Thrikkur
Grama Panchayat

History

Thrikkur Grama Panchayat is located in Kodakara block of Mukundapuram taluk of Thrissur district. Thrikkur Panchayat, which is spread over Thrikkur and Kallur villages, has an area of ​​25.38 sq km. This panchayat, which has 19 wards, is bounded by Puthur Panchayat on the north, Alagappanagar Panchayat on the south, Alagappanagar and Nenmanikkara Panchayats on the west and Varantharappilly and Puthur Panchayats on the east. On 12 August 1977, Thrikkur Panchayat was bifurcated and Nenmanikkara Panchayat was formed by a government order. Thrikkur Panchayat is a beautiful land with the Thrikkur River on one side and the beautiful green hills and waterfalls on the other. There are many opinions about the origin of the name Thrikkur. In the manuscripts containing the poems of a scholar named Krishnapisharody, Thrikkur is called Drishpuram. Another opinion is that this name came about because it faces three directions (Thrik + Dik + Ur) namely Kallur, Talor and Poothur. But this is not all, another group says that this name came about because it is the land of Shiva (Thrikkannan), the father of Thrikkur. Whatever the opinions, the Thrikkur Sree Mahadeva Temple is one of the cave temples that archaeologists have recorded with great importance in their records. It can be seen that Kallur, one of the two villages in Thrikkur Panchayat, got its name due to its unique topography. The ancients also confirm that the name was derived from the fact that it means a place with a lot of stones (stone + village). This peaceful village, inhabited by people of various castes and religions, is located 10 km southeast of Thrissur city. The Thrissur Sree Mahadeva Temple, a magnificent cave temple located at a height of about 150 feet on the banks of the Manaliyar river that flows through the heart of Thrissur village, is one of the famous temples in Kerala.

Socio-Cultural History

Thrikkur, which was part of the Cochin State, was directly administered by the king's minister, Paliathachchan. It is also said that Thrikkur, which is located in Peruvanam village, was directly administered by Chittoor Mana and Grangatt Mana. Before the formation of the panchayat, the Paliathachchans ruled with the title of Raman-Komi. Their headquarters was Chendamangalam. Later, the administration of the Thrikkur area was given to Mullurkara. It is said that Paliam entrusted the local administration of the Kuruveetils in the north of Thrikkur and the families like Ayyanatt, Mangalatt, Kunnappilly, and Chakkedath in the south. There are various opinions regarding the origin of the name Thrikkur. In the manuscripts containing the poems of a scholar named Krishnapisharody, Thrikkur is seen as Drishpuram. Another opinion is that this name came about because it faces three directions (Thri + Dik + Ur) namely Kallur, Talor and Poothur. But another group says that this name came about because it is the land of Lord Shiva (Thrikkannan), the father of Thrikkur. Regardless of the opinions, Thrikkur Sree Mahadeva Temple is one of the cave temples that archaeologists have recorded with great importance in their records. It can be seen that Kallur, one of the two villages in Thrikkur Panchayat, got its name due to its unique topography. The ancients also confirm that this name came about because of the place where there is a lot of stone (Kallu + Ur). The landlords who owned all the land in this area were not happy. Until the advent of agricultural development, this landlord family and many tenants under them existed here. Jobs and the place where food was served were all segregated by caste. The lower castes here were a group that lived under the oppression of the upper castes until independence. They were farmers who knew the land well in agriculture. But they had a hard time. The lower castes did the farming and the upper castes did the harvesting. They were denied entry to temples and gurukulams. When the molals came, their stewards would make noise. If they heard it, they had to move away. However, the upper castes had the unwritten right to torture their sisters and wives. The beautiful cave temple of Thrikkur Sree Mahadeva Temple, located at an altitude of about 150 feet on the banks of the Manaliyar river that flows through the heart of Thrikkur village, is one of the famous temples in Kerala. The garbhagriha, which is said to have been carved out of the rock by the Shiva Ganas, is approximately 24 feet long, 18 feet wide and 10 feet high. Matikunnu Bhagavathy Temple is a beautiful ancient temple located in the eastern part of Thrikkur village. The main deity of the Kallur Shiva Temple, which the residents of Kallur call Kallurappan with devotion, is Lord Shiva. There are two churches in Kallur, East and West. The West Church, Holy Mary Rosary Church, was established in 1874. The Vellanikode Church was established in 1987. It is located in a beautiful place adjacent to the mountains in the eighth ward of the panchayat. Holy Trinity Church was established in 1990 as a result of the efforts of about 200 parishioners who had separated from the churches of Kallur East Church, Vellanikode Church and Ponnukkara Church. During the British rule, Sri Ramachandra Iyer was elected as MNC from the Thrikkur Akkara Math. Sriranganathanandaji of the Sri Ramakrishna Mission, who received the first Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration, is a native of Thrikkur. Dr. Ajaranandan, who went abroad from Puthumana Illam and obtained his doctorate from Bali University in Indonesia, is a native of Kallur. He represented Indonesia and participated in the World Religions Conference. Later, he was destined to live a peaceful life with his Japanese wife and children in a place called Athur in Kallur, and die in a miserable rented house.