Chelakkara

Chelakkara
ചേലക്കര
Town
Chelakkara
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10°42′N 76°21′E / 10.70°N 76.35°E / 10.70; 76.35Coordinates: 10°42′N 76°21′E / 10.70°N 76.35°E / 10.70; 76.35
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Elevation 66 m (217 ft)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code 04884
Vehicle registration KL-48
Nearest cities Thrissur, Wadakanchery, Ottapalam, Shornur
Lok Sabha constituency Alathur

Chelakkara is a small town in Thrissur district of Kerala.

One of the famous pooram (Vela) in Thrissur dist - in fact in Kerala. Anthimhakalan kavu located in Chelakkara, Which is famous for fire works and traditional celebrations called Kala kali. Kaliyaroad mosque which is an important mosque for islamic religion as well as other religions, which is a venue of one of the biggest islamic festival called Nercha is located in Chelakkara. Chelakkara having so many tourist attractions including Kerala Kalamandalam, Asurankund dam, Poolakund waterfalls, Vazhalikkavu, Panjal etc. Chelakkara having mixed cultures of Thrissur And Valluvanad regions, so that chelakkara is a place in Kerala where pure form of Malayalam is spoken.

Geography

Chelakara is located at 10°42′N 76°21′E / 10.70°N 76.35°E / 10.70; 76.35.[1] It has an average elevation of 6 m (20 ft).

Festivals

One of the famous pooram (Vela) in Trissur dist Anthimhakalan kavu located in Chelakkara, which is famous for fire works and traditional celebrations called kala kali. The town has many temples and church including St.george orthodox Church, Narasimhamurthy Temple, and Anthimahakalan Temple. A small Car festival on Thiruvadira day. Navarathri is celebrated on a grand scale. The other festival that is observed in a grand way is Kaliyaroad Nercha and Vaikunta Ekadasi. Some nearby villages are Pangarappilly,Pulakkod,Killimangalam,Venganellur,Kurumala, Panjal, Thonoorkara, Elanad and Chelakkod .In Chelakkara, there is a place called ' Gramam' wherein Brahmin community was staying in a cluster.

Schools

Sree Moolam Thirunal Govt. Higher Secondary School(S.M.T.G.H.S.S) is built in the Kerala traditional architecture practice called 'naalu kettu' with a cave and secret rooms which are not yet opened.

Temples,Mosques and Churches

Anthimakaalan Kavu (temple) Vela (festival) is celebrated in a grant manner with festivities and five spectacular fireworks show, which starts around midnight and ends early morning the next day. People from all over Kerala come to see the grand fireworks. Kaliyaroad Mosque is One of the famous is india.people from the various place come to see this festival this festival shows the relation between the religions hundreds of Elephants gather here.ST MARYS ORTHODOX CHURCH PERUNNAL NOVEMBER 20,21 AND ST GEORGE ORTHODOX PAZHAYA PALLI PERUNNAL DECEMBER 3,4 this is the old church festival in Chelakkara old more than 2 centurys.this church and place donated by king sakthan thanburan to the ORTHODOX church believers and give sangtion to celebrate the festival]] Kolathur Ayyappankavu Sree Subhramanya Swami Kshetram, is a famous Muruga temple that is located in Kolathur village in Chelakkara, and Thypooyamaholsavam is the main festival. The panchavaadyam of Chelakkara Desam from this temple on Anthimahakaalan vela is famous. Kolathur also has a chozhi group associated with the temple, which co-ordinate the Chozhi during Thiruvathira festival.

