Manantheri
| Manantheri | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 13,443 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 670643 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Manantheri is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Manantheri had a population of 13443 with 6400 males and 7043 females.[1] Mananthery temples was the regency of mooshikarajas.This temples first renovation was on 750 A.D Mushika Kingdom (also called Ezhimalai Kingdom, Puzhinadu, or Mushaka Rajya) was an ancient kingdom of the Tamil Sangam age in present-day northern Kerala, India ruled by the Royal dynasty of the same name. They ruled the strip of land between Mangalore in the north and Vatakara in the south. It was one of the three kingdom of Sangam Age Kerala, along with the Chera kingdom and the Ay kingdom. Ezhimalai Mannan was the most powerful ruler of Ezhimalai, he expanded the kingdom to Wynad, Gudallore and to parts of Coimbatore. With the death of Mannan in a battle against the Cheras, the kingdom dissolved in the Chera kingdom.you Can see the heritage temples of Mananthery Mahadeva temple,Subrahmanya temple, parthasaradhi temple,vanasasta temple and ozhakkilerykotta mahavishnu temples in its original form on Koothuparamba waynad road right turn from mananthery sathram vannathimoola road 1 km.
History
Mananthery Maha kshetra samuchaya have 5000 years of tradition.This is the Meditation place of Maha mathanga Maharshi. He used sivaliga is related to kottiyoor dakshayaga story is the main temple called Mananthery Mahadeva Temple.Later on Pazhasssiraja used this temple as his camp house in the battles with Tippusulthan and the British.The British army destroyed the compound wall and major parts of this temple.Pazhassirajas army commander Kaithery Madathil Ambu and his sister Makkam resided in left side of the temple.The renovation of this temple started in 1996.as a part of historic investigation related to the temple the story of Pazhassiraja got from the folksong Thottam pattu.We requested Mathubumi cheief editor to convey the message of Pazhassirajas unknown First war against British in the history. You can see the original battle field of Pazhassi, the destroyed Regency of Kaithery Ambu Nair and the Ancient temples of Mahadeva, Sreekrishna,Sreeporkkali,Mahavishnu,Deva senapathi Subrahmanyaswami. Valiyaveliham indrustrial Estate is situated near the place up on the hill.
This place is part of the Ramayana Trail and Srirama and Lakshmana visited the hermitage of Mathanga Maharshi as advised by Kabanda. See Ramayanam. From there they proceed to Shabari Ashram, which is further south.
Transportation
The national highway passes through Kannur town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Mattanur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
Coordinates: 11°50′N 75°37′E / 11.833°N 75.617°E