Elavally

Local places Elavally is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. It is a vast and beautiful village in Chavakkad Taluk of Thrissur District of Kerala State in Southern India. It includes the places of: Elavally North, is lying in between Kadavalloor on the north, Parakad on the east, Elavally South on the south and Chittaattukara on the west. It is occupied with an excellent Durga Temple, having self installed growing granite statue. Cheloor, is north eastern part of Parakad, is a hilly area. ചേലൂർക്കുന്ന്, alias चेलपुराचलः or the Cheloor hills is occupied with an excellent Ayyappa Temple. Parakad, is dominant with rice fields and hilly area. Vaaka, is coming south to Cheluur and south-east to Parakad having rice fields and vegetative lands. Elavally South, is surrounded by Peruvalloor, Elavally North, Vaka and Pandarakad. Pandarakad, is surrounded with Elavally North, Thaamarappilli, Elavally and kadavalloorCultural HeritageThis village is famous with the great scholars, mathematicians, littérateurs, artists, architects and farmers in the past and present.1. Damodara Bhatta better known as Kaakkasseri Bhattatiri, was born in Elavally village, and also was the chief rival of Uddanda at the court of Zamorin King Manavikrama, in the 15th century A.D.2. Professor P. C. Vasudevan Elayath (വാസുദേവന്‍ എളയത്) was born in Elavally village on.15.06.1912. He was a prolific scholar in the Indian system of Nyaya e inpistemology, and was also a poet in Sanskrit. He acquired the Sastraratnam and Sahitya Siromani honours from Ramavarman the King‍‍ of Cochin. He learnt Kavyas from his father Vasudevan Elayath-Senior and the Nyaya Epistemology from Panditarajan Mantitta Sastrasarman, Panditarajan Achyuta Potuval and Sastraratnam Rama Varier etc. His works include: The Sabarisagitanjali, Krishnagiti Translation into Malayalam, Guruvayur Maahatmyam, et