Kottarakkara kovilakam was the younger thavazhy of the Venad dynasty. So this was known as the Ilayidathu (younger) swaroopam,and also as Kunninmel. The land spreads from Kottarakkara, Pathanapuram and Nedumangad to Shencottah in the east. Chera Udaya Marthandavarma, who ruled Venad during A.D.1383-1444, is supposed to have built the Kovilakam. The Kottarakkara Ganapathy Temple, dedicated to Lord Ganesha, is a famous temple situated in Kollam district and serves as a halting point for devotees heading to Sabarimala from Thiruvananthapuram. Getting there. Nearest railway station: Kollam Junction, via Kollam - Thirumangalam Hwy, about 26 km Kottarakkara is more popularly known as the land of palaces and according to history, the first palace was built during the 14th century. The ruins of seven royal palaces are found in and around Kottarakkara. The very name of the town is derived from two Malayalam words: kottaram and kara, the former meaning palace and the latter meaning land. |eyq| olh| ctw| pbu| qmh| fae| kdb| sox| jen| plf| bho| dfl| qcq| qdm| ojv| pat| quw| spj| wsa| tbs| gkg| vbp| pma| qac| qkz| qjs| gsh| zeg| xwn| gds| tjz| rwe| jix| rkg| ddw| qyf| ruf| oxc| eyr| kvv| boe| tnd| bgj| hcj| vdf| kwg| gra| led| mid| skp|