465 STATEMENT 01' f A1KS 1:R.lCHUR

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or @ecasion of the Fair No. Vi1lage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUKUMDAPURAM

108 Alur lrinjalakuda 1 mile Edathadan Muthavpam Thalapoli Utsavam temple

109 do do St. Sebastian's R. C. Feast of St. Sebastian church, Vellumchlre

110 Kodassery do 9 miles Roman Catholic church, Feast of St. Sebastian Day of the establishment of Puliokara the church

111 do do do Feast of St. George

112 do do do Assumption of St. Mary

113 do do Kalikkakunnu temple Thalapoli Kalickal Utsavam

\ 114 Pariyaram Chalakudi 4 miles Sasthamkovil Uthramvilakku Uthram in Meenam

115 do do Annapurneswari temple Tbalapoli

116 do do Kanjirappilly temple Karthikavilakku COl;Tlmemoration of the Pra~ishta 4ay

117 do do Aroormuzhi Ayyappa Pathamudayam temple

118 Melur do 5 miles St. Joseph's church St. Sebastiaru. Feast

119 do do do St. Joseph's day St. Joseph's Foast

120 do do do Feast of St. Mary Sunday after Easter

121 do do Subramonia temple, Pooyam Utsavam Poolani

4~ AND I'ES'l'IV ALS DIBTRreT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

Not available 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles, fancy goods, lemons, dates etc.

19th January 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles

1st Janu6£Y- 1 day 1,000 ReligiQus articles

19th November 1 day 1,000 do

15th August 1 day ],000 do

18th January 1 day 4,000 •..

-21st March 1 day 2,000 Retail trade

30th January 13 days 1,000 Stationery, sweets etc.

4th to 11th 8 ~~ys . Not available April

23rd April day 1.600

20th January 2 days 6,000 Fruits, sweets, religious articles. fancy goods etc.

3rd October 2 days 6,000 Religious articles and fancy goods

13th May 1 day 1,000

~th February 1 day 6,000

461 STATEMENT OF FAIllS' TRICHUR,

Location of Village or :51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Sialion and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

MUKUNDAPURAM.

122 Melur Chalakudy 5 miles Kalady temple Utsavam

123 do do St. Mary's church, Feast of the Blessed Melur Virgin Mary

124 AnnalJur do 4 miles Perukkavu temple Karthika Karthika in Meenam

125 Vadakkumbhagom do 7 miles Ashtamichira Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in KumbholD

126 Vadama do SI. Stanislaus church, Holy marriage day of Mala St. Mary

127 do do Jumayath mosque, Bakrid Mala ,

128 do do do Ramzan

129 do do do Milad-i-sheriff

130 do do Gowda Saraswath Arat frathisbta day temple

131 do do Vadakkethil temple, Thalapoli Vadama

132 do do Pathiyam temple Utsavam

, 133 Kuruvilasseri do 8 miles St. Teresa's Monastery. Feast of St. Teresa Commemoration day Ambazhakkat

134 do do Bhagavathy tempie, Bharany Bharany in Kumbbom Channamparamoo

135 Kakkulissery do 16 miles Kuzhoor Subramonia Kodiyettu Swamy temple 468 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not available 7 days 500

7th October 1 day 5,000 Fancy goods, fruits, sweets etc.

:8th April 1 day 2,000

4th March 1 day 5,000 Vessels of copper, bell-metal etc.

28th January 5 days 800

26th May I day 600

a9th February day 600

25th August 1 day 600

13th to 15th 3 days 200 ••• l March

12th February 1 day 2,000

25th December 1 day Not available

22nd October 2 days 5,000

10th March 3 days 4,000

Not available 10 days 2,000 Drinks, beans, earthenwares etc.

469 STATEMENT OF FAIRS.

TRICHUR

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

MUKUNDAPURAM.

136 Kakkulissery Chalakudy 16 miles Kuzhoor Subramonia Shashti Shashti in Thulam Swamy temple

137 do do Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram

138 Thirumukulam do 10 mIles Thuruthy church Feast of St. Thomas

139 do do Kuzhur Thanissery Perunnal church

140 do do Kundur church do

141 do do Kuzhur church do

142 Alathur', Koratty Angadi Keezhadoor Durga Karthika Arat Karthika Arat in Meenam' 5(miles Bhagavathy temple

143 do do Mangalathrikovu do temple

144 do do Saktbankulangara temple Thalapoli (Cbangankulangara)

145 do do Meladoor Infant Feast of Infant Jesus Day oftbe Holy name of Jesus church Jesus

146 Kallur do 3 rriks Siva temple, Thiruvathira Thiruvatbira in Kumbhom Thekkummuri Annamanada

147 do do Padinjarillath Thalapoli Bhagavathy temple

148 Muringur do Koratty St. Mary's Perurnal Feast of St. Mary Thekkummuri church

149 Kizhakkummuri do Little Flower ¢hurch. Feast of St.~ Little Flower Commemoration day Thirumudikunnu

150 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

470 AND FESTIV AlB

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the FaIr or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

3rd November 1 day ),500 Drinks, beans, earthenwares etc.

21st January 1 day 3,000 do

2]st December 2 days 10,000 Agncultural implements, wooden furniture etc.

5th May 4 days 3,000 Drinks, beans, earthenwares etc.

Net available 1 day 1,000 do

Not available I day 1,000 do

8th April 7 days 2,000 do

8th April 6 days 2,000 do

Not available 1 day 3,000

, 14th January 2 'days 2',000 Oranges etc.

14th March 10 days 30,000 Mats, palm leaf, fans, baskets. chairs. tables, spades, knives, bell-metal vessels etc.

Not available 1 day '15,000 do

14th October 9 days 100,000 Household articles, agricultural implements etc.

September 4 days Not available

4th February 2 days Not available

471 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

TRICHUR

Location of Village or St. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

MUKUNDAPURAM

151 Kizhakkummuri Koratty Angadi 3 miles Thirumudikunnu Feast of St. Teresa church

152 do do Mangalasseri church Feast of St. Thomas

153 do do Chirangara temple Mudiyettu and ThaJapoli

472 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

11 th October 4 days 5,000 Toys, hO\lsehold articles, agricultural implemen~ etc.

May 2 days 1,500

April-May 2,000

473 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of VIllage or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

PERINTALMANNA

1 Edapatta Melattoor Edapatta Koothu and Thalapoli Karinkali temple

2 Alaneilur Olavakkot Udayamkunnu Pooram Bhagavathy temple, Mannayhat

3 Pang Angadipuram 12 miles Vellodikavu Kalam PaUu Mandalakalam Ayyappan temple

4 do d) Shariyikkal Kalam Pattu Makara Mandalam Bhagavathy temple

5 do do Madathil Thalapoli Bhagavathy temple

\ ~ Angadipuram -\ngadipuram Thirumantbamkunnu Pooram , Bhagavathy tempJe

-; Kalladicode Olavakkot 10 miles Thumppanat Shasbti Utsavam Velutha Shasbti in Tbulam Subramonia temple

do do do Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram

PONNANI

1 Ponnani KuttlPuram 12 miles Trikavu temple Navarathri Nagaram

2 Porang do Avamkotta TherPooyam Pooyam in Makaram

3 Veliamcode do Rarr:athil temple Sivarathri Vilakku Sivarathn in Kumbhom

4 do do Vettakkadu Bhagavathy Pattu From Sivarathri to Bhagavathy Bharany in Kumbhom

5 do do do Chittu Vilakku MandaJakaJam

47 d. .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending :Date of the Festival in the Fair or J mportant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival • Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

February 3 days 500 This festival is celebrated on any three days in Kumbhom

March 7 days 3,000 The presiding deity of this temple is held by the MoopiJ Nayar of Mannarghat as their family deity. Hill tribes from Attappady use to attend the Utsavam in -large -numbers

16th November 1 day 200

17th January 1 day 500

March-April 1 day 500

April It days 15,000 The deity of the temple is the tutelar deity of the Walluvanad Valia Raja. The Utsavam is con- ducted in their name

November 1 day 1,000

21 st January 1 day 1,000

'TALUK

9th October 9 days SOO Toys, mats etc.

21st January 1 day 2,000 Toys, sweets etc.

·4th March 1 day 500

4th to 10th 7 days 1,500 Mats, bangles, sweets etc. March

16th to 24th 9 days 2,500 November 475 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of Village Or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PONNANI

6 Veliamcode Kuttipuram 12 miles Ettamachar temple Kettiyattam

7 do do Panikkankavil Vela From Sivarathri to Bharany Bhagavathy temple in Kumbhom

8 do do Manathparambajaram Jaram Nercha Veliancode

9 Marancheri do Subramonia temple Ther pooja Pooyam in Makaram

10 Ayirur do 20 miles Palappetty temple Makarachovva Vela

11 Kadikad Trichur 22 miles Swami kovil Meena Karthika Karthika in Meenam " 12 do do Vettakkaran kovil Vettakkaran Patlu

13 do do Bhagavathy temple Bhagavathy Ezhunnellippu

14 do do Thrippatta temple Sharathri

15 do do Ayyappa temple Ayyappa Vilakku

16 do do Kadlkad temple Bhaga\3thy EzhunnelJippu

17 do do Andathodu mosque Andathodu Nercha

18 Viyalathur do Trikkanamukku Sivarathri Thiruvonam in Kumbhom Siva temple

19 do do do Makara Vela

20 do do Viyalathur R. C. church Feast of St. Kuriakose

476 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or . Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival . in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

22nd March 7 days 4,000 Earthenware

4th to 10th 7 days, 5,000 Mats, bangles. sweets etc. March

Not available 1 day, 1,000

21st January 1 day 100 Textiles, sweets etc.

16th January 1 day 200

8th April 1 day 1,600 Halva. sweets. oranges. balloons. toys. dates etc.

28th May 1 day 1,000 do

12th February 1 day 2,600 do

4th March 1 day, 2,500 do ,

24th December 1 day 1,600 do

25th January 1 day 1,500 do

28th February to 2 days 3,000 do 1st March

4th March 1 day 200 Sweets

4th February 1 day 500 do

11th AprIl 2 days 1,000 do

477 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

LocatIOn of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

PONNANI

21 ViyaJathur Trichur 22 miles Viyalathur Feast of St. Sebastian R. C. church

22 do do do Feast of St. Joseph Patron of workers (1st Sunday in May)

23 do do Viyalathur mosque Milad-i-sheriff

24 do do do Nercha of Muhyadeen Thangal

25 do do do Bara Ath

26 do do do Anniversary of Badry "

27 do do ' do Rarnzan

'28 do do do Bakrid

29 do do do Muharram

30 do do Njamanakadu mosque Milad-i-sberiff

31 do do do Bathar Moulud

32 do do do Annual Ratheeb

33 do co Andoor Roman Feast of St. Francis Xavier 1st Sunday in December Catholic church

34 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian 1st Sunday in February

3S do do Njarnanakadu Thalapoli Bhagavathy temple

478 _AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

31st January 2 days 2,500

7th May 10 days 3,000

14th August day 400 Sweets

3rd October 1 day 400

1st February 1 day Not available

5th March 1 day Not available

, 8th March 1 day Not available

15th May 1 day Not available

':13th June day Not available

14th August day 500 Sweets

5th May 1 day Not available

J 3rd October 1 day Not available

4th December 1 day 600 Sweets

5th February 1 day 500 do

25th April 1 day 1,000 do

479 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6 L

PONNANI

36 Vailakkekad Trichur 18 miles Kappiangad temple Kumbha Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom

37 do do Manikanteswaram Pooram Pooram in Meenam temple

38 Punnayurkulam Kuttipuram 18 miles Kerambanad Bharany Bharany in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

39 do do Govindapuram Ekadasi Vishnu temple

40 do do Parur Siva temple Sivarathri

\ 41 Nannamukk\l do 12 miles Kannankavu Nattu Thalapoli 1st Friday in Makaram Bhagavathy temple

42 do do Manaliyarka vu Makara chovva 1st Tuesday in Makaram Bhagavathy temple

43 Kavucode Pattambi 9 miles Jacobite church Feast

44 do do Thozhiyur church Feast

45 Chalisseri do 8 miles Kottakavu temple Pooram 1st Tuesday in Kumbhom

OTTAPALAM

1 Mundamuka Shoranur 1 mile Paruthipra kovil Pooyam Pooyam in Makaram

2 do do Kuzhikkottirlkavu Thalapoli Pooram in Kumbhom

3 do do St. Mary's Orthodox Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day Christian church

480 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or hnportant commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival i'n the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 It

T ALUK-Concld.

10th March 3 days $,000 i Halwa, sw~ets, oranges, balloons, toys, dates etc. ' \

20th March 1 day 3,000 do

10th March day 200 Toys etc.

I 12th January 1 dayi 400

4th March day 500

19th January ddY, 2,000 Halwa, sweets, oranges, balloons, toys; dates etc.

16th January 1 day 2,000 do

I 23rd and 24th 2 days 3,000 November

17th and 20th 2 ,days 3,000 September " 20th Februal y 2tdays 450

TALUK

21st January 1 day 1,125 Palmdates, halva, friej grain, bangalgram, brass plates etC.

I1th'February 1 day 1,125 do

5th January 1 day 700

481 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of YJllage or Sl. Name of Town {Nearest Raliway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIon of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

OTTAPALAM

4 Mundamuka Shoranur 1 mile Mundamuka Uthram Utsavam Utsavam in Meenam Ayyappan kavu

5 do do Mahadeva Mangalam Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom temple

6 do do Chuduvalathur temple Sivarathri Slvarathri in Kumbhom

7 co do Ganesagiri temple Tbaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram

do do Ariyankoavu Kuthirakkali

9 Netherimangalam Pattambi Mosque, Pattambi Pattambi Palli Nercha

10 Ottapa!am OUapaJam 3 miles Chathamkandarkavu Thalapoli and Koothu Avittom in Meenam

11 do do Old mosque, Nercha festivol Ottapalam

12 Pulapetta Parli 13 miles Kootyala temple, Ashtami Rohini Birthday celebration of Pulapetta Sree Krishna

13 Kattukulam do Periyanampetta temple Pooram

14 Thantkunnu Oltapalam 10 miles Pookkottu Kalikavu Pooram temple

15 do do 12 miles Thalayannakat tempI*, Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbbom

482 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ' in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

21st March 8 days 5,000 The temple is situated on the right bank of the Bharathapuzha. The water required for the temple services IS obtained from this river

4th March 1 day 500

4th March 1 d!IY 500

21st January I day 5.000 Poor·feeding, chakyarkoothll. ottamthlil/al, kathaprasangom and religious discourses are the highlights of the festival

3rd and 4th 2 ~ays 2.000 April

February 3 days 20,000 The Pattambl pa/li nercha is organised every year under the supervision of Sri K. P. Thangal of Pattambi. It commences on Friday lasting tlll Sunday in February

19th March to l4 days 2,000 lst April

January· February , 2 days 20,000

22nd Augus~ 1 day 500

13th to 19th 7 days 10,000 February

5th to 7th 3 days 10,000 Vessels made of iron, copper, brass The attractions of the festival March and stationery are kuthirakettu, kalakettu, caparisoned elephants, koothu, karivela etc.

4th March 1 day 200 Niramala. dhara. payasam and lighting of the lamp are the special votive offerings to this temple 483 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT'

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) Worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

OTTAPALAM

16 Cherplachery Ottapalam 13 miles Ayyappankavu Utsavam Ulhram in Kumbhom

17 do do Panniyamkurissi Ther Pooyam in Makaram Subramonia temple

18 do do Aramkunnathkavu Kalavela In the last week of Medom Bhagavathy temple

19 Thiruvegapura Palliprom 3 miles Thiruvegapura Sivarathri 8 days from Uthruttathi Siva temple in Kumbhom

20 Naduvattam do Ramarakharanellur. Sivarathri Sivarathn in Kumbhom Siva temple

21 Chalawara Shoranur 6 miles Chermba ttakavLl Utsavam (Pooram) From Chothy to Pooradam , in Meenam

22 Kanniambrom Ottapalam 21 miles Killikulangarakavu Pooram

23 Koonathara do Aryankavu Pooram Pooram in Meenam

24 Tnkkangode do Killikavu Pooram Pooram in Mcdom

25 Palapuram do Chinakkannurkavu Pooram Makam in Kumbhom

26 do do Sree Kurumbakavu Thalapoli Mandalakalam

27 d::l do Neelikavu Pooram 1st Tuesday in Makaram

28 Lakkidl Cbatbannur 1 mile Chernoottukavl.1 Yishuvela Vishu

29 Perur Lakkidi j miles Akalur Dhagavathy Mandalavilakku temple

30 do do do Utsavam

484 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ,Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Fes[ival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

22nd February 10 da)s 5,000 Toys, palmdates, househoU articles, bangles. stationery etc.

21 st January I day 1,000 Toys, palm dates, household utensils, stationery etc.

April-May 1 day 2,000 do

8th to 15th 8 days 5,000 - March

4th March 1 day 500

24th to 29th 6 days 5,000 Bread, dates, glass bangles, soaps, combs March fried grain, biscuits etc. '

25th April 1 day 12,000

20th March 21 days 50,000 Agricultural implement~. food· stuffs, , handicrafts etc.

25th April 1 day 2,000 Food-stuffs

19th February 1, day 15,000

16th November to 41 days 1,500 The deity of this temple which is 26th December supposed to be a powerful one is. called Sree Kurumbakovilamma

16th J.-muary 1 day 1,000

14th April 1 day 750

16th November to 41 dajs 4,500 26th Decembo!f

March-April .. day 3,000

485 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

O'fTAPALAM

.31 Perur Mangara 3 miles Kayapayil . Thalapoli Bhagavathy temple

32 do do Akalurkavu Vela

PALGHAT

1 Palg11at Lord Viswanatha temple, Car festival Kalpatby

2 do Madapully kavu Vela

.3 do Vadakkanthara Vela Bhagavathy temple

4 Peringode Parli 10 miles Thrippalamunda temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

5 Kongad do 7 miles Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram Commences on Bhagavathy temple Thiruvonam in MeeDllln

6 Mundur Olavakkot Temple Koolhu •

7 do do do Kummati

~ Ezhakkad Parli 5 miles Sree Kunnappally kavu Thalapoti and Vilakku temple ..

9 do do Sree Chambayil Ardradarsanam Thiruvathira in Dhanu Siva temple

10 Kundalassery do CbJrakal kavil ManJalavilakku Bhagavathy temple

11 do do do Koothu and Thalapoli

486 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in tbe Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

April 1 day 3,000

30th March 1 day 1,000

'TALUK

13th to 15th 3 days 100,000 November

Last week or 1 day 50,000 Conducted once in every two years February in Kumbhom lrd week of 100.000 The festival takes place only once March in three years in the 3rd week of March

4th-March 8 days 1,000 The main attractions during the celebratIons are kathakali, ottam- thullal, chakyarkoothu, padakom uagaswaram, panchavadyam, thayambaka etc.

31st March 7 days 3,000

March 1'4. days 1,000 Toys, sweets etc.

April 1 day 4,000

November- 1 day ; 1,000 Toys, sweets etc. December

10th January I day 1,000 do

16th November to 41 days 1,0:)0 26th December

13th February 20 days 1,000

4l:-7 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town StatIon and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S 6

PALGHAT'

12 Kundalasser) Parli 5 miles Kattambalam Siva Darsanam Sivarathri day temple (Ayyappankavu)

13 Thadukkasseri Mangara Nagakulangara Thalapoli and PaUu Bhagavathy temple

14 Mankarai Mankarai Mundakkavu Pana Aswathy and Bharany in Kumbhom

15 do do 1 mile Kalikavu Pooram Uthram in Meenam

16 Kallur do 4 miles Kallur Vishnu Thiruvonam Utsavam Cr.othi to Thiruvonam temple in Meenam . 17 Edathara Palgbat 5 miles Kizhakkancherry Annual Utsavam Thiruvathira in Dhanu Bhagavathy temp,le

18 Vadakkanthara do do Vallavilakku and do Utsavam

19 Kodunthirapully do Athazhanellur Arat Utsavam SIva temple /'

20 do do do Sivarathri

21 do do Vishnu temple Navarathri

22 do do Kakkotlukavu temple Navarathri

23 do do Ayyappan Perumal Navarathri temple

24 Marutharoad do 3 miles Puthukulangara Mandalavilakku temple

25 Thiruvalathur do 5 miles Thiruvalat~ur Utsavam Frem Thiruvonam to BhagavathYitemple Rohini in Vrischigom

26 Kodumba do 4 miles Kizhakkancherry Sree Rathautsavam EzhunnelllPPu of the statue Subramoniaswamy temple of Seee Subramonia 4i:\8 AND FESTIY AiS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the FaIr or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 150

February-March 1 day 500

9th and 10th 2 days 8,000 Sweets, stationery etc. March

21st March day 15,000 do

24th to 31st 8 days 6,500 Kathakaft,ottamthullal, chakyarkoothu. March padakom, thayambaka, panchavadyam etc. are the attractions of the utsavam

10th January 2 days 1,000

10th January 2 da)s 1,000 Religious articles

October- 1 day 500 November

4th March day 500

9th October 9 days SOD

9th October 9 days 500

9th October 9 days

26th December day 500

2nd to 11th 10 days 10,000 Kathakali, ottamthullal, chakyar- December koothu, padakam and nagaswaram are the main .. ttractions of the utsavam

22nd to 25th 4 days 6,000 January 489 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

PALGHAT

27 Kodumba Palghat 6 miles Palayakkad Vishu Vela SIva temple

28 do do Ramasserithara Kathir

29 do do do Vilakku

30 do do do Kummatti

31 Pudusseri do 4 miles Pudusseri Nedumbrayar Nedumbrayar AshtJmi in Kumbhom temple Kalabhom (Karutha Paksham) " 32 Elappu)ly do Elappullythara Vishu Vela

33 Olasseri Pudunagaram 5 miles Anthimahalappan Vishu Vela Siva temple

.34 do do Anthlmahalappan temple Vishu Vela (Palayamkattuthara)

35 Peruvemba Pudunagaram Oottukulangara Mandalavilakku Mandalakalam Bhagavathy temple

36 - do do do Kathir

37 do do LO Bharany Bharany in Medom

38 do do do Nav.arathri Navarathri

39 Palathulli do 2 miles Mariamman kovil Mariamman Pongal

40 do (0 BhaJanakovil Soorasamharam (Bhajana temple)

41 do do Sivan kovil Annabhishekom

42 PoJpully do 7 miles PolpuJly Nayar Vishu Vela Thana Mannam 490 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festiva1 NQ. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

14th April 1 day 1.000

14th December day 2,000

10th March day 200

16th March 1 day 2,000

24th February to 14 days 3,000 -9th March

14th April 1 day 5,000

14tb April 1 day 500

14th April 1 uay 6()() Drinks, sweets etc.

16th November to 4.f days 5,000 26th December

Janua~-February 1 day 1,000

4th May 3 days 1,000

9th October 9 days 1,000

5th June I day 500

13th November 1 day 500

23rd October 1 day 500

14th April 1 day Not available

491 STATEMENT OF FAIRS, PALGHAT

Location of Village or ·Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

ALATHUR

1 Peringottukurissi Manakaral Maruthukavu Karthika Vilakku

2 Bemmanuf do 2 miles Cherumkulangara Visbu Vela Bhagavathy temple

3 do do Mudupully Mudi Bhagavatbi Vela Bhadrakali temple

4 do do Kuruthiraman temple Moolam Vilakku Moolam day in Vrischigom (Vettakkorumakan Pattu)

5 do do Thrithamara Vaikathashtami Vilakku Asbtami in Vrischigom Siva temple , 6 do do Pilappully mosque Nercha

7 Kottai ParH Mundiankavu Vishu Vela

8 Chembrakulam do 3 miles Ayyappankavu temple Uthram and Atham

9 do do Perungulam Vishu Vela Bhagavathy temple

10 do do Kottayi Ayyappankavu Vilakku Uthram and Atham in Vdschigom

11 do do Chimbagramam Ekadasi Parthasarathi temple

12 Varode do Kandathukavu Vela

13 Thachangad do Varangode temple Vishu Vela

14 Mathur do Mannambully Vela ParathinkaH

15 do do Kalikavu Koothu Pavakoothu

492 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

_Jrd December I day 1.000 Toys, textiles, fruits etc.

14th April 1 day 500 Fruits and toys

15th April 1 day 1.000 do

21st November 1 day 300 Cocoanut oil etc.

25th November 1 day 200

.January-February 1 day 1,000

14th April 1 day 1,000

December 2 days 2,000

20th April 't, day 1,500

December 1 day 3,1J00

12th January 5 days 300

20th March 1 day 2,000

14th April 1 day 1,000' Tea, sweets etc.

17th April 1 day 2,000 Fried grains, palm dates, stationery. sweets, fruits etc.

23rd April 14 days 3,000 do

493 - STATEMENT OF FAIRS PALGHAT

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Vdlage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 1 2 3 4 5 6

ALATHUR..

16 Pallanchanthanure Palghat 9 miles Theruvathu mosque Nercha

17 do do Kali temple Vishu Vela

18 do Parli 4 miles Theruvath mosque Nercha

19 Chenganiyur do Chathankavu Vishu Vela

20 Tholanur do Ayyappankavu Vishu Vela

21 Choolanur Mangara 5 miles Siva temple Choolanur Vela "

22 Tarur Lakkidi 6-} miles Sreekurumba Karthika Vela Bhagavathy temple

23 do do Poothakot Vela Thiruvathira in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

24 do do Mangottukavu Kathira Vela

25 do do do Slvarathri

26 do do do Vela

27 Vavulliapuram Mankara Kavalurkavu temple Vela Purbalakkadu

494 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival. m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

January-February 2 days IO,COO Halva, palm dates, textIles, vessels of metals, stationery etc.

15th April 1 day 1,000 Sweets, toys etc.

January-February 3 d~ys 10,000 Fried grain, palm dates, stationery, sweets, fruits etc.

14th April 1 day 1,500 Sweets, tea etc.

14th April 1 day 1,000 Toys, halva palm dates etc.

15th April day 2,500

29th January 1 day 500 Food-stuffs

11th April 1 day 3,000 Stationery, food-stuffs,local products etc.

23rd November 1 day Not available do

4th March 1 day 4,000

10th Octo ber 9 days 200

16th to 181h 3 days 500 Drinks, sweets, stationery etc. The vela procession commence Apnl at I p m. and starts from the SIVa temple, terminating in the Ayyappankavu about 3 furlong s away, at about 8 p. m. There will be fire-works, mUSIC, dances etc. The procession returns to Siva. temple at 3 a. m. and reaches there at about 6. 30 a. m. Food is distnbuted among the people. The festival is financed by public contribution.

495 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festi\&l or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

ALATHUR

28 Vavulliapuram Mankara Puthukkully mosque Nercha (Pannikode)

29 Coyalmannam Palghat 8 miles Azhakatha Mandalavilakku Mandalakalam Siva temple

30 do do Sreekurumbakavu Vela and Kanniyarkali Desakali temple

31 do do Orama Siva temple Uriyadi Shashti

32 do do Kali Bhagavathy temQle Vela Vishu Vela

33 do do 10 miles Nallekavu Sastha temple

34 do do Bharatha temple Mandalavilakku Mandalakalam

35 do GO 9 miles Mariyamman kovil Pooja Kumbakali

:36 do co 10 miles do do do

37 do do Chithali mesque Pallinercha

38 do do 7 miles Chanthapura mosque Pallinercha

39 Kalappatty do 9 miles Mookambika temple Navarathri Durga pooja

40 do do Muthrada mosque Ramzan

41 do do do Bakrid

42 Tbenkurissi do 6 miles Siva temple Navarathri Utsavam

496 AND FESTIVAI.S DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or, Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

21 st September 1 day 200

t 6th November to 41 days 500 Textiles, toys etc. 26th December

4th to 18th April t:4 days 2,000 do

10th October 1 day ],500 do

14th April 1 day 5,000 do

From 17th July 21 days 2,800 do

16th November to 41 days 1,800 do 26th December

23rd February 3 days 2,000 do

15th May t day 1,500 '.

10th April 1 day 1,000

15th March 1 day 500

9th October 11 days 300

:Sth March 1 day 300

15th May 1 day 300

9th October 9 days 200

497 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALOHAT

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship FestIval or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

ALATHUR

43 Vilayannur Palghat 12 miles Nedumbrayur temple Ashtami at Vaikom Ashtami in Vrischigom VJlayannur

44 Manhalur Pudunagaram 7 miles Chirathura Kariyarkali Bhagavathy temple

45 do do do Kummatti

46 Kavassery Palghat 17 miles Sree Parakattu Kavassery Pooram Pooram in Meenam Bhagavatby temple

47 do do Brahmanasamooham Ratha Utsavam Ardradarsanam Siva temple (Thlruvathira in Dhanu) , 48 KannanUl:: do 25 miles Mariamman kovil Pongal Utsavam During Mariamman Pooja Pattola

49 do do Namboorimuthan Vishu Vela Pooja for Namboorimufhalll temple

50 do do Thendankavu do Pooja for Bbagavathy

51 Kaltusseri Pudunagaram 12 miles Alathur Jumayath Bakrid mosque

52 do do do Ramzan

53 do do Vamuramullackal Vishu Meda Vishu Bhagavathy temple

54 Mangalam Palghat 20 miles Anchumurthi temple Bharany, Karthika, ROhioi

55 do do do Utsavam

56 do cO Manar gottukavu Vela Utsavam

57 do do Mal iamman koviI Mariamman Pongal Makom in Kumbh6m:

498 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ApPToximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the FaIr or ImpOItant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Reo-arks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

30th November 1 day 500

9th March 4 days 20,000

10th March 1 day Not available

20th March 1 day 10,000 Toys. glass bangles. fruits, drinks. halva etc-

10th January 1 day 1,000 do

May 8 days 1,000 Eatable things

15th April 1 day 1,000 do

\ 15th April 1 day 1,000 do

, 15th May 7 'days 10.000 Sweets

8th March 3 days 10,000

14th Apnl 2 days J 4.000 Sweets

17th to 19th 3 days 2,000 Apnl

26th January to 8 days 3,090 2nd February

25th May I day 4,000

20th February - - 2 days 3,000

499 STATEMENT OF F MRS

PALGHAT

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Vmage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

ALATHUR

"58 Manhapra Palghat 25 miles Ayyappankavu Thalapoli VIshnu temple

59 Pudukkode Lakkldi 11 miles Pudukkode Ramzan Jumayath mosque

{iO do do do Bakrid

{it do do Maralad Jumayath Milad-i-sheriff mosque

{i2 do do Puthinkkadam Muharram Jumayath mosque

{i3 "do do do Nercha Chandanakudam

·64 do do Bhagavathy temple Navarathri

<65 do do Pudukkode temple Navarathri

06(} Kannambra Trichur 22 miles Sree Kurumba Kannambra Vela Bhagavathy temple

(i7 Aayakkad do 25 miles Parumasscrimannam Kummatti , Pooyam in Meenam Palliara Bhagavathy temple

"10 Kizhakkan::herry d'.) 21 miles Thiruvara Sivarathri , Sivarathrt in Kumbhom Siva temple

71 do do do NiramaJa Mandalapooja

500 AND FESTIVAL~ DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date oftbe Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 II

-TALUK-Contd.

16th Novembel" to 41 days 2,000 Sweets, toys, sugarcane etc. 26th December

:8th March 1 day 200

-:15th May 5 days 300

14th August 1 day Not available

13th June 1 day Not available

Not available 2 days 10,000

"9th October 11 days 10,000

9th to 19th 10 days 1,000 -october , 24th and 25th 1 day 20,000 Mangoes, dates, halva, sweets etc. May

13th April 2 days 2,000 Tea. halva, d..ttes, fruits, bangles, ribbons etc.

