Pallom is a block situated 6.5 km south of Kottayam town and 12.4 km north of Changanassery, in the Kerala State. The nearest airport is the Cochin Nedumbassery International Airport (Airport code: COK) which can be reached within 2 hours. Nearest local railway station is Chingavanam (3.6 km) and Major railway station is Kottayam (6 km).
Under the ruling of Munjanadu Dynasty, Nattakom area was divided in to 28 different Karas (province) and Pallom was one of the Karas. During that period, the local ruling was performed by the Mechery Panikkar, Perumthurithy Kurup, Parambathu Kurup and Chediyattu Kurup. Ilaya Raja Vimbileeswaran of Thekkumkur Dynasty conquered Munjanad in 1103AD and the Royal Edathil family built many palaces including Edathil Palace at Pallom. On 11 September of 1749AD, Ramayyan Dalawa the prime minister of Marthanda Varma conquered Thekkumkur and merged it to the Travancore Kingdom.[1]
The Edathumpadickal family was the first Syrian (Suriyani) Christian family settled in Pallom-Nattakam area[2][circular reference] (Ref 5: India Gazetteer and Bhoomishasthra Nighandu" by Joseph Edamaruk and R K Kartha published in 1977). Ittymaathu a Syrian Christian whose predecessors were traditionally the Captain of the Guard (Akambady Nayakan) of Thekkumkur Raja, had been brought in by the Edathil Thampuran from Angamaly to Kottayam in AD 1685 and constructed a house for them in front of the Pallom Edathil Palace and named the house Edathin Padikkal(Now Edathumpadickal). This was for the purpose of purifying things bought for the Temples and Palaces as, it was a belief of the time that things can be purified by the touching of a traditional Suriyani Christian[1](Ref : "Thekkumcore Charithravum Puravrithavum" by Prof: M E Kesavan Namboothiri published in 2014 by NBS, Ref : "Madhyakerala Charithraveekshanam-Mangattu muthal Chengalam vare" by Mangattu John Abraham published in 2013).The migration of the other Syrian Christians started after that. There are quite a few Syrian Christian families belonging to the Orthodox, Jacobite and CSI sects here and most of them are related by blood. This include mainly the Parekadavil, Kannampuram and Ennackal families all of whom who claim to be in the lineage of one among the first four Brahmin families who embraced Christianity through St.Thomas the disciple of Jesus Christ. The Rama temple in the Edathil Palace premise is popular among devotees.
Demographics
It is a quiet community with religion being the centre of life. It was an agriculture-based community with strong linkages to seasonal paddy cultivation. However, many of the residents are employed with the local government or the other establishments in and around Kottayam. Some of the residents might have left to work abroad but the proportion is very low. Nothing much has changed in the last half century in Pallom. The calm is broken by a local temple or church festival or the odd election. With its direct access to the backwaters, a few of the locals fish and live off the water. Trade connected with fishing and paddy cultivation was the major occupation in the past. The possibility of floods due to large monsoon downpours used to bother the residents of the lower lying areas.
Education
This is indeed an early centre for education pioneered by the British Missionaries. CMS Middle School (The present day CMS Higher Secondary School is the successor) was probably the first English school in Travancore. Buchanan Girls' school was the pioneer in Girls education.
Temples and churches
The major religions are Christianity and Hinduism.
St. Paul's Orthodox Syrian Church (Mundakathil Pally), St. Ignatius JSO Church (Kallooparamban Pally), St. John the Baptist CSI Syrian Church and St. Andrew's CSI Syrian Church are the churches in this area.
The Sri Dharma Sastha Hindu Temple at Pakkil is an ancient one and has got a festival called Pakkil Vanibham[3] (fair of locally made house hold items) on the 1st of the Malayalam month of Karkidakom (July–August) every year. There is an intriguing tale behind the conduct of this fair. Legend has it that Lord Parasurama, the creator of Kerala as per mythology, who arrived at this place to set up a temple found difficulty in installing the idol of Dharma Sastha (Lord Ayyappa). He sought help from Pakkanar, another legendary character, who had arrived to sell traditional wares such as Kutta and Muram. It is believed by the devotees that Pakkanar installed the idol saying "Ivide parkku" meaning 'you stay here' and the idol got affixed. Pleased, Lord Parasurama let Pakkanar come here every year and sell his wares (Kutta and Muram). This tradition was carried forth by the descendants of Pakkanar and continues till date. It is believed by the devotees that the term 'Parkku' became 'Pakkil' over the years and thus the place got named as Pakkil. This is one of the 8 temples have been consecrated by Lord Parasurama as per Kottarathil Shankunni's famed tome "Aeithiha Mala".[4]
Sri Seetharamapuram Temple and Cheruvallikkavu are the other Hindu temples in the area, which are built by Edathil Palace. The Lord Hanuman statue situated in Athreya ayurvedic centre is one of the tallest (35 feet including the base) Lord Hanuman statue in Kottayam.[5] SNDP Yogam has a large place of worship and other establishments here. However, Muslims are very less in number.[citation needed]
Hanuman Statue at Athreya ayurvedic centre
The famous pilgrim centre Dakshina Mookambi Panachikkad Sri Saraswathi Temple is 7.4 km East of Pallom. The famous Hanuman statue situated in Athreya ayurvedic centre, Pallom.
