Mukkunnu, Taliparamba
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Mukkunnu
Mukkun (Malayalam) | |
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Village | |
  Mukkunnu Location in Kerala, India  Mukkunnu Mukkunnu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°03′24″N 75°21′1″E / 12.05667°N 75.35028°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670502 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-59 |
| Nearest city | Taliparamba |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Climate | Tropical rainforest (Köppen: Af) |
Mukkunnu (Malayalam: മുക്കുന്ന്) is a small village in the Pariyaram panchayat, Taliparamba Taluk, located in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Overview
[edit]Mukkunnu is a part of the Pariyaram panchayat in Taliparamba Taluk, Kannur district. The name Mukkunnu originates from "Moonu Kunnu". The name Mukkunnu is believed to have originated from the term Moonu Kunnu (മൂന്നു കൊുന്ന്), which translates to "three hills" or "three peaks" in Malayalam. Mukkunnu can be reached either from the Chudala bus stop on National Highway 17 (NH17) or through the North Kupam bus stop.
Temples
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The main temple in Mukkunnu is the Anakeel Bhagavathi temple,[1] near Kuppam. At this temple, a festival is held every January, and several forms of Theyyams (ritual dances) are also performed. Another temple is the Karode Vishnu temple, situated on the western side of Mukkunnu. Daily pujas are performed in this temple. Another temple is the Gulikan Sthana, located near the public library. The Mukkunnu Nagam is another temple where Theyyams are performed. Though there was no Theyyam in that nagam (shrine) for several years, they were reinstated in 2013.
Public library
[edit]Mukkunnu has a public library that hosts a collection of Malayalam literary works. This public library was considered to have played a role before the dissemination and accessibility of media to many households, as it has provided a medium through which people have been accessing radio (from the late 1970s), television (from the early 1980s), and many leading newspapers and magazines published in Kerala.[2]
Transportation
[edit]The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed from the northern side and Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed from the southern side. Taliparamba has a bus station, and buses are available to all parts of the Kannur district. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bengaluru. However, buses to these cities are available only from Kannur, 22 km (14 mi) to the south. The nearest railway stations are Kannapuram and Kannur on the Mangaluru-Palakkad line.
Trains are available to almost all parts of India, from the nearest railway station at Pazhayangadi, which is around 13 km (8.1 mi) away from Mukkunnu, subject to advance online booking.
The closest airports are at Kannur (36 km (22 mi)), Mangaluru (130 km (81 mi)), and Kozhikode (137 km (85 mi)). All of them are small international airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Travel Agency, Best of Homestay, Temple & Theyyam Tour Packages". old.travelkannur.com. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ J, Al Ameen (13 April 2019). "The gendered public library in Kerala | Torchlight". Retrieved 18 January 2025.