| Ariyannur Umbrellas | |
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| Native name അരിയന്നൂർ കുടക്കല്ല് (Malayalam) | |
| A view of three umbrella stones | |
| Location | Thrissur, Kerala |
| Governing body | Archaeological Survey of India |
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| History of Kerala |
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Ariyannur Umbrellas is a prehistoric Megalith burial site situated in Ariyannur in Kandanassery Panchayat of Thrissur District of Kerala. Archaeological Survey of India in 1951 declared it as a centrally protected monument. The site has six umbrella stones or mushroom stones, locally called Kudaikkallu. Of them, four are intact and two are partially broken. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] .
These are part of the larger Kudakkallu Parambu complex which is believed to be from ~2000 BCE.
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