13th April 1 day 5,000 do

16th November to 41 days 1,000 26th December

4th March 1 day 2.000 Toys, sweets etc.

26th December 1 day 5,000

SOl STATEMENT OF FAIRS PALGHAT

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair Nc. Village or Town Station and distan~) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

ALATHUR:

72 K izhakkancherry Trichur 24 miles Moolankode Nirarnala Anniversary celebration Chathankulangara Bhagavathy temple

73 do do -Chatbankulangara Vela Annual festival Durga temple

74 Cheramangalam Palghat 14 miles Mannath Vela Bhagavatby temple

75 Kunisseri do 12 miles Sree PookkuJangara Kummatti Punartham in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

CBITTUR , Chittur- Kollangode Chittur Konganpada festival Commemoration of Chittur Thathamangatam Bhagavathy temple Goddess Bhagavathy

2 Nemmara do Pazhayagramam Ratha Utsavam Vaikunta Ekadasi in Dhanu- Sreekrishna temple (Car festival)

3 do do St. Sebastian's Feast of St. Sebastian. church

4 Koduvayur Puthunagaram ' Sree Viswanathasw;.mi Ratha Utsavam Ardradarsanam temple (Kelalapuram Agraharam)

5 Nallepilly do 7 miles Ganapathi temple Soora Samharam

6 do do Chunangi Koolhabhishekom Bhagavathy temple

7 Vadakarapathy Valayar 7 miles Koolamanikaran Feast of Chrht Challa ChristIan church the King

8 do do Mariam~an kovil Mariamman pooja Hindu temple and Thullal

9 EI aVattaral apathy do 2! miles Sorapurai, Feast of Christ the King Christian church

502 AND FESTIV AI.s

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 It

T ALUK-Conc1d.

26th April 1 day 12,()OO Toys, sweets, frUIts etc.

27th April 1 day 12,000 The festival takes p1ace on the J 3th day after Vishu

16th April 1 day 2,000 Halva, sweets, beedi, fried grains, cigarette, banana, fruits, tobacco etc.

15th March 2 days 10,000 Different kinds of stationery, sweets etc.

TALUK

March 1 day 30,000

December- 3 days 3,000 Plates, ornaments, textiles, food-,tuffs etc. January

February I ~ays 300

22nd and 23rd '1. days 10,000 Stationery, brass vessels, plates, December sweets etc.

251h February to 14 days 5,000 Sweets, toys, mats etc 10th March

From 16 h March 14 days 5,COO

};e;ember 3 da)s 500 Toys, sweets, fruits etc.

March 3 days 500 do

28th Octob;!{ 1 day 4,000 Vessels of bell-metal, t< ys, fruits, sweets, Christ :,s God is the King of the rellgious articles etc. uniwrse and hence a feast is instituted by Christian church 503 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of Village Or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHITTUR

10 Eravattaparapathy Valayar 5 miles Mariamman kovil Mariamman Pooja (Kozhiparar)

11 do do 21 miles Church of Christ Feast of Christ the King the King

12 PalJassena Kollangode 4 miles Pallassena Arat Pazhayakavu temple

13 do do do Kanniarkali

14 do dJ Pallassena Vishu Vela Puthenkavu temple

15 do do do Kanniarkali

, \ 16 KakkayUl: Pudunagaram 5 miles Kottamala temple, Athapataharam Atham in Kumbhom Kakkayur

17 do do Siva temple Vishu

18 Pallavoor KollangoJe Pal1avoor temple Ezham Vilakku Sapthamipaksham in Kanni

19 KcodaJlur do Koo~alJur temple TI'aipooyam Pooyam in Makaram

20 VaJlanghi do 9 miles Nellikulangara Vallanghi-Nemmara In commemoration of the Bhagavathy temple Vela Goddess Nellikuiangara Fhagavathy

21 do do Vallanghi Soora Samharam Shashti in Thulam Subramonian kcvtl

22 AyJoor do Sha temple Arat Shashti in ThuJam

23 do do do Ratha Utsavdm Thiruvathira in Dhanu

24 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbbom

504 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

~ ALUK-Contd.

April 3 days 1.000 Vessels of bell-metal. toys, sweets, fruits etc.

-28th October 1 day 4,000

-Pebruary- 8 days 60.000 March

14th to 17th 4 days 60,000 April

14th April 1 day 8~OOO

28th April-to 4 days 8~OOO 1st May

23rd February l'day Not available

14th Aptil 1 day Not available

September- 1 day 4,000 -october

21st January , 1 day ],000

3rd April I dry 50,000

13th October 1 day 100,000 Retail things, plates, ornaments. textiles. food-stuffs etc.

Hth October 1 day 750

10th January 3 days 3,750

4th March 1 day 1.700

S06 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

PALGHAT

Location of Village or '51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CHITTUR.

25 Ayloor Kollangode 9 miles Kumbha Bharany Vishu Vela temple

26 Kairady do N arasimharnoorthy Bharany Bharany in Edavom temple

27 do do Bhagavathy temple, Pavakkoothu Thiruvazhiyad

28 Thiruvazhiyad do Bhagavathy temple Kathir

29 Pothundi do St. Sebastian's church Feast of St. Sebastian St. Sebastian's day

30 Elavancherry (io 4 miles Cherapuram Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom " Siva temple

3J Vattakkad do 3 miles Cheembakavu Arat Kanmantbara, Bhegavathy temple

32 KoUangode do 1 mile Ayyappankavu temple Arat In commemoration of the- birth of Ayyappa

33 Panangattiri do 3 miles Sree Kurumbakavu Kathir

506 AND FESnV ALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approx.imate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodltl~s marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

Htll Apnl 1 day 2,500

4th to 10th June 7 da>,s 2,000

3rd to 16th April 14' da)s 1,500 ...

14th and 15th 2 days 750 December

28th January 3 days 300 This church was built in 1<;55 anct ble'Ssed by BIshop of Coimbatore-

4th March 1 ,day Not available ...

JanualY 1 day 300 Toys, food.st~ffs etc.

11th January 1 day 15,000 Sweets, halv.l, sugarcane etc.

Between 13th and ".} day 2,00ll 17 th December

:07 STATEMENT OF }'AIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

BADAGARA

1 Uralangal Badagara Arakkal temple Pooram Utsavam

2 Cnorode do Siva and Ayyappan Utsavam temple

3 Eramala Nadapuram Road Orkatteri Ganapathy Thalapoli 2 miles temple

4 do do Orkatteri Annual Cattle fair

\

"5 Kuttipram Kottamkulangara Uthram Uthram in Meenam Siva temple

~ V ulliappaily Badagara 4 miles Sree Bhagavathy Mandalavilakku temple

7 d) do Paradevatha temple Thira Utsavam

S Memunda dJ Lokanarkavu Manjalavilakku Bhagavathy temple

9 do do do Meeflanl Utsavam

10 Chemmarathur do Kappally Palayat Thira Utsavam temple

11 Maniyur Payyoli 4mi1ea Maniyur " Thaiapoli Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

12 d0 do Mani)Uf Matom Vish" Vilak,ku

13 do dJ Kaiiyath Bhagavathy Meeaabharany temple 508 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

March-April 1 day 5,000

March-April day 1,000

26th January 7 days 20,000

January or 7 days 100.000 This is the biggest and only annual February cattle fair in the Badagara taluk. It is held in the last week of January Of in the first week of February. Besides cattle all other consumer and agricultural com­ modities are also sold in this faIr.

21st Marcb I day 5.00()

Not available 1 day 5.000

.(ithand 7th 2 d

November- 30 days Not available December

March-April 8 days Not available

15th to 25th 11 days 100,000 February

7th April 5 days 5,000

14th April 2 days 5,000

7th April 5 days 5,000

509 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or 51. Naule of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VJllage oc Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 (j

QUILANDY

1 Pantalayini Quilandy Korayangad Thalapoh Bhagavathy temple

2 do do Pantalayini Utsavam Siva temple

3 do do Kothamangalam do Vishnu temple

4 do do Maramuttathu do Ganapathy and Kuttichathan temple

5 do do Mukkuva do Bhagavathy temple

6 do do Quadaruya Ratheebkhana Anniversary celebration Commemoration of Abdul! of Thareekhath Khadet Jailany

7 do do Vairagl Samadhi Samadhi dinarn Ashtami in Vaisakhom matom "

8 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

9 do do do Navarathri

10 do do do Chathayam Utsavam Chathayam in KumbholD

11 Meladi do Kizhur Cattle fair

12 Muyipotb Pay}oli 8 miles Kasratha temple Utsavam

13 do do Eravathkapdi temple do

14 do do Kottachalil do

15 co do Parakkool mosque Bakrid

510 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or 'Important commodllies marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remark~ 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

January.February 8 days 10,000 Sweets, drinks

February 7 days 500 do

, February 3 days 500 do

February 3 days 1,000 do

March-April 7 days 5,000 do

28th December 11 days 10,000 de

27th April 1 day Not available

13th February 1 day Not available

, 18th October " 1 day Not available

16th February 1 daY Net available

10th to 25th 16 days 25,000 December

19th February 2 days 1,000 Stationery artide~

10th March 2 days 1,500 do

7th March 2 days 1,000 do

15th May 1 day 400

511 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village Or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

QUILANDY

16 Cheruvannur Payyoli 9, miles Theyyappurath Illom Sivarathri

11 do do 11 miles Cheruvannur mosque Bakrid

18 do do Thengulla Malamal Festival temple

19 do do Edakkayil temple Sivarathri

20 do do Mannikothu temple do

21 Avala do 14 miles KorankuJangara Utsavam temple

\ 22 do do Cheruvodukunnath Bakrid mosque

23 Kanode do 20 miles St. Mary's church Feast of St. Mary Immaculate Conception of St. Mary

24 Eravattur LO 12 miles Eravatlur Paliiare Patlu Ulsavam Pooram in Meenam temple

25 Meppa>ur do 7 miles KnnGumanasalamatom Thira ',Annual festival

26 do do do Arattu do

27 Kozhukkallur do Vengillery temple Vellatt, Thira and AyiHiam in Kumbhom Nagathira

28 do do Nidumboyilkulangara Thira Annual festival temple

29 Viyyur QuJlandy II miles Sree Plzhadkavukali Kaliyattam temple

30 do do do Navarathri

512 AND FESTlVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

4th March 3 days 200

-15th May 1 day 500

15th March 2 days 500 Stationery articles

4th March 3 days 1.000 do

·4th March 3 days 500 do

_21st March 1 day 1,000 do

15th May ) day ),000

14th and 15th 2 days 4.000 December

20th March day 5,000 Stationery a1 ticles

, 29th January 1 day 200 Stationery articles, food-stuffs etc.

I 11th March 2 days 800

) 8th February 1 day 2.~OO

22nd and 23rd 2 days 2,000 _February

March-April 10 days 2.000

'9th October 9 days 15,000

513 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of VIllage or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

QUILANDY

31 Kuruvangad Quilandy Ii miles Sree Manakulangara Utsavam temple

32 Nochad Payyoli Keloth temple Thira Annual festival

33 do do Mosque Bakrid

34 Kayanna do 18 miles St. Thomas church Feast of St. Thomas St. Thomas' day

35 do do Muhiyideen mosque Muharram

36 do do 13 miles Mcsque Muharram

'\

37 do do 17 miles St. John's church St. John's feast St. John's day

38 Balusseri Kozhikode Balussery Ponnadam Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Theru

39 Panangad do 16 miles Balussery Kottah Vettakkorumakan pattu

40 Iyyad Quilandy 9 miles Mangattu Kovilakam Thira Bhagavathy temple

41 Kmalur Kozhikode Thottathil Kariathan . Oocchal Ooc~hal in Makaram

42 do do Chinthramangalam Utsavam temple

KOZHIKODE

1 Elathur Elathur 4 miles Kambrath Thira Bhagavathy temple

2 do Varackal 1~ miles Puthiyappa Thalapoli Mandalam Bhagavathy temple

514 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approxunate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

February 7 days 10,000 Sweets, drinks etc.

8th March 1 day 500 Earthenwares, stationery etc.

15th May 1 day 300

27th and 28th 2 days 5.000 December

13th June 2 days 2.000

13th June 1 day 6,000

25th lind 26th 2 days 5,000 January

4,h March 3 days 4,000

10th to 12th 3 days 4,000 January

27th & 28th February 4 days 300 and 1st & 2nd March

12th and 13th 2 days 5,000 February

14th to 19th 5 days 12,000 February

TALUK

22nd and 23rd 2 da)s 10,000 Sweets, glass bangles etc. January

16th November to 41 days 15,000 do ThiS temple is considered to be very 26th Decemrer Important for making tharpalU1m on Amavasi day 515 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station:and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOZHIKODE

3 Edakkad West Hill Sree Varakkal Amavasi Bhagavathy temple

4 Calicut Calicut Railway Station Sreekandeswara Vinayakachathurthy 4 furlongs temple

S do do do Sree Narayana Jayanthi

do do do Sree Narayana Samadhi

7 do do do NavarathripooJa

8 do do do Sreekrishna Jayanthi

" do Guruvayurekadasi 9 do, do

10 co do do Thaipooyotsavam

11 do do do Makaravilakku

12 do do do Mahasivarathri

13 do co Vailagi Matom Maha Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

14 Nmminda do Kokkilothummankavu Pattu and Thalapoli

15 dJ do 14 miles Nanminda temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

16 do do dq Boothabali Ptathishta day of Statue of Siva

17 do do Kunnatheru temple Boothabali do

516 f

-AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

28th October 1 day 10,000

3rd September 1 day Not available

17th August 1 day Not available

21st September 1 pay Not available

7th to 9th 3 days Not available ()ctober

22nd August 1 day Not available

18th November 1 day Not available

21st January 1 day Not available

14th January 1 ~ay Not available

, 26th February to 7 days 200,000 4th March

4th March 3 days 20,000

March 11 days 400 The utsavam is held either in Kumbhom or Meenam

4th March 5 days 1,000

(jtb February 1 day 500

Not available 1 day 1.000

517 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIK.ODE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KOZHIKODE.

18 Nanminda Calicut Railway Station Namasivaya temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom 13 miles

19 do do Parakatt ,temple Sivarathri do

20 do do Jumayath mosque Ramzan

21 do do do Bakrid

22 Kuruvattoor do Payimbrakavu Thira

23 do do Palliyaraka vu Gunesi "-

24 do do 10 miles Parambathkavu Thirayattam and Thalapoh

25 do do 9 miles K ulangarayidathka vu Thira

26 do do EdakandYllkavu Thira

27 do do Pullattukavu Thira

28 do do Edambakanakavu Thira

29 do do Poloor temple Vilakku and Pattu

30 do do Nalupurakkalkavu Thira

31 do do 7 miles Asuralanka~u Thira

32 do do Koyambrathukavu Thira

518 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

4th March 1 day 1,000

4th March 1 day 3,000

Bth March 1 9ay Not available

15th May 1 day 1,000

13th to 15th 3 days 200 Stationery articles April

1st to 11th May 3 days 150 do

February-March 1 day 1,000 Bangles

February-March 1 day 500 This festival is celebrated on any con- venient day in the month of Kumbhom-

15th to 30th 1 day 300 Bangles March

20th to 25th 1 day 400 Stationery articles February

27th to 30th day 200 do April

15th March to 1 day 200 do 15th April

20th to 28th 1 day 150 do February

10th March 1 day 1,800 do

14th to 30th 1 day 300 do April 519 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S ~

KOZHIKODE

33 Kizhakkoth Calicut Railway Station Mariveetil temple Vellat Thira

34 do do 14 miles Poolakkamamilkavu Thira

:35 RletHl do 17 miles Kumathukavu Thira

36 do do Valiakunnikkalkavu Thira Bharany in Kumbhom

:37 Parambathkavu do Kunnikkalkarumakkan Songs Bharany in Meenam Devaswom

:38 do do Kurimilhkavu Thira

"

39 do do Puttattumgara mosque Bakrid

40 Vavad do Kalarathin mosque Bakrid

41 do do Vavad Jumayath Bakrid mosque

42 Raroth do Vattakudungal " Bakrid Jumayath mosque

43 do do Angola Jumayath Rakrid mosque

44 Kedavoor do 25 miles Nazarath Christian Feast church

45 do do 20 miles Thamarasseri Thiruva~hira pattu Thiruvathira in Kumbhom BhagavathY., temple

46 Puduppadi do 19 miles Vizhapoora Sivarathri Siva temple 520 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

April-May I day 500 Tea Ilpd stationery articles

April-May 1 day 300 do

March-April 1 day 500 StationerY articles

10th March I day 500 Sweets, tea, stationery etc.

7th April 3 days 200

16th and 17th 2 days 500 Stationery and eatable tbings February

15th May 1 day 100

15th May 1 day 100

, 15th May 1 day too

15th May 1 day 100 I !

15th May 1 day 100

24th January 1 day 300

15th Februar) 3 days 500

4th March 1 day 200

521 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIVal 1 2 3 4 5 6

KOZHIKODE

47 Koduvally Calicut 19 miles KoruviJ ]umayath Bakrid mosque

48 do do Thaiapperuma Bakrid ]umayath'mosque

49 Kunnamangalam do Peedikaparambath- Thira Bharany in Kumbhorn kavu

SO do do 10 miles Meechery temple Thira

51 do do Puthalatha temple Thira Bharany in Kumbhom

52 Kottuli do it miles Puthlyara New Year's day C. S. 1. ChUlCh " 53 do do Kalankkal Vishu Bhagavathy temple

54 do do do Ekadasi

55 do do do Amavasi

56 do do do Onam

57 do do do Sreekrishna Jayanthi

58 do do do Sarradhi day of , Sree Narayana Guru

S9 do do do Durgashtami

60 do do do Maha Navami

61 do do de Vijaya Dasami

522 AND FESTIVAL5

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date oftbe Festival in the Falf Of Important commodlti~s marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 II

T ALUK-Contd.

15th May 1 day 200

15th May 1 day 100

10th March day, '300

26th January day 1.500 Stationelyarticles

19th and 20th 2 days 1,000 Stationery, food-stuffs etc. The temple is about 500 years old' .January

1st January 1 day Not available

14th Apnl day 4,000

12th January 1 day 4,000

10th August 1 day 4,000 ,.. 10th to 13th 4 days .4.000 September .- 22nd August 1 day' 4,000

21st September day, 4,OCO

17th October 1 day 4,000

18th October 1 day 4,000

19th October day 4,000

523 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 S 6

KOZHIICODE

-62 Cherukulathur Calieut 11 miles Paderi IIlom Thira and Vellatt

-63 do do Pudukudi temple Thalapoli, Thira and Vellatt

-64 do do Mundakal Edam Thira and Vellatt temple

{IS do do Kunrathadathil PaUu temple

66 Chathamangalam do 13 miles Kanivillikavu Thira

(")7 do do Muzhipurath ukavu Thira '\ •

68 do do Angora temple Thira

(")9 Poolaeode do 15 miles Kottopoyilil temple Thira

I~ do do 14 miles Asuralankavu Thira

II Kanniparamba do 12 miles Kanniparamba temple Sivarathri

12 do do Chittari temple Ashtami Rohini

73 do do Pattakulangara temple Ashtami Rohini

TIRUR

1 Kadalundi K ldalundi ! mile Pe!iiyattu Vavu l1fsavam IiHlagavathy temple

2 do do Sree pazhanJanur Thaipooyam Pooyam in Makaram Subramonia teIDJffe 524 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

3rd February 2 days 1,500 Textiles, rice, paddy, cocoanut, granite, grain etc.

26th January 2·days 1,000 do

15th January 2 days 750 do

14th February 7 da}s 750 Musical instruments

24th and 25th 2 days 200 Cosmetics January

21st February day 500 Cosmetics, stationery articles etc.

3rd February day 400 do

12th January 1. day 1,000 do

30th January I ',day 1,500 do

4th March 1 d~y 1,000

22nd August 1 day 50

22nd Au~ust 1 day 50

TALUK

28th October 3 days 10,000 Textiles, sweets, t(.ys, edible things etc.

2ht lanuaty 1 day 500

525 STA lEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TIRUR

3 Rayirimangalam Tanur Sobhaparambu Kalamkari Mandalapooja Bhagavathy temple

4 Parappanangadi . Parappanangadi Sree Kur"lmba Utsavam temple .

5 do do Kalikavu Thalapoli

6 Trikandiyur Tirur Trikandiyur Vavu Utsavam Siva temple

7 do do Vettakkorumakankavu Vettakkaran Pattu

8 do, do Cherukovil Sreekrishna Jayanthi

9 do do Aliyappankavu MandalapooJa

10 do do Subramonia temple Thaipooyam Subramonia's birthday

11 do do Korangath Thaipcoyam do Subramonia temple

12 - do do Samooha matom Sreekrishna Jayanthi

13 do do do Navarafhri

14 do co Ambalakulangara Thalapoli Bhagavathy kavu

15 do do Thunj.:tnpar~mba Navarathri Usual Navarathri celebration

16 do do do Thunjall day Death anniversary of Ezhuthachan

526 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes mat keted Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Rema.ks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

26th 6~~mber 1 day 700

January Or 1 day ],000 February

January- 2 dJl}S ],000 February

October- S days 1,000 November

16th to 18th 2 days 500 January

12th September day 500

16th November to 41 days 500 26th December

211>t January ] day 600

21st January I',day' 250

I 12th September ] day,' 150

, 9f1 o~tober 1 day Not available

End of March to 3-7 days 2.000 beginning of April (once in 3 ye:lTs)

9th October 9 days 100

8th Japuary 1 day Not available

527 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or '81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TIRUR

17 Mooniyur Parappanangady Kaliyattakavu Kaliyattam 3 miles Ammancherry Bhagavathy temple

18 Neduva do 1~ miles Pizharickal temple Navarathri

19 do do AyyappaDkavu temple Pattu Birthday celebration of Sastha

20 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

21 do do Nedumparambath Thalapoli Bhagavathy temple

22 do do Kalikkam do Bhagavathy temple "- 23 do do Padinjare Veedu Kalamkari Bhagavatby temple

24 Parappur Tirur 12 miles Sree Kurumbakavu Vela

25 Omachapuzha do 5 miles Jumayath mosqu~ Mila:l-i-sheriff

26 do do Karinkappara Bakrid Jumayath mosque

27 do 00 Peribeeri Jumayath Ramzan mosque

28 do do Karinkappara Kakkattu Utsavam Bharany in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

29 do do Kundillath Onam Bhagavathy temple

30 do do do'· Vishu

31 Kalpakancherry do 8 miles Dargha Shareef Channeri Nercha Dejlth anniversary of Khadirsha Fakhir Abdulkhadirsha

528 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Jt:stival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

21st May to 12 days 5,000 Sweets~ umbrellas made of palm leaves, 1st June fishing b,ets, seeds etc.

9th October 10 days 150

31st March clay 150

4th March day 150

January-February 1 day 1,000

2nd January 3 days 1,000

January-February 1 day 100 Toys, bangles, aluminium utenSils, sweets etc·

10th and 11th 2 days 300 March

14th August 1 day 1,000 Stationery articles

15th May 1 day 1,000

I Slh March d~y

7th April day 2,000

10th S~ptember 7 days 1,000

14th April 4 days 1.000

23rd and 241h 2 days 1,000 March 529 STATEMENT OF fAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of VIllage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair Of Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival ; • 2 3 4 5 6

TIRUR

32 Ponmundam Tirur 4 miles Ponmundam Nercha Jumayatb mosque

33 Tirur Tirur K allingal mosque Nercha

34 Melmuri Kuttipuram Karayakkattu temple Navarathri

35 do do do Kalampattu

36 Thalakkad Thirunavaya 2!- miles Yahoothangaloliya Nercha jaram

37 Thriparangode do Shriparangode Sivarathri Utsavam Siva temple \.

38 Thirunavaya do Thinmavaya temple Utsavam

39 do do Vyramkode temple Tbeeyattam

40 Edayur do 8 miles M ayanganalikal Vela temple

530 AND FESTIVALS DIST.R1Cf

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date oftko Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9- 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

J3th June 1 day 5,000

1st and 2nd 2 days Not available February

'9th October 9 days Not available

February 3 days Not availaMe

January-February 3 days 10,000

4th March 8 days Not available

10,000 The temple is situated on the 12th to 21st 10 days bank of the Bharathapuzha. April The Arat takes place on the 10th day of the festival

1 day 30,000 The festival begins on the first February Sunday in Kumbhom and ends on the next Friday of the week. The last day of the festival is the most important. This is a peculiar type of festival. The most attractive function is that a set of people, after observing fast will jump into the fire pit. This is known as Kawalattom. Even though the temple is situ­ ated in an out-of-the way village. a large number of people will attend this festival.

No fixed date 1 day 1,500 This temple is dedicated to Bhagavathy, the family deity of Harijans (Parayas). The festival is financed by public contri­ bution.

531 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODB.

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village!or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

ERNAI>

1 Klzhuparamba Peroke TrikkaJayoor temple Utsavam

2 Wandur Variambalam Perumundasseri temple Thalapoli

3 Azhinhilam Feroke Cholakkalkavu Thalapoli

4 do do Amalikkavu Thalapoli

5 do do Kuttikattilkavu Thalapoli

6 do do KottassaJikavu Thaiapoli

7 Cheruv~yur do Marakkathiri Thua Karimkalikavu

8 Porur Variambalam Porur Siva temple Punartham Punartham in Kumbhom

9 do do It miles Neelambra Mandalavilakku Mandalakalam Kannkali temple

10 do do 5 miles Thirumandhamkunnu Thalapoli aod Vilakku Bhagavathy temple

11 Tnkkalaogode Tuvvur Karikkad temple Utsavam

12 do Vettakkorumakan Pattu temple

13 Pulpatta Nilambur 20 mil.:s PulpatIa Palliarakavu Thalapoli and PaUu Bhagavathy temple

14 do do Pulpatta Siv'a temple Sivarathri

15 do Feroke Thottekkad temple Mandalapooja Mandalakalam

532 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

February-March 1 day 5,000

14th to 22nd 9 days 500 April

3rd and 4th 2 days 700 March

2J st and 22nd 2 days 400 February

9th March Gay, 700

27th ard 28th 2 days 1,500 February

February-March 1 dalY 5,000

] 6th February 8 days Not available

16th November to 141 days Not available 26th December

8th May 1 'd.ay Not available

, February 1 day 2,500

December 1 day 1,000

24th Fel:>n.ary 3 days 400

4th March 1 day 200

16th to 27th 12 da}s 1,000 December 533 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of" place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

ERNAD

16 Pulpatta• Feroke Thottekkad temple Navarathri

17 Kondotty do 11 miles Jaram of Kondotty Nercha Death anniversary of Thangal Sheik Mohammed Sha Valiya Thangaiof Kondotty

18 Pookottur do 19 miles Aravangara mosque Bakrid

19 co do Pookottur Kovilakam Pattu Utsavam temple

20 Vallllvambram do PulJanur temple Navarathn

21 ~o do do MandaJapooja

22 Kott

23 Malappuram do Malappuram mosque Nercha

24 Pandikkad Melathur Kandappanthody Slvarathri Sharathri Utsav"m Siva temple

SOUTH WYNAD

1 Kalpatta Kozhikode 45 miles Mariamman kovil Guruthyand Annual festival Kanalattam

2 do do Mithani mosque Nercha

3 do do R. C. church Feast of St. Mary Immaculate Conception of St. Mary 534 .AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DuratIon of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

'9th October 1 day 1,000

31st March to 5 days 40,000 Cattle, agricultural implements, furniture, The Nercha is conducted at the 4th April toys, household utensils etc. tomb of Kondotty Sheik Mohammed Sha Valiya Thangal

15th May Not available

February 7 days 1,000

9th October day 1,000

16th to 27th 12 days 1,000 December

March or April 1 day 1,000 This Pooram Utsavam was originated by late P. S. Warrier out of the funds received from the patients who approached him for treatment

February or March 1 day 10,000

4th March 1 day 500

rALUK

March-April 5 days 30,000 Toys, handicrafts etc.

December 1 day 6,000

8th December 4 days 1,000

535 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIVal 1 2 3 4 5 6

SOUTH WYNAD'

4 Kalpatta Kozhlkode 45 miles St. Mary's Jacobite Feast of St. Mary Commemoration day of church St. Mary

5 do do Ananthaswainy Consecration day Anniversary of the conse- Jain temple, cration of idol in the temple Ananthakrishnapuram

6 do do do Mahavira Jayanthi Birthday of Lord Mahavira Vardhamanatheerthankara

7 do do do Deepavali Death anniversary of Lord Mahavira Vardhamana- theerthankara

8 Kottappadi do Mankkunnu temple Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhom "-

9 do do Mariamman temple Mariamman kovil Utsavam

10 Muppainad do 49 miles St. Joseph's church, 'Feast of St. Joseph St. Joseph's day Meppadl

11 Nenmani do 63 mlles Siva temple Sivarathri Slvarathri in Kumbhom

12 Noolpuzha Na~c1:ankoodi Ponkili Ponkili Utsavam (Mysore State) 46 miles Sree Ramaswamy temple

536 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of tile Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-COlldd.

14th and, 15th 2 days 10,000 Ceremonious processi( n round January the town, 'parib/mJmutlukllli, kathaka/akshepam and pyro­ technics are the main attractions. of the feast

3rd February 1 day 500

3rd April 1 d~y 500

27th October 1 day 500

4th March 2 days 4.000 Sweets, stationery goods

February-March 7 days 10,000 do

28th January 9 days 10,000

4th March 3 da~s 10,000 Textiles, copper vessels etc.

March 2 day$ , 1,500

537 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or '51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S 6

KASARAGOD

1 Manjeshwar Manjesh",ar Sree Sasthaveswara Karthika pooja In tbe lunar month of temple Kartbika

2 do do Jumma mosque Bakrid

:3 do do Guthiamma Bhagavathy Bharany Utsavam BhaTany in Meenam temple

4 do do Malaraya temple Malaraya Nenma

de» do Kalikamba Parameswara Navarathri Vishwakarma temple, Vamanjoor

do do Madantheshwar temple, Shashti festival Manjeshwar

'\ .., do do do Nagara Panchami

do do Church of Our Lady St. Mary's feast Nativity of St. Mary of Mercy, Manjeshwar

do do do Parochial feast

10 do do do Feast of Corpus Christi

11 -Xumbla Kumbla Sree Gopalakrishn3 Anoual festival temple, Kumbla .

12 Kasaragod Kasaragod Venkitaramana temple Sapthaha

13 do do Malikuddenar mosque Ratheeb

14 de do Sree Malli~arJuna Annual festival temple

15 do do Sree Kurumba Bharany festival Bhagavathy temple I 538 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK lOtb December 1 day 300

15tbMay 1 day 500

7th April 7 d,ys 3,000 Sweetmeats

Not available 3 Jays 1,000 do

7th to 9th 3 days 300

Not available 7 days 12,000

Not available 1 day 1,000

-Sth September 1 day 500

Not available 1 day 500

21st June 1 day Not available

14th to 18th 5 daY$ 10,000 Toys, sweets etc. .January

Not available 7 days 5,000 Sweetmeat, toys etc.