Community life
The local Jolly Toddy Shop (Karumpumkala) is very popular across Kerala for its seafood and local toddy. Another important institution in the locality is Athreya Ayurvedic Centre, which is run by a family of Doctors with a tradition of 5 Generations. This ayurvedic resort is founded by Dr.B.Gireesh.[6][7][8]
Kalloopparampan(Kallooparamban) Chundan Vallam(Snake Boat) which has won Nehru Trophy 6 times[9] and many other boat races, is owned by Pallom Kalloopparambil house of Edathumpadickal family.
Prominent personalities
Pallom Madhavan was a legendary Kadhakali Musician. Initially, he learned Carnatic Music from Pallathu Kottaram Asthaana Sangeetha Vidwan Sri Rudra Warrier. Later, he learned Kadhakali Music from Kurichy Picheppally Raman Asaan. He joined Kerala Kalamandalam as Kadhakali Music Instructor and retired as Vice Principal of Kerala Kalamandalam in 1989. He visited many countries such as France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Iran, China, Japan, America etc. and has performed his art. He has contributed majorly in converting many epics to Kadhakali form. He died in 2012 at his house in Panachikkadu. He was the winner of many awards including Kalamandalam Award, State Kadhakali Award 2011.[10]
Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan (16 September 1931 – 14 May 2018). Sudarshan was born in Pallom Ennakkal family, Kottayam, Kerala. He was an Indian theoretical physicist and a professor at the University of Texas. Sudarshan has been credited with numerous contributions to the field of theoretical physics, including Glauber–Sudarshan P representation, V-A theory, tachyons, quantum Zeno effect, open quantum system and Lindblad equation, spin–statistics theorem, non-invariance groups, positive maps of density matrices, and quantum computation.[citation needed]
Power station
When the Travancore state set up a generating station at Pallivasal, the power sub-station was set up at Pallom.
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Pallom is a block situated 6 5 km south of Kottayam town and 12 4 km north of Changanassery in the Kerala State The nearest airport is the Cochin Nedumbassery International Airport Airport code COK which can be reached within 2 hours Nearest local railway station is Chingavanam 3 6 km and Major railway station is Kottayam 6 km PallomVillageCountry IndiaLanguages MalayalamTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationKLPallom Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 Temples and churches 5 Community life 6 Prominent personalities 7 Power station 8 See also 9 ReferencesHistory EditUnder the ruling of Munjanadu Dynasty Nattakom area was divided in to 28 different Karas province and Pallom was one of the Karas During that period the local ruling was performed by the Mechery Panikkar Perumthurithy Kurup Parambathu Kurup and Chediyattu Kurup Ilaya Raja Vimbileeswaran of Thekkumkur Dynasty conquered Munjanad in 1103AD and the Royal Edathil family built many palaces including Edathil Palace at Pallom On 11 September of 1749AD Ramayyan Dalawa the prime minister of Marthanda Varma conquered Thekkumkur and merged it to the Travancore Kingdom 1 The Edathumpadickal family was the first Syrian Suriyani Christian family settled in Pallom Nattakam area 2 circular reference Ref 5 India Gazetteer and Bhoomishasthra Nighandu by Joseph Edamaruk and R K Kartha published in 1977 Ittymaathu a Syrian Christian whose predecessors were traditionally the Captain of the Guard Akambady Nayakan of Thekkumkur Raja had been brought in by the Edathil Thampuran from Angamaly to Kottayam in AD 1685 and constructed a house for them in front of the Pallom Edathil Palace and named the house Edathin Padikkal Now Edathumpadickal This was for the purpose of purifying things bought for the Temples and Palaces as it was a belief of the time that things can be purified by the touching of a traditional Suriyani Christian 1 Ref Thekkumcore Charithravum Puravrithavum by Prof M E Kesavan Namboothiri published in 2014 by NBS Ref Madhyakerala Charithraveekshanam Mangattu muthal Chengalam vare by Mangattu John Abraham published in 2013 The migration of the other Syrian Christians started after that There are quite a few Syrian Christian families belonging to the Orthodox Jacobite and CSI sects here and most of them are related by blood This include mainly the Parekadavil Kannampuram and Ennackal families all of whom who claim to be in the lineage of one among the first four Brahmin families who embraced Christianity through St Thomas the disciple of Jesus Christ The Rama temple in the Edathil Palace premise is popular among devotees Demographics EditIt is a quiet community with religion being the centre of life It was an agriculture based community with strong linkages to seasonal paddy cultivation However many of the residents are employed with the local government or the other establishments in and around Kottayam Some of the residents might have left to work abroad but the proportion is very low Nothing much has changed in the last half century in Pallom The calm is broken by a local temple or church festival or the odd election With its direct access to the backwaters a few of the locals fish and live off the water Trade connected with fishing and paddy cultivation was the major occupation in the past The possibility of floods due to large