Purakkad is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the beach which is described in Thakazhi's novel "Chemeen". There was...
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Sree Venu Gopala Swamy Temple, Purakkad is one of the oldest Gowda Saraswath temples in the world.[citation needed] The main deity is Sree Venu Gopala...
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The first Battle of Purakkad was fought in 1746 between the Indian Kingdom of Travancore and combined forces of the feudal state Odanad. With the defeat...
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1752, the king annexed Quilon, Kayamkulam, Thekkumkur, Vadakkumkur and Purakkad to Travancore (thereby delivering a serious blow to the commerce of the...
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Baladeva Vidyabhushana Kashi Math Sree Venu Gopala Swamy, Purakkad Sadh Vaishnavism Gaudiya Vaishnavism Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical...
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opinion of the Dutch Governor Gollanez the sea coast between Quilon and Purakkad which the Dutch called "Martha" and which region was known as Karthikappally...
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coastal waters of the Indian state of Kerala, especially around the coast of Purakkad, Kodungallur and in South America, where it has proved to be a boon for...
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Kerala by defeating the powerful Zamorin of Kozhikode in the battle of Purakkad in 1755. The name Venad is believed to be derived from the Tamil words...
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Kerala by defeating the powerful Zamorin of Kozhikode in the battle of Purakkad in 1755. The island of Dharmadom near Kannur, along with Thalassery, was...
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Kerala by defeating the powerful Zamorin of Kozhikode in the battle of Purakkad in 1755. Following India's independence in 1947, Thiruvananthapuram became...
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confederation which included Chembakassery, Thekkumkur and Purakkad. In this fourth war known as Battle of Purakkad between the states, Odanad was again defeated and...
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around 50 CE) is often identified with the modern-day coastal town of Purakkad on the mouth of the Pamba River in the Alappuzha district. This river is...
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Perumbalam Purakkad Thaikattussery Thakazhy Thalavady Thamarakkulam Thanneermukkom Thazhakara Thiruvanvandoor Thuravoor Vallikunnam Vayalar Venmony Purakkad Punnapra...
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the west merging with the Arabian Sea. The beach and fishing harbour of Purakkad, which got into fame through the celebrated film and novel Chemmeen, is...
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Kerala by defeating the powerful Zamorin of Kozhikode in the battle of Purakkad in 1755. The temple of Vishnu reclining on Anantha, the Sri Padmanabhaswamy...
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European soldiers were captured and executed on the Dalawa's orders at Purakkad, even though one of the officers, Surgeon Hume, had treated Velu Thampi...
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organised an alliance of the rulers of Kochi, Thekkumkur, Vadakkumkur, Purakkad, Kollam, and Kayamkulam. Meanwhile, the princess of Eledattu Svarupam escaped...
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Kerala by defeating the powerful Zamorin of Kozhikode in the battle of Purakkad in 1755. Paliath Achan of Cochin and Travancore united to expel the Zamorin...
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the exact locations mentioned in Thakazhi's novel. But some people at Purakkad demanded rent for their boats, forcing Kariat to shift the location to...
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region by defeating the powerful Zamorin of Kozhikode in the battle of Purakkad in 1755. Ramayyan Dalawa, the prime minister (1737–1756) of Marthanda Varma...
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Portugal) Cochin, Cochin de Baixo or Santa Cruz (1663) (taken from Portugal) Purakkad (ca. 1680-1750) Kayamkulam (ca. 1645) Quilon (Kollam) (1661) (taken from...
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Kerala by defeating the powerful Zamorin of Calicut in a battle located in Purakkad in 1755. In 1766, Haider Ali of Mysore defeated the Zamorin of Calicut...
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state in Kerala by defeating the Zamorin of Kozhikode in the battle of Purakkad in 1755. Kozhikode came under British Rule after the Mysorean conquest...
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country's borders in his historical novel "Thekkumkur Rani". He said that Purakkad belonged to Thekkumur and was an important trading center of the country...
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Pliny as "Nelcynda". At this light, the "Bacare" could have been modern "Purakkad". The fact that modern western Thiruvalla contains the coastal kind of...
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organised an alliance of the rulers of Kochi, Thekkumkur, Vadakkumkur, Purakkad, Kollam, and Kayamkulam. Van Imhoff personally met Marthanda Varma to negotiate...
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state stretched from Pukkaitha in the north, Aanamala in the east, to Purakkad in the south. The Perumpadappu dynasty eventually produced five branches...
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(a rock in sea) Iringal craft village (iringal) Shikkara boat service purakkad (Akalapuzha river) Kadalur light house (nandhi) Kovvapuram chira (fishing...
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relying on several treaties signed between the Dutch and the Rajas of Purakkad, Kayamkulam and Karappuram. In course of time they also delved into the...
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old friendship. Cochin Quilon Cannanore Kayamkulam Cranganore Pallipuram Purakkad The Dutch never succeeded in establishing a pepper trade monopoly in Malabar...
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