Not available 3 days ]0,000 do

Not available 5 days 15,000 do

Not available 5 days 15.000 do

539 STATEMENT OF FAIR.S

CANNA:NORE

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place <>f Name of Fair or Occasion of the-Fair No. Village or T.bWD Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KASARAGOJ>

16 Kasaragod Kasaragod Moideen mosque Ratheeb

17 do do Sree Bhagavathy Kaliyattam temple

18 do do Sree Mahadevi Dasara temple

19 Kaliyur Manjeshwar 7 miles Sunkadakatti Feast of St. Mary AnBual festivai St. Joseph's church

20 do do Sree Sankara Narayana Mandalapooja temple

21 Badaje do Temple Bhoota Bali Utsavam Makara Samkramam

22 Moodambail do 6 miles Sree Mahalingeswara Sivarathri Sivaratbriin ~~ temple

23 Minja do 7 miles Berige Raktheshwaristama Olasari festival Annual festival (Hindu Bhoothasthana)

24 Kodibail Uppala It miles Muslim Masjid Ramzan Mubarak

25 do do do Bakrid

26 Mulinja do r mile Kondevoor Nema Bhoothasthanam

27 Kidur Kumbla 6 miles Mahadeva teqlple Sivarathri Siva,rathri in KumbhQID

28 do do do Subramonia Shashti ShashU in Dhanu

29 Heroor Uppala 10 miles Devastbanan1 temple Meenasamkramam

30 do do do Soma Samkrarbam

&40 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festtval in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

Not available 3 days 15,000 Sweetmeat, toys etc.

Not available 7 days 10,000 do

1st to 9th 9 days 10,000 do October

November 1 day 2,500 Fruits, cutlery etc.

lst and 2nd 2 days 3,000 Cutlery, sweets etc. January

14th January 1 day 300

4th March 1 day 200

22nd and 23rd 2 days 2,500 Fruits, cutlery etc. March

8th March \ 1 day 500

15th May t',day 500

Not avaIlable 2 days 500

4th March 1 day 5,000

11th January 1 day 5,000

14th March 1 day 200

Not available 1 day 200

541 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or 'Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

KASARAGOD

31 Heroor Uppala 10 miles Devasthanam temple Boothabali

32 do do Mosque Edemilad

33 do do do Idul Fitr

34 do do do Bakrid

35 do do do Ratheeb

36 Bombrana Kumbla 31 miles Ambilodka Ambilodka festival Bhoothasthanam

37 Ichalampadi do Kodiamma Nabidinam

\ Jumayath mosque

38 do do do Ratheeb

39 do do do Ramzan

40 do do do Bakrid

41 Arikadi do 2 miles Ahsthanam Jathra

42 Mogral do Muslim mosque Bakrid ' Celebration at the time of Bakrid

43 Enmakaje Kasaragod 19 miles Sreemahalingeswaran Festival temple, Bajikudlu

44 do do Sree Durga Parameswary Navarathri festival temple, Sa)(a

45 do do Bedrampalla cock fight

542 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not available 1 day 200

14th August 1 day 300

8th March 1 day 300

15th May 1 day 300

8th September 1 day 300

5th April 3 days 1,000 Sweets etc.

14th August 1 day 500

Not available 1 day 500

8th March 1 day 500

15th May 1 day 500

30th March to 7 days 2,000 Cutlery 5th April

15th May 2 days 2,000 Sweets and dolls

March 6 days 5,000 Stationery, coffee, tea, sweets etc.

1st to 9th 9 days 1,000 -October

Not available 5 days 5,000 Stationery, coffee etc.

543 STA1EMENT OF FAIRS

CANNANORE

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival t 2 3 4 5 6

KASARAGOD·

46 ,Katukukke Kasaragod 22 miles Subraya Deva temple Shashti festival of Subraya Deva and cockfight

47 Padre do 19 miles Jedadhari Mahima Bhoothasthanam, Budi

48 do do Cherkabe Shashti festival Birthday of Subramonia Sree Subramonia Devasthanam temple

49 do do do Kiru Shashti Pushya Sudha Shashti

50 Perdala Kumbla 10 miles Perdala Sree Utsavam Dhanu Sankramam Udaneswara temple

51 do do do Sivarathri " 52 do do Sankaranarayana deva, Utsavam Kuttikavu

53 do do Juma Masjid Ramzan Baciyadka

54 do do Pallathadka Moideen Ramzan mosque, Bandara

55 do do Mosque at Perdala Ramzan

Ramzan 56 do do Mesque at Chedekal

do do Kinnimani Daivasthanam Bhuthanema 57 Bandadka

do 7 miles Kumaramangalam Subramonia Shashti 58 Bela temple

do do Kukam koodal Subramonia Shashti 59 temple

544 AND FESTlVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities malketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not available 10 days 5,000 Stationery, coffee etc.

Not available 1 day 750

Not available 1 day 1,000

Not available 1 day 500

15th December 1 day 10,000 Common trade

4th March ~ day 10,000 do

Not available 1 day 5,000 do

8th March 1 day 500

8th March 1 day 500

8th March 1 dlty 500

8th March 1 day 500

3rd to 5th 3 days 4,000 Cock fight May

3rd November 1 day 2,000

.3rd November 1 day 2,000

545 STATEMENT OF FAIRS· CANNANORE.

Location of Village Or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and di~tance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KASARAGOD'

60 Kudlu Kudlu 11- miles Sree Kulyala Rathautsavam Kumbha full-moon Gopalakrbhna temple

61 do do do Navarathri pooja

62 do do Sree Sivamangila Sivarathri Sadasiva temple

63 do do Sree Vishnu Mcorthy Utsavam Sankramam in Makaratn temple

64 do do Chamundeswari Navarathri pooja temple

65 do do Annapoorneswari Navarathli temple

" 66 do do Chirangai Jumma Idul FHr mosque

67 do do do Idul-Azha

68 Padi Kasaragcd n miles Edannur S .... amlJi Festival of Prathishta day Matom Gopalakrishna

69 Nekraje do 10 miles Slee Rama Lakshmana Ut,avarn temple, Paika

70 do do Mahabngeswara temple Sirctsava (Sivarathri)

71 do do Palka Jurr.ayath Bakrtd Ma5Jid

72 do do St. John de Blitto St. John de Britto's church name festival

73 do do Paikml1 Munamattl Uwos festival Ureos

14 do do R"ma Lakshn~ana Rall'a Lakshm.ma Prathi,hta day temple Utsavam 546 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

19th February 7 days Not available

1st to 9th 9 days Not available October

4th March 5 days Not available

13th January day Not available

1st to 9th 9 days Not available Odober

1st to 9th 9 days Not available October

!lth March 1 day 200

15th May 1 day 200

15th February 3 days 5,000 Common trade

, Last week of March '.S days 2,000 Cutlery, sweets

4th March 5 day~ 800

15th May (iay 200

2nd w<:ek of 1 day 200 Febru

3rd week of 1 day 2,000 February

26th to :Oth 5 days 10,000 Common trade March

547 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and dlstance) worshIp Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KASARAGOD

75 Ublangala Kumbla Sree Annapoorneswary UtsaV.lm Kumbhom Poornima temple, Agalpa\:l;f

76 do do Ubrangala Pattu Sastha temple

77 KumbdaJe Kasaragod 18 miles Gosada Mahish Utsavam MardniYl temple

78 do do Belinje temple Utsavam

79 Nettanige do 22 miles Nettanige temple Annual festival

.80 cO do do Boothabali Utsavam " .81 (io do KanathUl Mahalinge- Pattu Utsavam Commemoration of Sree swara temple Mahalingeswara

"82 do cO Muliyar Sree Prathishta to Shashti in Vrischigom Subramonia temple Kanwa Maharshi

83 do dJ Kanakathur Kaliyattam During t>te arrival of Kt'ttaram 'Nalvar'

.84 Che.nn.lJ do 2! miles Juma mosql.e Ramzan

.85 co do do Bakrid

.86 do do Sree Subramonia Sree Subramonia temple, Thalakkalayi Shashti festIval

87 do do Moideen mosque Ratheeb

83 do do Sree f<:urumba Pooram Bhagavathy temple

9 Kalnad Kalnad Triumbakeswara Music festival 8 temple (Pattu Utsavam} 548 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

19th February 6 days 2,000 Household utensils

23rd to26th 4 days 1,000 do March

5th January 1 day 1,000 Fruits

20th to 23rd 4 days 1,500 Textiles, sweets .... March

1st week of 6 days 10,000 Food grains and pooja things March

1st week of 3 days 10,000 do May

29th and 30th '2 days 1,000 Religious articles November lstto3rd 3 days 4,000 do December

26th to 3ht 6 days 10,000 Agricultural i!l1plement~. textiles. December banana etc.

8th March 1 day 500

15th May 1 !,lay 500

3 rd November 1 day 200 Clothes, cutlery, bangles, earthen pots etc.

Not available 1 day 1,000

Not avallable 7 days 2,000

Not available 14 days 10,000

549 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Vdlage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

KASARAGOD

'90 Kalanad Kalanad Sree Kurumba Pooram festival Bhagavathy temple

'91 do do Theruvathukalary Pooram festival, Mudra function and Kaliyattam

'92 do do Padinhar Juma Ratheeb mosque

'93 do do Ch~mpatika mosque Ratheeb

'94 do do Melaparambu mosque Ratheeb

'95 do do Kalangat mosque Ratheeb

96 do Chandragiri PaUu From Amavasi in Thulam Sastha temple

'97 do do do Utsavam

'98 Tekkil Kasaragod 8 miles Tekkil Jumayath Ratheeb Nercha mosque

99 do co do Idul Filr

100 do do do Idul Azha

101 do no Bendichal mosque Ratheeb Nercha

102 do do Thj ramadham Thyramadham festival

103 Bedadka do 17 miles Kuntankuz.hy temple Utsavam

104 do do Adukathu do Bhagavathy temple 550 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

A \'erage No. Duration of of persons .Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival R.emarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

Not avaIlable 6 days 5,000

Not available 5 days 2,000 Sugarcane, fruits etc.

23rd and 24th 2 dCl,Ys 7,000 September

27th and 28th 2 days 5,000 :September

30th September 2 days 5,000

25th and 26th 2 days 5,000 'September

28th to 31st 4 days 1,000 <>etober

15th to 22nd 8 days 2,000 November

Not available 2 days 1,500

-8th March ,1 day 3,000 Toys etc. ,

15th May 3 days 2.000 do

Not available 2 da}'s J,OOO Tea. soja-water, drinks

Not available 5 days 10,000

Not availilble 6 days 3,000 ,Tea, cloth etc.

Not available 1 day 2,000 do

Sst STATEMENT OF FAIRS-

KOZHIKODE

Location of Village or ..:81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 1 2 3 4 5 6

KASARAGOI>

I()S Bedadka Kasaragod 20 miles Velayi Kaliyattam

106 do do Pennoor vara do

107 do do Oyolam do

108 do do Bedadka Juma Idul Fitr Masjid mosque

109 do do do Bakrid

110 do do Badira Kahyattam

\

111 Adoor do Sree Mahalingeswara Festival temple

112 do do Bootha~thana Arnual festival

113 Bandadka do 28 miles Subramonia temple Prathishta day Bharany and Karthika in Makaram

HOSDRUG

Kanhangad Kanhangad Kottacheri KaliyaUam Vishnu temple

2 do do Melangottu Karthika Utsavam Mandapam

3 do do Subramon1a temple, Subramonia pooja Shashti day of Subramonia Athlyarnbtlr

4 do do Sree Venkittaramana Venklttaramana pooja temple

552 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival R"ma.ks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Concld.

Nvt available 7 days 2,000 ProVisions, tea, cloth etc.

Not available 5 days 1,000 Tea

Not available 3 days 500 ...

8th March 1 day 200

15th :\lay 1 day 200

Not available 3 days 500 Tea, soda etc.

Not available 5 days 500 Sweetmeats, toys

Not available 5 days 1,000

11th February 5 ~ays 5,000

TALUK

Not available 8 days 500 Oranges, toys. grouo<1-nuls etc.

10tb December 1 day Not available

3rd November 1 day 300 Oranges, toys, ground-nuts etc.

Not available I day 3,000 do STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNAN ORE

Location of Village or Sl. -r-;ame of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

HOSDRUG

:S Kanhangad Kanhangad Devi temple Dasara pooja

do do Mosque Perunnal

7 do do Alami mosque Muharram

do do Mosque Perunnal

9 do do Karpooreswara temple Sivarathri

10 do do 2 miles Nellankara Pooram Kuthirakkalisthanam

11 dO do Mathottu Palliyara Pooram

12 do d0 Keethol Madham KalJyattam

13 do do Jumayath mosque Perunnal

14 do do 3 miles Muthapranarkavu Ottakkolam Vishnu temple

15 cO do Mukkuvasthanam Theyyamkettu

16 do d) 5miles Mosque, Kadir jimoola Perunnsl

17 l\'i!eshwar Nikshwar ThaliyH Neelakanteswara Festival Panchami in Kumbhom temple

18 do do Mandankavu Pooram 9 days from Bhagavathy temple Karthika in Meenam

19 do do do Kalasam, Thira

554 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the . Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketl'd Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

1st to 9th 9 days 2,500 Soda, oranges etc. 'October

December 1 day 200

13th June da~ 2,000 ' Sweets, oranges etc.

December 1 day 300

4th March 1 day 3,000 Soda, gmund-nuts etc.

8th to 16th 9 days 5,000 do April

March 9 days 1,000 do

November 3 days 1,000 do

December 1 day 1,000 do

November 1 da~ 2,000 do ,

November 2 days, 1,000 do

December 1 day 300 do

Not available 7 days 10,000 Sundry articles

.sth April 9 days 10,000 do

Not avaihble 2 days 15,000 Brass vessels, copper vesse1s and other sundry articles 555 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest RaIlway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

HOSDRUG

20 Nilesbwar Nileshwar Palhkara Bhagavathy Pooram 9 days from Karthika in temple Meenam

21 do do Kottapuram Thirayattam Narasimha incarnation of Vishnu

22 do do Palghat temple Bharany Vela Birthday celebration of Goddess

23 do do Putbiyaparambathkavu Kaliyattam Makarapattu

24 do do . 3 miles Ankakalari temple Kaliyattam

25 do do do Poor am Pooram in Meenam

Kaliyattam 26 ~, do Chathamath temple

27 do do Pallikkaram temple Andiyoottu Subramonia vela

28 do do Padena temple Nritha VeTa

29 do do Palayi temple Kaliyattam and Makarapattu

30 do do Manambrathukavu Kalasam

31 Udma KOhkulam 1 mile Cherippadi Kaliyattam Chamundisthanam

32 do do Chcoliyar Kaliyattam Bhagavathy temple

33 do do do Pooram

34 do do Mohideen mosque Ratheeb

556 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Oate of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival m the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

8th April 9 days 7,500 Sundry articles

Not available 6 days 7,500 do

10th March 1 day 5,000

25th January 6 days 10,OOD Sweetmeats

20th to 23rd 4 days 1,000 Baskets, bangles, agricultural December implements etc.

20th March 5 days 1,000 do

Not available 7 qays 10,000 Sweets, retail trade etc.

Not available 1 day 8,000 do

26th November I day 5.000

Not available . ,,1 days 10,000 Sweets, ret.!.1 trade etc.

.sth June "2 days, 25,000 do

Not available 3 days 2,000

Not available 2 days 1,000

Not available 7 days 1,000

Not available 1 day 1,000

557 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or st. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

HOSDRUG

35 Udma Kotikulam limiles H}dros mosque Perunnal

36 Bare do 3 mIles Odangan Sankrama Vilakku Sankramam at the end of Vishnu temple Medam

37 do do Bhagavathy temple, Chowa YJlakku Utsavam Karthika in Vrischigom Ambalady

38 Pallikere do J mile Trikkanad Sree Arat Utsavam Thriyambakeswara temple

39 do do Palankunnu Bharany Bhagavathy ~empJe

40 PanayaJ do 2 miles Perumthatta temple Utsavam

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41 do' do Arakhath temple Shashti Shashti in Dhanu

42 do do PQnayal temple Utsavam

43 do do Moovalankuzhy temple Pooram Karthika in Meenam

44 do do MeethaJ veedu temple Utsavam

45 Peri)e Pallikere 4~ miles Maniyamthalt temple Slee Boothabali Utsavarn' Prathishta day

46 do do do Thiruvonam Thiruvonam in Chingom

47 do do Ayambara temple Utsavam do

48 do do MeethaJ .eetil Daivamket Utsavarn Daivaslhanam

49 co do Kizhakke veetil do DalVasthanam 558 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not avaiJable 1 day 1,500

14th May day 400

10th December 3 days 300

24th February to 7 days 5,000 Sweets etc. 2nd March

Not avai1able 4 days 7.000 do

Not available 9 days 25,000 Eatable things, cloths. vessels etc.

11 th January 1 day 3,000 Eatable things

Not available 1 day 3,000 do

8th Apnl 10 days 2.500 do

Not available '3 dllYs 5,000 do

23rd January 1 day 3.000 Fruits and misceIJaneous trade

11th September 1 day 3,000 do

11th September 3 days 1,000 do

Not available 15 days 500 do

Not available 4 days 500 do

559 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

CANNANORE

Location of Village or 'SI. l'\ameof Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

HOSDRUG

:50 Periye Pallikere 4~ miles Pali Bhoothasthanam Pooram, Daivamket

:51 Chittari Kanhangad 4 miles Vlshnu temple Ottakkolam

52 do do do Kaliyattam

-53 do co Chamundy kunnu Kaliyattam temple

54 do do co Ottakkolam

55 do do do Pooram

" 56 do do Khilar Jumayath Mohiyadeen Ratheeb mosque

57 do do do Mohiyadeen Dikir

':8 do do do Mllaii Nabi

:59 do do do Meeraj

-60 do do Chittary Mohiyadcen Mch.yadeen Ratheeb mesque

.(it do do do Mohiyadeen DiUr

62 do do do l\,liIadi N abi

63 do do do Mceraj

Mohiyadeen Ratheeb 64 do do Hydros mosque

560 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of tire Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not available 5 d~ys 1,500

Not available 1 day 1,300

Not available 1 day.' 1,500

Not available 4 days 5,000 Fruits etc.

Not available 1 day 5,000 do

Not available 5 days 5,000 do

Not available 1 day 3,000

Not available 1 day 3,000 Fwits etc.

14th August \ 1 day 3,000 do

Not available t,.day 3,000 do

J Not available 1 day 3,000 do

Not available 1 day 3,000 do

14th August day 3,000 do

Not available 1 day 3,000

Not available 1 day 3,000 do

561 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of VIllage or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

HOSDRUG

-65 Chittari Kanhangad 4 miles Hydros mosque Mohiyadeen Dikir

-66 do do do Miladi Nabi

-67 do do do, Meeraj

{)8 do do Mukoottil Juniayath Mohiyadeen Ratheeb mosque f>9 do do do Mohiyadeen Diklf

70 do do do MiladiNabi

71 do, do do Meeraj

7Z Pullur Kasaragod 4 miles VJshnumangalam Andutsavam temple

73 do do R mIles Parappally mosque Andunercha

74 do do 5 miles Pullur temple Andutsavam

75 do do 10 miles Narkolam temple do

76 do do 4 miles Makkaramkottah do temple

77 do do 12 miles lriya temple do

78 do do 6 miles Kodavalam Vishnu do temple

79 do do 8 miles Keloth Hindu do temple 562 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

Not available 1 day -3,000 Fruits etc.

14th August 1 day 3,000 do

Not available day 3,000 do

Not available day 3,000 S,-"eets etc.

Not available 1 day 3,000 do

14th August 1 day 3,000 do

Not available 1 day 3,000 do

Not available 1 day 500

Not available 3 days 250

Not available 1 d~y I,QOO ,

Not available 3 days 04,000 Sweets

Not available 1 day 500

Not available 1 day 800

Not available 1 day 350

Not available 1 day 400

563 STATEMENT OF FAUtS CANNANORE..

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place Qf Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshIp Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

HOSBRlJG-

80 Kodoth Kanhangad 14 miles Kodoth Durga Pattu Utsavam Ayilliam in Kumbhom Bhagavathy temple

81 do do Paneekal Kalari Kaliyattam temple

82 do do Kodothu vayalil Kaliyattam

83 Panathady do 18 miles Manhadakam Kaliyattam

S4 do do Peruthady Utsavam

85 do do Panathur mosque Palli Nercha

86 do do Malakkallu church Perunnal

:87 do do KaIJar temple Utsavam

$8 do do 20 miles Kallar MoH)adeen Palli Nercha mosque

89 do do Rajapuram church Perunnal

90 Belur do 15 miles Belur temple Patlu Utsavam Prathishta day

91 do do Mudagramam Uthram Uthram in Meenatn Sastha temple

92 Ajanur do 2 miles Madiyan Kovilakom Pattu Utsavam

93 do do Vellikkunnathukavu Kalasattutsavam

94 do do Sree Para Siva Sivarathri • Sivarathri in KutnbhOlb Viswakarma temple

564 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIlIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd. "

18th February 5 days 500 Rice, pansupari, drinks, eatable ttyss etc.

Not available 5 days 800 do

Not available 1 day 1,000 Drinks, fowls etc.

Not available 8 days 5,000 Fruits, food-stuffs etc.

3rd and 4th 2 days 2,500 do April

Not aVitilable I day 500 do

Not available 1 day 3,COO do

22nd and 23rd 2 days 3,000 do January

30th ard 3 1st 2 days 1,000 do March • , Not aVdilable day 3,000 do

16th December 3 days 5,000 Earthen pots etc.

21st March 1 day 500

Not available 12 days 10.000 Copper vessels, bell-metal ve~sels. stationery etc.

Net available 1 day 1,000

4th Match 1 days 2,000

565 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town StatiOn and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

HOSDRUG

'95 Madikai Kanhangad 4 miles Madikaimadam Kaliyattam

'96 Kinanu.- Neeleshwar Kinanur temple Neyyamruth

'97 East Eleri Payyannur 24 miles St. Thomas' church St. Thomas feast Commemoratbn of st. Thomas

98 do do Koolome Chiranarkkal Koolome Utsavam

99 do do do Kadumeni Mundia

ilOO Chcmebi Nileshwar 12 miles Kavuthlyot Ara Kaliyattam

101 do do 11 miles Andol Puthiyasthanam Kaliyattam

102 do do 10 miles Cherpakothu Mundia Kaliyattam

103 do do 15 miles Mannachanwayal Kaliyattam Mundia

104 do do 13 miles Puthiyara temple Pooram Utsavam Pooram in Meenam

105 do do 12 miles Temple Kaliyattam

106 do do Puliyannoormadam Kaliyattam

107 do Charvattur 1 mile Kuttamath P.onmala Kaliyattam Devasthanam

108 do do Muppilottu Kaliyattam PooIa Sankramam Bhagavathy temple 566 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditief marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ,in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

25th to 28th 4 days 1,500 Bangles and other fancy articles April

25th to 31st 7 days 1,600 Fruits etc. Marcb

_Jrd July 2 d3lYs S,ono Stationery etc.

10th February 2 days 600 do

10th February 2 days 2,000

25th and 26th 2 days 200 Toys and fancy articles January

'9th to 12th 4 days 5,000 do February

11th to 15th 5-days 200 November

, 2nd to 5th 4 days 100 December

20th March 7 days 250 Cloth, toys etc.

3rd to Sth 6 days 200 April

:Sth to 20th 16 days 100 November

10th to 13th 4 days 2,000 Tender co.;:oanuts. paddy, rice etc. May

24th November 1 day 1.000 Vessels of aluminium. copper. brass etc.

567 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNAN ORE

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occa!>lon of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

HOSDRUG

109 Chemeni Charvattur 2 miles NIlamangalam Pattu Utsavam From Karthika in Thuruthi Kazhakam Vrischigom .. 110 do do do Pooram Utsavam From Makayiram in Meenam

111 do do do Sankramam Sankrama day

112 Timiri do 2! miles Timiri Kodur Utsavam puram

113 do do Timiri Pathikavu Utsavam

114 do do do Utsavam

115 , do do do Utsavam

116 do do Kottumola pathi Utsavam

117 Padne do It miles Edayil Purayori temple Thulabharam and Ashtami Rohini Nivedyam

118 do Chandera 2 miles ]uma masJld, Padne Valiya Perunnal

119 Udenur Trikarpur 2 miles Kshethrapalaka Pattu Utsavam Ezhunnellippu of , Kovilakam Thlfuayudham

120 do Chandera 2 miles Kinathil Arayalinkeezhil Ottakkolam Theyyam temple

121 do do Kinathil Unnikrishnan' Thulabharam and Ashtami Rohini kovil Nivedyam

122 do do Thadlya,n kovval Ar.dlyottu temple

123 S. Trikarpur do i mile Sree Vishnumoorthy Chakrapani Kshetra Chathayam in Meenam temple Mahotsavam 568. AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festhal No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

10th to 20th 11 days 2.000 December

10th to 16th 7 days 2,000 April

Not available 1 day 2.000

29th A pril to 4 . days 500 Sundry articles 2nd May

17th and 18th 2 days 200 October -

30th April 1 day 200

12th May 1.day 200

26th and 27th 2 da)s 100 October

22nd August 1 day 10,COO Cattle market

Not available , 3 days 3,000

12th February ·10 days 3,000

31 st January and 2 da:rs 3,000 Cattle market 1st February

22nd August 1 day 2,000

19th December 1 day 2,500 Cattle market

2nd April 7 days 8000 Miscellaneous tradl.

569 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANQRE

Location of Village or '51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

HOSDltUG

124 S. Trikaripur Trikaripur 1 mile Madathinkal Vairajathaka Vairajathaka temple Thiru Utsavam

125 do do OJavara Mundia Olavara Mundia Kaliyattam •

T ALIPARAMBA

Taliparamba Pappinisseri 12 miles Trichambaram Arat New Moon in Thulam 1 Sreekrisl1na temple

Pooyam in Makaram 2 do do do Thaipooyam

Rohini in Chingom 3 do do do Ashtami Rohioi

4 do do do Utsavam

do do Taliparamba Perum Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom Thrikovil temple

do do do Vishu Meda Vishu

7 do do do Puthary

8 do do do Karkataka Sankramam

<) KariveJlur Payyannur 8 miles Karivellur Siva temple ' Utsavam

10 do do Muchilotukavu Kaliyatta Mahotsavam

Navarathri Utsavam 11 do do Kamakshy temple

12 do do Parampathara PcoralI', Kali.)'attam

570 ANI) FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

Not available 3 days 600 Miscellaneous trade

9th March S days 3,000 do

TALUK

28th October I day 10,000 Furniture, toys, earthenwares etc.

21st January day 10,000 do

22nd August day 10,000

5th to 19th IS days 10,000 Furniture, toys, earthenwares etc. March

4th March 1 day 7,000 do

, J4th April 1, day 7,000 do

Not available 1 day 7,000 do

16th July I day 7,000 do

t 7th October to 30 days 1,000 Miscellaneous trade 15th November

5tb to 10th 6 days 100.000 do January

1st to 9th 9 days 300 do ()ctober

21st to 30th 10 days 1.000 do March 371 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNAN ORE.

Location of Village or '51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair ~o. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Fe!>tival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TALIPARAMBA

13 Karivellur Payyannur 8 miles Vaniyalathara Pooram, Kaliyattam

14 do do Therusthanam Pcoram Mahotsavam

15 do do do Kaliyattam

16 do do Koyathidil temple Kaliyattam

17 do do Kottoorambalam Ashtami Rohini Utsavam

18 do do Palathara AI a Pooram, Kaliyattam

19 do' do Puzhakal a Ara Kaliyattam

20 do do Manakadan Amavasi Gurukalsthanam

21 do do Molakeetil Ara Kaliyattam

22 do do Neyyamlud kotta Nenattam

23 Eeralam do 10 miles Puthoor temple Sivarathn Utsavam

24 do do Kottianvectil Ara Kaliyattam

25 do do Pacheni temple Kaliyattam

26 do do Kuduvalang'.lrakavu Kaliyattam

27 do do Vareekarakavu Kaliyattam

572 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities market ed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival R~marks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

21st to 30th 10 days 1,000 Miscellaneous trade March

2Jst to .lOth to days 3,000 do March

4th and 5th 2 days 3,000 do January l

25th to 27th 3 da~s 1,000 do December

21st and 22nd 2 days 500 do August

21st to 30th 10 days 500 d:1 March

5th to 11th 7 days 3,000 do F.::bruary

Not avaiJable 1 day 300 do

28th and 2S1th 2 days 500 do December

12th to 25th 14 da~s 2,000 do February ,

4th March 1 day 1,000 do

6th to 11th 6 days 3,000 Drinks, eatable things etc. November

25th to 28th 4 da)s 1,000 do April

15th to 18th 4 da~s 1,000 April

27th to 30th 4 days 1,000 Ap:i1 573 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

CANNANORE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TALIPARAMBA

:28 Peralam Payyannur 10 miles Kshethrapalan temple Ne)'yattam

29 do do Peralam temple Pattu

30 do do Kozhumman Mundia Pooram, Kaliyattam

31 Alappadamba do 8 miles Neyyamruthu Kaliyattam and Pooja kottam

32 do do Kannamkattu temple Kaliyattam

33 do do Deviyottu temple Kaliyattam

\ .3~ do do Alayamkottu temple Sree Krishna prathishta

35 do do Kuruveli Devi temple Kaliyattam and Pattu

36 Peringome do 12 miles Vettakorumakan prathishta Utsavam Pooyam in Meenam Devaswom, Permgome

37 do do do KaJiyattam

38 do do do Mandalapooja

39 do do Kamankattu temple, Kaiiyattam Peringome

40 do do Kunduvady Devas\\om, do Bhandar~puram

41 do do Kadamkunnu Karumana do Chamunny,Devaswom, Bhandarapu(am 574 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending :Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 II

T ALUK-Contd.

12th to 26th IS days 2,000 Dri~s, eatable tbings etc- February

2nd to 11th to days 2,000 do January

10th to 12th ~ days 5,000 do February

28th April to 6 days 2,000 Retail trade 3rd May

-6th to 3th 3 days 3,5CO do March

1 st December to 4S days 3,OnO do 14th January ith May 1 day 3,000 do

Not available 8 days 3,000 do

13th Apri] 1 'day 200

21st to 26th 6 days 500 April I

2~rd to 27th 4 days 200 November

4th to ':th 4 days 500 lanuary

6th March 1 day :00

!!th March 1 day 500

575 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANQRR

Location of Village or :Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Namc of place of Name of Fair Of Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or FestIval 2 3 4 5 6

T ALIPARAMBA

42 Peringome Payyannur 12 miles Thavijis~ery Perinthotta- Kaliyattam thi! Ivarpara devatha devaswom

43 Vayakkara do 20 miles St. Mary"s church, St. Mary's feast Feast of Immaculate Kakelcbal Conception of St. Mary

44 Thadikkadavu Pappinisseri 28 miles Sree Timuri Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhem Siva temple

45 do do Sree Arangam Sivarathri Prathishta day Siva temple

46 do do do Makara Utsavam Thiruvathira in Makaram

47 KuttUK Payyannur 15 miles Sree Meenkulam Utsavam Thiruvonam in Makaram. Sree Krishna temple

48 do do Sree Vellorachuzhaly Utsavam Bhagavathy temple

49 Eramam do Muthukattukavu Kalathilari

SO do do Ramapuram Ara Kaliyattam

51 do do Thulikunnu temple Kaliyattam

S2 do do Perulkottam Kaliyattam

S3 do do Mathamangalam Ara Kaliyattam

.54 do do Thrippannikunnu temple. ,Makayiram Utsavam Prathishta day Eramam, Medcm

55 do do Eramam Muchilodu Kali)attam

S6 do do Mathamangalam Kaliyattam Muchilodu 576 ,AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Oateoftbe Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No:ofdays Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 n

TALUIC-Contd.

