Pazhayannur is a village

Village

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 in Thrissur district

Thrissur district

Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...

 in the state of Kerala

Kerala

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....

, India

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.

Demographics

India census

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, Pazhayannur had a population of 15979 with 7680 males and 8299 females. the history says that, major part of Pazhayannur was under pattar , an upper class people , those who came here from Thanjavoor in Tamil Nadu before hundreds of years. Now itself the new generation of this people are living here. Pazhayannur is a place of religious harmony.
Pazhayannur actually forms a junction town in which the road splits into 4 ways. Alathur

Alathur

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, Ottapalam

Ottapalam

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, Thrissur

Thrissur

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 and Elanad

Elanad

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 are those four splits diverted to. Two major educational facilitations are a Higher Secondary School and a college run by Institute of Human Resource Development.

History

The main deity of Pazhayannur Bhagavathy is attributed to have come over centuries ago having been escorted by the then Maharajah of Cochin Pazhayannoor Bhagavathy is the paradevatha (Family Goddess) Cochin Royal Family

Cochin Royal Family

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 and there had been the source of daily "oottu" or feast for everyone living in and around the village.
The adjoining Siva temple also celebrates Thiruvathira and Mahasivarathri.
Pazhayannur is one of the places of historical importance, seen in the map of "Nannangadis" of Kerala

Kerala

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....

. Nannangadis are the tombs of people who lived in the medieval people, usually are in the shape of large pot.

Festivals

Hundreds of devotees visit the Mahakshethram every year, and partake and participate both in person and contributions to carry out the various poojas and offerings to Her. Traditionally the temple celebrates Aarattu, Niramaala, 9 days of Navarathri vilakku which is sponsored in a large way by the local institutions including the Dept. of Police,Revenue etc. The nightly events include Classical music by famous musicians,Ottanthullal, Kathakali and Harikathakaalakshepam etc. Niramaala is one of the major celebrations that goes on every year in Pazhayannur.

The main sloka

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for Goddess Annapoorneshwari goes as below :
" Annapoorne sadapoorne sanakra pranavallabhe
Gnanavairagya siddhyaratham bikshamdeheecha paravathy
Matha cha Parvathee devyo pitha devo maheswaraha
Bandahvaschiva bakthyartham svadesobhuvanthrayam"