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Kottarakkara, also known in the ancient days of the kings as the Elayadathu Swarupam, was a principality ruled by a branch of the Travancore Royal Family. It is the home of Kathakali, a well known dance drama which originated initially as Ramanattam created in the 17th century by Prince Kottarakkara Thampuran and later patronized by the Raja of Kottarakkara in the early 19th century absorbing ...
[2] [3] Thus, Kottarakkara town got the distinction of being the first in Kerala from where the famous Indian classical dance form originated when it was the capital of the Elayadathu Swarupam, the principality in central Kerala, which was a branch of the Travanacore royal family.
Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathy Temple is a Hindu temple in Kottarakkara in the Indian state of Kerala. [1] Though the central deity is Shiva , the temple is known for the shrine of Shiva's son Ganesha (Mahaganapathy).
The town derives its name from the direction in which the kings of old, standing in their palace, would face in the morning. Kottarakara, a city in Kerala, is so named because it once housed the kings' "kottaram," or palace. The town is home to people of diverse faiths and political views. [citation needed]
Ramanattam (Malayalam: രാമനാട്ടം, IAST: Rāmanāṭṭaṃ) is a temple art in Kerala, India.The dance drama presents the story of Rama in a series of eight plays and was created under the patronage of Veera Kerala Varma (AD 1653–1694) alias Kottarakkara Thampuran.
Thrikkannamangal is a suburb around the city of Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala state, India. This town is named so because it was the direction that kings of old, standing in their palace would face in the morning. Kollam was the seat of the Desinganad kings. Kollam had mercantile relationship between Phoenicians and Romans.
Valakom is a fast growing town located on Kerala State highway One, in the Kollam district of Kerala, India, with a population of 17928. It lies within Kottarakkara municipal town, Ummannoor and edamulackal Panchayat. Valkom is famous for menkari and kapa puzhikiyathu. In the Valakom market, anyone can buy and sell vegetables, fish and meat.
Kottarakkulam Sree Mahaganapathy Temple, Kollam, Kerala Geographic coordinates 8°53′27.4″N 76°34′30.1″E / 8.890944°N 76.575028°E / 8.890944; 76.575028