18th April 1 day 1,000

-Sth December 2 days 3.000

4th to 12th 9 days 1.000 March , 4th March 1 day 10,000

19th January 8 days 10,000

5th February 2 days 10,000

Not available 7 days 15,000

21st to 27th 7 days 2,000 'March

Not available 5 days 5.000 ,

Not available 4 days 1,000 I

7th May 1 day 2.000

~ot available 5 days 5,000 Tea. coffee. eatable things etc.

7th May 1 day 1.000

Not available 1 day 100.000 Tea, coffee. eatable things etc.

Not available 1 day 10,000 do

577 STATEMENT OF FAIRS- CANNANORE.

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TALIPARAMBA

57 Kankole Payyannur 5 miles Alakkattu Kalari Kaliyattam

58 do do Konkinichyakkam do

59 . do do' 7 miles Vadassery Swamy Andiyottutsavam Annual festival Kovil

60 do do Oocbithadam Devaswom NiramaJa Krislmaprathishta

61 do do Poovathin Keezhil Kaliyattam Kalpanakaliyattam Ara temple

~2 do do Panayakkattu Ara Kaliyattam

63 do do Kannankattu Ala Kaliyattam and Pooram

64 do do Kankole Kalari KaliY3ttam

65 do do Kankole Siva temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in KumbholXl

66 do do NaruUliY

Kokkanisseri do Kannankad temple Kaliyattam 67 -

~8 do do Madathumpadickal Utsavam temple

69 do do Mosque Perunnal

70 do do Kurinji temI)le Kaliyattam

71 do do Mosque Perunnal

578 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

3rd to 7th 5 days 4,000 Sweets, ret~il trad(; etc. January

6th to 10th 5 days 3,000 do February

!4th January day 10000 do

14th February 1 day 1,500 do

18th to 22nd 5 days 3,000 do April

24th to 27th 4 days 3,500 do April

4th to 7th 4 days 3,500 do March

25th to 29th 5 da),s 3,000 do December

4th March 1 day 3.000 do

, 16th to 1'ltb- 4 days 2,000 do December

Not available 4'day~ :',(1()O Drinks

18th to 20th 3 days 2,500 do February

17th and 18th 2 days 1,000 February

Not available 4 days l~,OOO

17th and 18th 2 days 1, SOO February

579 STATEMENf OF FAIRS CANNAN ORE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VilJage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TALIPARAMBA

72 Ramanthali Payyanur 2} miles Sree Sankara Narayana Makara San,kramam temple Utsavam

73 do do Sree Thavuriyat Kaliyattam temple

74 do do Sree NarayakannOor Amavasi temple Theerthasnanam

15 do do Sree Kuravantbatta Karthika Pattu Karthika in Yriscbigom Bhagavathystbanam

76 do do do Pooram Pooram in Meenam

71 Payyanur Payyanur Sree Subramonia Swami Utsavam " temple

78 do do Mucbilottu Utsavam Bhagavathy temple

19 do do Varadevatha temple l{alasa Utsavam

80 do do Kandodam temple Pattu

81 Kutteri Pappinissery 20 miles Kanbirangad temple Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

82 do do do Vishu Meda Vis'hu

S3 do do do 'J;'hiruvathira Thirl'l,vathira in Dhanu

84 do do Vettakkorumakan Thira kotta

85 do do Patbittiyam kotta Thira

36 Kooveri Payangady 16 miles Someswari temple, Pooram Pooram in Meenam Padappanpdi 580 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodtties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the FaIr or Festival Remark:" 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

13th and 14th 2 days 500 January

25th to 29th 5 daYs 2,000 Sundry articles December

9th October 1 day 5,000

10th December 9 days 500 Sundry' adicles

20th March 5 dayS' • 800

1st to 14th 14 da,Ys ],000 September

Not available 5 days 5,000

Not a"l;ailable \ 3 days 1,000

Not avaIlable lc),,~ay& 1,000

4th March I'day 3,000 Bangles, fruits etc

14th Apnl 1 day 3,000 do

221-d December 1 day 3,COO do

-Not .waIiable 3 days 2,500 Bangle~, mats ct..:.

Not avatldble 3 days 1,000 do

20rh Malch 7 days 1,000

581 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or ~l. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TALIPARAMBA

:87 Kooveri Payangady 16 miles Madapura temple Tbiruvapanayat

:88 do do VaUikadavu Puthiya Kaliyattam Bhagavathy temple

89 do do Pothera Kalloor Utsavam Bhagavatby temple

'90 do do Thrikuvil Vishnu temple Prathishta day

91 Naduvil Pappinissery Velladu temple Vellattutsavam

92 do do Naduvil temple Naduvil Pattu "

'93 Chuzhali do 16 miles Muchilot Kaliyattam Bhagavathy temple

'94 Panniyur do 12 miles Mazhoor Utsavam Dhannikulangara temple

'95 do do Mazhoor Thalliyet Theyyam Kavu

'96 do do Poomangalllm . Theyyam Bhagavathy temple

'97 do do. Koonam Chukannamma Theyyam Kottam

'98 do do Panniyur Payitiya Theyyam (Thira) Kottam

'99 do do Poomangalarn Tbira Padikatbikavtt

100 Pattuvam Cherukunnu Puncburuly Kaliyattam Prathishta day Wbaaavatby temple 582 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average NO. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in tbe Fair or Important commodities marketed ;Pair or Festival No. of days Festival , in tbe Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Con~d.

.-11th D~mbel: 1 day SOO Ornaments, stationery, etc•

26th to 29th 4 da:ys 1,000 Stationery etc. December

10th April day 300

~th November day 100

Not available 8 days 1.000 Stationery, vessels of ben-m~tal etc.

Not available 7 d,ays 500 Stationery

3rd to 9th 7 days 10,000 do .January

Not available 2 days 1,000

Not available ~'days 500

Not available 1 day' 500

Not available 3 days 1,000

Not available 5 days 1.000

Not available 7 days 1,500

24th February to 6 days 1~.0()() Vegetables. mats, earthenwatcs cwo 1st March .583 STATEMENT OF FAIRS·

CAN NAN ORE.

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TALIPARAM BA-

101 Morazha Kannapuram 3 miles Mora7ha Siva temple Kodiyettu Slvarathri day

102 do do Panthottam Utsavam Vayathrika}ayur Eswara temple

103 do do Thiruvannapuram Sivarathn Sivarathri in Kumbhom Vishnu temple

104 do do Edappara Chamundi Kolam Kettlyattom Kottam

105 do do Punderi Puthiya Kolam KettJyattom Bhagavatby Kottam

106 do do dt) Poorakkali

"

107 Andhur Pappinisseri Parsimkadam Parsini Muthappan Madapura Mahotsavam

108 do Payyannur Thalyanneri temple Kaliyattam and Kcothu

109 do do Vishnu temple Shashtl day tIO do do Kandol' Ara Kahyattam lIt do do Kottanacheri Ara KaliYattam

112 do do Parona Thira

113 . do do Maniyara Poomalakam Kalathilari

114 do do Param.:mthatta, Pooram Udayaparam

115 do do Keezhthah Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbbom Siv<, t~rnple

584 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

-4th March 7 days 1,000

J lth February 300

4th March 1 day 200

2nd to 4th 3 days 3,000 Retail trade March

28th and 29th 2 days 750 do January

7th to 16th 10 days 100 do April

1st to 3rd 3 days 1,000 Cmmetics etc. December

Not available 3 days 500

N0t available "~I day 2,500

Not avaiJable 4 day,s 1,000

Not available 3 days 900

Not available 3 days 500

10th to 16th 7 days 2,000 December

20th to 23rd 4 days 2,000 December

4th March 1 day 1.000

:85 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE:

Location of Village or Sf. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TALIPARAMBA

116 Andhur Payyannur Trichambaram Navarathri Thekkematom

117 do do do Trichambaram U(savam

118 Kolacheti Valapatanam Naniyoor Utsavam Bhagavathy temple

119 do do Pampuruthy mosque Nercha

120 Chengalayi Pappinissery 20 miles Jumayath mosque Rabi-ul Awal

"

12] do do d~ Rabi·ul Akhir

122 do do do Jamathul Akhir

123 do do do Ramzan

124 do do do Muharram

125 do do do Dul Raj

126 do do do Shahaban

127 Eruvassi do 32 miles Chempany St. !Vfary's Feast of St. Mary Lourdes church

128 do do St. Sebastian's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Pay)avcor

129 do do Payyavo8r temple Payyavoor Oottu

586 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

A"erageNo. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ; Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remark& 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

1st to 9th 9 days 1,000 October

11th March 1 day ),000

Not available day 200

Not available 2 days 1.000 Toys. sv.eets. vegetables. bangles, tea etc.

4th September 1 day 1,500 Jack fruits, sugarcane, lemon etc.

3rd October day 500 do

2nd December 1 day 400 do

8th March 1 day 350 do . 13th June 1 day 200 do

5th June day' 1,200 do

Not a"aiiable day :00 do

11 tll February 3 days 4,000 Stationery

28th January I day 4,500 Sweets and stationery

In February 1 day 1,000 Retail traJe

5H7 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

T ALIPARAMBA

130 Sreekandapuram Parpinissery 25 miles Church Feast of OUf Lady of Lourdes

131 Malappattam Baliapattam Balikottam Theyyam festival Utsavam

132 do do Mahishantaki temple Utsavam

133 do do Muthappan Thira

134 do do Chamunny Theyyam (Parippamkadar)

\ ]35 do do Kakkadavatha Theyyam Bhagavathy temple

]36 do do Kusuvar Kottam Theyyam (Pallivadakorumakam)

137 do do Puthi}a Bhagavathy They>am temple

do do Urvasy Theyyam 138 Vettakkorumakan kuHa

139 do co Muthappan Theyyam

140 do co Vettakkorurr,akan Theyyam kotta

141 Irikkur Cannar:ore 21 miles Maminikunnu Karkataka Amavasi Obl.ltion ceremony in Bhagavathy temple favour of the dead ancestors

142 do do Nilamutt'l" Savakotta Prayer for the dead Punnyasthalam

143 Kanhirode do 10 miles Thalamunda Pooram Bhagavathy temple

588 AND FESTIVAlb DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of tile Festival in the Fair or Important commodities. marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Reonarks. 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK.-Contd.

18th February "1 day 4,000 Sweets. tOjS and stationery

Not available 2 d.lYs 750 Tea, c;)ff~e, fruits, sw;ets etc.

Not available 6 days 1,000

Not available 2 days 250

Not available 2 days 1,500 Tea, coffee. sweets, agricultural products, cured fish etc.

Not available 2 days 750

Not available 2 days 1,000

Not available 2 days 500

Not available 2,.ca~ 500

I Not available 2 da)s. 200

Not ava.Iable 2 da)s 200

31st July 1 day 250

Not available 4 days .5,000 Water-lemon, sugar-cane, fruits de

Not available 4 days 6,000

589 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNAN ORE

Location of Village Or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TALIPARAMBA

144 Kanhirode Carnanore 9 miles Thiruganapathy temple Niramala

14S do do Therugulikam kottam Festival

146 do do Kanhiff de Seevorkolli Utsavam temple

147 do do Vattakundu Puthiya Thira Bhagavathy temple

CANNAN ORE

1 Azhikode Cbirakkal i mile Puthiyakavil temple Ethlrelp "

2 do do Akliyath temple Ethirelp Neyyattam

3 do do do Ncyyamruth Utsavam Neyyattam

do co Moloth ttmple Sivarathri

5 do do do Pooram Pooram in Meenam

<6 do do Therumantapam MandalapooJa

7 Baliapatam BalJapatam Kakulangala mosqt.e Kakulangara Nercha

do do Kalarivathuhkal temple

do do Kunnathu mosque Nucha

10 do do Kulamkara m(\squ~ Andunercha

590 .AND FESTIVALS -DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons _Approximate the Fair or attending ,Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed

T ALUK-Concld.

Not available 1 day 3,000 Glass bangles etc.

"Not available 1 day 500

Not available 2 days 300

"Not available 1 day 600

TALUK

Not available 7 days 1,000 Glass bangles, t(,ys etc.

Not available 8 days 500 do •..."

Not avaiJable 9 dilYs 500 do

4th March 1 dar 500

>,

20tl1 March day 500

16th November to 41 days 500 S Neets, glass bangles, textiles etc. 26th December

22nd May 1 day 1,500

8th June 1 day 3,500 Agricultural Implements etc.

15th March 7 days 1,500 Retail trade

J lth october 1 day 1.000

591 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORR

Location of ViJlage or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Vlllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CANNANORE:.

It Baliapatam Baliapatam Piyali mosque Nercha

12 Chirakkal Chirakkal ~ mile Kadalai Sree rishna Ezhunnellathu temple

13 Puzhathi Cannanore 1 mile Chalad temple Varutsavam

14 do do do Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

15 do do Pallikkunnu temple Navarathri

16 do do do Pooram

\.

17 do do Pallikkunnu Kumbha Utsavam Chirumbakavu

18 do do do Meenam:Utsavam

19 do do Kottalikavu Kottali Pooram

20 Cannanore, Cannanore Siva temple Sree Sundares'Wara Annual festival terrple festival

21 do do Kanathurkavu Thira Annual festival

22 Kunhimangalam ElimaJa 1 mile Malliyot Palottukavu~ Bharany KLmbha Bharany

23 do do do Vishu Utsavam

24 do do Anneekata, Poomala Pooram Pooram in Meenam kavu

25 do do do Thira

592 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or·, Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

19th March 1 day 1,000 ".

30th January 7 days 2,000 Miscellaneous trade

Not avallable ' 1 day 2,000

4th March 1 day 500

lst to 9th 9 days 500 October

Not available 6 days 1,000

Not available 3 days 500

Not available 3 days 500

Not available '7 days 2,000

2nd week of 8 days 200,000 Plants and seeds April

2nd week of 10 days 40,000 March

.lOth Mor.::h 3 days 5,000 Bell-metal vessels, earthenwares, household articles etc.

14th April 5 days 10,000 Textiles. toys, bell-metal products. coir products etc.

20th March 3 days 5,000

January-February 3 days 5,000

593 STATEMENT OF FAIRS- CANNANORE..

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CANNANORE

26 Kunhimangalam Elimala 1 mile Thekkumbad Veera Pooram Chamundl temple

27 do do Thrippanikkara temple Sivarathri

28 do do Matathumbadi Aradhana in Vrischigom

29 do do Edanad Kannanghat Kaliyattam temple

30 Cheruthazham Payangadi 3 miles Atbiyatam PaM kavu Vishu Vilakku

\ 31 do do Vayalpra Aneekara Pattu, Kalathilari

32 do do Puthari kavu Ezhunnellathu

33 do do Kdshnan Molom Ezhunnellalhu Vishu

34 Kadannappalli do 7 miles Vellalathambalam Sivarathri

35 do do Muppilad Am Kalijattam

36 do do Kuttayatt Ara Kuttiyatt Kaliyattam

37 do do Meenalearek kal Kaliyattam

38 Madayi do 3 miles Atbiyada,th Krishnan Vishu Meda Vishu MathiJaklim temple

39 do do do Ashtami Robini Ro:,ini in Chingom

40 do do Madayikavu Pooram Pooram in Meenam

594 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attendmg Date of the Festival in the Fair or , Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the FaIr or FestIval Renar~s 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not a'vailable 3 days 500

4th March 1 d~:r 1,000

November- 12 c(ays 1,000 December

Not available 4 days 1,000 Textiles, toys etc.

14th to 21st 8 days 1,500 TextJles, toys, earthen wares etc. April

Not available 1 day j,OOO do

Not available 1 day 1.000

14th April 1 'day Not available

4th March day 1,000 Fruits, sweets etc.

1st to 4th 4 dalY's ;1,000 Fruits, textiks, earthenwares. January stationery, sweets etc.

28th April to 4 day::. 2,000 do 1st May

8th to 11th 4 days 2,000 do February

14th ApJil day 500 ...

22nd August 1 day 500

20,h March 1 day 8,000 Earthenwares, toys etc.

595 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. ViIlage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CANNANORE

·41 Madayi Payangadi 3 miles MadaYI kavu Perum Kahyattam

42 do do do Makara Pattu

43 do do Madayi mosque Nabidinam

44 do do Theruvu Mandapam Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumbhom

45 do do Mupptlottukavu Kaliyattam temple

46 CherUkunnu Cherukunnu l mile Cherukunnu Utsavam Annapoorni temple

47 do do Thavam Fathima Perunnal Commemoration of the church apparition of St. Mary

48 Mattool Payangadi 1 mile Luyizidan mosque Ramzan

49 do do Bcdabratha mosque Miladi Nabi

50 do do Puthiya mosque Badar

51 do do Thuluvadath Dambi Ramzan

:52 do do Kadavathu mosque Ramzan

53 do do do lamadul Avval andu

54 do do Naduvildamayath Milaoi Nabi mosque

.55 do do R. C. church Perunnal

596, AND FESTIV AL~ DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Irnpottant commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Fest,val R~man:;;. 7 8 9 10 J 1

TALUK-Contd.

Not a"aiJable 14 days 6,000

..... ot availabJe d,uy 2,000

14th August 12 days 500

4th March 1 day 800 Retail trad(:;

Not available 2 days 1,000 do

Not av.lilabJe 8 days 10,000 Sweets etc.

Hth to 21st 4 days 8,000 do November

8th March day 100

14th August ',.1 day 1,000

8th March dar 200

8th March 1 day 200

8th -"farch day 200

3rd October 1 day 200

14th ;\ugust 1 day 1,000

11th to 15th 5 days 2,000 Cutlery things, sweets, food-stuffs etc. November

597 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Pair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CANNANORE

.56 Mattoo} Payangaji 2 miles Sree Koorkambha Vela Bharani in Kumbhom kavu

57 do do Dalu)ankara mosque Ramzan, Badar Andu

:58 do do Basel Mission Harvest festival church

:59 do do Mattool mosque Muhayadeen Ratheeb

-60 do do Hydras mosque Ramzan, Badar Andu

-61 do do Poomarathil Utsavam "- Koorkambha kavu

-62 do do Muhayadeen mosque Ramzan, Badar Andu

,(;3 do do Srambi J.r.osque Jamadul Akbar

-64 do do Muhlar mosque Mlladi Nabi

65 do do Hamzath m:;sque Rarnzan, Hadar Andu

-66 Kannapuram Kannapuram Cherukunnu Utsavam Annapoorneswari temple

-67 do do Prayangode ,sivarathri Siyar~thri in Kurnbhom Siva temple

68 Kalliasseri Pappinissery 4 miles Erinjikal Theyyam tThira) Bhagavathy H;mple

69 do do Madakulangara Utsavam Bhagvaathy temple

10 do do Ozhakaroth Utsavam Siva temple 598 ·AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

10th March 3 days 500 Cutlery. sweets, food-stuffs etc.

-Sth March d

20th No"ember day 200

14th August 1 day 300

:Stb March 1 day 200

"23rd July 1 day 500

8th March 1 day 1.000

7th December 1 day 1,000

14th August ,1. day 1,000

8th March ,1 day 500

Not avaIlable 7 days 30,000 Sundry articles

4th March 1 day 1,000 do -

Not available 5 days 2,000 do

Not availat-Ie 1 day 300 do

Not ~vailable 2 days 5.000 do

599 STATEMENT OF FAIRS·

CANNAN ORE.

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or OccasIOn of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CANNANORE

7l Kalliasseri. Pappmisseri, 4 miles Puthiya Parambatlm The~ yam (Thira) Kottam

72 do do CheIJattall Heyyam (Thira) Vettakkorumakan temple

73 do do Kandam ThaJly Utsavam Sreekrishna temple

74 do do Parkunnathu Thira Vettakkorumakan temple

75 do do Chirakutty Puthiyakavu Theyyam (Thita) Bhagavathy temple

76 do do Kapothkavu The}yam (Thira) Bhagavathy temple

77 do do Muchilot kavu Theyyam (Tbir.1) Bhagavathy temple

7'0 do do Pl1zhali PODlam Pooram in Meenam Bhagavathy temple

79 do do do Nlvarathri Navar~tfJri in Kanni

80 do do do Vishu 'Medavishu

81 do do do Pratbishta

82 co do do KUlthika vilakku

83 Iranavu Kannapuram 2 miles Sree Kurumbaka\u Thalar:oli

84 do do Jurr,aYhth mOSqU0 Nercha

S5 Narath Cannanerc Narath Mantapam Pak::d vilakku

600 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ,in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

-T ALUK-Contd.

Not available 2 days 3,000 Sundry articles

Not available 2 days 1,000

Not available 8 days 300

26th to 31st 6 days 500 October

Not available 2 days 3,000 Sundry articles

Not available 3 days 700

Not available 4 days 700

20th March 7 da}'s Not available

1st to 9th 9 days Not available October ,

14th April day 1.500

26th May day Not available

10th December I day Not available

Not avaIlable 1 day 2,000

Not available 3 days 1,000

16th November to 40 days 1,000 Handicrafts. books on puranas, 25th December plastic goods etc.

601 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of VIllage or 81. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

CANNANORE

86 Namlh Cannanore Muchirotkavu Third

87 Kannadi- Valapattanal11 4 miles Kannadiparamba Kalathilarippattu Kalamezhuthu about Sastha paramba temple and Bhagavathy , 88 do do do NeyyaUu Neyyattabhishekal11 to Siva

89 do do d~ Uthravilakku

90 do do Mantapam Mandalam Arathikkal tworship)

91 do do do Sivarathri Utsavam

, 92 do do do NJramala

93 do do Kottalikavu temple Thalaroli

9~ do do Kottancheflkavu Kallyattam

95 Elayavoor Cannanore South Mundayad Palli Thira 1 mile Vettakkorumakan Arooda temple

96 Chelora do 3 miles Sree Kappattukavu Thira Utsavam Vishu temple

97 do do Nagathadath temple ' Sarpa Bali

98 do do Swamesw~ry temple Karthika Vilakku Karthika in Vrischigom

99 do do Matchery Thira Kandambethkavu

602 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commoditIes marketed Fair or Festival No. of days FestIval in the Fair or Fes[lval R~arks 7 S 9 to 11

T ALUK-Contd.

8th to 10th 3 days 1,000 Handictafts, books on puranas, January plastic goods etc.

28th October 4 days 1,000 Bell-metal vessds, ea~thenwares, vegetables etc.

1st February 5 days 5,000 do

4th to 11th 8 days 25,000 do April

16th November to 40 days 1,000 25th December

4th March 1 day 1,500

3rd April day 2,000

Not available 3 days 2,SCO Tea, coffee, fancy goods etc

18th and 19th 2 days 1,500 April

25th and 26th 2 days Not aVailable January

14th April 4 days :.\000 Miscellaneous al tides

Not available 8 days J,OOO do

10th December 7 days 500 do

Not available 1 day 1,000 do

603 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest RailwdY Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair _No. Village or Town " Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CANNANORE

100 Chelora Cannanore South Sree Vairikhathakan Elaneerattam 3 miles temple

101 do do Valanoor Appan Thira temple

102 do do Sree Kadakkara Utsavam temple

103 do do Peringalai Poomalakavu Poora Vilakku Pooram in Meenam Utsavam

104 do do Sl'ee Vettakkorumakan Kalathilari and PaUu From Uthram of Kum bhom temple

105 d(\ do Thilannoor Thira Putbeopura temple

106 do do Palankottam Thira

107 do do PaJlipoyil Nabidinam Jumayath mosque

108 do do Vattapoyil mosque Nabidinam

109 do do Gurujana Thiruvathira 'Thiruvathira in Thulam San kalpasthanam

110 Edakkad Edakkad Ii miles Oorpazhachikavu Utsavam

111 do do do Kaliyattam

112 do do do Mandalakalam

do do Edakkad Utsavam 113 Vishnu temple

do do Chalai Utsavam Pooram in Meeoam 114 Bhagavathy temple 604 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival 'in the- Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not available 1 day 500 Miscellaneous articles

Not available 2 days 1,000 do

Not avaiJable day 1,500 do

15th to 20th 6 days Not available March

22nd to 24th 3 days 1,000 Miscellaneous articles February

Not available day 1.0~O do

Not avallable 2 days 1,000 do

14th August da:y 1,000 do

14th August 1 day 1,000 do , ,

19th October 1 day 500 do

Not available 7 days 1,000

Not available 7 days Not available

16th November to 40 days Not available 25th December

Not available 7 days 500

14th to 20th 7 days 1,000 Silk etc. March 605 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

CANNANORE l1S Edakkad Edakkad Ii miles Thoniyodu kavu Thalapoli

116 Chembilode Chala 2~ miles Chembilode Thira Kootyeri temple

117 do do Koyyodu Maniyalath Thira temple

118 do do Chala Pothiyodath Thira temple

119 Iriveri Cannanore 10 miles Iriveri kavu Thira

120 do <.10 Kanayannur Thira \ Valiaveedu temple

121 do do POothathumthara Thira temple

122 do do lriveri mosque Perunna)

123 do do Kanayannur mosque Perunnal

124 do do KaJ..oth temple Thira

125 Makreri Chalai 4 miles Peralassery temple Skanda Shashti ' Shashti in Vrischigom

126 do do Mundalloor mosque Muharram

127 do do do Bakrid

\ 128 do do do Nabidinam Birthday of Nabi

129 Muzhappilangad Edakkad 1 mile Sree Kuruml'-a kavu, Thalapoli Utsavam Muzhappilangadu 606 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ' Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ' in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Conc1d.

Not available 2 days Not available

8th February 2 days 1,000 Textiles, handicrafts etc.

Not available 2 days 1,500 do

26th and 27th 2 days 2,000 do February

10th February 2 days 1,000

15t March 2 days 800

Not avaiJable 2 days 1,000

26th May 1 day 800

26th May 1 day 1,000 ,

Not available 2 days 1,500 I

3rd December 1 day 10,000 Handicrafts

13th June 1 day Not available

15th May 1 day Not available

14th Augu~t 1 day Not available

7th to 9th 3 days 25,000 Kora grass mats, ornaments. March toys etc. 607 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE:

Location of Village or 'S), Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. VIllage or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 2 3 4 5 6

TELLICHERRY

1 TeJlicherry Tellicherry Sree Jagannatha Punartham Punartbam in Kumbhom temple

2 do do Sree Ramaswamy Vishu festival temple

3 do do do Pattathanam

4 do do Sree Lakshmi Karthika pOllrnami Narasimba temple festival

5 Koodali Cannan ore 9 miles Ganapathy Mandapam Utsavam

\ do do Koodali Thazhatbe Thira Theyyam Veedu temple

7 do do Kavumthazha temple EzhunneUathu Utsavam

8 do do Jumayath mosque Perunnal Nabiday

9 Pattannur do 13 miles Kizhakkekkandi Muthappan Thira Matapura (Kettiyattom)

10 do do Krishna temple Sreekrisbna Jayanti ,Birthday of Sreekrishna

11 do do do Vishu Meda Vishu

12 Keezhallur TelIicherry 28 miles Palliara temple Muthappan Thira Tha~apoli

13 do do St. Joseph'S', Feast of St. Joseph R. C. churcb

14 do do do Nativity of St. Mary

15 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

608 AND FESTIVAL~

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodIties marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival ,In the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK

16th February 8 days 40,000 Agricultural implements, textiles, religious artides, cosmetics, fruits, sweets, vessels of bell-metal, copper etc.

14th April 6 days 25,000 Flowers

5th February 9 days 10,000 do

10th December 5 days 3,000

March-April I day 5,000 Fancy articles

27th to 31st 5 days 3,000 Fruits, vegetables, bangles, toys etc. January

16th to 2:?nd 7 days 3,000 do November

1 day Not avaIlable 14th August \

4th March 1, day 500 Food-stuffs, cosmetics elc.

22nd August JI day 300

14th April 1 day 300

21 st :\ larch 7 days 5,000 Stationery

19th March 7 days 1,000

8th December 1 day 51,000

J 9th and 2Cth 2 days 900 January STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNAN ORE

Location of Village or :51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

TELLICHERRY

16 Keezhallur Cannanore Kadanad Pothoth Thira temple

17 do do Kotheri Thira Karangatti) temple

18 do do VelIiyamparambu Pallivettakkorumakan temple Thira

19 do do Peravoorkoothat Pulitheyyam temple

10· do do Keezhallur chahl Pulitheyyam temple

11 pazhassi Tellicherry 26 miles Palliara temple Thira

"

22 Pinarayi do 6 miles Pinarayiappan Maha Sivarathri Siva temple

23 do do Ganapathi temple Vinayakachathurthi

24 Dharmadom Dhalmadom It miles Andalloorkavu Thira

25 co do Melurkottam Melooroottu temple

26 Vadakkumbad TeIlicherry Chirackal kavll Thira

27 do do Mookotha Matapura Thira

28 do do Theruvath Thira Sivarathri in Kumbhcm Ganapathi temple

29 do do Kunnumel Thira Kandikavu

30 cO do Pulinholikavu Thira

610 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

~T ALUK-Contd.

2nd March 1 day 1,000 Bangles, stationery, tea, coffee etc.

~ 7th February day 1,000 do

4th March day 1,500 do

~th March 1 day 5,000 do

4th March 1 day 2,000 do

Not available 8 da)s Not available

4th March day 400

'Jrd September 1 day Not aVailable

13th to 20th 8 days 5,000 Ornaments, cloth, toys, vegetables, February medicines etc. '. Not availahle 2 days 200 Implements lIsed by toddy tappers. toys, sundry articles etc.

Not available 2 days 2,000 Ornaments, combs and other stationery things

Not available 2 days 1,500 do

4th March 2 days 2,000 do

Not available 2 da)s 1,000 do

Not available 2 days 500 do

~611 STATEMENT OF FAIRS. CANNANOR&

Location of ViJlage or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair Or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TELLICHERRY

31 Vadakkumbad Tellicherry Manjathubhagathum- Thira kavu

32 do do Mangolikavu Thira

33 do do Thadian Thattil kavu Thira

34 do do Asarikavu Thira

35 do do Mekalarikavu Thira

36 Eranholi do 3 miles Nldungottukavu Thira

"

37 do do Kapparatty Thira Puthlakavu

38 do do Malal Madapura Thlra

3, do do PunikkoJe temple Thira

40 do do Pulingoli temple Thira

41 do do Kozhithatta temple Thira

42 do do Ummanchira mosque Moilood Anniversary

43 Eruvatti do Kovurpoothali Festival temple

44 do do Achankara mos''i!ue, Moilood Anniversary Ponmada

45 Kotta}am co 6 miles Erllvettikavu Mandalapooja

612 A~D FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ApprOXimate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or I mportant commodities marketed Faii or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not available "2 days 500 Ornaments. combs and other stationery things

Not available 2 days 1,000 do

Not available 2 d~ys 1,000 do

Not available 2 days 1,000 do

Not available 2 days 1,000 00

14th to 16th 3 days 2,000 Glass bangles April

30th and 31 st 2 days 1,000 do March

11th and 12th 2 days 3,000 do March

27th and 28th 2 days 1,500 do October

I Otb and lIth '2 days 2,000 do Arril

Not available 2 dayi'> 1,000 do

September- 1 day 200 October

28th and 29th 2 da)s 500 November

September- 1 day 100 October

16th November to 40 days :00 25th December

613 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNAN ORE

Location of Village or SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TELLICHERRY

46 Kottayam Tellicherry 6 miles Koovappadi Thira Madapura

47 do do do Thira

48 do do Kinavakkal mosque Rarnzan

49 do do Mavveri mosque do

:50 do ,10 Kottayam new mosque do

:51 do do do Eechen mosque do

:52 do, do do Srambally do

:53 do do Sheik mosque do

54 do do Jumayath mosque do

5S do do Porakalam mosque do

:56 do do Poyyil Jumayath do mosque

57 do do Kunnumeethal mosque do

:58 do do Maithany mosque do

59 do do Pettummal mosque do

60 do do NilayiJattu mosque do

61 do do Kuvappadi mosque do

614 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. DUlation of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival 'Remarks 7 8 9 10 Jl

TALUK-Contd.

