Tanur
Encyclopedia
Tanur is a small town in the Tirur
tehsil
, Malappuram district of Kerala
state, South India
. Tanur is located north of Tirur, on the coastal line, around 9 km away from the Tirur town.
in medieval times. The small coastal fishing town of Tanur was one of the oldest muslim
settlements of India.Many ancient mosques are situated here.This was once a Portuguese
colony. It is believed that St. Francis Xavier
visited Tanur in 1546 AD.
or K Puram, dedicated to Lord Krishna
and believed to be one of the oldest Hindu
temple
s in Kerala. Every year in the malayalam month of Vrischikam, festival of seven days used to celebrate in a grant manner.
Trikkaikattu Temple and Math situated at Pariyapuram, 3 km North of Tanur. Math was founded by Sri Sankaracharya. The temple dedicated to Lord Siva
which is situated on top of a hill. There is also a famous Ayyapan Temple.
Tanur also has a beautiful beach.
Vettakkorumakan Temple at Rayirimangalam is also a famous temple.
Shobha Parambu Devi temple is a very famous temple in this area which is located in Tanur itself. Kalankari - is a famous ritual celebration performed in this temple every year for which thousands of devotees used to be present. tippu sulthan road
Tirur
Tirur is a town and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of 16.55 km2 . It is birth place of Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam literature. Thunchan Parambu is highly venerated and its sand is believed to be sacred. The...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
, Malappuram district of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state, South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. Tanur is located north of Tirur, on the coastal line, around 9 km away from the Tirur town.
History
Tanur was a part of the kingdom of VettattnadVettattnad
Vettathunad or Tanur swaroopam was a small erstwhile feudal kingdom in southern Malabar on Arabian Sea in southwest India ruled by a Hindu dynasty known as Tanur dynasty, over whom the Zamorin of Calicut claimed certain nominal suzerain rights.The King was called 'raja'or 'thampuran' or...
in medieval times. The small coastal fishing town of Tanur was one of the oldest muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
settlements of India.Many ancient mosques are situated here.This was once a Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
colony. It is believed that St. Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
visited Tanur in 1546 AD.
Places of interest
About 3 km south of Tanur is Keraladeshpuram TempleKeraladeshpuram Temple
Keraladeshapuram Temple in Tanur, Malappuram District is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Kerala state, South India.The temple is dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu, and is situated about 3 km south of Tanur town. Tanur, a coastal town on the Malabar Coast, was one of the earliest settlements of...
or K Puram, dedicated to Lord Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
and believed to be one of the oldest Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
s in Kerala. Every year in the malayalam month of Vrischikam, festival of seven days used to celebrate in a grant manner.
Trikkaikattu Temple and Math situated at Pariyapuram, 3 km North of Tanur. Math was founded by Sri Sankaracharya. The temple dedicated to Lord Siva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
which is situated on top of a hill. There is also a famous Ayyapan Temple.
Tanur also has a beautiful beach.
Vettakkorumakan Temple at Rayirimangalam is also a famous temple.
Shobha Parambu Devi temple is a very famous temple in this area which is located in Tanur itself. Kalankari - is a famous ritual celebration performed in this temple every year for which thousands of devotees used to be present. tippu sulthan road