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The history and culture of Kottarakkara in Kerala, India has a rich history. it used to be a palace in the 14th and 15th centuries. In fact, the name "Kottarakkara ...
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 ...
The British crown gained control over Northern Kerala (including the Kingdom of Kingdom of Kolathunadu and the Kingdom of Calicut) and through the creation of the Malabar District. The British also allied with the Kingdom of Travancore and the Kingdom of Cochin in the southern part of the state, until India won its independence in 1947.
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]
Kollam was the seat of the Desinganad kings. Kottarakara is well known as the place where a new version of the classical dance form of Kathakali was conceived. It was also the capital of the Elayidath Swaroopam. Kundara is known for the 1812 proclamation against the British by Velu Thampi Dalawa. [34]
The Kingdom of Kottayam covered what is today Talassery taluk, Iritty taluk (1000 km 2) of Kannur District and Wayanad District (2000 km 2). The headquarters of this kingdom were located in Kottayam, a small town not far from Tellicherry. The royal dynasty of the princely state of Kottayam was called Purannatt Swarupam.
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.
The Kingdom of Travancore was a kingdom in Central and Southern Kerala that existed from ancient times until 1949. Until the reign of Marthanda Varma, the kingdom was known as Venad. In the 11th century, Venad became a vassal of the Chola Empire. In the 16th century, Venad became a vassal of the Vijayanagara Empire.