"9th November 1 day 400 ...

1st and 2nd 2 days 400 February

8th Marcb 1 di\Y 200

8th March 1 day 200

8th March 1 day 200

Sth March 1 day 200

8th March 1 day 200

8th March 1 day 200

8th March 1 day 200

8th March 't, day 200

8th March 'I day 200

8th March t day 200

8th March 1 day 200

8th March I day 200

8th March 1 day 200

8th M.rch 1 day 200

615 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival Of Festival I 2 3 4 5 6

TELLICHERRY

62 Kottayam Tellicherry 6 miles Thrikkekkunnu temple Utsavam From Chothi to Thiruvonam

63 do do Ganapathy temple Mandalapooja

64 do do Poolookkal~adappura Thira

65 do do Kolakkavu Thira

66 do do Mandenkavu Thira and ThaJapoli

67 do do Chadoth ~adappura Thira

, 68 do do do Thira

69 Thillankeri do 26 miles Poonthalot Maddppura Thira

70 do do Chemmookavu Thira Bhagavathy temple

71 do do Vettakkorumakan Ut,avam temple

72 do do Panakkal Sahasrabhishekam. Ganapathy temple Elaneel varom

73 do do Peringan MadappUla Thira (Muthappan temple)

74 do do Thillankary Ezhunnellathu Siva~temple

75 do do Karakkunnu Thira Puthiyakavu'

76 Payam do St. George's Orthodox Christmas Birthday of Christ Syrian church

616 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of perSODS ApproxImate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Impottant commodities marketed FaIr or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or FestIval Remarks. 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

25th February to 8 days 800 4th March

16th November to 40 days 750 25th December

19th and 20th 2 days " 500 Cutlery and drinks January

22nd to 26th 5 days 700 do January

27th February to 3 days 800 do 1st March

8th November 1 day 200 do

28th and 29th 2 daYl:l 300 do February

Not a\-ailable 2 days 1,500 Books, veg(;tables and cosmetics

:-':ot av"uldbJe \2 days 2,000 do

Not avaIlable 3 da)S 2,000 do "

16th November to 41 days 5~OOO do 26th December

Not available 2 days ~,OOO do

Not available 3 da}s 1,000 do

6th and 7th 2 days i,OOO Bangles March

2~th December 1 day 2eO

617 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNAN ORE

Location of Village or :51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair -No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival J 2 3 4 .5 6

TELLICHERRY

77 Payam Tellicherry 26 miles St. Mary's Orthodox Christmas Birthday of Christ Syrian church, Kiliyanthra

78 do do C. S. I. church, Christmas do Pallithodu

79 do do St. Thomcts' Church, Christmas do Kunnoth

.gO do) do Elavoor Siva Sivarathri Sivarathri in Kumb30m temple

'81 Aralam do 31 miles St. Mary's church, Feast of OUf Lady Feast of Immaculate EdaVL'r (NaEarath) conception

'82 do do St. Sebastian's church, Feast of St. Sebastian Commemoration of Keeppally St. Sebastian "

-83 do do St. Thomas' church, Feast of St. Thomas Commemoration of Karingottuka d St. Thomas

84 do do do Feast of St. Sebastian

85 do do Sacred Heart's Feast of St. S.:bastian Commemoration of church St. Sebastian

.g6 do do St. Sebastbn's church, Feast of St. Sebastian do Charal

.87 do do 36 miles St. George's Church, Feast of St. George , Comrremoration of Katchenkadavu St. George

.88 do do St. George's Jacobite Feast of St. George co church

S9 do do St. George's church, Feast of St. George do Vellarvayal

90 do do St. George'~,church. Feast of St George do Edaveli

'91 do do Mosque, Chedikulam Bakrid

618 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarks 7 8 9 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

-25th December I day 250

25th December 1 day 4,000

25th December 1 dllY 2,000

2nd to 4th 3 days 2,000 March ilth December 2 days 5,000 Household utensils

20th and 21st 2 days 2,000 do January

3rd July day 1,500 Stationery, earthenpots, agricultural implements etc.

1:1d December 3 days 5,000 do

19th to 21st 3 days 2,000 do JanUdry , Hlth to 21st 3 days 1,000 do January

5th and 6th 2 dayS 1,500 do May

jth and 6th 2 days 400 do May

5th and 6th 2 days 200 Stationery May

"Sth anj 6th 2 d,l),S 250 do May

15th May 1 day 500

619 STATEMENT OF FAIRS

CANNANORE,

Location of Village or 'si. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or O.;casion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TELLICHERR Y

92 Aralam Telhcherry 35 miles Mosque, Chediku]am Nabiday

93 do do Jun;ayath mosque, Nabiday Aralam

94 do do do Bakrid

95 do do Mosque, Keeppally Bakrid

96 do do do Nabiday

97 do do Tharakumithel lSiramala Bhaga"vathy temple

98 do do Bhagavathy temple, Thlla "- Poothiyodarn

99 do do Vishnu temple, Niramala Keecheri

100 do do Muthappa temple, Thira Mangambram

101 do do Vishnu temple, PulhJny Adianthiram Palayad

102 do do Vettakkalaivana Niramala temple, VeerpaJ

103 do do Muthappa temple, Thira- Madappurackal

104 do do Sree Narayana Bhajana Makara Vilakku Matom, Veerpad

105 do co do Sivarathri

106 do do do Swamy Jayanthi Birthday of Sree Narayana Guru 620 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Reil'.arks 7 8 C; 10 11

TALUK-Contd.

14th August 1 day 500

14th August day 750

15th May 1 d~y 750

15th May 1 ~ay 300

14th August 1 day 300

3rd and 4th 2 Qays 2,000 Stationery January

14th to 18th 5 days 500 dQ March

: 3rd and 4th 2 days SOO do , January

11 ih and 12th 2'days 300 do February , '. 5th and 6th 2 das:~ 1,000 do December , 3rd and 4th 2 day~ 400 do January

11 th January 1 day 300 do

14th January 1 day 500 do

4th March 1 day 250 do

13th September 1 day :'00 do

621 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of tbe Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 S 6

TELLICHERRY

107 Aralam TelIicherry 36 miles Siva temple, Niramala Echillam

108 Muzhakkunnu do 32 miles Ayipothu • Tbira Kutticbatban temple

"to? do do Kurumbakkalidam Thira KaJleriamma temple

110 do do Keerikkunnummel Pooja Kuttichatban temple

111 do do Puralimala Arichal Thira Muthappan temple

112 Tholambra do 28 miles Vellar Valli temple Ezhunnellatbu Narasirilha Ezbunnellathu J " 113 do do do Thira Muthappan Thira

114 do do Thattayattu Matappura . Thira Muthappan Thira

! 115 do do Tholambra Matappura Tbira ¥uthappan Thira ') I 116 do do 19 miles Kariyil Thira T~ira of Gulikan and , Kuttichatban

) 117 do do Arengothu Thira Thita of Mutbappan and Bhagavathy

118 do do 28 miles Kaippengattukavu Thira ThiJ;'a of Kaippundatti • Bhagav~thy, Gulikan and KanDan" .

119 Manantberi do 12 miles Muthiyangakavu Thira

120 do do Manatherikavu Thira . 121 Kuthuparamba do 8 miles Cbeerambakavu Thalapoli

622 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons ~Approxi01ate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Iniportant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in' the Fair or Festival R.emarks 7 8 9 10 U

~'1JU.U:K-Contd. ' ,

2nd and 3rd 2 days ' 400 Stationery _. ~.1anuary

Not avaiJable 2 days' 1.000 Stationery, vegetables etc.

Not available 2 daysl 1,000 do -

Not available 3 days 2,000 do

"Not available 2 days 500

:Not available 2 days 500 .-

Not available 2 days 500

Not available 2 days, 500 \ Not available 2 days 1,000 - " Not available 2 days 500 ... I - Not available 2 days 500 - Not available 2 days Not available -

Not available 2 days 800 Bangles, toys etc. .-

Not available 2 days 750 do

-6tb to 8th 3 days 1,500 do ... .Marcia 623 STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of ViJlage or 51. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TELLICHERRY

122 Koothuparamba TeIlicherry 8 miles Thikkandi Matappura Thira Kuthuparamba

123 do -do Thiruvancherykavu Thira

124 do do Nidurkoman temple Thira

125 do do Thavanayil Thira

126 do do Kothattu Matappura Muthappan Thira

127 do do Kunjiparambu Thira

128 Pattiom" do 7 miles Kathirurkavu Thira

129 do do Varayi Thira

130 do do Vazhayidathu Illom Thira

131 do do Nullikandikavu Thira

132 do do Anohkavu Thira

133 do 10 Nullankandikavu Thira

134 do do Pullanchery IlIom Thira

135 . do' do Kundancha~l Thira

136 do do Moothorthukavu Thira

624 .AND FESTIVALS DISTRICf

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of tbe Festival in the Fair or Important commodities marketed Fair .ar Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival Remarlcls 7 8 9 10 11

-TALUX:-Co:n.td.

Not available 2 days 750 Bangles. toys etc.

Not available 3 d(!.ys 1.000 do

,I Not available 3 ~ays 1,000 do

Not available 2 ~ays 2,000 do

Not available 2 days 400 do

Not available 2 days 3aO do

Not available 51 days 2.000 do

Not available 3 days 1,500 do

Not available 3 ~ay~ 700 do

, Not available '. 2 days 500 do

, Not available 2 Mys 800 do

Not available 1 day 500 do

Not available 2 days 800 do

Not available .2 days 1,000 do

Not available 1 day 300 do

<62S STATEMENT OF FAIRS CANNANORB.

LoCation of Village or ,Sl. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worship Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TELLICHERRY

137 Pattiom Tellicherry 7 miles Acharikavu Thira

138 Kadirur do 4l miles Suryanarayana temple Mandalotsavam

139 Menaprom do 4 miles Vettakkorumakan Ezhunnellathu During MandaJapooja temple

140 do Jagannatha temple gate Nidumbram, Tbira Madappura

141 do do Mosque Ramzan

142 do do Temple Onam

do do Vishu 143 do "

144 Kariad Mahe 2~ miles Pallikuthi temple Vettakkorumakan pattu, Vilakku etc.

145 do do Theru temple Sivarathri Vilakku Sivarathri in Kumbhom I

146 Trippangottur Tellicherry 10 miles Erathinkeezhll Ramzan Jumayath mosque

147 do do do Bakrid

148 do do Kuttolilkavu temple Pandam pachil and Thira thullal

149 do do Vilangattu temple Theyyam thullal

150 Kolayad do 22 miles Bhagavathy te.mple Thlra

Vekkalam do Vyrikhathakavu Thira 151 Bhagavathy temple

626 AND FESTIVALS DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or ' Important commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival in the Fair or Festival • Remarks 7 8 9 ' . 10 11

T ALUK-Contd.

Not avai1able 1 day 400 Bangles, tqys etc.

25th December day 500

16th to 25th 10 day~ 500 Toys, bangles etc. December

, Not available 3 days 2,(100 do

8th March 1 day Not available

11th September 1 day Not available

14th April 1 day Not available

Not available 2 days 1,SGO

4th March \ 1 day '1,000

, 8th March 1 day 200

15th May 5 days 200

I 18th to 20lb 3 days 150,000 Stationery, cattle etc. February

4th and 5th 2 days 2,000 Stationery February

Not available 2 days Not available

Not available 2 days Not available

627 STATEMENT OF ,FAIRS CANNANORE

Location of Village or 'SI. Name of Town (Nearest Railway Name of place of Name of Fair or Occasion of the Fair No. Village or Town Station and distance) worshifJ . Festival or Festival 1 2 3 4 5 6

TELLICHERRY

152 Manathana Mahe 40 miles Sree Thrucheri Mana Vayyavisakha From Chothi in Edavalll to Kothiyoor Maha Utsavam Chothi in Midhunam

NORTH WYNAD

1 Periya Tellicherry 38 miles Irumlnathoor Sivarathri temple

2 Tavinhal do 45 miles Talapuzha Elaneer Ezhunnellathu Adiyarakavu

.3 do do Poroor temple PaUu Utsavam Thiruvathira in Kumbhom

·4 do do Muthireri temple Sivarathri Sivarathri

5 do do do Val Ezhunnellickal Chothi in Edavam

do do Aduvath Sree Mandalavilakku Vishnu temple

7 do do Veet~eri Palliyarackal do

j ~Vemom do 50 miles Velliyoorkavu temple Utsavam

<) Vellamunda do 68 miles Mosque, Nercba P.erunnaI Varampatta

10 do do Thetamala R.C. church Feast of St. Stephen

628 AND FESTIVALS

DISTRICT

Average No. Duration of of persons Approximate the Fair or attending Date of the Festival in the Fair or Jmportant commodities marketed Fair or Festival No. of days Festival .n the Fair or Festival Remarks I 7 8 9 10 11

TALUK-Concld.

14th June to 29 days 150,000 12th July

TALUK

4th March 1 day; 40

Not available 14 days 300 Tea, sweets, toys etc.

15th February 2 days 400 do

4th March 1 day 60

14th June . 1 day 200

\ : 16th November to 41 days 100 26th December

16th November to 41 '(jays 100 26th December

16th to 31st 16 days 20,000' Cattle, vegetables, crockery, cloths, March sweets, ornaments etc.

27th March 1 day 5,000 Stationery etc. The place where DiJlikoya Thangat passed away 1(0 years ago

26th December 1 day 2,000 Sweets, stationery etc.

629

GLOSSARY OF LOCAL TERMS

Alpasi utsavam A festival conduct,ed in Hindu Jamadul Akhir The sixth lunar month (October­ temples in Thulam (<))ctober-Novem­ November) ber). In Padmanabhd Swamy temple, Kadali Musa sapientum-A kind of plantain Trivandrum, it is known as Thiru­ which is used in temples as offering vonam Arat Kalakettu Effigies of oxen carried in procession Amavasi New moon during festivals in Bhagavathy Avan; utsavam A festival celebrated in the mQ!lth of temples as a form of worship to Chingom (August-September). 'Avani protect the animal wealth is the fifth Tamil month Kaliyattam Same as Thirayattam Bharanyvela A festival celebrated in Bhadrakali Kana/attam An offering in which the devotees or temples on Bharany day (second oracle walk with quick pace on live asterism) charcoal . Bhuthanema A ritual conducted by the well-to-do Kanniarkali A· ritualistic folk play staged in and families of .Thulunad (Canarese area) around Chittur-Thathamangalam to once in ten or fifteen years for the propitiate Bhagavathy propitiation of bhuthas (demons) Karivela An offering in certain Bhagavathy Chathurdasi 14th lunar day temples in which little boys anointed Chirappu An'otrering in praise of God conduct­ with charcoal paste follow the festi­ ed in Hindu temples-also utsavam val procession Dasara A festival conducted by Hindus for Karkataka amavasi New moon day in the month of a period of 10 days during September­ (Karkataka'l'avu) Karkatakam October in honour of Goddess Durga Karutha paksham The period from full moon to new Deeparadhana . A form of worship in temples with moon lighted lamps Kathaprasangam A form of story telling with inter­ Dhukrana Means commemoration. It is the mittent songs name by which feast of St. T,homas, Kathirkala Effigy of an ox made by ears of July 3, is known in Kerala paddy used in processions relating Dul Hai The last month of the Hijra Era. to the festivals of Bhagavathy Haj pilgrimage is performed during . temples this month Kavadiyattam A type of dance with Kavadi. (a bow Ekadasi The 11th day in the lunar cycle i. e. shaped wooden structure decorated after the full moon and the new with tapestry and peacock feathers) moon. 1n general it is a day of fast­ on the shoulders of pilgrims to pro­ jng for Hindus pitiate God Subramonia Ethirelp /Reception of the deity into the Kodikayattutsa- Flag hoisting in temples as a mark , temple! with the musical accompani- vam (Kodiyettu) of commencement of the festival ments: Kolamkettiyattam A kind of dance carrying the Kolam Ezh"ra ponnana The s~ven and a half elephants of (effigy) in connection with certain gold k~pt in Ettumanur temple Hindu festivals Guruthy A red solution prepared by mixing Koovalam Aegle marmelos or Crataeva religiosa. turmeric and chunam representing The leaves are used as offering to blood in demon worship Lord Siva. Harikatha A ~orm of discourse of puranic Kudiyiruthu The installation of the deity in the stori~s with intermittent music relat­ temple ing tp Lord Vishnu Cummalti An annual festival conducted in ldul Azha Bakrid Bhagavathy temples in some parts of ldul Fitr Ramzan Palghat district. This is more or lllom House of Namboothiris; Also clan less like Thalapoli 631 GLOSSARY OF LOCAL TERMS

Kuthirakettu Effigies of horses carried in procession Poorappattu REcital of songs in praise of Goddess during festivals in Bhagavathy Bbagavathy temples as a form of worship to Pulluvan pattu A kind of song sung by Pulluvas in protect the animal wealth) praise of serpent-god Mahavira The day in which Vardhamana Puthari An annual household function in Jayanthi Mahavira, the founder of Jainism which the members of the family was born. This day is celebrated as take food prepared out of the newly a National festival all over India by harvested rice Jains Puthari perunnal The n,arne by which the feast of the Manda/aka/am A period of 41 days beginning from Nativity of St. Mary, September 8, 1st Yrischikam considered to be is known in some parts of Kerala. auspicious for meditation Puthari means new rice. People take Margamkali A kind of local dance prevalent a few ears of paddy which tbe priest among Christians blesses after Mass Meenasankramc.m The passage of the sun from one Rabi-ul-Awal First of the spring months. One of sign to another occurring in the, (April-May) the lunar months of Muslims. It is. month of Meenam (March-April) believed tbat on the 12th of this Miladi Nabi Birthday of Nabi month Mohamed Nabi was born Mohiyadeen Dikir Prayer offered to God in the name Ratheeb Recitation of sacred songs and of Mohiyadeen Sheik prayers. often read by one man and Nogathira A festival in honour of serpent-god followed by others in chorus Novakom A kind of prayer Sabarimala A voluntary act of penance conduct­ Navarathri pooja Worship performed during Sep­ vrutham ed by Hindu devotees in connection tember-October in connection with with the pilgrimage to Sabarimala Navarathri in honour of Goddess Sankrama vilakku A festival celebrated by a section of Durga, Saraswathi or Kali Hindus on the Sankrama day Niramallf A. votive offering in certain temples Sapthaha An offering in which the holy with special empbasis on garlands Bbagavatha is recited and completed md lights inseven days Oachirakkall Martial dance held on 1st and 2nd Sarparadhana Serpent worship Midhunam (June-July) every year in Shashti The dxth lunar day connection with the festival in Skanda shashti A festival in honour of Lord Subra­ Oachira temple. Mock fight is con­ monia oommemorating the 6th day ducted in como- emoration of the of his Irlrth. I It was on this day that fight between Marthanda Varma and he fought th~ demon Surasimha and Kayamku}am Raja killed 'bim \ Padakam Recital of puranic stories, usually in Sema sankramc.m Passage of the moon from one sign to­ \ temples another Palpayasam A variety of pudding in liquid form Sradham A cere mo~y fQr the deceased relations prepared with rice, milk and sugar and ancestors-also known as Pathamudayam The ICth day in the month of Medom Chatham ' (April). It is an auspicious day for Sreekrishna The birthday of ~ord Sreekrishna Hindus Jayanthi Pavakkoothu A kind of shadow play enacted in Swargavathal The Ekadasi in Qecember-J anuary certain Bhagavathy temples of Ekadqii This day is specially holy for Hindus Kerala Thaipongal The first day in· the month, of Poorakkali A kind of play prevalent among the Makaran, (January-february). On lhiyyas of Malabar. It is generally this day the sun moves towards conducted in Bhagavatby temples­ north from the southern hemisphere. starts on Karthika and ends on This is a day of great rejoicing' for Pooram of the month of Meenam Hindus

632 GLOSSARY OF LOCAL TERMS

Thaipooyotsavam Festival celebrated on the day of Thiruvathira paltu A kind of folk song sung by the Pooyam asterism in the month of womenfolk of Kerala with the Makaram (January-February). The .accompaniment of rhythmic sound day is considered to be sacred to produced by splashing the water with Lord Subramonia their fists while having their early bath during Thiruvathira season Thalapoli An offering made to Goddess :Shaga- f. • Thulabharam One's weight in gold, fruits, cereals. vathy-A ceremony in whIch gIrlS or other things given as offering in circumambulate the temple carrying Hind u temples _ metal trays containing lighted lamps, I Uriyadi An amusement during the festivals. rice, :flowers etc. in their! palms. A in some Hindu temples in which a ceremonious welcome peculiar to man with covered eyes tries to break Kerala a suspended earthen pot. Tbe pot Theeyattam A ritualistic folk-play staged to pro~ will be moved up and down with the pitiate certain Hindu Gods like help of a pully and rope Sastha and Goddess Kali Urulicha An offering in Hindu temples in

( w bich the devotees roll around the Theyyam A :ritualistic devil dance conducted temples in! some of the temples of North Vaikkathashtamy The Ash/ami day celebration in the i M~)abar Siva Temple, Vaikom Theyyamk ettu T~e dressing up of a person in a Vedankali A kind of folk dance after the new pirticular uniform for the devil dance moon in North Kerala. It is generally seeh Vettakkaran pattu A folk song prevalent in some among the Scheduled Castes and temples of North Kerala to propitiate Tribes. the hunter deity Vijayadasami The 10th day of Navarathri festival, Thirayattam A ritualistic folk-play of North generally termed Dasra in honour or Nalabar in which the IT.embers of Goddess Saraswatby certain communities like Malayan, Vmayaka The 4th lunar day in the month of Vannan, etc. dress like deities and Chathurthy Chingom (September-October). A perform dance festival in honour of Lord Ganapathi

6~3

INDEX OF PLACES

A Ambalady-558 Anthinad-228 Athazhanellur-488 Ambalakavu-43G Anthyalam - 228 Athilam-226 Achankovil-252 Ambalakulangara-526 Anukara--222 Athirampuzha-264 Adappayil-402 Ambalapuzha-154 Arackal-280 Athiyambur-552 Adat-430 Ambalatbimel-212 Arakhath-558 A thiyannur-38 Adichikavu-182 Amballur-360, 382,452 Arakkal-134,508 Athukattukulangara-212 Adikandatbil-352 Ambara-232 Arakkunnam-358 Attachackal-76 Adityapuram:'_250 Ambasseril-38;4 Arakkuzha-392 Attingal-6 Adoor-82,400,552 Ambazhakkat~468 Arakulam-400, 402 Attinkunnel-384 Adukathu-550 Ambedkarnagar-364 Arakulangara-194 Attinkuzhi-12 Aduvathu-628 A~bilodka-542 Aralam-618, 620, 622 Attipra-12,14 Agalpady-54~ Amboosi-48 Aramkunnathkavu-484 AUipuzha-50 Agasthacode-134 Ammadam-438 Arampully-424 Attukal-14 Agastbeswapuram-448 Ammanezhath-138 Aranattukara-430 Attur-410 Aikeranad North-342 ' Ammanoorkonam-34 Arangam-S76 Avadi--370 Aikeranad South-342 ! Ammanoormala - 34 Aranmula-68, 180 Avala-512 Aikkarachira-276 ' Anachal-216 Aratbil-214 Avamkotta-474 Aimanam-274, 276 Anackal- 462_ Arattucbira-282 Avanallur-474 Aimuri-332 Anackottukonam--22 Arattupuzba-196 Avanur-426 Aipuzha-t08 Anacode-58 Aravangara-534 Avintbram-lO Airoor-312.314 Anad A-54 AraviIa-104 AVittathur-460 Aiyappancoil-220 Anakulhimedu-220 , Arayur-42 Avukkulam-26 Ajanur-S64 Anandanarayanapuram-150 Areekara-182 Ayakkad - 500 AkaJakunnam-264, 266 Anandapuram-354, 456 Areekkara-222 Ayambara-558 AkaJur-484 AnandavaJleeswaram-104 Areswaram-458 Ayamkulangara-418 Akaparambu-326 Ananthakrishnapuram-53'6 Ankadi-542 Ayampara-240 Akathiyoor-414 Anaparampal-162 Arimboor North-434 Ayani-32 Akikavu-414 Anappara- 322 Arimboor.South- 434 Ayaniyar-24 .Akkappilly-464 Anayarthozhu - 220 Arinellur-102 Ayankudy-248 Alakal-318 Anchal-134 Ariyanada-60 Ayarkattu-124 Alakkattu-578 Anchamada-32 Ariyankavu - 482 AyarkuDDam-264 Alakkattukonam-S4 Anchery-282 Ayavana-380 AlakQde-402 Arjunanmala - 388 Anchumaramkala--48 Aromavu-168 Ayilam-l0 Alamala-292 Andaparambil-424 Aroor-138, 140 Ayiramkunni-44S Alankode-54 Andathode-476 , Aroormuzhi-466 Ayiravally-l0. 48, 14 Alappad-438 \ Andhur-584. 586 Arpukara -262 Ayiroor-176 Alappadamba-574 Andol-566 Ayirottu-22 Alappadthura-94 Arthat-420 AJ;ldoor-478 AI thunkal-146 Ayirur-476 Alapra-302 Andoorkonam--22, 26 Arukalickal-88 Aykkad-90 Alapuram-386 Aogadi-62 Ayloor-504, 506 Alatchira-334 Arumanoor-40 Anga :likal--90 Arunuttimangalam-244. 250 Ayoor-136 Alathur-4I4,470·198 Angadikavu-408 Alavur-130 . Aruvlkara-S6 Ayyakasseril-204 A:ngola-520, 524 Aruvikllzhi-268 Alayamkottu-574 t\ngora-524 Ayyamkovil-240 Alayamon - 136 Aruvipuram-50 Anickad-168 Aruvithura-238. 240 Ayyamkoyikkal-l02 Alengad-316 A-nikad-268 A),yankavu-452 Aliyad-52 Aryad North-152 Anikkad-370 Aryad South--:!52, 154 Ayyanparambil-226 Aliyavoor-26 Aniyur-24, 34 Aryakara-l46 Allapra-336 Anjengo-4 Ayyanthole-430 Aryanad-60 Alleppey-150 AnjIlikunnu-76 Ayyappanchavil-148 A lukkathala-462 Anjur-414, 416, 424 Aryankavu--140, 310 Ayyappenchira-336 Alukkathara-460 Annallur-468 Asamannoor-334 Azhakam-318, 320 Alur-420. 464, 456 : Annamanada-470 Asthamichira -468 Azhakikonam-40 Alwaye--316.318.32J , Annamkulangara-404 Ashtamudi-l08 Azhakiyakavu-190 Amalikkavu-532 I Anneekara-592 Amanakara-224 Anthamon-J 16 Asramam--l04 Azhikode-450, 590 Amayapra-398, 400 Anthicad - 436, 438 Asuralankavu-518,524 Azhinhilam- 532 Ambady-44 Anthikada-32 Asuramangalam-136 Azhiyidathucbirayil-l72

635 INDEX OF PLACI:S

B Challdrdmangalam ChennamkaJ y-156, 158 Chiminitaly-302 (Amachal)-36 Chennappara-304 Chinakkannurkavu - 484 Badaje-S40 Chandrappillikavu - 304 Chennaveh-146- ChingavaDam - 278, 280 Badira-552 Changa-56 Cbennerkara -70 Chingiamkavu-412 Badiyadka -544- Changanacherry- 286 • Chennithala-2C4 ChingoIY-l96 BaJikudl u-542 Changankary--162,172 Chenum-440 Chinnakanal-218 Balaramapuram-30, 32, 34 ChaDgar.kulangara --470 Cbeppad-196,198 Chinthramangalam-514 Baliapatam-S90, S92 Channamparamba -468 Cheppil-352 Chirackacottu-112 Balusseri-S14 Cha-Palhpr('m~448 Cbeppukulam-4CO Chirakal-242 Bandadka-5~4,5S2 Chathamangalam_:_524 Cheppurr.para-276 Chirak kada vil-124 Bandara-544 Chath.lmath-556 Cheradi-376 Chlrakkada vu-300 Bare-SS8 Chztl,amkulangara - 204 Cheramangalam-502 Chirakkakam-314,316 Bedadka--550. S52 Chathamma-356 Cheranalloor-332,334, Chirakkal-440,592 Bela--542 Chathanad-254 348,350 Chirakutty-600 Belinje-548 Chathankulangala-502 CheJ anchira - 292 Chirakuzhy - 428 Belur--554 Chathyat h - 348 Cheraparambu-254 Chira1ayam-404 Bemmanur--492 Chattukulam-420 Cherapuram-506 Chira manangad -414 Bend ichal--S 50 Chavara-98 Cherianad - 186 Chiranellur-418 Bhagavathikal-154 Chazhur-440 Cheriathura -18 Chlrangal-546 Bhagavathykunnu--70 Chedekal-544 Cherippadi-556 Chirangara-472 Bhandarapuram-S74 Chedikulam-618,620 Chenyapathiyoor-200 Chirathura-498 Bharana nganam--228 Cheenathra-164 Cheriyazheekal-94 Chlravummuttam-;'88 Bharanikavu-84, 98. 110, Cheeramkanna Muttath-264 Cherkabe-544 Chrthali-496 118,132 Cheeramkavu-122 Cherplachery -484 Chithara -130 Bharathannur-52 Cheerankulam -420 Cherpu-440 Chittadeeswaram-I06 Bheemapally-14 Chelad-378 Cherpunkal-234 Chittangur-416 Bhuvaneswaram--76 Chelakkara -41 0 Cherukole-66, 68 Chittar-226 Bismavally--218 Chelamattam - 3 30 Cherukovil-526 Chittari--524, 560, 562 Bombrana-542 Chellamangalam-26 Cherukulathur-524 Chittattukara -444 Brahmakulam-444 Chellanam-368, 370 Cherukumambra-500 Chittur-348, 350, 502 Brahmapuram-2S0 Chellangode-54 Cherukunnam-88 Chittu! konam-22 Bramamangalam-242 Chellangy-52 Cherukunnath-208 Chittur-Thathamangalam-502- Budhannur-186 Chelura -602. 604 Cherukunnu-S 96, 598 Chola~98 Budi--544 " ChelukunD-U-446 Chef umangadcheri -I 20 Cholakkalkavu-532 Chelur kavu -450 Cherumattapuzha--350, 352 Cl::olinarayanapuram-148 C' Chemanthatta --418 Cherumkulangara-452, 492 Choolanur-494 Chembathra-432 Cherumukhom-212 Choolissery-426 C.llicut-516 ChembJlode-606 Cherunodekunnel-340 ChooJiyar- 556 Cannanore--592 Chembrakulam-492 ChelupaIlikavu-298 Choondal--422 Chadayamangalam--J 28 Chembuthara-442 Cherupo~aka-- 120 Choondalpara - 422 Chadayankulanga ra -41 0 Chemepi-566,5£8 Cherutbana--190 ,., ChQondickal- 46 Chakampanal-294 Chemgam-396 Cheruthazham-594 Ch~orakavu - 262 Chakkankary-154 Chemmalmattom-238 Cheruthery-34 .' Cb orakottu -438 Chakkankulangara-354 Chemmanad-340,342 Cheruthurllthi-406 Ch orakode - 240 Chakkarakadavu-364 Chemmarathur-508 Cheruvakkal-28 Charode - 50 8 Chakkiveli --140 Chemmaruthankadu-44 Cher uvalloor-· 186 Cbohanikara:__ 3S8 Chalad--592 Chemmaruthy-2 CheruvaIl) -280, 286, 300 (:hoMayil- 2 Chalai-204,604 Chemmookkavu-616 CheruvaJly Kavu-156 Cho~alJur-420 Chalakkal-428 CheffiDad-548 Cheru\andoor-260 Chcwllnnu r - 416 Chalakudy--452 Chempatika-550 Cheruvannur--512 Chowgbat - 442, 444 Chalawara --484 Chempu-24 0, 242 Cheruvayur-5-31, ' __ Chow~'ara-326, 328 Chalikath-l02 Chenappadl-298 Cheruvilankal-l02 ChuduvaJathur-482 Chalikkarattom-344 Chengalam-264. 276 Cheruvodukunnath-S12 Chulli~po(lr- S4 Chalisseri -480 Chengalathukavu -273 Chethekkah-62,89 Chuna'ka~ra - 170 Chamakala-236.260 Chengalayi-S86 Chethi.code-360 Chunangainveli - 31 % Chamakkavu-186 Chengallur-456 Chettalickal-324 Chunangi-'~02 Chammanad-142 Chengamanad-326 Chettikulangara-2

