MONUMENTAL VISIT: VELUTHAMPI DALAWA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, MANNADY




As a part of the B.ed curriculum, our college visited Veluthampi Dalawa Archaeological Museum on 8th April 2022. Kerala, with the abundant historical landmarks and monuments grabs the attention of domestic as well as foreign tourists. Colonialism and foreign invasion has left a lot of landmarks in the lap of this small state. Kerala is indeed a paradise with lush greenaries interspersed with rich and unique landmarks. One such place is Mannady. It is a historical museum that preserves th memories and artifacts related to Dalawa. Velayudhan Thampi, popularly known as Velu Thampi was born on 6 th may 1765 in an aristocratic nair family as the son of Sri.Kunjumayitti Pillai and his wife Valliyammai Pillai in the village of Thalakkulam in Kalkulam Taluk situated around 10 miles from the town of Nagarcoil in the present day Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He stood distinct among others as a straight forward person and he strongly protested against any anti-social activities. The museum exhibits a great statue of Dalawa in its entrance itself. The museum displays two galleries that contain the portraits of the Travancore Kings from Marthanda Varma to Sri Chitra Tirunal. It also contains various stone statues like Buddha, Ayyapan, Nagayakshi and sarpayakshi. They also provide ancient utensils, canons, war equipments, parchment manuscripts etc. The visit was a wothwhile experience as it provided us with new knowledge related to Veluthampi Dalawa.

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