Ajanoor
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History
Ajanoor is a small village in Kasargode district of KeralaKerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Ajanur became a panjayat after independence and Sri. P.Krishnan Nair (Popular as the "President Krishnan Nair") served as the first president of the panjayat for many years
People
Ajanur has been the birth place for many famous freedom fighters, poets and writers leaders such as famous poet Maha Kavi P. Kunhiraman NairP. Kunhiraman Nair
P. Kunhiraman Nair , also known as Mahakavi P, was a renowned Malayalam poet whose works romanticised the natural beauty of his home state of Kerala in southern India and juxtaposed it with the hard realities of his life and times.Born in Bellikoth near Kanhangad of North Malabar, P., as he is...
and famous freedom fighter and author Vidwan P. Kelu Nair. Ajanur has been the home for also many social reformers and political leaders such as the veteran socialist party leader C.M.Padmanabhan Nair (popular as CMP or C. M. P. Nair) Sri.P.Krishnan Nair, popularly known as the "President Krishnan Nair" was the president of this panchayat for a long time in the begnining.
Places of interest
The famous Madiyan Kulom temple is situated in Ajanur village. It is about 5 km. from KanhangadKanhangad
Kanhangad is a town and a municipality in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is 28 km from the district headquarters of Kasaragod. Bekal Fort is a 300-year old fort, one of the largest and best preserved forts in Kerala and lies 10 km north of Kanhangad. The fort is...
, the headquarters of Hosdurg taluk. Ajanur became a panjayat after independence and Sri. P.Krishnan Nair(Popular as the "President Krishnan Nair" who is younger brother of Mahakavi P.Kunhiraman Nair served as the first president as well as president for many consecutive years
The main deity
Deity
A deity is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....
of the temple is Bhadrakali
Bhadrakali
Bhadrakāli , is one of the forms of the Great Goddess mentioned in the Devi Mahatmyam. In Sanskrit, the word Bhadra means "blessed", "auspicious", "fair", "beautiful", "good", "fortunate", "prosperous"....
; but there are also other deities like Kshetrapalan, Bhagavathi and Bhairavan. A peculiarity of this temple is that a Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
performs pooja only in the noon, while the morning and evening poojas are performed by a sect called Maniyanis. The festivals in the temple fall during the months of Edavam (May, June) and Dhanu
Dhanu
In the Hindu religion, Dhanu, which is generally referred to as Dhanu Yatra, is a festival holiday relating to Lord Krishna's visit to Mathura. This visit was made to witness the ceremony of Bow...
(December, January) and on these days all the poojas are performed in connection with this festival.
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