Mayannur

Mayannur is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.DemographicsIndia census, Mayannur had a population of 7,929 with 3,804 males and 4,125 females.HistoryMayannur is a village and a part of the Kondazhy Grama Panchayat, on the border of Thrissur District, 3 kilometers away from Ottapalam town.Bharathapuzha RiverBeautiful and silent Bharathapuzha runs through the outskirts of this village. Gayathripuzha, a tributary of Bharathappuzha, joins its parent river here.Mayannur BridgeThe village connects the town of Ottapalam to Thrissur district through its famous 1.5km bridge known as "Mayannur palam", which is the longest ever built over the river of "Bharathapuzha" & in the region of Malabar and is a by-pass to reach the city of Thrissur from the Valluvanad region.Arts and CultureMayannur serves as a perfect epitome of communal harmony. This place is home to several temples and sacred groves. The place is best known for stone idols made of the soil which adorn various temples all over India. It can boast of several famous vintage Namboothiri Illams including Ottur Mana, Thekkedath Mana, Swarnath Mana, Pidikaparambu Mana. The folklore here says, Sultan Tipu’s army invaded the village and demolished the Moolannur Kavu which is in ruins since then. Mayannur also has a church, and quite a few Muslim families reside here in harmony. People respect each other’s religion and propagate unity. Bhoodhan Colony, as its name denotes, is a colony built on the land donated by late Shri Sundara Iyer to Acharya Vinoba Bhave, founder of the Bhoodhan movement, when he visited Mayannur.K S Raman Menon Smaraka Grameena Vayanasala, is one of the many marvels of Mayannur. Kerala had very limited printing and publishing facilities in the early 19th century. Late Shri Kulakkunnath Raman Menon of Mayannur founded ‘B V Books’ in 1902 at Thiruvananthapuram. Later, he established the Kamalalaya Printing Press at Ottappalam. B V Books were the exclusive publishers for many a famous writers, including A R Rajaraja Varma, Kerala Varma and C V Raman Pillai. B V Books became famous for its publications, such as Kerala Paniniyam, Marthanda Varma, Dharma Raja and Chintavishtayaya Sitha etc. A library has since been established at Mayannur, in K Raman Menon’s memory. The late Ottur Unni Namboothiripadu, who composed ‘Syamasundaran’—a volume of devotional poems on Lord Krishna (published by the Guruvayur Devaswam), was a native of Mayannur. The Mayannur Gandhi Ashram here produce soaps and khadi clothes. The village host Thanal, an orphanage which is now home to around 32 children.