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1. TOURIST SPOTS IN
KANNUR
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2. Kannur, also known as Cannanore, is a beautiful city on the northern side of Kerala.
This place is famous for Communist politics and temple festivals. Kannur is the
administrative headquarters of the district of Kannur. It is known as Land of Looms
and Lores. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its Portuguese name of
Cannanore, which is still in fairly common usage. This is the largest city of North
Malabar. The main language spoken is Malayalam. However, English, Hindi and Tamil
are the other languages which are also spoken and understood by the majority of the
people. A historical town famous for its strong heritage, martial arts ‘Kalaripayattu’,
temple art ‘Theyyam’, forts, beaches and spices/coffee growing hills.

3. Dharmadamisland
Dharmadam Island a small 5-acre island covered with coconut
palms and dense bushes is a beautiful sight from the
Muzhappilangad beach. During low tide, one can just walk to the
island from the beach. It is surrounded by rivers and seas.
Permission is required to enter this privately owned island. earlier
known as Dharmapattanam was a Buddhist stronghold.

5. Sree muthappan temple
Sree Muthappan Temple This centre of worship and faith has in store many
unique practices and rituals, and the temple architecture itself stand testimony
to this aspect. The Parassinikadavu Muthappan (Siva) Temple on the banks of
the Valapatnam River attracts people from all sections of the society;
irrespective of religion, caste and promotes the essence of “Vasudaiva
Kutumbakam The whole world is one family.” The origin of the Muthappan
temple is connected to the appearance of a child who roamed the region with a
string of interesting incidents and later vanished without a trace.

7. Peralassery subramaniyatemple
The Peralassery Subramanya Temple is located 15 km’s from Kannur. It is
also believed that people who visit Peralaserry temple must also visit the
nearby Makrery temple. The main “vazhipaddu” or offerings in this temple
are “Subramania Puja” and “Mutta Oppikal” (offering of eggs to the revered
snake deity). The main deity of this temple is Lord Subramania. The Stepped
Pool/Tank or “Chira” of the Peralassery Subramania temple is a magnificent
structure. The week long Kodiyettam festival associated with the
Peralassery Subramanya temple is in the Month of December, every year.

9. Gundert banglow
Gundert Bungalow of Rev. Dr Hermann Gundert (Stuttgart, 4 February 1814 – 25
April 1893 in Calw, Germany) was a German missionary, scholar, and linguist, as
well as the grandfather of German novelist and Nobel laureate Hermann Hesse.
Gundert compiled a Malayalam grammar book, Malayalabhaasha Vyakaranam
(1859), in which he developed and constructed the grammar spoken by the
Keralites, nowadays; a Malayalam-English dictionary (1872), and contributed to
work on Bible translations into Malayalam. He worked primarily at Thalassery on
the Malabar coast, in Kerala. Gundert also contributed to the fields of history,
geography and astronomy.

11. Thalassery fort
Thalassery Fort is in Thalassery a town in Kannur District of
Kerala. Tellicherry was one of the most important European
trading centres of Kerala. The Fort lies in the group of low wooden
hill running down to the sea and protected by natural waters. It has
been the main opening for the rich spices, hill products and timber
of the vast inter-land.

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