D Elambalakkat..;_ 396 Eravimangalam - 432 Irimbranellur-446 Elamballiyur-108 Eraviperoor-174,176 IringalappiUy - 464 Desamangalam-406 Elambally-268 Eravipuram - 110 lrinjalakuda -- 450, 452 Devamangalam -448 Elamkalamvayal-116 Erinjikal- 598 Iriveri-606 Devaswaram-44 Elamkavu-2S. 154, 250, 252 Ernakulam-346, 348 Iriya-562 Devikulangara -200 Elamkulam-266 , Erumakuzhi-212 Iro<>para-24 Dbarmadom-610 Elamkunnathu-29b Erumapra - 230 Irumanathur-628 Doruntbavan Elampulingal-12,14 Erumbazhikunnu -136 Irumpa-56 Ayiravallikunnu -1 0 Elamthottom - -228 Erumeli - 302 lrunnalamkodu-410 Elamthur-374 Eruthddickal-38 Iruvikonam-40 Eruva-200 E EJanaj-422 Itbala-62 EJangamangalam~88 Eruvassi - 586 Jtbangole-330 East Eleri-566 Elangavam - 378 Eruvatti-612 Ithithanam-288 lirveeswaram-276 Echillam-622 Elan~avattam-80 Ittiva-130 Edanattuthara-278 Elangunnapuzha-364, 366 Ettamachar-476 Iyyad-S14 Edackadam-124 Elanji-386. 388 Ettumanoor-260 Edackidam-126 Elan;imel-182 Evoor-196 K Edackottu-124 Blankam-42 EyyaJ-416 l(aadakkad-202,214 Edacode-8, 10 Elankavu-294 Ezhakkad -486 l(adakkal-128 Edakandilakavu-518 Elanthcor-70 EZhamkulam-88 Kadakkavoor-4, 6, lO Edakathu-196 Elappara-302,304 Ezballoor-394 Kadalundi-524 Edakkad--516, 604, 605 ElappuIly-490 Ezhukone--122.124 KadamakudY-348 Ezhumattoor-170 Edakkattuvayal-360 Elathur-514 Kadampanad-86, 88 Ezhupunna Thekku-142 Edakkayil-Sl2 Elavally-444, 446 Kadamattam - 342 Edakolathur-426 E1avancberry-S06 Kadamuri-288 Edakulam-426 Elavanthitta-188 F Kadanad-224,610 Edakulangara-94 Elavoor-326,618 Fort Cochin--366 Kadanchira-282 Edakunnam-318 Elayavoor-602 Kadangodu-406 Edakunni-442 Elettil-520 G KadannakudY--274 Edalappilly-458 Elikulam-266 KaJannappalIi-594 Edamaratherit --200 Elakkallu- 216 Ganesagiri--482 Kadappanamoodu -48 Edamaruku-230, 400 EJlumpuram-230 Gnandupara - 266 Kadappilamattom-23 4- Edamattom-236 Elluvilayal-8 Gosada-548 Kadapra-174 Gothuruth--312 Edampadam-314 Eleor-316 K3dathi-380 Govindapuram--144 Edamulackal-] 36 Enadimadathil-240 Kadavallur-404 Gurujuhanandapuram-29} Edanad-328 Enadi Makkathu-242 Kadavathu--594 Guruvayur - 442,444 Ejannur-546 Enadimangalam-92 Kadavil-142 Edapatta-474 Enarrmavu-446 Kadavoor-380 Edappadi-228 J Enanalloor-3S0 H Kadavupuzha-62 Edappally-344,34 .444 Enathu-88 Haripad-190 Kadikad--476 Edappnnghazhy-140 Engandiyur-448 Harithripurakulangara - 2 Kadinamkulam--] 2 Edappara-68. 584 Enkakad-412 Herool-540, 542 Kadinjimoola-554 Edasseril-2CO Enma~aje-542 Kddirur-626 Edathala-316 Enna1Edathirinji-454 Eram~la-508 Idakkunnam-298 Kaduthuruthy-248,250- Edathitta-74' Eramjlllikara-178 Idiakulaogara-308 Kaikulangara-406 Edathura-182 Erarr.alloor-314 Idipidikkode-28 Kailasapuram-198 Edavaoakad-364 Enth~yar-304 Inchakadu-118 Kainakary-: 54, 158 Edaveli-618 Eramam-576 Incha vila -11 0 Kaimkkara-372 Edavilanga -448 Erampayam - 244 Inchoor-378 Kaipamangalam-448 Edavoor-337 Eranellur-422 Injelikavu-232 Kaipparamba-424 Edavur-618 Eranholi - 612 Irambamon-204 Kaipattoor-78,362 Edayar-390 Eranthinkeezhil-626 Iranavu - 600 Kaipuzha-260,262 Edayazhathrikka -258 Erath-82 Iranikulath-142 Kairady-506 Edayil-568 Erathucherry-116 lranimuttam-28, 30 Kaithakode-122 Edayur-530 Erattukulangara-194 Irapunnathu -334 Kaitbode-136 Eerayil-198 Era,va-434 Irattakulangara - 262 KakeJchat-576 EJakkad-234 Ervamkara - 206 Iravao-80 Kakkadavatha-S88 Elamannur-92 Ervathkandi - S 10 Irayamcode-56 Kakkadu-64 E1amba-8 Eravattaparapathy-502. 504 Irayaoicode - 56 l(akkanad-350, 352 ElambaI-134 Eravattur-S12 Jrikkur-588 Kakkanattukavu-380 631 INDEX OF PLACES

Kakkattu-404 Kalpakancherry-528 Kannamkulangara -96 Karu vanthala - 446 Kakkayur-504 Kalpathy-486 Kannampuzha-452 Karuvatta-194 lCakkazhann--154 Kalpatta-534,536 Kantakadavu-368 Karuvattakulangara-194 Kakkinikad-234 Kalthotty-220 Kantalankavu-98 KaruveIil-122,124 Kakkoor--384 Kambrath-514 Kantamangalam-J 44 Karthiayanipuram-210 Kakkottukavu--488 Kamukinkode-38 KantbalJoor-218 Karthigappally-196· Kakkulissery-468, 470 Kanakamala-458 Kappally Palayat-S08 Kasaragod-538, 540 Kakoth--606 Kanakakunnu--138 Kapparatty-612 Kasratha-51O Kakulangara--590 Kanakathur--S48 Kappiangad-480 Katayikonam-8 Kalackal-112 Kanakkode-48 Karackal--l72 Katcherikadavu-618 Kalady--468 Kanayankavayal-304 Karackathi-180 Kathukade-148 t::.alaketty--238 Kanayannur--358,606 Karakkad-456 Kattachackonam-l~ KalannaJa--88 Kanaykode-362 Karakkulam-56 Kattakada-36 Kalannpoor--380 Kandal1oor-198 Karakkunnu-616 Kattal-36 Karamucku-436 Kalanad-550 Kandanad--348,358 Kattambalam-488 Karappilly - 448 Kalandoor--90 Kandanamkadavu-436 Kattampack-248 Karavalloor-134 Kalangat--550 Kandanissery-420 Kattanam-208 KaravelJii-140 Kalappatty--496 Kandankary-160 Kattappana-220 Karayakkattu-530 Kalarikkal--522 Kandankulangara-148 Kattapuram-164 Karettu-IO Kalarivathukkal--lI0, 590 Kandappanthody-534 Kattayikonam-8 Kariad-626 Kattikunnu-240 Kalathukadavu--230 Kandiyoor-200 Kariattukara-430 Kattil-96 Kalava)al-128 Kandodam-580 Kangazha-294,296 Kariavattom-26 Kattilkavu-410 Kalavoor--152 Kanhangad-552, 554 Karichal-J 92 Kalayamkulangara-190 Kattoor-66,68,152 Kanhirangad- 580 Karickal-122 Kattukulam-482 Kalayan Thanni - 402 Kanhirode-588, 590 Karikad-414 Kalayapurann-116, 118 Kattusseri-498 Kanichukulangara-146 Karikal-120 Kattuvallil-192 Kaleekkassery-200 Kanimanga)am--434 Karikamala-168 Kattuvally-206 Kaleswarann-32 Kaniyarcode-408 Karikkad--532 Kattuthilath-312 Kalikavu-232,526 Kanjampazhanji -40 Karikode-244, 396 Katukukke-544 Kalikkakunnu-466 Kanjani-436 Karikulam-298 Kavakadu-380 Kalikkam-;:528 Kanjar-402 Karimannoor--394, 395 Kavalam-156 Kalikulangara-308 Kanjarathu-8 Karimbihl-192 Kavalayil-130 Ka1iyanthra-618 Kanjarod-l06 Karimkunnam-398 Kavarattu -194 Kaliyar-394 Kanjikuzhi -148 Karimpanakkai- 72 Kavid-444 Kajiyarcode-412 Kanjoor-328 Karimuttam-190 Kavidam-68 Kaliyath-508 Kanjirakattu-372 Karinad-342 Kavil-286.426 Kaliyattakavu-528 Kanjirakode-l06 KarinalIur-t08 Kavilakad-420 Kaliyur-540 Kanjlramattam-266,396 Karingachira-356 Kavilkunnu -- 288 Kalkunnel-374 Karingottukari-618 Kanjirampara-32 I Kavilpadikal-196 Kallada -454 KanjirappaJly-296, 298 Karinkappara-528 i Kaviyoor-166 Karingadam -458 Kalladicode--474 Kanjirappilly -466 \Kavucode-480 Kallar-220, 564 Kanjirath:wam -258 Karingannoor- 128 l{avuml;1hagam-170. 172 Kallara-4S,50, 258 Kanjlrathumvila-114 Karinkulangara- 276 lKallettumkara-458 . Kannankad-S78 K~yanna- 514 Kalliasseri-598, 600 Kannankattu - 578 Karithra~2~8 Kayapayil-486 Kallil-334 Kannankavu--480 Karivellur-570. 572 Kayyoor-228 Kallimal-206, 201.1 Kannankulangara-308 Kariyam-28 Kaz\lakoQttom-24 Kal1ingal-530 KannanurpaUo)a--498 Karmala-76 Kazltakoottom- Kallisseri-178 Kannapuram-598 Karnattukavu-382 Menamkulam-24 Kallode-512 Kannattukudi-IOO Karoor-226,464 Kazhipram-330 Kallooppara-170 Kannetty-98 Karoopadanna-462 K_ D. HiIIs-216 Kalloor-2IO, 348, 394 Kanniambrom--484 Karottu-312 Keechal-282 Kallumala~128 Kannikuiangara-462 Karukattur-302 Keecheri-620 Kallumpuram-406 Kanniparamba-524 Karukka -400 Keekozhoor-66 Kallur-452, 488 Karukutty-320 Kannamangalam-206 Keeppally-618.620 Kallurtbekkummuri-470 Kannambally-84 Karumkuiam-40 Kalluvathukkal-116 Kannambra-SOO KarunagappaiZY-94. 96 Keerampara-374.376 Kallyathara-186 Kannamkara-158 Karunasseri-326 Keerikad-198 Kalnad-548 Kannamkattu-574 Karuvannur-442 Keerikunnumnnel- 622

638 INDEX OF PLACES

Keethol- 554 Kodikulam-394 Koovappadi-614 Kozhippilly-392 Keezhadoor - 470 Kodinchirakavu -414 Koovappa)Jy-2518 Koz'llssery-96 Keezhallur-608,610 Kodiyat-414 Kooveri-582 Kozhithatta-612 Keezhanthoor - 218 Kodoth-564 Korangath-526 Kozhukully-434 Keezhillam - 334 Kodumba - 488, 490 Koraokulaogara-512 KozhukkalIur-512 Keezhkkambu- 2!8 Kodumon-90 r Koratty- 470 Kozhuvanal-234 Keezhmad - 316 Kodungalloor-450 Korayangad--510 Krariyeli-334 KeezhooT - 246 Kodungur-294 Koruvil-522 Krisnnapuram-92.15& Keezhperoor-4 Kodunthara -72 Kothe-ri-610 Krodhavath-274 Keezhthonnakkal- 22 Kodunthirapully:""'488 Kothodu-348 Kudamaloor-276 Keezhuvankulam - 234 Kodupayur-416 Kothakulangara-284, 320. Kudayattukara-70 Keleswaram-6 Koduvally-522 322.324 Kudayathur- 402 KeJoth-514,562 Koduvayur-S02 Kothda-270 Kudikkottu-126 Kenneswaram - 420 Ko'duvazhannur - 8 Kotnamangalam-318. S1G Kudlu--546 KeraJamangaJam - 26 Koduveh - 394 Kothanalloor-260 Ku jukkachira-226 Keraleswarllpuram - 352 Koipuram-176 Kothapurath-406 Kudumbottukonam-42 Koivila - 102 Kerambanad - 480 I' KottachaIil-510 Kuduvalangara-572 Kokkanisseri-578 Kettekkunnu - 116 ,i Ko'tacheri-552 Kudamkoodal-544 Kokkllothumrnankavu -516 Kottai-492 Khilar-560 I Kulakada-116 Kokkothamangalam-146 Kidaugamparamba-154 Kottakad - 428 Kulamkara-590 Kidaogayil- 134 i Kokkulaogar .-432. Kf'ttakavu- 480 Kulanada-188 Kidangoor -158, 234, ~22 Kolacheri - 5.:;6 Kottakkal-534 Kulangara-112,448 Kolani-396 Kottakonam-32 Ku]angarakavu-168 Kidur-~40 ' Kolathukara-12 Kilannur - 430 Kottalikavu-602 KuJaogarakooam-34 Kolayad-626 KottamkuJangara-508 Kulangarayidathkavu-518 Kilirur-278 Kolazhi-430 Kilithattil- 22 Kottancheri - 58 4 Kulappuraka vu - 322 Kolencheri-342 Kottancherikavu-602 Kulasekharamangalam'-254 Kiliyoor-48 Kollakadavu-186 Killimangalam-408 Kottanenur-464 Kulasekharanellur-120 KolJangode-S05 Kottangal-168, 170, 198 Kulasekharapuram-94,24& Kinalur-514 Kollapuzha- 400 Kinanur-566 Kottankara-lC8 Kulathlkandam-230, 232 Kolh,puzhakavu-396 Kottappadi-536 Kinathd-568 Kulathinkal-80 Kolla}il-44,46 Kottapuram-412, 450, 556 Kmavakkal-E 14 Kulathoor-26,40 Kol'ode-36 Kottarakara-l06, 120 Kizhakkdmbalam-338, 340 KuJathumrnal-36, 38 Komaramchlra-456 Kottaram-356 Kulathupuzha-132. Kizhakkancherry-488, S{)O, S02 Kombadickal-38 Kottayam-260, 412,614,616 Kulathur-168 K zhakkedath-268 Konchlravila- 30 Kottekkattuka vil-408 Kummanode-338 Kizhakhkkandi-- 608 Kondazhi-408 Kottil-462 Kumarakcrn --276 Kizhakkekottaram-144! KOTidevoor-540 ! Kottlppara -406 Kumaramchlra-84 Kizhakke Therutu-120 Kondoor-2 38 ' KottJorambalam-57 2 Kumaramangalam-394,544 K izhakkevila -124 Ko'ndotty- 534 Kottopoyilil-524 Kumaramperoor-64 Kizhakkoth - 520 \ Kongad-486 Kottukad-310 Kizhakkumbhagom, 3: S, Kumaranalloor- 272 Konjira-446 Kottukal-32, 34 Kl·marapurarn-194, 196, 344- Kizhakkummuri-470, 4~2 Konkl nichyakkam-578 Kottukattu-98 Kumathukavu-520 Kizhakombukavu-388 Konnappara-76 Kottumala-568 Kumbalam-356, 358 Klzhapirayar-236 I , Kpnni--78, 80 Kottumatam-334 Kumbalanghy-368 Kizhuparamba - 530 / KOnoithazham-74, 76 Kottummel-25 ~ Kumbazha-74 Kochanaklllangara-148 I ~oojal-90, 92 Kottuli-522 Kumbdaje-548 Kocharkulangara-192 Koodalappad - 332 Kottuvally-3J4 Kumbla-538 Kochera-222 ~00Ja1i-608 Kottuve'i - 148 Kumily-40 Kochukoor ambaikulam-t 10 Ko.) laUur-234, 564 Kovilloor-46 KumurkumpraYJr-170 Kochllmandakat-114 Koodathayi-90 Kovurputhali-612 Kunc!1ithanny-220 Kochuveli-18 Koola manikaran-502 Koyambrathukavu -518 Kundalasscry- 486, 488 Kodakapalathu - 298 Koolome-5c6 KoyappalJy-208 Kundara-l06 Kodakkaparambil-462 Koonambaikulam-ll0 Koyathidil-57 2 Kundayam-132 Kodakara-458 Koonathara-484 Koyikkal-86 Kundillath-528 Kodanad-332 Koonayilkavu-22 Koyyodu-606 Kunhimangalam-592, 594- Kodannur-438 Kooropada-268.270 Kozhikanam-302 Kuninji-398 Kcdassery-466 Koorthamala-176 Kozhikkattil-462 Kunisseri - 5 02 Kodavalam -562 K( otlala-434 Kozhikkulangara-4~2 Kuniyare-4'48 Koday"oT-5,,0 Koottar-220 Kozhimamparambu-406 Kunnackal-382 Kodayur-406 Koo:tikal- 304 Kozhimukku-162 Kuonakkattuvelil-240 Kodirmma-542 Koothattukulam-388, 390 KOLniparar-S04 Kunnam-62, 206, 208, 23() Kodibail-540 Koothummel-156 ' Kozhiparambil-448 Kunoamangalam-522 639 INDmC OF PLACES

Kunnambilly-64 Kuttichira - 444 Malappattam-588 Maniyampally-140 KUDnarubrath-414 K uttikavu -5 44 Ma1appuram-534 Maniyur-508 Kunnamkulam-404 K uttikkattu -160, 280 Malayalapuzha-74 Manjakala-132 Kunnapally-244 Kuttikattilkavu-532 Malayattur- 328 Manjalloor-394 Kunnasseril-248 Kuttipram-508 MaJayi]-236 Manjanad-52 Kunnathadathil- 524 Kuttiyil-84 Malayinkeezh-3 Manjappara - 54 Kunnatbanam-166 Kuttur-428,576 MaJi-222 Manjapra-322 Kunnatheru - 516 Kuttykulangara-200 Malikuddenar-538 Manjapuzba -130 KunDatholy-310 Kuzhikattumoola-352 MaJlappaJly-166, 168 Manjeshwar-538 Kunnathu--22, 388, 590 Kuzhikattussery-464 Ma lIapuzhas'seri -68 Manjinakara-72 Kunnathukal-46,48 Kuzhikkoottirikavu-480 MalIiyot - 592 Manjoor-258,260 Kunnathumkara-432 Kuzhippally-162 Malorkavu-422 Manjummel-316 Kunnathunad-340 Kuzhithode-220 Malumel-94 Mankuzhi-2IO,230 Kunnathut-86 Kuznithura Chalil-128 Malurkavu-292 Mannackan~d-224,226 Kunnel-316 Kuzhiveli-344 Mamangalam-346 Mannalel-262 Kunnikkode-132, 134 Kuz".00r-468,470 Marr anikunnu-588 Mannambhagam - 70 Kunnoth--618 Kuzhupilly-364 Mamathhanvila-44 MannambulIy--492 Kunnuvila-28 Kuzhur-364 Mammalassery-386 Mannanam - 214 Kunnummam-162 Mammazhikonnath-8 MannancherrY-152 Mammodu-290 Mannanikulam-l12 Kunnumel-610 L Kunnuvazhy--328 Mampal1Y-lO M annarapara - 258 Kuntankuzhy-550 Laikad-286 Mampilavil-'i6 Mannarkkottu - 152 Kuravanthatta - 580 Lakkattoor-70 Mampuzha-l08 Ma nnarkonam - 8 Kuravilangad-232 Lakkidi-484 Manacherry-366 MannarsaJa-190 Kurattissery-184 Lakshminada-104 Manakad-300, 396 Mannath - 520 Kurichikal-194 Lalam-226, 228 Manakal-26 Mannathoor - 384 Kurichithanam-224, L26 Lokamaleswaram-450 Manakkattu-210 Mannayahat - 474 Kurichy-288 Lokanarkavu -508 Manakkunnam-358 Mannikothu - 512 KurimiI1ikavu-520 Manakodam-142 Mannila-290 Kurinji-224.578 Manakcde-434 ~annookunnarn--384 KUrinni,342 M Manalady-158, 160 Mannoorkara--58, 60 Mannoorkunnu-244 Kurukkasseril- 94 Machad-422 ManaIil- 108 Mannukunnu - 244 Kurumbakklua-92 Machery - 602 Manalur-436 Mannurkavu-l02 Kurumbal-42 Madakulangara-598 Mar>antheri-622 Mannutby - 432 Kurumpandam-290, '292 i\Iadamom-64 Manarcad-270 Kurumpilavu-440 Madappadu--268 Manari-372 Manthuka -188 Kurungazha-I76 Madappaily-290, 292 Mapathana-628 Manuvettam - 258 Kurunnilakkal-312 Madappallyka vu-170 Manathoor-22 Mapranam- 456 Kurupp:mthukatt,l-4 64 Mada ppur ackal-620 Manayi-206 Maradu-356 Kuruppumpadi-334 Madapura-582 Mancombu-156 Marady-382, 384 Kurusalamattom-394 Madathlf-158 Mandam-308 M~rakkathiri-532 Kuruthan'coje-38 Madathingal-152 - Manced-386 Marala-398 Kuruthickal-196 Madathmkd-570 Manera-446 Maralad-500 Kuruvangad-514 Madathumkara-152 Mangad-414 Maramangalam-3 76 Kuruvattoor- 518 Madathump ldickal- 578 Mar.gadukavu - 4! 2 , Maramuttathu - 510 Kuruveli-574 Madavoor-2 Mangalam-498 \Marancheri- 476 Kuruvilasseri-468 Madayi-:94. 596 M angalasseri -472 '~arangattupally -224,234 Kuruvinal-236 Madayikonam-454, 456 Mangalathu-110 Marangoli-246 Karuvippara-298 Madhavath-274 Mangambt am:_620 M;ararikulam--146, 152 Kuryodu-42 Maoikai-566 Manganam-272 Ml;lrarilhottam -94 Kusamuttam-12 Madikodu-442 Mangattu - 248 Maptha1akara-164 Kuthiranmala-442 Maduraveli-2 SO Mannadakam-564 Maruyoor--216,218 Kuthira\ ettam-188 Mabadevamangalam-482 Manhalur-498 Mari~-39U r Mariappally-278, 280 Kuthuparambu-622, 624 Mailadumpara-400 Manhap a-500 Kuttamam-40 MailappaIly-26 Mariamkulam-~30 Marik'unnu - 536 Kuttaman'galam·- 376 MaithanY-614 Manickal-52 Mariv~til- 5 2 ( Kuttamathponmala-566 Makaliyam-356 Manickamangalam - 328 Mariyanganam-230 Kuttanadu - 136 Makkamkunnu_'n Manikantapuram-288 Marukil-38 KuttaneHur-432 Makkaramkottah-562 Manimala-302 I Marutha Manapathy-126 Kuttayatt-594 Makreri -606 Manimangalam-192 Marutha Road--488 ' Kutteri-580 Mala-468 Manipuzha-l72 Maruthoorkulangara-96 Kuttichal-58 Malamel-136 Manithara-426 Maruthummodu-26 640 INOOX OF PLACES

Maruthur-266 Mezhumthu[utbei-l06 ~ulavukad-352, 354 Mylapra-74 ~arayapuram-42 Mezhuveli-188. 190 Mulinja - 540 Mylom-116,118 Mynagapally-l02 ~arygiri - 390 ~ina!ur-422 Muliyar-548 Marykulam-220 Minja-540 Mullakkal--150. 412 Mullekara -432 Mary!and-224 Minnamthottil- 96 N Mithani-534 ~ulliringattu-394 ~atathumpadi-72 Nadamel-354,356 Mathamangalam-S76 Mithrummala"'!"'48 M ullurkara -41 0 Nadathara-432 Mathira-l 30 Miyyannoor-114 Mulluvila-40 Nadavarambu-460 Mathoor-160 Mlamala-306 Mundakal Edam-524 Nadukani-376 Mathur-414, 492 Mlappara-3d6 Mundakkal-52 Nadukkara-370 Mogral-542 i Mundakkavu - 488 Matil-456 Naduvathucherry-lOO ~attakkara-266 Molakeetil-572 Mundakkayam-29S, 300 MoJoth-590 Mundalloor-606 Naduvil-582 Mattam-228 Naduvilakara-l02 Mattancherry- 362 Monippally-224 Mundamuka-480, 482 Monkumbukavu--400 Mundamvely- 368 Naduvilla-25S Mattathur-458 Nagakulangara-488 Mattom-206, 420 Moodambail-540 Mundankal- 226, 228 Mookamkurinjt-318 Mundany-60 Nagampadam-272 Mattool-596, 598 Nagapuzha-394 Mookkannur-318,320 Mundapuzha -66 Mattoor-328 Nagaroor-6 Mookkattu-104 Mundathanam-294, 296 ~attucad-218 Nagathadath-602 Mavelikkara-200. 202 Mookotha-610 Mundathicode-422 Mundavoor-382 Nallepilly-5U2 Mavelikonam-6 ' Moolaboundar-130 Nallila -114 Mundayad-602 Mavila-134 Moolankode-502 Nalukulangara-142 Mundia-566 Mavilangil-280 Moolavattom-280 Nambyakkal- 28 Mundiyamthara-414 Mavveri-614 Moongode-2 Nandikara-454 Mooniyur-528"" Mundur-424,426 Mayanganalikal-530 Nandipuram-456, 458 Moonnadathu-270 Munduvilakom-6 Mayannur-406.408 Nangiarkulangara-194 Maypurom-44 Moorkanad-454 Munnithra-412 Naniyoor-586 Mayyanadu -114 Moorkanikara-434 Munnoor-126 Nanminda-516. 518 Mayyathumkara-84 Moorrottil- 102 Munnoorkavu -126 Nannad-178 Mazhoor-S82 Moothadathukavu-256 Munro Island-I06 Nannamukku - 480 Mazhuvannoor - 342, 344 Moothakunnam-310 Mupliyam-458 Nannoor-166 Meechery-522 ~cothedam-356 Muppainad-536 Narakathara-158 Meenachil-236 Moovalankuzhy-558 Muppilad-594 Naranganam -72 Meenadam-284, 286 Moozhtkulam-326 Muppilottu-566 Narath-6()O, 602 Meenadu-1l4,116 MoozhikuJangat a-262 ~urani-168 Narayanankulangara -464 Meenkulam-576 Moozhoor-264 Muringamangalam-78 Narayannoor-580 Meenkunnam - 382 Morazha-584 ~uringur Thekkummuri-470 Nariyapuram-78 Meethal-558 Mubarak-540 Muriyad-46'} Narkolam-562 Mekkattu-156 Muchilotkavu-600,602 Mutanattukavu-378 Naruthiyamkottam-578 MekkolJa-44 Mu~htlottu-580 Mutathumannu-168 Nattakom-278, 280,282 Meladi-S to Mudagramam-564 Mutbalakodam-396 Nattassery-272, 274 - Meladoor-470 \, Mudakkal-lO Muthana-2 Nattathil--280 Melangottu-S52 Mudhuwara-428 Muthayil-130 Nattukani-58 Me!aparambu-550 Mudiyara-376 Muthireri-628 Navaikulam-2 Melathu-12 : Mudiyoorkonam-212 Mutholapuram-386,388 Xayarambalam-364 Me!ekavu-422 MudupuUy - 492 MUlholy-234, 236 Nayathodu-324 Melekurisu-342 Muhamma-146 MUlhrada-496 Nazarath- 520 ~elmuri-530 Mukhathala -112 M uthuka ttukara - 21 2 Nechoor-380 Melparambath-254 Mukkalavattam-146 Muthukulam-198 Neelambra -532 Melthonnakkal-22 ~ukkattukara-432 ~uthukulangara- 208, 274 Neelamperoor-158 Melukayu-228,230 Mukkuvasthanam-554 Muthu\unnel-290 Neendakara-lOO Melur-466, 468 Mukoottil-562 ~uttar-164, 561 Neendoor-192,262, 264- Memadangu-392 Mukulam-304 ~uttathura-20 Neerakathala -46 Memunda-508 Mulakulam-244,246 Muttithakam-314 Neervilakom-180 Memuri-384 Mulamkadakom-104 Muttom-138.398 Neezhoor-246, 248 ~enaprom-626 Mulamkunnathukavu-430 Muttuchira-248 Nediakadu-398 Mennala-284 Mulakuzha-ISO, 182 Muttukod-218 Nediyanikal-210 Meppadi-536 Mulampilly-348 Muvattupuzha-370, 372 Nedubhagam-160 Meppayur-512 Mulanthana-80 Muyipoth-51O Nedumallgad-54, 56 Methala-450 MuJanthuruthy-358. 360 Muzhakkunnu-622 Nedumanvila-44 Methottu-554 ~ulavana-l06 Muzhappilangad -606 Nedumavu-268 Mevalloor-242 ~ulavoor-372. 374 Muzhoor-266 Nedumkandam-22 () 641 INDEX OF PLACES

