Legacy of KeralaThis work attempts to give a broad idea of the diverse aspects of the socio- cultural life of the people of Kerala in a historical perspective. Old traditions and new values in every sphere of human thought and activity have synthesized, assimilated and fused to form the history of Kerala. |
Contents
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Centres of Pilgrimage | 22 |
Sports and Recreations | 38 |
Architecture | 52 |
Libraries | 66 |
Sanskrit Literature | 79 |
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19th century Alapuzha architecture Asan attracts Bhagavathi temple Buddhist Catholic celebrated centre of pilgrimage century A.D. Chakiar Chenda Chera Christian churches in Kerala Cochin composed cultural dance deities devotees district drama early Ernakulam Ezhuthachan famous festival Hindu important influence Jain Kalari Kalaripayattu Kali Kannur Kannur district Kasargod Kathakali Kerala coast Kerala Kalamandalam Kerala temples Kochi Kodungallur Kollam Kottayam Kozhikode Kudiyattam Kuthambalams Kuthu literary Malabar Malayalam language Malayalam literature Malayalam poetry Mappila Mar Thoma Church Menon modern Kerala modern Malayalam mosque Muslims Nair Namboothiri Narayana Onam Orthodox Syrian churches patronage Pattukal performed pilgrims Pillai poems poets Pooram popular Puja Puranic Raja Rama Ravi Varma religion religious rulers Sabarimala Sabha Mutts sacred Saints Sankara Sanskrit scholars sculpture shrine Siva temple social songs spices Sri Padmanabhaswami temple Swati Tirunal taluk Tamil themes Thiruvananthapuram tradition Travancore Trissur Tullal Vaikom Vishnu Vrischikam Warrier worship wrote Zamorins