{"id":473,"date":"2020-10-11T12:17:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T12:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theincrediblekerala.com\/?p=473"},"modified":"2020-10-11T12:18:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T12:18:16","slug":"malappuram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theincrediblekerala.com\/?p=473","title":{"rendered":"Malappuram"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Malappuram<\/strong> has made numerous contributions to the cultural heritage of Kerala. A famous<\/strong> centre for Hindu-Vedic learning and Islamic philosophy, the temples and mosques of this region are well known<\/strong> for their spectacular festivals. The term, Malappuram<\/em><\/strong>, which means “over the hill<\/strong>” in Malayalam<\/a>, is derived from the geography of Malappuram<\/a>, the administrative headquarters of the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the early medieval period, the district was home to two of the four major kingdoms that ruled Kerala. Perumpadappu<\/a> was the hometown of the Kingdom of Cochin<\/a>, which is also known as Perumbadappu Swaroopam<\/em>, and Nediyiruppu<\/a> (an area under Kondotty<\/a> municipality) was the hometown of the Zamorin of Calicut<\/a>, which is also known as Nediyiruppu Swaroopam<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mamangam<\/strong> was a duodecennial<\/a> medieval fair<\/strong> held on the bank, and on the dry river-bed, of  Bharathappuzha at Tirunavaya<\/a>, southern India. The Hindu temple associated with the festival was Nava Mukunda Temple<\/a>,Tirunavaya. It seems to have begun as a temple festival, analogous to the Kumbha Melas<\/a><\/strong> at Ujjaini<\/a>, Prayaga<\/a>, Haridwar<\/a> and Kumbakonam<\/a>.[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tirunavaya, is known for its ancient Hindu<\/a> temples. The festival was most flamboyantly celebrated under the auspices and at the expenses of the Hindu chiefs of Kozhikode (Calicut<\/a>), the Samutiris (the Zamorins). The fair was not only a religious festival for the Samutiris, but also an occasion for the display of all their pomp and power as the most powerful chiefs of Kerala. <\/p>\n\n\n\n