NedumkuI1nam-290,292 Odakali-334 Paingal-438 Pallom-280, 282 Nedumon-28 Odamvally -140 Paingode-462 Pallukal-44 Nedumonkavu-126 Odanavattam-126 Paingottoor-380 Pallur-406 Nedumpana- 112,114 Odangan-558 Painkulam-406 Palluruthy-362, 366, 368 Nedumpara-8,374 OIamattom-396 Paipadu-292 Palodo A-52 Nedumparambath-528 OIadkkara -430 Paipra-372 Palcde B--54 Nedumparambu-50 OIasseri-490 Pakkil-278, 280 Pambanar-304 Nedumpura-410 0lavara-570 Palackal-lOZ Parnpadampara --no Nedumpuram-I72, 174 OJlukkara-432, 434 Palai-240 Pampady-284, 286 Nedumudi-160 0Ilur-430,432 Palakkal-348 Pampakuda-384 Nedungad- 364 Omachapuzha-528 Palakod-126 Pampuruthy-586 Nedungottukonam-34 Omalloor-70, 72 Palakuzha-292,390 Panchikad-282 Neduva-528 Onakkoor-384 Palamel-212 Panachumoodu - 46, 48 Neduvathor-120 Onamkunnukavu-388 Palank!l- 40~ Panakkal-288,616 Nekraje-546 Onamthuruthu-64, :;'62 Palankunnu-558 Panambukad - 352 Nellankara-554 Onanpallil-208 PaJapakulangara -44 Panamukku-434 Nellayi-456 Oochithadam _: 578 Palappetty-476 Panancherry - 442 Nellickal-176 Oolackal-282 Palapra-298 Panangad-514 NeIIikkakkunnu-222 OolankunniI-116 Palapuram - 484 Panangattiri -506 N elhkulangara - 504 Oommanikunnu - 380 Palarivattom-344, 354 PanangavlI-240 Nellikuzhi-374 OonnukaI-376 PaJathuIli-490 Panathadickal-46 Nellikunnu-434 Oorakam-440, 442 PalaviIa-116 Panathacty-564 NeIlimattam-376 Oorakkad-340 Palayad-620 Panathur-564 Nellimoodu -168 Oorakkat-338 Palayakkad -490 PanavaIly-140 Nelliparambil-126 Oorpazhachikavu-604 PaJayannur-412 Panayakkattu-;:578 NeIliyodu-300 Ooruttumandapa-2 Palayi-556 Panayal-558 Nelluwaye-412 Ooruttuparambu-12 Palayur-444 Panayancherry--134 Nemmara-502 Oottuparambu-4 Pa1ghat-486, 556 Panayannarkavu-96 Nemom-20 Orippuram-202 Pali-560 Panayil-212 Nenmani-536 Orkatteri-508 Paliakara-164 Pandakal- 318 Nenmanikara-452 Orumatha - 244 Paliakara Nedumbalil-164 Pandalam-202 Neriyamangalam-376 Ottappalam-482 Palissery-438 Pandanad-182,184 Netherima'ngalam-482 Ottasekharamangalam-48 Pallam-46 Pandankari -1 62 Nettanige-548 Ottoor-2 Pallanchathanure-494 Pandaraparambu - 352 Nettikkunnil-126 Oyolam-552 Pallangady -- 160 Pandavam - 276 Nettissery-432 . Ozhakaroth-598 Paliarimangalam - 208 Pandavankavu--198 Nettithozhuva -222 Ozhappazhi -42 PaUassena - 50-t Pandavarkulangara - 258 , Nettur-3'56 Pallattu - 284 Pandikkad - 534 Neyyanamoola-24 p Pallavoor-504 Pandithitta - 132 Neyyattinkara-32 Palliarakavu-254 Pandiyam-330 Pacha--52 Neyyattusseri-268 Palliakunnu-262 Pandiyanpara-384 Pachallur-30 Nidumboyilkulangara-512 Pallichal-34 Paneekal-564 - Pacheni-572 Nidumbram-626 PallickaI-82, 118 Pang-474 '. PadamparambiI-462 Nilackal-282 Pallikara-556 Pangada-270 Padamukal- 350 Nilakka-64 Palhkere- 558 Pangadakara - 270 Padanayarkulangara - 94 Nilakkamukku-4 Pallikkara- 340. Pang~lkunnu - 52 Padanilam-212 Nilamangalam-568 Palhkunnel-230 Pangappara - 26, 28 Nileshwar-5S4, 556 Padappangadi-580 Pallikunnu-S92 Pangarappilly-412 Nileswaram-308 Padappattu-164 Pallikulangara-164, 172 ' Pangodu-52, 54 Ninnar-296 Padena-556 Palhmanna-404 Pangottu - 120 Nirappel-238 Paderi-524 Pallimattathil-372 Ranichlyam - 334 Pddi__:546 Nithalakavu-424 Pallimon-11-2, 114 Panimoola-22 Njamanakadu-478 Padinjattumuri-410 Pallipad-l n, 194 Paniyarathu-210 Padinjattukavil-242 Njarakkal-362 Palliport-308 Pal'lmana-96,98 Padmjattukavu-276 Njell ur-452 PaJJipuram-22. 24, 142, 144, Panniamkurissi -484 Padinjareve;nbalIur-44'8 Nochad-514 208,362, 363, 438 Panoikode- 342 PadipcJrakal-160 Panniyur-582 Noolpuzha-536 Pallipoyil-604 Noonoopara-lO Padiyur-460 Pantalayini - 510 Pallithodu -618 Noornad-212 Padne-568 Panthalloor - 411') Padre-544 Pallithura-14 Panthottam-584 Paijalam-236 Pallivasal-216 Paracha I (Mangalackal)-36 0 Paika-238,546 Palliyara--608,610 Parakad-434 Ochanthuruth-364 Paikam-546 Palliyarakavu--138, 156,518 Parakal-434 642 INDEX OF PLACES

Parakatt-518 Pattiom-624,626 Perulkottam-576 Ponmada-612 Parakkada\u-324.326 Pattithanam-232 Perumani-338 Ponmundam - 530 Parakkari-22 Pattupurackal-124, 330 Perumankavu-392 Ponnamkulam -44 Parakkool-510 Pattupurakkal t- 386 Perumanoor-248. 346 Ponnamthanam - 398 Parakkottu - 8 Pattuvam-582 Perumatathil-196 Ponnani Nagaram-474 Pardkode-82 Pavaratty-4Pazhayakunnummel-6 Peruthady-564 Poonjar Vadakkekara-240 Parasuvackal-42, 44 Pazhayangadi--150 Peruva-244 Poonjilikavu-152 Para thode-220 Pazhayannur-412 Peruvanam--440 Poonkavil-144 Paravoor-114 Pazhcor__ 372 Peruvani-336 Poonoor-336 Parayakadu -142 Pazhunnana-418 Peruvanthanam-304 Poonthalot-616 Parayarukalam -_ 180 Pazhuthuvally-255 Peruvehl-70 Pconthura-16 Parekkam-400 Pazhuvil-440 Peru~emba-490 Poorv.lthumkadavu-462 Parel-286 Pazhavangadi - 62 Pettummal-614 Poothakot-494 Pareth-198 Pediyattu - 524 Peyad - 34, 36 Poothamkeri-252 Parikkanny-376 Peechanikad-324 PezhakkappaIly-372 Poothathumthara-606 Parippu-276 Peeranoor-46 Pidavllr-132 Poothrikka-342 Pariyaram-282,342. 400,466 Peermade-304, 306 Pilappully - 492 Poovar-40 Parkunnath-600 Pekkavu-126 Pinarayi-610 poovarani-236. 238 Parumasserimannam-500 Pennoor-552 Pindimana-314 Poovathinkeezhil-578 Parur - 308. 158, 480 Perakam--444 Pinmattom-390 Poovathodu - 236 Paruthanpara'--34 . ·Peralam-572,574 Pirappancode - 52 Poovilarkavil-45% Paruthimala-166 Peralassery-606 Piravelil-21 9 Pooyappally-126 Paruthikudamonvilakdm-8 Peramangalam-426 Piravom-372 Porang-474 Paruthipally-60' '. ferambra-458 Piyali-592 POI atbissery-454 Paruthipra-480 Poredam-128 Perayam-l06 Pizhaku-224 Pasuppara-302 Porkavu-380 Perdala-544 Pizhala-348 Pathanad-294 ' : Peringala - 208, 240 Porkulam-414 Pizharickal-528 Poroor-628 Pathanapuram-J 30 Peringalai-604 Plakkottu--124 Pathanamthitta-72,74 ; Peringalloor-270 Porur-414,532 Plappetti-414 Poruv.lzhy- 84 Pathiamkulangara- 402 Peringara--l72 Plassanal-232 Pothanikkad-380 Pathippattukavu-326 Peringassery - 400 Plavanattu-272 Pothundi - 506 Pathirl!kulangara -194 Peringalipuram-184 Plavottu-lO Pottancode-22 Pathiyoor-200 Peringode-486 Poclasseri--146 Pottayil-36,58 356 Pathiyam-468 Peringome-574, 576 Podimattam-296 Pottoorkavu-170 Patinjare Kottaram-144 Peringottukara--440 Podipara - 288 Pottore-426 Pattambi-482 Peringottukurissi -492 Podiyady - 1n Poyya-450 Pattanakad-144 Perinukkara-182 Ponjikara-352 Pattakulangara-524 Poyyi]-614 Periya-628 Pol~r-518 Pattanam-3 J0 Periyambra-396 PolpuJly - 490 Pozhikkara-114 Pattannur - 608 Periyanampetta-482 Ponathusseri - 3 26 Pravithanam-228 Pattathllnam-98, 110 Periyappuram-388 Ponguvila -116 Prayangode- 598 Pa·tathilkavu-l10 Periyar-306 Ponikara - 252 Prayikara-202 Pattazhi-132 Periye-558. 560 Ponkili-536 Pudukad-452 Pattikad-442 Perukkavu-468 Ponkunnam - 300 Pudukkode - 500 643 INDEX OF PLACES

Pudukudi-524 Puthiyakavu-=-98, 202, 300, Sahodaranagar-362 Thaikkavu-252 Puduppadi--520 328,356. 464 Saktheeswaram-14l Thaikoottam-354 Pudusseri-I70, 490 Puthiyakavil-590 Sakthiku)apgara--104,210 Thaiparambil-4-!4 Pulapetta-482 Puthiyappa- 514 Sankarappilly-398 Thakaramkunnathu-460 Puhmath-l0 Puthiyara-522,566 Sankarapuram-416 Thakazhy-160 Pulimkiatta-302 Puthiyidam-] 14 Santhanpara--218 Thalakattu-420 Pulimukhathu-182 Puthiyod3m-328,620 Santhikad-392 Thalakkad-530 Pulincunnu -156 Puthoor-286, 572 Sarkara-6 Thalakkalayi-548 Pulingoli -- 612 Puthruka-432 Sarkara Chirayfnkil-6 Thalakkod - 376 Pulingott u-58 Puthc:kad-78 Sasthakulam--256 Thalakottukara -418 Pulinkara-466 Puthukavu-458 Sasthamangalam-98 Thalamunda - 588 Puliyannool kkadu-266 Puthukkary-J 62 Sasthamcotta - 84, 86 ThaJappaJam-230, 232 Pu'iyiJa-1I2,114 Puthukulangara-156,274 Sasthamkal-146 Thllapperuma-522 Puliyoor-182 Puthuitunnu-26 Sasthampara --398 ThalappiIly-416 Pullampada-192 Puthupara-336 Saya-542 ThJlathotta-192 PuIJampara-50 Puthuparambu-162 Shariyikkal-474 Tralavady-162 Pullamplavil-160 Puthuppally-200. '-82, 284 Shertalai-138 Thala voor-I32 Pul1amvilakom-IO Puthur-1l6, 424 Shertalai North - t 44 ThalayaI- 38 Pullancherry-624 Puthuruthy - 418 Shertalai Scuth-146 Thalayanmalottu - 38 Pul1anur-534 Puthusseri -82 Slvagiri-2 ThaJayannakat -482 Pulliattukavu- 518 Puthusseril-196 Sivamangalam-124 Thalayazham-258 Pulllkkavu-160 Puthussery-228,290 Sobhaparambu-526 Thalayil-52 Pullothuparambu-362 Puthuvdy-222 Sooramd-82, 184 Thalayolaparambu-250, 252 Pullur-460,562 Puthuvila -204 Sorapurai-502 254 PuJJurkuJangara-198 Puttattumgara - 5 20 Soude-368 Thalickal-118 PuJ1uvila-38 Puttingal-114 South Marady-382, 384 ThaIikkal- 408 Pulpatta-532, 534 PuUul=urackaI-352 Sreedharamangalam-;-452 Thalikunnu-388 Pulumon-1l2 Puzhakara-572 Srcekaitharapuram - 264 Thaliyararamba-l40 Pummattam-282 Puzh3.kkaI-428 SreekandamangaIam-264 ThaIiyil-22. 248, 260. 554 Punac~ode- 58 PuzhaIi-600 SreekaT'dapuram-588 Thamanakadu-406 Punalu~-132 Puzhathi-59! Sreekanteswaram-140 Thamarakudi -118 Punayam....-334 Sreekaryam-,6 ThamarakuIam-210 PUf darikapuram-252 Q Sreekumaramangalapuram - 256 Thamarasseri-520 Sreemanak ulaogara -514 Thammanam-354 Punikkole-612 Quadaruya-510 Sreemankulangara-184 Thanamkunnu-396 Punjar-410 Quilon-l04 Punnakad-374,376 Sreenarayanapuram-138, 148. Thanchangad-492 154,434 Punnakunnathus~en -160 R Thangalur-426 Sreenarayaneswarapuram-256 Thanipuzhur-330 Punnamthottam-68 Rajakat--2I8 Punnapra-154 Siee Panakattody -100 Thannirmukkom-146, 148 Rajakumari-218 Sree PazhaT'janur-524 Thaonithodu-74 Punnathu-24 Rajapuram-564 Punnathura -264 Sree Pokkulangara-502 Thanniyam-440 Rakad-382 ' Sree VarakkaI-516 Thanniyil-112 Punnayurkulam-480 Raloorkavu--6 Punnoorkode-340 S. Trikaripur-568. 570 Tharackal-456 Ramamangalam-384,386 Sunkadakkatti-540 Th',rakumithel-620 "unthala-186 Ramangaldm--372 Swarnakavu-408 Tharamelidom-274 Purackattukara - 428 Ramankary-158, 160 purakad-336 , Thatamkulangara-444 Ramankulangara--308 T Thatchappally-22 Purarpally- 314 Ramanthali-580 Puranattukara-430 Thalapuzha-628 Thathiyoor-350 Ramapuram-64, 198.222. Taliparamba - 570 'Tha ttarambalam -206 Purapuzha-396, 398 224,324.576 Puravappara-396 Tarur-494 'l:hattekkathu-376 Ramaseerithara-490 Tattampally-150 'I1,laUupurackal-194 Purayattikulam-326 Rameswaram-362 Tavinhal-628 Tllavam-596 Purbalakkadu-494 Randamchira--26 Tekkil-550 Thavanurkavu-84 Puthalatha-522 Randar-370 TellIcherry - 608 'Ihavidissery-57~ Puthankattil-448 Ranni--64, 66 Timiri-568 Thavuyiyat-580 Puthenkavu--178,342 Raroth-520 TimLlri-576 Thayakavu-422 Puthenkurisu - 342 Ravipuram--346 Tirur-530 'Ihayamkulangara-440 Puthenpally-3l4 Rayamangalam-334 Thachirikkal-30! Thazhathu -120 Puthanpeedika-436, 438 Rayirimaogalam--526 Thadickadu-134 ' Thazhakkara-206, 208 Puthenvelikara - 312 Rayonpuram-330 Thadikkadavu-576 Thazhakkad-464 Puthethukavu-382 Thadipudi-416 Thazhamil-134 Puthiakavu-276,308 S Thaikal- 144 Thazhampally-6 Puthirikkadam- 500 Sabarimala-64, 306 Thaikkattusseri - 140, 142 Thazhathangady-260 644 INDEX OF PLACES

Thazhoor-70 Thit uvalamthuruthy-172 Thnkkalathoor-344, 372, 374 Udayan:;puram-254 Thechikottukavu - 426 ThiruvaTatbur - 488 Thrikkalayiku!am-252 Udayand'erry-326 Thekecham-418 ThiruvalJa-164, 166 Thrikkannamankal-120 Udayapara mbathu-242 Thekkedathu-198 Thiruvallakavu-438 Thrikkannapuram-42 Udenur -568 Thekkekara-160, 208 Thiruvallam+30, 32 Thrikkapuram-314 Udma-556,558 Thekkekavll-446 Thiruvallur-316 Thrikkariyoor-374 Udumbanchola-220 Thekkekkara-64 Thiruvamanapuram-50 Thrikkaruva - J08 Udumbannoor-398,400 Thekkemala-30:(. Thiruvambady - 246 Thrikkayil-242, 244, 284 Ulanad-188 Thekkepuram-404 Thiruvampady-150 Thrikkodithanam-292 Uliyazhathura - 24. 26 Thekke Vazh,lkulam-330 ThiruvanchJr-270 Thrikkonnamarkottu-132 Ullmum-188 Thekkilakad-378 ThiruvanikaVu-410,422. Thrtkkovil-254 Ulloor-28 Thekkumbhagom-98,100, 4j2,440 Thrikkovilvattam - 112 Uluvakkad - 212 114, 328, 356 ' Thiruvanjikulam-450 Thrikkumaramkudam - 430 Undancode- 46 Thekkumkara-422, 462, 464 Thiruv~okulam-356 Thrikkunnam-374 U niserril-196 Thelliyoorkavu-170 ThiruvanmuTa-180 Thrikomala- 62 Uppuka'am-302 Tbeogode-350 Thiruvannapuram-584 Thrikunnapuzha - I 94 Upputhara-302 Thengulla Malamal-'-512 _ Thiruvanvandoor-178, 180 Thriparangode - 530 Uralangal-S08 Thenkurissi-496 Thiruvsra-500 Thriperumthura-204 Urullkunnam -266 Thennathur-394 Thiruvarattu-6 'thlippadapuram-12 Uzhavoor -- 224 Thennoor-52 Thiruvarppu-215. 278 Thrippatamunda -486 Uzhuva-144 Theru- 626 Thiruvatta-86 Thrippanikkara-59-l Therusthanam-57Z Thiruvazhiyad-506 Thrippara-76 v Tberuvath-610 Thiruvegapura-484 Thrippilazhikom-124,126 Theruvathu-494 Thiruveranka vu-17 2 Thrithamara-492 Vadakara-242,390 Theruvathukalary-550 Thiruvilangadu-156 Thrupokudam - 258 Vadakarapathy-502 Thetamala-628 Tbiruvilanjal-194 Tbudanganad--398 Vadakkantbara-486 Thettarickal-210 Tbiruvilwamala - 408 Thulikunnu-576 Vadakkekad-480 Thettlkunnathu-106 Thiruvizha-146 Thumbai-24 Vadakkekara-170, 178,244, Tbevalakad-254 Thiruvoor-94 Thumbamon-188 308,310> Thevalakara-l02 'Thittavelikkara-34 Thumbodu-48 Vadakkemuri- 254 Thevalapuram-120' Thi}ath-258 Thumbur-464 Vadakkethara - 408 Thevarakad-316 ThOdiyoor-94 Thumpally-154 Vadakkumbad-610.612 Theval kunnu - 270 Thookupaya - 216 Thumpamon-70, 202 Vadakkumbhagam-lCO.328, Thevarthanam - 248 Tholambra-622 Tbumppanat-474 468; Thevaru--116 Tholanur-494 Thunjanparamba-526 Vadakkumkara-142,464 Theyyappurath ---512 Tholur-4:8 Thuravoor--142, 324 Vadakkumpuram-74 Thidambukul\nu-274 Thonalkor-244 Thuravur TheHu-142 Vadama-468 Thidanadu--238 'Thoni)odu-606 Thuravur Vadakku-P2 Vadasserikara - 64 Thilannoor-604 Thcnnakka\-24 Thuruthi-336 Vada$ery-578 Thillaokeri -616, Thonnal-22 1huruthipuram-3(8.312 Vad,lVathllr-272 Thipp.itty-12 '. . ,Thcnnallur-212, 214 Thuruthoor-312 Vadavilakom-l0 Thippilassery-406 Thoongampara - 38 Thuruthumattathu - 384 Vadavukode - 342 Thiru Aryankavll-122 Thoppil-338 Thuruthy- 470 Vadayaparambu-360 Thiruvanlkunnam-204, Thopu-16 Thurayoor- 86, 88 Vada)ar--250.252,254 Thirullanjiyur-196 Thoravu-452 Thyramadham-550 Vadel-364 Thirumandhamkunnu-532 Thottackadu-288, 290 Thrichamt'aram- 570, 586 Vai~om-256. 460 Thirumangalath-202 I Thoitakam-258 Trichur-424 VaJkundapur ,tm--90 1 Thirumanthamkunnu-474,486 Thottakkara-392 Trikandiyur - 526 Vailoor-456 ThirumaradY-384 , Tho'tappally- J 38 TrikanJirapuram-36 Vaipur-ltS Thfrumonyvenkitapuram- 256 Thottathil- 514 Trikkalangode-532 Vairagi-SlO,5]6 Trikkalayoor-532 Thirumoozhikulam-246, Thottekkad-532, ~34 Vakakkatt : -230 324.326 Tholtippal-4S4 Trikkanad - 558 Vakathanam-288. 29() Trikkanamukku-476 Thjrumudikunnu-~70, 472 Th8ttukara-94 Vakkam-4 Tnkkangode-484 ThiruInukulam-470 Thottuva-332 Vakkayil-254 'J'rik kur-452 Tbirumullavaram -1 06 Thozhiyur-480 Valakara - 336 Trippangottur-6-6 Tbirunakkara-260 Thrichattukulam-140 Valakom-382 Trivandrum -14. 16, 18, 20 Thirunavaya-530 Thrikadavcor-l10 Valamale-l66 Thirunellur-144 Thrikannapuram -166. 184 Valamangalam-142 Thirupuram-40,250 Thrikayam-162 U Valanoor-604 Thirur-430 ThrikaYl1-398 Ubrangala - 548 Valapad-448 Thiruthippally-246 Thrikkakkara-350.352 Udayamkunnu-474 Valathikkattu-156 Thiruvakkanattu-126 Thrikkal-152 Udayampcroor-3~8 Valathungal--114 645 INDEX OF PLACES

Va)ayikkottu-124 Variyattil-460 Velakat-414 Venkota-13C Valiakalavoor-152 Varayi-624 Velappaya-426 Venmenad-444 Valiakavu-378 Varkala-2 Vela\'oorkudy-IO Venmony-186,188 Valiakulangara-196 Varode-492 Velavur-52 Venpakal Arankal- 38 Valiakunnikkalkavu-520 Varusserd-152 VeJa}i-552 Veroor-292 Vallaparambil-424 Varyad-328 Veli-14 Vettakkadu-474 Valiapattamthuruth-308 Vasudevapuram-lO,274 Veliamcode-474, 476 Vettakkal-144 Valiathura-18, 20 Vasupuram-464 Vellanad-158 Vettakkorumakankotta-580 Valiyavattom-174 Vathallukoickal-196 Velichayathra - 298 Vettikavala-120 Valiyavila-8 Vathikulam-208 Velikkattu-l08 Vettikavil- 356 Vallakom-256, 258 Vattackattu-210 Velinallur-126, 128 Vettikavu-426 VaJlamkulam-174 Vattakkad-506 Veliyam-126 Vettikkadu - 210 Vallanghi - 504 Vattakkavu- 268 Veliyanaparambu-364 Vettikkattu-104 Vallara-276 Vattakudungal-520 Veli}annur-222 Vettlkulangara-I98 Vallarpadam-352 Vattakunnam-350 Velladu-582 Vettithara-386 Vallathukonam-34 Vattakkunnu -62 Veilalloor-4 Vettiyur-208 Valliankavu-304 Vattamankavu -124 Vellamkulangara-190 Vettoor-74, 76 Vallichira-226 Vattapoyil-604 Vellamunda -628 Vettukad-16 Vallicode-76,78 Vattassery-272 Vellanad-56 Vettukunnathukavu- 454 VaUikattu-288 Vattavada-218 VelJaDlkkal-52 Vezhapra-158 Vallikunnam-210 Vattayam-1 5O Vellappilly-152 Vijayapuram-270,272 Vallillathukavu - 242 Vattiyurkavu-32 Vellarakad-412,4l4 Vilackad-2 Vallitbara -1 06 Vavad-520 Vellareda-46 VlIakudl-132,134 Vallivatta-462 Vavulliapuram--494,496 Vellarvayal-6J 8 Vilakkumadam-238 Valliyanikode-39. Vayakkara-576 Vellathuval-216 ViJakkumaruthu-238 Valluvambram-S34 Vayalamuttotu-130 Vellayani-20 Vilangattu-6Z6 Vamanapuram-48, 50, 52, 54 Vayalar Kizbakku-144 Velliamattam-402 Vilangoor-142 Vamanjoor-538 Vayalar West-144 Vellikkunnatbukavu-564 • Villappil-34. 36 Vamuramullackal-498 VayaIirambil- 210 Vellilakkuonu-460 Vilappilsala-34, 36 Vanavelak{lra -180 Vayanakavu-402 Velliyamparambu - 610 Vilapurath-116 Vanavothukara-180 Vazhakulam-328, 330, 370 VelIiyoorkavu - 628 Vilayamcod- 246 Vanchikovil--110 Vazhahkavu-406 Vcllodikavu-474 Vilayannur-498 Vandanmettu-220,222 Vazhapilath-444 Vellookkara-460 Vlzhnumangalam-562 Vandayil--58 Vazhappally-286 Velloor-242, 244, 284,286 Viyalathur-476,478 Vandiperiyar-306 Vazhappally East-292 Velloorkkunnam-380, 382 ViYYllr-512 Vanganam-154 Vazhappally West-286 Vellorachuzhaly-576 Vizhapoora- 520 Vangatbanam-232 Vazhathara-140 Veloor-418 Vlathamkara - 42 Vaniyalathara-572 Vazhekularn-394 Veluthur-434 Vrindavun,-202 Varadium-426 Vazhttbala 396 Veluthuruthy - 282 I Vulliappal1y-508 Varakarakavll-452 Vazhoor-294 Vembanku]angara-272 : Vyasapuram-162 Varambanarkulangara-346 Vazhur-448 Vemom-628 i Vykuntapllram - 258 Varampatta-628 Vazhuthanam-192 Vempanoor-34 'Vyramkode-530 Varanappally-200 Vazhvelikonam-50 Yen drasseri -440 :Vysyarnbhagom-160 Varandarapilly-456 Vechoochlra-62 Vengalikkara -66 \lyttilla - 354 Varangode-492 Vechoor-256 Vengalveli-146 Varappetty-378 Veemmala - 344 Vengamala - 50 W Varapuzba-314,316 Veeranakavu-58 Venganellur ,-408 Wandur-532 Vareekara-572 Veerpad-620 Venglilery-512 West Kallada-86 Varikassery - 454 Veetiyeri - 628 Vengola-336, 338 Varikkankunnu-242 Veeyapuram-190, 192 Vengo~r - 334 Varikoly-- 340 Veeyathara-l44 Vengottu-22 y Varinjam-116 Vekkalam-626 Venkitangu - 4046 Yeroor-132

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t. Part I A (i) General Report I A (ii) General Report - Appendices 2. Part I B Report on Vital Statistics of, the Decade and Fertility Survey 3. Part I C Subsidiary Tables 4. Part II A General Population Tables 5. Part II II (i) General Economic Tables (Tables B I to B IV) I1,~ (ii) General Economic Tables (Tables B V to B IX) 6. Part ll;C Cultural and Migration Tables 7. Part III Household Economic Tables 8· PartIVA&B Rep;)rt on Homing and Establish men 's and H .)Using and Establishment Tables 9. Part VA Special Tables for Sche.;iuled Ca.,t<.::s and Schdu!ed Tnbes 10. Part VB Ethnographic notes :tnd Rt;prints from old Census records 11. Part VI A Village Survey Monogrd-phs of the Ca,...nan::>re and Kozhikode districts consisting of mon::>graphs 0' Ehkka:i and Thiruvangad. in Cann~nore District and Cheruvannur. Muttil and Naduvannur in Kozhikode district 12. Part VI B Village Survey Monograph;; of the Palghat and Trichur districts consisting of mono­ graphs on Nemmara in Palghat district and Anthicad, Lokamaleswaram, Panancherry and Thalikuhm in Trichur district

13. Part VI C Village Su:vey Monograph:! ofth~ Ernalmlam and Kottaya'l1 districts consisting of monographs on AnkarnaLi (Kothakulangtra South), Mulavucad a'1d Thekkumbh~gom in Ernakulam dIstrict and Kurichy in Kottayam district 14. Part VI D Village Survey IyIonographs of the Alleppey district c01sisting of the monographs on \ Bharanikavu, Kadapra, Muttar and PT.lkkad~

15. Part VI,E Village Survey Monogra;Jhs of the QJilon district c.)nsisting of th~ mJ.lographs on

, Edamon, Eravipuram, Thankasseri and Thazhava 16. Part VI F Village Survey Monographs of the Tnvandrum district consisting of t le monographs on Amaravila, Kadakkavoor, Kottukal and Parassala 17. Part VI 0 :VIIlage Survey Monogr.lphs of the tdb.ll anns c Jnsisting of the m::>nographs on

I Attdppadl, Champakad, Chingeri and Kadukkamkunnam 18. Part V[ H ; Village Survey MOD.)graphs of th! tribal areas comisting of the mO.l0graphs on I Nilambur. Palode, Periyar, Tirunelly and Udumbannoor 19. Part VII A Selected Crafts of Kerala 20. Part VII B (i) Fairs and Festivals of Kerala * VII B (ii) Fairs and Festivals of Kerala-Statements 21· Part VIII A Administrati.m Report-Enumeration 22. Part VIII B Administration Report-Tabulation } Not for sale 23. Part IX Census Atlas of Kerala

STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS District Census Handbooks for 9 districts

