Vandazhi
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Vandazhi is a small village
in Palakkad district
of Kerala
state, south India
. It is under Alathur
Taluk in Palakkad district of Kerala state, India.
It was once famous for its paddy cultivation and elephants and mud pot making. The famous family Nellikkal Edaom is situated here. They used to have monopoly in capturing elephants.
The famous Chamakkad, Veluthakkal, Kulappura Veluthakkal, Thekke Veluthakkal, Chakkingal, Mannath families are here.
During pre-independence days the place was one of the ideal place for anti social elements and communists were more here. Even there is a place here named as " MOSCOW MUKKU"
–By Murali (Thankam mema's grandson) Further on the veluthakkal family. The family temple / god of the veluthakkal family is known as Chathu Mamman. There are numerous legends regarding the origins of the shrine. The most popular one is that many centuries ago...there was a time when vandali was ravaged with non-stop torrential rains. Rain and floods lasted for weeks on end and food was becoming scarce at the Veluthakkal house. One such night, the inhabitants of the house were woken up by a harsh knocking on the door. They opened the door to meet a drenched, weak and hungry middle aged man. Despite the house being crowded, the family invited the man inside. The man being hungry, weak and wet, the family offered him some food (shared from very little that was available). The man ate happily and they all went to bed. The next morning the family woke up to see that the man had gone...with him was gone the rain and flooding!! Later that evening the family patriarch woke up from his afternoon siesta to see an apparition of the man from the previous night. He thanked the famiuly for their kindness and told the patriarch that he is a good spirit looking for a just and kind family to be placed within. He called himself Chathu and granted a blessing stating that he will forever lookafter the wellbeing of the veluthakkal family's generations to come.
This is how the karakkad temple was established. Prayers and offerings to the shrine continue to be offered to this day and chathumamman lives on in veluthakkal family members' hearts.
The family has its House Known as the Veluthakkal House in vandazhi.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Palakkad district
Palakkad district
Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The...
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....
state, south India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. It is under Alathur
Alathur
Alathur is a small town in the Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It is the headquarters of the Alathur Taluk and is situated at the south west end of the district 24 km from the district headquarters at Palakkad. Alathur Taluk is predominantly rural and has an agricultural economy...
Taluk in Palakkad district of Kerala state, India.
It was once famous for its paddy cultivation and elephants and mud pot making. The famous family Nellikkal Edaom is situated here. They used to have monopoly in capturing elephants.
The famous Chamakkad, Veluthakkal, Kulappura Veluthakkal, Thekke Veluthakkal, Chakkingal, Mannath families are here.
During pre-independence days the place was one of the ideal place for anti social elements and communists were more here. Even there is a place here named as " MOSCOW MUKKU"
–By Murali (Thankam mema's grandson) Further on the veluthakkal family. The family temple / god of the veluthakkal family is known as Chathu Mamman. There are numerous legends regarding the origins of the shrine. The most popular one is that many centuries ago...there was a time when vandali was ravaged with non-stop torrential rains. Rain and floods lasted for weeks on end and food was becoming scarce at the Veluthakkal house. One such night, the inhabitants of the house were woken up by a harsh knocking on the door. They opened the door to meet a drenched, weak and hungry middle aged man. Despite the house being crowded, the family invited the man inside. The man being hungry, weak and wet, the family offered him some food (shared from very little that was available). The man ate happily and they all went to bed. The next morning the family woke up to see that the man had gone...with him was gone the rain and flooding!! Later that evening the family patriarch woke up from his afternoon siesta to see an apparition of the man from the previous night. He thanked the famiuly for their kindness and told the patriarch that he is a good spirit looking for a just and kind family to be placed within. He called himself Chathu and granted a blessing stating that he will forever lookafter the wellbeing of the veluthakkal family's generations to come.
This is how the karakkad temple was established. Prayers and offerings to the shrine continue to be offered to this day and chathumamman lives on in veluthakkal family members' hearts.
The family has its House Known as the Veluthakkal House in vandazhi.