Scenic village

Venganellur village is a beautiful village. At the centre of this village, there are five temples including the Maha Siva temple, Lord Thiruveembilappa, the presiding deity. The temple has a history of more than 300 years. In the earlier days, the temple and the surroundings were under the control of Tamil Brahmins. In the twentieth century more than 100 Brahmin houses, Madoms, were there in this area. (Dr. C.S. Venkitaraman (1918–1994), an eminent mathematician, who was born in one of these Madoms. His father Prof C V Subbarama Iyer was another eminent personality of the village who after retiring as the principal of the University College Trivandrum settled down in the village. He was the working force behind getting electricity, Telegraph,Telephone and hospital facility to Chelakkara Village in the 1950s). Another unsung Technocrat born in Chelakara was C V Venkiteswaran. He was the first Indian engineer to design and construct wharves and jetties. He was trained by Sir Robert Bristow, the pioneer architect of Cochin Port, and rose to become the Chief Engineer of Cochin Port Trust. Not many people know that there is a still road named after him in Willingdon Island, Cochin in respect of his service for the Cochin Port Trust.He was also the chief architect of the Mattancherry wharves and also the Aroor Bridge. He became the Development Adviser (Ports), in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, in New Delhi and the basic designs of Tuticorin (with the longest breakwaters in Asia) and New Mangalore ports were completed in his time.

The Tamil Brahmins started the famous festival of Ashtami Maholsavam in the temple. Nowadays, it is the most celebrated festival of Chelakkara.AND sri.mariyamman kovil, Chelakkara's one and the famous amman temple.The famous festival of "MARIYAMMAN POOJA MAHOTHSAV".The other temples are Vadasseri Sri Krishna temple, Edathara Krishna Temple, Erupurath Narasimha Murthy Temple of Velanezhy Mana, Thali Siva Temple, Sreekandapuram Mahavishnu Temple, and Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Kizhakkumuri.

Festivals

Kaliraroad Nercha is One of the Famous festival in Chelakkara which is conducted in the month of March People from the various wards are Celebrating Each ward is having their own team they alas gather at mosque and celebrate togetherly.Many People from neighbouring places and districts visit the festival. Chelakkara church festival (Pazhaya Palli Perunnal) is celebrated on December 3 and 4 every year. The church conducting the festival is St. George's Church, Chelakkara.[2][3] Chelakkara have the roads to Ottapalam, Shornur, Thrissur etc.

Venganallur Dam

A local dam near Venganallur gives adds to the beauty with a wide variety of birds, fauna, and flora. The Panjal village,which is famous for athirathram and Kerala Kalamandalam are located near Chelakkara.

Asurankundu Dam

This is a dam which is situated near Chelakkara and Attur. Constructed by Shri late Muthalanghat Prabhakaran Nair, Inaugurated by Shri Late K K Balakrishnan, Ex. Minister of Kerala.

Educational Organizations

  • Sree Moolam Thirunal Govt. Higher Secondary School(S.M.T.G.H.S.S)
  • St: Joseph's HS Pangarappilly,Chelakkara
  • Govt.Polytechnic,Chelakkara
  • Govt.Arts and Science College,Chelakkara
  • IHRD College Of Applied Science,Chelakkara
  • Sanjos Central School, Elanad, Chelakkara
  • Chelakkara Central School, Thonnurkkara(C C S)
  • A.U.P.School thonoorkkara (Achuthamenon U.P.Scho)
  • Little Flower Girls Higher Secondary School, Chelakkara
  • Grace Central School ( Affiliated to CBSE)
  • Alert academy, Chelakkara

Politics

Chelakara assembly constituency (SC) is part of Alathur. [4] It is also the constituency of ex-Speaker of KERALA Assembly. Shri K.Radhakrishnan.

Chelakkara MLA Shri : U.R Pradeep, (LDF)

Chelakkara Grama Panchayath President: Shri: R.Unnikrishnan (LDF)

In Movies

Chelakkara was one of the location of Tamil movie called Muthu (Rajanikath's filim), Many other movies was also shot at Chelakkara like Devasuram, Ulsavapitteannu,Madambi,Naatturajavu,Pallavoor Devanarayanan,Nadakame ulakam,Akashadooth,Balettan,Dr.Pasupathi,Malarvadi Arts club etc. Popular Malayalam actor Mammootty in the movie The Truth asks his counterpart Janardhanan as to where in Talappilly taluk he belongs to, to which he answers as Chelakkara.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chelakara
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  3. ↑ http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/saint_antonythachuparambil.php?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700
  4. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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