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AGARTALA-Laxml Bhandar .dooks Ji; Scienllfic Sales (Rest.) BHOPAL- AGRA- SuperIntendent, State Government Pross I NatIOnal Book House, Jeom Mandl (Reg.) 2 Lyall Book Depot, Mohd. Dill Bldg, SuIt.illa Roaj (Reg) 2 Wadhawa & Co" 45, CIVil Lines (Reg.) 3 Dehte Books, Opp Bhopal Talkies (Rest) 3 Banwan Lal Jam, Pubh.her>, Motl Katra (Rest) BHUBANESWAR-Ekamra Vldyabhaban, Eastern Tower, 4 Enghsh Book Depot, Sa dar Bazar, Agra Cantt. (Rest.) Room No 3 (Re;t) AHMADNAGAR-V.T. Jorakar, Prop, Rama General BIJAPUR-Shn D V Deshpande, Recognbed Law Booksellers, Stores, Navi Path (Rest.) Prop Vmod Book Depot, Near Shlralshettl Chowk (Rest) AHMEDABAD- BIKANER-Bhandam Bros (R.st) I Balgoymd Kuber Dass & Co" Gandhl Road (Reg) BILASPUR-Sbarma Book Stall, Sadar Bazar (Rest) 2 Chandra Kant Cbiman Lal Vora, Gandhi Road (Rtg) BOMBAY- 3 New Order Book Co, Ellis Bridge (Reg) Supdt Pnntmg and Statwnery, Queens Road 4 Mahajan Bros" Opp. Khadia Police Gate (Rest) Ch arIes Lambert and Co, 101. Mahatma Gandh, Road (Reg.) S Sastu Kitab Ghar, I Near Relief Talkies, Pdtthar Kuva, Co-operator's Book Depot, 5!J2 Ahmed Sallor Bldg, Dadar (Reg) Rehef Road (Reg) 4 Current Book House, Marull Lane, Raghunath Dada)l St (Reg) AJMER- 5 Current Technical L,terature Co P Ltd, IndIa House, (Reg) Book-Land, 653, Madar Gate (Reg) 1st floor 6 InternatIonal Book House Ltd, 9, A;h Lane, M G Road (Reg) 2 Ra]Plltana Book lIouse, Station Road .. (Reg.) 7 LakkanL Book Depot, Glfgaum (Reg) 3 Law Book House, 271. Hathl Bhata (Reg) 8 Elpees AgenCies, 2+. Bhangwadl, Kalbadevl (Reg) 4 Vljay Bros., Kut<;hery Road (Rest) 9 J> P H Book Stall, 190-B. Khetwadl Malll Road (Reg) 5 KrIshna Bro,,, Kutchery Road (Rest) 10 New Book Co" '188-190, DI Dadab;lal NaOrO]I Road (Reg) ALIGARH-'Prlends' Book House, Muslim Umverslty Market (Reg) II Popular Book Depot, La mmgton Road (Reg) ALLAHABAD- 12 Sunder Das Glan Cha!ld. 601, Glrgaum Road, Near I Supenntendent, Pnntmg & Stahonery, U. P. Pnncess Street (Reg) 2 Kltabistan, 17-A, Kamla Neuru Road (Reg) 13 D. B Taraporewala Sons and Co (P) Ltd. 210, (Reg) 3 Law Book Co., Sardar Patel Marg, P. Box 4 (Reg) Dr Dadabhal NaoroH Road (Reg) 4 Ram Naram Lal Bem Modho, 2-A, K.atra Road (Reg) 14 Thacker and Co. R~mpart Row 15 N M. Tnpathl Pnvate Ltd, Pnncess Street (Reg) 5 Umversal Book Co, 20, M G Road (Reg) 16 The Kathan Book Depol, KlOg Edwaru Road (Reg) 6 The Umverslty Book Agency (of Lahore), Elgl~ 'Road • (Reg) 7 Wadhwa & Co" ,23, M G. Marg 17 P H Rama Knsbna and Som, 147 Ra)aram Bhuvan, (Rest) (Rest) 8 Bharat Law House, 15, Mahatma Gandhi Marg ShlVa]l Park Road No 5 (Rest) 18 C Jamnadas and Co, Booksellen, 14G-C, PrlDeess St (Reg) 9 Ram Naraln Lal Bem Prashad, 2-A, Katra Road (Rest) 19 Indo Nath and Co, <\'-6, Daulat Nagar BO[lvh (Reg) AMBALA- 20 Mmerva Book Shon, Sb.o~ No 1/80, N Sub has Road (Reg) (Rest) I English Book Depot, Ambala Cantt (Reg) 21 AcademIC Book Co ,'As;oclatlOn BUlldmg. Glfgaurn Road (Rest) 2 Seth Law Hou;'e, 8719, RaIlway Road, Ambala Cantt. (Rest) 22 DOminIOn Pubhshef>, ~3, Bell BllllJm;, SIr P M Road (Rest) AMRITSAR- 23 Bombay Nattonal HIstory SOCIety, 91 Walkeshwar Road 24 Dowamadeo and Co 16. N"zma BUldm~, Ballard Estate (Rest) I The Law\ Book Agency, G. T Road, Puthgarh (Reg.) 25 ASian Trading Co. 310, the. MlfabalJ, P B 1505 (Rest) 2 S Gupta, Agent, Government Pubhcatlons, Near P. 0 CALCUTTA- Majlth Mandi .. (Reg) I Chatterjee and Co, 311, Bacharam Chatterjee Lane (Reg) 3 Amar Nath & Sons, Near P. O. Ma]Ith' Mand'I' (Reg) 2 Dass Gunta and Co. Ltd. 34/3, College Street (Reg) ANAND- 3 Hmdu Library. 69 A. Bolaram De Street (Reg) 4 S K Lahm and Co Pnvate Ltd. College Street (Reg) I V'jaya Stores: StatIon Road I • (Rest) 2 Charto Book Stall, Tuisl Sadan, Stn. Road. 5 M C Sarkar and Sons PrI,ate Ltd, 14, Banklm Chatterjee (Rest) Street (Reg) ASANSOL-D N. Roy & R. K. Roy, Booksellers, Atwal Butldtng (Res!.) 6 W Newman and Co Ltd 3 Old Court House Street (Reg) BANGALORE- 7 Oxford Book and StatIOnery Co. 17, Park Street (Reg) I The Bangalore Legal Practltionel Co-op Society Ltd., 8 R. Chambray and Co Ltd, Kent lIouse, P 33, MISSIon Road ExtenSIOn (Reg) Bar ASsocIatIOn BUtldtng . . . . (Reg) 9 S C Sarkar and Sons Pnvate Ltd., I C College Square (Reg) 2 S.S. Book Emponum, 118, ~ount Joy Road ..' (Reg.) 10 Thacker Spink and Co., (1933) P Ltd, 3, Esplanade East (Reg) 3 Tbe Bangalore Press, Lake VIe"", Mysore Road, P 0 Box 507 (Reg) 4 The Standard Book Depot, Avenue Road II FIrma K. L Mukhopadhaya, 6/IA, Banehha Ram Akral Lane (Reg.) (Reg.) 12 K K.Roy, P. Box No 10210, Calcutta-19 (Rest) 5 Vlchara Sahltya PrIvate Ltd.. Balepet (Reg) 13 Sm. P D. Upadhyay, 77, Muktaram Babu Street (Rest) 6 Makkala Pustaka Press. Balimandlra, Gandhlnagar (Reg) 14 UnIversal Book DlSt, 8/2, Hastings Sheet (Rest) 7 Maruthl Book Depot, Avenue Road (Rest.) 8 InternatIonal Book House P. Ltd, 4-F, Mahatma GandhI 15 Modern Book Depot, 9, ChoNnnhee Centr~ (Rest) Road 16 So or and Co, 125, CannIng Street (Reg.) (Reg.) 17 S Bhattachanee, 49 DhHamtala Street (Rest) 9 Navakarnataka Pubns. Pnvate Ltd, M;]esltc Circle (Rest) 18 Mukherjee LIbrary, 10 Sarba Khan Road (Reg) BAREILL¥-Agarwal Brothers, Bata Bazar (Reg.) 19 Current Literature Co 208, Mahatma Gandhi Road (Reg) BARODA- 20 The Book DeposItory, 4/1, Madan Street (I,t Floor) (Rest) 21 SCIentific Book Agency Neta]I Subha, Road (Rest) ISbn Chandrakant Mohan Lal Shah, Raopura. . (Res!.) 22 Rehance Tradm, Co , 17/1 Banku Blban Gbose Lane, 2 Good Compamons Booksellers, Publishers & Sub-Agent .. (Rest.) Dlstnct Howrah (Rest) New MedIcal Book House, 540, Madan Zampa Road (Rest) 23 Indian Book Dlst Co, 6')12 Mahatma GandhI Road (Rest) BEAWAR-The Secretary, S.D. College Co-operative Stores Ltd. (Rest.) CALICUT-Tounng Book Stall (Rest) BELGHARIA-Granthlok, Antiquarian Booksellers & Publishers CHANDIGARH- (24-Parganas), 5/1 Amhca Mukherjee Road . (Reg) I Supdt. Govt Pnntmg and StatIOnery. Punjab 2 Jam Law A~ency, Flat No 8, Sector No 22 (Reg) llHAGALPUR-Paper Stationery Stores. D. N. Smgh ROad . (Reg.) 3 Rama New, Agency, Bookseller, Sector No 22 (Reg) 4 tJlWI:r~ BgAA StQ1l1, Bpgt.h 25, S~clor 22 D (&eli·) GUNTUR-Book Lovers Pnvate Ltd' Ka,dIlgllda Chowrasta .. (Reg.) 5 English Book Shop, 34, Sel:tor 22 D (Rest.) 6 Mehta Bros. 15-Z, Sector 22 B (Rest.) GWALIOR_ 7 Tandan Book Depot, Shopping Centre, Sector 15 (Rest.) I Supdt Printmg & Stationery, M. B. 8 Kailash Law Pablishers, Sector 22 B (Rest.) 2 Loyal Book Depot, Patankar Bazar, Laskhar (Reg.) 3 M. C. Daftan, Prop. M. B. Jam & Bros., Bookse11ers, Sarafa, CHHINDWARA-The Verma Book Depot (Rest.) Laskhar (Rest.) COCHIN-Saraswat CorporatIon Ltd., Palliarakav Road (Reg.) HUBLI-Porvaje's Book House, Kopplkar Road (Reg.) CUTTACK- 1 Press Officer Onssa Sectt. HYDERABAD- 2 Cuttack Law Times (Reg.) I Diretcor, Gov!. Press 3 Prabhat K. Mahapatra, Mangalabag, P. B. 35 (Reg.) 2 The Swaraj Book Depot, Lakdlkapul (Reg.)­ 4 D. P. Sur & Sons, Mangalabag (Rest.) 3 Book Lovers Private Ltd. (Rest.) 5 Utkal Stores. Balu Bazar (Rest.) 4 Labour Law Pubhcaltons, 873, Sultan Bazar (Rest.) DEHRA DUN- IMPHAL-Tikendra & Sons Bookseller (Rest) I Jugal Kishore & Co.. Rajpur Road. (Reg.) INDORE- 2 NatlOnal News Agency, Paltan Bazar (Reg.) I Wadhawa & Co., 56, M G Road (Reg.) 3 Bishan Singh and Mahendra Pal Smgh, 318. Chukhuwalal (Reg.) 2 SlVarup Brother's Khajufl Bazar (Rest) 4 Utam Pustak Bhandar, Paltan Bazar (Rest.) 3 Madhya Pradesh Book Centre, 41, Ahtlya Pura (Rest.) (Rest) DELHI- 4 Modern Book House, Shiv Vtlas Palace 5 Navyug Sahltya Sadan, Pubhshers & Booksellers, 10, I J M. Jaina & Brothers, MOrl Gate (Rea.) Khajufl Bazar (Rest.) 2 Atma Ram & Sons, Kashmere Gate (Reg.) 3 Federal Law Book Depot, Kashmere Gate (Reg.) JABALPUR- 4 Bahri Bros., 188, Lajpat Rai Market (Reg.) I Modern Book House, 286, Jawaharganj (Reg.) 5 Bawa Harkishan Dass Bedl (Vilaya General Agencies) 2 National Book House, 135 Jai Prakash Naram Marg . (R.) P. B. 2027, Ahata Kedara, Chamalian Road (Reg.) 6 Book-Well, 4. Sant Narankan Colony, P. B. 1565 (Reg.) JAIPUR- 7 Imperial Publishing Co.. 3, Falz Bazar, Daryaganj (Reg.) I Government Printmg and Stationery Department, Rajasthan 8 Metropolitan Book Co., I, Faiz Bazar (Reg.) '2 Bharat Law House. Booksellers & Pubhshers, Opp. Prem 9 Publication Centre, Subzimandi (Reg.) Prakash Cmema (Reg.) 10 Youngman & Co., Nai Sarak (Reg.) 3 Garg Book Co., Trtpoha Bazar .. (Reg.) II Indian Army Book Depot, 3, Daryaganj .. (Reg.) 4 Vam Mandrr, Sawal Mansingh HIghway (Reg) 12 All India Educational Supply Co., Shri Ram Buildmgs, 5 Kalyan Mal & Sons" Trtpoha Bazar (Rest.) Jawahar Nagar (Rest.) 6 Popular Book Depot, Chaura Rasta .. (Reg.) 13 Dhanwant MedIcal & Law Book House, 1522, Lajpat 7 Krishna Book Depot, Chaura Rasta (Rest) Rai Market (Rtst.) 8 DOmInIon Law Depot, Shah Butldmg" P. B. No. 23 (Rest) 14 University Book House, 15, U.B. Bangarore Road, JAMNAGAR-Swedeshl Vastu Bhandar (Reg.) Jawahai'l. Nagar (Rest.) 15 Law Literature House, 2646, Balimaran .. (Rest.) JAMSHEDPUR- 16 Summer Brothers, P.O. Birla Lines (Rest.) Amar Kitab Ghar, Diagonal RO'ld, P. B. 78 (Reg) 17 Universal Book & Stationery Co., 16 Netajl Subhash Marg (Reg.) 2 Gupta Stores. Dhatkldlh (Reg.) 18 B. Nath & Bros" 3808, Charkhawalan (Chowrl Bazar) .. (Rest.) 3 Sanyal Bros., Booksellers & News Agents, Blstapur Market, (Rest.) 19 Rajkamal Prakashan P. Ltd., 8, Faiz Bazar (Reg.) 20 PremIer Book Co., Printers, Publishers & Booksellers, Nai JAWALAPUR-Sahyog Book Depot (Rest.) Sarak . . (Rest.) JHUNJHUNU- 21 Universal Book Traders, 80, Gokhale Market (Reg) I Shashi Kumar Sarat Chand (Rest.) Tech. & Commercial Book Coy., 75, Gokhle Market (Rest.) n 2 Kapram Prakashan Prasaran. 1/90 Namdba Nlwas Azad Marg (R.) 23 Saini La IV Publishing Co., 14 I 6. Chablganj, Kashmcre Gate (Rest.) JODHPUR- ,! 24 G. M. Ahuja. Booksellers & Stalioners, 309, Nehru Bazar (Rest.) - I 25 Sat Narain & Sons, 3141 Mohd. Ah Bazar, Mod Gate (Reg.) Dwarka Das Pathl, Who)t,sale Bo~ks and News Agents (Reg) 26 Kitab Mahal (Wholesale DlV.) P. Ltd., 28, Faiz Bazar .. (Reg) 2 Kltab-Ghar. SOjatl Gate . . :1' • (Reg) 27 Hindu Sahitya Sansar, Nal Sarak ~Rest.) 3 Choppra Brothers, Tnpoha Bazar 1 (Reg.) 28 Munshi Ram Manohar Lal, Ortental Booksellers & Publishers, JULLUNDUR- P. B. 1165, Nai Sarak (Rest.) (Rest.) 2 9 K. L. Seth, Suppliers of Law, Commercial Tech. Books. Shanti Hazooria Bros., Mal Htran G~te I (Reg.) Nagar, Ganeshpura - (Rest.) 2 Jam General House, Bazar Bansamtala (Rest.) 30 Adarsh Publishing SerVIce, 5 A/IO Ansari Road (Rest.) 3 Umverslty Pubhshers. RaIlway Roa;d DHANBAD- KANPUR- I Ismag Co-operative Stores Ltd., P. O. Indian School of Mines (Reg.) I Advalll & Co .. P. Box. 100, The Mall (Reg.) 2 New Sketch Press, Post Box 26 (Rest.) 2 Sahit;a Nlketan. Shradhanand Park (Reg) DHARWAR- 3 The Universal Book Stall, The Mall (Reg.) The Agricultural College Consumers Co-op. Society (Rest.) 4 Raj Corporallon, Raj House, P. B 200, Chowk (Rest.) 2 Rameshraya Book Depot, Subhas Road (Rest.) KARUR -Shn V. Nagaraja Rao, 26, Srmivaslpuram (Rest.) 3 Kamatakaya Sahitya Manchra of Pubhsher. and Booksellers ERNAKULAM- KODj\RMA-The Bhagwati Press, P. O. Jhumri Tilalya, Dt. Hazanbagh (Reg.) Pai & Co., Cloth Bazar Road (Rest.) 2 South India Traders Clo Constitutional Journal (Reg.) KOLHAPUR-Maharashtra Grllnth Bhandar. Mahadwar Road (Rest.) (Rest.) FEROZEPUR-.-Enghsh Book Depot, 78, Jhoko Road (Reg.)" KOTA-Kota Book Depot KUMTA-S. V. Kamat.-lIooksellers & Stalloners (N. Kanara) (Reg.) GAUHATI-Mokshada Plstakalaya (Reg.) , GAYA-Sahitya Sadan, Gautam Budha Marg (Reg.) LUCKNOW- GHAZIABAD-Jayana Book Agency (Rest.) I Soochna Sahltya Depot (State Book Depot) 2 Balkrishna_Book COl Ltd., Hazratganj. (Reg.) GORAKHPUR-Vishwa Vidyalaya Prakashan, Nakhes Road (Reg.) 3 Bntish Book Depot. 84, Hazratganj (Reg.) GUDUR-The General Manager, The N. D. C. Publishing & 4 Ram Advani. HazratganJ, P, B. 154 (Reg.) Ptll. Society Ltd (Rest.) 5 Universal Publtshers (P.) L d., Hazratganr (Reg.)

(ii) Bastern Book Co., Lalbagh Road (R.eg.) ::} Cantral News Agency. 23/90, Connau&}1t Circus (Reg) 7 Civil &; Military Educational Stores, 106/B Sadar Bazar (Rest.) 4 Empire Dook Depot, 278. Allganj (Reg) 8 Acquanum Supply Co., 213, FalZabad Road (Rest.) 5 Enghsh Book Store~, 7-L. Connaught Circus P. O. B 328 (Reg) 9 Law Book Mart, Amm-Ud-Daula Park (Rest.) 6 Faqrr Chand & Sons, 15-A Khan Market (Reg) 7 Jam Book Agency, Cog. Prem House, Connaught Place (Reg.) LUDHIANA- 8 Oxford Book & StatIOnery Co., Scmdm House (Reg)

Lyall Book Depot, Chaura Bazar '1 (Reg.) 9 Ram Knshna & Sons (of Lahore) 16/D. Connaught Place (Reg) 2' Mohindra Brothers, KatcherI Road (Rest) 10 Sikh Pubhshmg House. 7-C, Connaught Place (Reg) 3 Nanda Stationery Bhandar. Pustak Bazar (Rest.) II Suneja Book Centre, 24/90, Connaught Circus (T~;;!g ) 4 The Pharmacy News. Pindl Street (Rest) 12 United Book Agency. 31, MUOlclpal Market, Connaught CIrCUS ,:{eg) MADRAS- 13 Jayana Book Depot, Chhaparwala Kuan, Karol Bagh (~eg ) I Supdt. Govt. Press. Mount Road 14 Navayug Traders. Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Dev Nagar (Reg) 2 Account Test Institute, P O. 760 Egmore (Reg.) 15 Saraswatl Book Depot. 15, Lady Harding Road (P-eJ.) 3 C. Subbiah Chetty & Co., Tflplicane (Reg.) 16 The Secretary, IndIan Met. Society. Lodl Road (,leg.) 4 K. Krishnamurty. Post Box 384 (Reg.') 17 New Book Depot, Latest Books. Penodlcals, Sty. & Nove:los. 5 Presidency Book Supphes. 8. Pycrof!s Road, TrIphcane (Reg.) P. B. 96. Connaught Place (Reg) 6 P. Vardhachary &; Co., 8, Linghi Chetty Street (Reg.) 18 Mehra Brothers. 50-G, Kalkajl (Reg) 7 Palam Parchuram. 3. 1;'ycrofts Road, TnpiIcane (Reg.) 19 Luxml Book Stores, 42, Janpath (Rest) 8 NCBH PrIvate Ltd, 199, Mount Road (Rest.) 20 Hmdl Book House, 82, Janpath (Rest.) 9 V. Sadanand, The Personal Bookshop. 10. Congress BUlldmg. 21 People PubhshIng House (P) Ltd .. Ram Jhansl Road (Reg) Ill. Mount Road (Rest.) 22 R. K. PublIshers. 23, Beadon Pura. Karol Bagh (Rest) MADURAI- 23 Sharma Bros, 17, New Market, Motl Nagar (Reg) 24 Aapkl Dukan, 5/5777, Dev Nagar (Res, ) I Oriental Book Housf' 258, West Masi Street (Reg.) 25 Sarvodaya SerVice, 66A-1, Rohtak Road, P. B 2521 (Rest) 2 Vlvekananda Press. ~8, West Masl Street (Reg.) 26 H. Chandson, P. B. No. 3034 (Rest) MANDYA SUGAR TOWN-K. N NarimheGowda &;Sons (Rest.) 27 The Secretary, Federation of ASSOCiation of Small Industry of India. 23-B/2. Rohtak Road (Rest) MANGALORE-U. R. ~henoye Sons. Car Street, P. Box 128 (Reg.) 28 Standard Booksellers & StatlOne.. , Palam Enclave (Rest) MANJESHWAR-Mukenda Krishna Nayak (Rest.) 29 Lakshml Book Depot. 57. Regarpura (Rest.) 30 Sant Ram Booksellers. 16. New Mumclpal Market Lady MATHURA-Rath &; Co., TIiohi Bulldmg. Bengah Ghat (RQst.) Colony (R~st.) MEERUT- PANJIM- 1 Prakash EducatIonal Stores, Subhas Bazar (Reg) I Singhals Book House P. O. B. 70 Near the Church (Rest) 2 Hmd Chltra Press, West Kutchery Road I Reg.) 2 Sagoon Gaydev Dhoud, Bookesllers, 5-7 Rua, 3 Ide Jamena (Rest) 3 Loyal Book Depot, Chhlpi Tank (Reg.) • PATHANKOT-The Knshna Book Depot. MalO Bazar (Rest.) 4 Bharat EducatIOnal Stores, Chhippi Tank (Rest.) 5 Universal Book Depot. Booksellers & News Agents (Rest.) PATIALA- MONGHYR-Anusandhan, Minerva Press BUlldmg (Rest.) I Supdt., Bhupendra State Press (Reg.) MUSSOORJE- 2 Jam & Co.. 17, Shah Nashm Bazar PATNA- I Cambridge Book Depot. The Mal (Rest.) 2 Hind Traders CRest.) 1 Supdt .. Govt. Pnntlng (BIhar) (Reg.) MUZAFFARNAGAR- 2 J N. P Agarwal & Co., Padn-KI-Havell Raghunath Bhawan 3 Luxml Tradlllg Co.. Padri-kl-Haveh (Reg.) I Mittal & Co., 85-C, New Mandi (Rest.) 4 Moll Lal Banarsl Dass, BankIpore (Reg) 2 B. S. Jam f- Co.• 71, Abupura (Rest.) 5 Bengal Law House. Chowhatta (Rest.) MUZAFFA:RPUR- PITHORAGARH-Mamram Punetha & Sons (:Rest.) I SCientIfic &; Educatipnal Supply Syndicate (Reg.) PONDICHERRY-M/s. Honesty Book House, 9 Rue DuplIx (R) 2 Legal Corner, TIkmamo House, Amgola Road (Rest.) 3 Trrhut Book D~pot ' , (Rest.) POONA- MYSORE- I Deccan Book Stall, Deccan Gymkhana (Reg) 2 Impenal Book Depot, 266, M. G. Road (Reg) I H Venkataramiah &; Sons. New Statue Crrcle (Reg.) 3 InternatIonal Book SerVice, Deccan Gymkhana (Reg.) 2 Peoples Book House, Opp. Jagan Mohan Palace .. (Reg.) 4 R aka Book Agency, Opp. Natu's Chawl, Near Appa Balwant 3 Geeta Book House. Booksellers &. PublIshers Krishnamurthi- Chowk (Reg.) puram .. i (Rest.) 5 UtilIty Book Depot, 1339, Shlvajl Nagar (Rest) 4 News Paper House. Lansdowne Buildmg (Rest.) PUDUKOTTAI-Shn P. N Swammathan SlVam & Co, East 5 Indian Mercentile Corporation. Palace. :Ramvdas (Rest.) lOY Mam Road .. (Rest.) NADIAD-R. S. Desay, Station Roa . . . . (Rest.) RAJKOT-Mohan La! Dossabhal Shah, Booksellers and Sub­ NAGPUR- Agents (Reg.) I Supdt.• Govt. Press &; Book D~pot RANCHI- 2 Western Book Depot. Residency Road (Reg.) I Crown Book Depot, Upper Bazar (Reg.) 3 The Asstt. Secretary, Mmeral Industry Association, Mineral 2 Pustak Mahal, Upper Bazar (Rest) House (Rest.) REWA-Supdt, Govt. State Empormm V. P. (Rest) NAINITAL-C:;:0ural Book Depot, Bara Bazar (Rest.) ROURKELA-The Rourkela ReVIew (Rest.) NANDED- SAHARANPUR-Chandra Bharata Pustak Bhandar, Court Road SECUNDERABAD-Hlndustan DIary PublIshers, Market Street (Reg.) I Book Centre. College Law General Books. StatIOn Road. (Rest.) SILCHAR-Shri NI~hitto Sen NaZlrpatll • (Rest.) 2 Hmdustan General Stores. Paper &; StatIOnery Merchants SIMLA- P.B. No. 51 ' (Rest.) Supdt , Himachal Pradesh Govt. 3 Sanjoy Book Agency. Vazrrabad (Rest.) 2 Mmerva Book Shop, The Mall (Reg) NEW DELHI- 3 The New Book Depot, 79. The Mall (Reg) Amrlt Book Co.• Connaught Crreus (Reg.) SINNA:R-Shn N. N Jakhadl, Agent. Times of IndIa Smnar 2 Dhawani &; Sons, 8 F, Connaught Place (Reg.) (NasIk) (Rest.)

(iii) SlilLLONG- t ShT! lowar SlIbr"manyam 452, Reversile Driv Apt. 6, New York,27 I The Officer-in-Charge. Assam Gov'. B. D. NWY 2 Chapla Bookstall. P. B. No I (Rest.) 5 The Proprietor. Book Centre. Lakshmi Mansons, 49. The Mall. Lahore (Pakistan). -SONEPAT-Unlted Book Agency (Reg.) 011 S. and Baai. SRINAGAR-The Kashmir Bookshop. Residency Road (Reg.) R. SURAT-Shri Gaianan Pnstakalaya. Tower Road (R... ) I The Head Clerk. Govt. Book Dapot, Ahmedabad I TIRUCHIRAPALLI- 2 The Autt. DtrQctor. Extension Centre. Kapileswar Road. BelaaulD 3 Tbe Ilmployment Officer. Employment Ilxchange. Dhar I Kalpana Publisbers. Woslur ., ., •• .. (Reg.) 4 Tbe Asstt. Director. Footwear Extension Centre. Polo Ground No. 1. 2 S_ KrIshnaswami & Co .• 35. Subhash Chander Bose Road (Reg.) Jodhpur 3 Palanlappa Bros. (Rest.) 5 The O. I/C •• Extension Centre. Club Road. Muzaffarpur TRIVANDRUM- 6 The Director, Indian 'Bureau of Mines. Govt. of India. MInistry of 1 International Book Depot. MaIn Road (Reg.) Mmes & Fuel, Nagpur 2 Reddear Press &. Book Depot,P. B. No.4 (Rest.) 7 The Asstt. DIrector. Industrial Extension Centre. Nadtad (Guiarst) TUTICORIN-Shrt K. Tblagarajan. to-c, French Chapal Road (Rest.) 8 The Head Clerk. PhotozlDcographlc Press. 5. Finance Road. Poona UDAIPUR- 9 Govt. Printing &: Stationery. Raikot 1 Jolgdlsh &; Co.. Inside Surajapole ...... (Rest.) 10 The O. I/C. ExtenSIon Centre. Industrial Estate. Kokar. Ranchi 2 Book Centre. Mabarana. Bhopal Consumers. Co-op. Society II The Duector. S. I S I. Industrial Extenslon Centre. Udhna. Surat Ltd. (Rest.) 12 The Registrar of CompanIes. Narayani Butld11lg. 27. Eraboume Road. UJJAIN-Manak Chand Book Depot, Satl Gate (Rest.) Calcutta-I VARANASI- 13 The Regtstrar of Companies. Kerala. 50 Feet Road. Emakulam 14 The Registrar of Companies. H No. 3-5-83. Hyderguda. Hyderabad I Students Friends &; Co.. Lanka ...... (Rest.) 15 Registrar of Companies. Assam. Manipur and TTlpura. ShiIlong 2 Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, Gopal Mandu Road, P.B.8 (Reg.) 16 Registrar aCCompanies. Sunhght Insurance Butldmg. Aimed Gate 3 Glob Book . " ., . • . . C~ntre" (Rest.) ExtenSIon. New Delhi 4 KohInoo, Store,. University "Road. i.~nka (Reg.) 17 Regist~ar of Companies. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Link Road. 5 B. H U. Book Depot (Rest.) JUllundur City VELLORE-A Venkatasubhan. Law Booksellers (Reg.) 18 Registrar of CompanIes. BIhar. Jamal Road. Patna-I 19 Registrar of CompanIes. Rai. &: Ajmer; Shri Kamta Prasad House. 1st VfJA YAW ADA-The Book &. ReView Centre. Eluru Road. Govern- Floor. 'C' Scheme. Asbok Marg. Jafpur pet (Rest.) 20 Tbe RegIStrar of Companies. Andhr" Bank Building. 6 Linghi Chetty VISAKHAPATNAM- Street P. B. 1530. Madras Gupta B'others. VIzla BuIldIng (Reg.) • 21 The Registrar of Companies. Mah'atma Gandhi Road. West Cotto 2 Book Centre. 11/97. Main Road " (Reg.) Bldg. P. B. 334. Kanpur 3 The~ecy. Andhra UllIverslty. General Co-op. Stores Ltd. (Rest.) 22 The Registrar of Companies. Everest 100. Marine Drive, Bombay VIZIANAGARAM-Sarda &: Co. (Rest.) 23 The Registrar ofCompames, 162. Brigade Road. Bangaloro 24 The Registrar of Companies. Gwahot W ARDHA-SwaTiLjey& Bhandar. Bh"r); Market (}leg.) 25 Asslt. Director. Extension Centre. Bhuh Road, Dhanbad 26 Registrar of Companies, Orissa, Cut tack Chandi. Cuttack 27 The RegIstrar of Companies. Guiatat State. GUJarat Samachar Build- For Local Sale ing. Ahmedabad Govt of India Kltab Mallal. Janpath. 01'1'. India Co.l!e HOdse. 28 PublicatIon DIvision. Sale Depot. North Block. New Delhi "ew Delhi 29 The Development Comntissioner. Small Scale industries. New Deihl (;ovl. of IndIa Book Depot. 8 Hastings Street. Calcutta 30 The O. I/C .. UnIversIty Emplorment Bureau. Lucknow Jllgh CommISSIOner for IndIa In London. Ind... House. London. 31 O. I/C .. S. r. s. (. Extension centre. MaIda N C 2 32 O. I/C .. S I. S. I. ExtlJnsion cdntre, Habra. Tabalurta. 24-Parganas 33 O.I/C .. S. I. S. I. Model Catj!entry Workshop. PiyaIi Nagar. P. O. Burntpur I Railway Bookstall holders 34 O. I/C .. S. I. S. r .. Cbrontann~ ExtenSIon Centre. Tangra 33. North Top&la Road, Calcutta0.46 \ I ~IS. A. H. Wheeler &: Co.. 15. ElgIn Road. Allahabad 35 O.I/C.. s. I. S. I. ExtenSIon Ce.tre (Footwear). Calcutta 2 Gahlot Bros .. K E. M. Road. BlkaneT 36 Asslt. Ducctor. Bxtenslon'Centie. Hyderabad 3_ Hlilginbothams & Co Ltd.. Moun t Road. Madras 37 Asstt. Director. ExtenSion Cent~e. Knshna Distt. (A. P.) 4 M Gulab Srogh I< Sons Private Ltd.. Mathura Road. New Delhi 38 Employment Offiur. Employmen\ Exchange, Jhabua 39 ny. Director Inoharge. S. I. S. r.. Clo Chief Civil Admn. Goa. Panjim 40 The ~istrar of Trade Unions, Kanpur Foreign 41 Tho Employment Officer. Bmplo)tment Exchange, Gopal Bbavao, S IS Education Enterpnse Private Ltd.. Kathuillandu (Nepal) Momia SIS Aktte Bologat. C. E. FTitzes Kungt, Hovobokhandel. 42 The O. I/C .. State Information Central Hyderahad FredsgatlOn-2 Box 1656. Stockholm-16 (Sweden) \ 43 The Regis~ar of Companies. Ponthche~.ry 3 Relse-und Verkehrsverlag Stuttgart. Post 730. Gutenbergstra 21. 44 The Asstt. Duector of Publicity and Information. Vidhana Saubba Stuttgart No. 11245. Stuttgart den (Germany West) (P. B. 271) Bangalore

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