As of 2001[update] India census, Pallassena had a population of 23,158 with 11,303 males and 11,855 females.[2]
Onathallu Ritual
Onathallu or Avittathallu is a festival celebrated by the natives of Pallassana Desham in the Chittur Thaluk in Palakkaddistrict, in the southernmost state of India, Kerala. The festival is a tradition followed by the natives of the region in commemoration of the numerous wars they led and fought as part of the army of the Kolathiris. The name Pallassana refers to the fact that the group historically constituted the Pallava Sena or the Pallava Army, which eventually morphed into Pallassana or Pallasena, as it is known today. The tradition involves an enactment or warlike performances by men of the Nair community at the Vettakaruman Dewaswom temple premises. and obc community perform in thallumannam. The key component of the performance involves men pairing up and, under the guidance and supervision of elders in the community, enacting physical combat, war cries and battle-like behaviour. This is seen as a vazhivaadu by the men involved, and is a highly revered and attended festival during the Avittam nakshatra of Onam in puthankavu and thiruvonam nakshatra of onam in thallumannam.
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^. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
pallassena, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2009, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pallassena news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pallassena or Pallassana is a village and gram panchayat in the Palakkad District state of Kerala India 1 It is close to Kollengode Town and Koduvayur and beside the river Gayatri one of the tributaries of Bharatapuza It is primarily notable for being the location of the Meenkulathi Temple Pallassena PallassanavillagePallassenaLocation in Kerala IndiaShow map of KeralaPallassenaPallassena India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 10 38 10 N 76 39 35 E 10 636111 N 76 659722 E 10 636111 76 659722 Coordinates 10 38 10 N 76 39 35 E 10 636111 N 76 659722 E 10 636111 76 659722Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictPalakkadLanguages OfficialMalayalam Time zoneUTC 5 30 IST Demographics EditAs of 2001 update India census Pallassena had a population of 23 158 with 11 303 males and 11 855 females 2 Onathallu Ritual EditOnathallu or Avittathallu is a festival celebrated by the natives of Pallassana Desham in the Chittur Thaluk in Palakkad district in the southernmost state of India Kerala The festival is a tradition followed by the natives of the region in commemoration of the numerous wars they led and fought as part of the army of the Kolathiris The name Pallassana refers to the fact that the group historically constituted the Pallava Sena or the Pallava Army which eventually morphed into Pallassana or Pallasena as it is known today The tradition involves an enactment or warlike performances by men of the Nair community at the Vettakaruman Dewaswom temple premises and obc community perform in thallumannam The key component of the performance involves men pairing up and under the guidance and supervision of elders in the community enacting physical combat war cries and battle like behaviour This is seen as a vazhivaadu by the men involved and is a highly revered and attended festival during the Avittam nakshatra of Onam in puthankavu and thiruvonam nakshatra of onam in thallumannam References Edit Reports of National Panchayat Directory Ministry of Panchayati Raj Archived from the original on 6 January 2014 Retrieved 5 January 2014 Census of India Villages with population 5000 amp above Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 Retrieved 10 December 2008 This article related to a location in Palakkad district Kerala India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pallassena amp oldid 1139665181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
