- Thiruvegappura
Thiruvegappura is a Valluvanad village on the bank of river Thutha, a tributary to the
Bharathapuzha River , serving as the gateway toPalakkad District , for inboard traffic from the northern Malabar districts of Kerala. Located in thePalakkad district ofKerala ,India , Thiruvegappura is famous for a Lord Siva Temple, built around the14th century , with three flag masts as the unique speciality. LordSankaranarayana and LordVishnu are the other main deities of the temple. An exquisite "Koothambalam " (Temple theatre), exemplifying the beauty of the Kerala architecture was added probably around the15th century . This place claims of great heritage in the annals of Kerala history. World renowned Guru Natyācharya VidūshakaratnamPadma Shri Mani Madhava Chakyar used to performChakyar Koothu andKoodiyattam here for decades.It is a historical fact that the famous Sanskrit scholar, Thiruvegappura Anayath Krishna Pisharody was considered as the Guru(teacher) of [http://www.chintha.com/kerala/krishnanattam-history-origin.html Manavedan Raja] , the then Zamorin Raja of Kozhikode who conceived the classical dance drama Krishnanattam based on his text Krishnageethi. Mahaakavi Ulloor mentioned about this in his Kerala Sahithya Charithram(chapter 33). Manavedan also mentioned about his Guru Anayath Krishna Pisharody in his text Poorvabharatha Champu. A commentary to Poorvabharatha Champu, Krishneeyam, was composed apparently by Anayath Krishna Pisharoty.
The place is also known as the birth place of world famous magician Prof.Vaazhakunnam, "Chenda" maestro Thiruvegappura Rama Poduval, poet and Shaakunthalam translator Cheruliyil Kunchunni Nambeesan and Scientist Dr. T.M.K. Nedungadi a student and close disciple of
Nobel Laureate Prof.C.V.Raman .Thiruvegappura is also famous for its historical importance. The Raayiranellur mountain temple - where
Naaraanathu Bhraanthan (The lunatic prophet - one of the great twelve sons ofVararuchi ) of theParayi petta panthirukulam lived and taught his philosophy to society in his own way - and the Bhraanthaachalam temple (dwelling place of [http://www.naranathubranthan.com Naaraanath Branthan] ) are historical attractions of this village.External links
* [http://www.nitc.ac.in/nitc/user_profile/staff_prof_jsp/more_info.jsp?__tg_login=argopal&__moreInfoID=614 "Anayath Rajagopalan's birth place tribute"]
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