Muthuthala

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Muthuthala
മുതുതല
Muduthala
village
Muthuthala Sree Maha Ganapathy Temple.jpg
Muthuthala Sree Maha Ganapathy Temple (2007)
Muthuthala
Coordinates: 10°47′N76°10′E / 10.78°N 76.17°E / 10.78; 76.17
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Government
  BodyMuthuthala Panchayat
Population
  Total
21,496
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
679303
Telephone code091-466
Vehicle registration KL-52
Nearest city Pattambi
Lok Sabha constituencyPalakkad
Civic agencyMuthuthala Panchayat
Climate Humid (Köppen)
Muthuthala (2007) Muthuthala tmp 2007.JPG
Muthuthala (2007)

Muthuthala is a village and gram panchayat. [1] It lies northwest of Pattambi in Palakkad district, of the state of Kerala, India. It is located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River.

Contents

The infrastructure of the panchayath is divided into Kodumunda and Muthuthala. Muthuthala, Kodumunda and Karakkuth are important centres. The adjacent villages to Muthuthala are Pallippuram, Koppam and Pattambi.

A photo of the Muthuthala Temple Pond on August 19th 2024 Muthuthala Temple Lake (2024).jpg
A photo of the Muthuthala Temple Pond on August 19th 2024


Attractions

Muthuthala Temple

Muthuthala's notable attraction is the Muthuthala Maha Ganapathi Kshetram, or temple, enshrined with the idol of Maha Ganapathi as the principal deity. The other deities are Bhagavathy and Swami Ayyappan. . Many devotees from different parts of Kerala visit here to offer "Ottappam" or "Otta" offering a delicious sweet appam to the deity. This temple is also known for "Mangalya Puja" (special worship for removing any obstacles to the culmination of marriage). This ancient temple was renovated around the mid-2000’s. "Thalappoli" (a festival for the Kodikkunnu Bhagavathy presiding over here as well) is the main festival here in the Malayalam month of Makaram (February). There is a beautiful pond near the temple. The “Ambala Kulam (അമ്ബല കുളം)" (meaning Temple Pond in Malayalam) is blessed by the beauty of nature. A renovation of the pond was done in 2004. It is said that the pond contains 7 wells. Some of these wells have been damaged over the years.

There are other temples such as Sree Muthassiyar Kavu, Ayyapan Kavu,Perumudiyoor Shiva Temple, Kozhikotiri Temple etc.

Muhyideen Juma Masjid

The main Islamic place of worship in Muthuthala is the Muhyideen Juma Masjid at Muthuthala Centre.

History

There had been a trade link passing through the River Bharathapuzha. Varantakuttikkatavu (വരണ്ടകുട്ടിക്കടവ്) was a ferry point which was connecting Thrithala, the local market place and Kodumunda, one of the market place in Muthuthala. Now there is no water transportation available and the site of Varantakuttikadavu is now a field near the Kodumunda Railway Gate. This may be due to the coming of new roads like the Velliyankallu Dam built in 2007, [2] that connected the two villages. Small boats and rafts were once a major scene of this area as late as the 2000's.[ clarification needed ]

The once open temple (as seen in the 1984 photo) was renovated sometime in between 1992 and 2003.

One of the major Nair houses (Tharavads) that settled there is the erstwhile "Thekkinkoottu", comprising Menon families such as Adat, Kizhakkele, Panampatta, Thottupurath etc.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Muthuthala had a population of 21,496 with 10,297 males and 11,199 females. [3]

Transportation

Road

The village, located 8 km from Pattambi on the Pattambi-Pallippuram Road, can be reached by road and rail. The road from Pattambi forks in two directions at the Muthuthala junction. One road goes to Pallippuram and the other reaches the state highway to Perinthalmanna at Trithala Koppam junction. A diversion from Parakkad, a local village connects Perinthalmanna- Pattambi state highway at Sankaramangalam.

Rail

Kodumunda is the only railway station in Muthuthala, which is en route to Kozhikode on the Shoranur–Kozhikode railway line. But in 2021, Kodumunda station was abandoned, and no trains halt here. Only a few passenger trains halt at this station, so the preferable means to reach Muthuthala is by road. Pattambi is the main railway station nearby where most of the trains do have a stopping.

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