Thrithala Explained

Thrithala
Settlement Type:Town
Image Alt:nil
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:10.8°N 76.1167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Palakkad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:679534
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91466
Registration Plate:KL-9 & KL-52
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest town
Blank1 Info Sec1:Pattambi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ponnani

Thrithala is a town and a village in Pattambi taluk in Palakkad District of Kerala state, South India. The town is located along the banks of Bharathapuzha and is famed for its Shiva temple.

History

The legend of 'Parayi petta panthirukulam' is centred on Trithala. According to this story, a Brahmin named Vararuchi, married a lower caste woman without knowing her true identity. After the marriage, they set out on a long journey. During the course of the journey, the woman became pregnant several times, and every time she delivered a baby, the husband asked her to leave it there itself. Each of the babies was taken up by people of different castes (totally 12), thus they grew up in that caste, making the legendary 'Panthirukulam'. They all became famous in their lives and many tales are attributed to them. The eldest was Agnihothri, a Brahmin, whose place is Mezhathur in Trithala. The others are Pakkanar (basket weaver), Perumthachan (Master carpenter), Naranathu Bhranthan (an eccentric but divine person), Vayillakunnilappan (a child without mouth, whom the mother wanted to keep with her) and so on. Their stories are mentioned in the well known book 'Eithihyamala' by Kottarathil Sankunni.

The Siva temple, probably built during the 9th and 10th century, marks the transition from the Chola to the Pandya style of architecture. According to a legend, the child Agnihotri was bathing in the river along with his mother. He heaped the sand in the form of a mound on a plate ('thalam' in Malayalam). When the mother tried to remove the sand, she found that it has solidified in the form of a 'Siva Lingam'. Thus the deity is known as 'Thalathilappan', meaning God in a plate. The idol is said to have the constitution of sand. It is believed that the sharp bend in the river in the area was formed due to the river changing its course on its own, to give space for the temple to be built.

Notable residents

Politics

It belongs to Ponnani Loksabha Constituency current MP is E. T. Mohammed Basheer. Thrithala is the 49th legislative assembly constituency, current MLA is M B Rajesh of CPIM.

Major political parties are the Indian National Congress (INC), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), Communist Party of India (CPI), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).

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