monsoon downpours used to bother the residents of the lower lying areas Education EditThis is indeed an early centre for education pioneered by the British Missionaries CMS Middle School The present day CMS Higher Secondary School is the successor was probably the first English school in Travancore Buchanan Girls school was the pioneer in Girls education Temples and churches EditThe major religions are Christianity and Hinduism St Paul s Orthodox Syrian Church Mundakathil Pally St Ignatius JSO Church Kallooparamban Pally St John the Baptist CSI Syrian Church and St Andrew s CSI Syrian Church are the churches in this area The Sri Dharma Sastha Hindu Temple at Pakkil is an ancient one and has got a festival called Pakkil Vanibham 3 fair of locally made house hold items on the 1st of the Malayalam month of Karkidakom July August every year There is an intriguing tale behind the conduct of this fair Legend has it that Lord Parasurama the creator of Kerala as per mythology who arrived at this place to set up a temple found difficulty in installing the idol of Dharma Sastha Lord Ayyappa He sought help from Pakkanar another legendary character who had arrived to sell traditional wares such as Kutta and Muram It is believed by the devotees that Pakkanar installed the idol saying Ivide parkku meaning you stay here and the idol got affixed Pleased Lord Parasurama let Pakkanar come here every year and sell his wares Kutta and Muram This tradition was carried forth by the descendants of Pakkanar and continues till date It is believed by the devotees that the term Parkku became Pakkil over the years and thus the place got named as Pakkil This is one of the 8 temples have been consecrated by Lord Parasurama as per Kottarathil Shankunni s famed tome Aeithiha Mala 4 Sri Seetharamapuram Temple and Cheruvallikkavu are the other Hindu temples in the area which are built by Edathil Palace The Lord Hanuman statue situated in Athreya ayurvedic centre is one of the tallest 35 feet including the base Lord Hanuman statue in Kottayam 5 SNDP Yogam has a large place of worship and other establishments here However Muslims are very less in number citation needed Hanuman Statue at Athreya ayurvedic centre The famous pilgrim centre Dakshina Mookambi Panachikkad Sri Saraswathi Temple is 7 4 km East of Pallom The famous Hanuman statue situated in Athreya ayurvedic centre Pallom Community life EditThe local Jolly Toddy Shop Karumpumkala is very popular across Kerala for its seafood and local toddy Another important institution in the locality is Athreya Ayurvedic Centre which is run by a family of Doctors with a tradition of 5 Generations This ayurvedic resort is founded by Dr B Gireesh 6 7 8 Kalloopparampan Kallooparamban Chundan Vallam Snake Boat which has won Nehru Trophy 6 times 9 and many other boat races is owned by Pallom Kalloopparambil house of Edathumpadickal family Prominent personalities EditPallom Madhavan was a legendary Kadhakali Musician Initially he learned Carnatic Music from Pallathu Kottaram Asthaana Sangeetha Vidwan Sri Rudra Warrier Later he learned Kadhakali Music from Kurichy Picheppally Raman Asaan He joined Kerala Kalamandalam as Kadhakali Music Instructor and retired as Vice Principal of Kerala Kalamandalam in 1989 He visited many countries such as France Italy Germany Russia Iran China Japan America etc and has performed his art He has contributed majorly in converting many epics to Kadhakali form He died in 2012 at his house in Panachikkadu He was the winner of many awards including Kalamandalam Award State Kadhakali Award 2011 10 Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan 16 September 1931 14 May 2018 Sudarshan was born in Pallom Ennakkal family Kottayam Kerala He was an Indian theoretical physicist and a professor at the University of Texas Sudarshan has been credited with numerous contributions to the field of theoretical physics including Glauber Sudarshan P representation V A theory tachyons quantum Zeno effect open quantum system and Lindblad equation spin statistics theorem non invariance groups positive maps of density matrices and quantum computation citation needed Power station EditWhen the Travancore state set up a generating station at Pallivasal the power sub station was set up at Pallom See also EditKottayam Kottayam district Kottayam MalabarReferences Edit a b Namboothiri Prof N E Keshavan 2014 Thekkumkoor Charithravum Puravrithavum NBS National Book Stall ISBN 9789385725647 Edamaruk Joseph India Gazetteer and Bhoomishasthra Nighandu 1977 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Pakkil Vanibham keralatourism org a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Shankunni Kottarathil Aitheehya Mala DC Books ISBN 978 8126422906 Lord Hanuman Statue google co in Retrieved 9 December 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link World s Authentic Spa Experiences Forbes Retrieved 9 December 2020 Alchemy Through Ayurveda Vikram Zutshi Part 1 Elephant Journal Retrieved 9 December 2020 Athreya Ayurvedic Centre google co in Retrieved 9 December 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Nehru Trophy Boat Race Alappuzha Kerala nehrutrophy nic in a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Madhavan Pallom Kadhakali Award 2011 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pallom amp oldid 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