Padur
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Padur Padoor |
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Common Pierrot spotted at Padur
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| Coordinates: 10°39′N 76°28′E / 10.650°N 76.467°ECoordinates: 10°39′N 76°28′E / 10.650°N 76.467°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 678543 |
| Telephone code | 04922 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-49 |
| Nearest city | Palghat |
| Literacy | 99.9% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alathur |
Padur (or Padoor പാടൂർ) is a village in Palakkad District, Kerala. There is a temple of Sree Panickanar where a yearly festival called Padur Vela is celebrated, which is the curtain raiser for Vela-Poorams in Palakkad. Padur is called as "The land of Palakkad King"
Padur (Malayalam: പാടൂർ) is a village in Palakkad District of Kerala State. It is a border village between Palakkad and Thrissur Districts. Padur comes under Kavassery Village II of Alathur revenue taluk. In about 5 km2 geographical area,the population goes nearly up to 5000. Padur is situated 31 km from Palakkad district headquarters.
Padur is surrounded by rivers on its 3 sides. River Gayathri forms boundary on north and River Mangalam on south and they meet at the west side of Padur and together flows to merge in River Bharatapuzha, the largest river in Kerala. Because of this natural distinctiveness, Padur is has thick greenery, including paddy fields, banana farms and coconut trees.
The name Padur (Padoor:പാടൂര്) is derived from the usage : "The land (oor : ഊര്) of Palakkad King (പാലക്കാട് രാജാവ്)". This is why, the 'Vela-Pooram' celebrations in Palakkad starts from Padur.
Padur Vela, usually celebrated on February 23 or 24 every year is the curtain raiser for Vela Poorams in Palakkad. The festival is celebrated as birthday of Lord Sree Panickanar, an incarnation of Lord Ayyappa. Obviously, the culture, belief, and prosperity of this village is bound to Sree Panickanar. This temple is one of the rarest of its kind as the idol is formed on its own (swayam bhoo :സ്വയം ഭൂ). Apart from this there are around six more temples in the village. They are of Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna, Karthiayani Kovil — of Goddess Parvathi, Sree Kurumba Kaavu — of an incarnated Goddess known as the daughter of Lord Shiva, a couple of Mariamman Kavu — temples of a Hindu goddess, Venkatachalapathy Temple in East Village and the list goes on. There is a church and a mosque in the boundaries of the village.
The majority of people belong to the Hindu religion. However, there are people from other religions such as Christianity and Muslim.
Padur has an Aided LP school which is in its 113th year of existence providing knowledge to about 5 generations. There is a primary health center and a veterinary hospital. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has set up a telephone exchange in Padur. A branch post office is also present in the village. A renowned public library and a number of sports clubs are also the assets of this small village. Blue Star Sports club has delivered many talented volleyball players to the state like P P Ranganathan and P R Narayanan and Ramachandran (Chandru)
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