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Padur (or Padoor) (Malayam: പാടൂര്) is a village in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. The village is prominently known for its temple of Sree Panickanar, where a yearly festival called Padur Vela is celebrated and is well attended for Vela-Poorams in the Palakkad district.
Padur is a border village in the Palakkad district, situated between the Palakkad and Thrissur districts. Padur is locally governed under Kavasseri-II of the Alathur revenue taluk. It is approximately 5 square kilometres in area, with a population of nearly 5,000. Padur is situated 31 km from the Palakkad district headquarters, 8 km from Alathur, and 8 km from Pazhayannur.
Padur is surrounded by rivers on its 3 sides. The river Gayathri forms the northern boundary, while the river Mangalam forms the southern boundary. In the west of the village, both rivers merge into the Bharatapuzha, the largest river in Kerala. Padur has thick greenery, including paddy fields, banana farms and coconut trees.
The name Padur (In Malayam, Padoor: പാടൂര്) is derived from the usage: "The land (oor: ഊര്) of Palakkad King (പാലക്കാട് രാജാവ്)". This is why the Palakkad Vela-Pooram celebrations originate out of Padur.
Padur Vela, typically celebrated on the 23rd or 24th of February each year, is the curtain raiser for Vela Poorams in Palakkad. The festival is celebrated as a birthday of Lord Sree Panickanar, an incarnation of Lord Ayyappa. The culture, beliefs, 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). Besides this, there are around six other temples in the village: Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna, Karthiayani Kovil (of Goddess Parvathi), Sree Kurumba Kaavu (of an incarnated Goddess known as the daughter of Lord Shiva), several Mariamman Kavu (temples of a Hindu goddess), Venkatachalapathy Temple in East Village, and others. There is also a church and a mosque in the boundaries of the village.
The majority of people in Padur follow Hinduism. However, there are people that practice other religions such as Christianity and Islam.
Padur has an Aided LP school that teaches grades one to five, totaling to educating about 5 generations of people over its 113 years of service. The village has both a primary health center and a veterinary hospital, a branch post office, a public library, and a number of sports clubs. One of which, Blue Star Sports club, has delivered many talented volleyball players to the state.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) set up a telephone exchange in Padur.
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Padur
Padur (or Padoor) (Malayam: പാടൂര്) is a village in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. The village is prominently known for its temple of Sree Panickanar, where a yearly festival called Padur Vela is celebrated and is well attended for Vela-Poorams in the Palakkad district.
Padur is a border village in the Palakkad district, situated between the Palakkad and Thrissur districts. Padur is locally governed under Kavasseri-II of the Alathur revenue taluk. It is approximately 5 square kilometres in area, with a population of nearly 5,000. Padur is situated 31 km from the Palakkad district headquarters, 8 km from Alathur, and 8 km from Pazhayannur.
Padur is surrounded by rivers on its 3 sides. The river Gayathri forms the northern boundary, while the river Mangalam forms the southern boundary. In the west of the village, both rivers merge into the Bharatapuzha, the largest river in Kerala. Padur has thick greenery, including paddy fields, banana farms and coconut trees.
The name Padur (In Malayam, Padoor: പാടൂര്) is derived from the usage: "The land (oor: ഊര്) of Palakkad King (പാലക്കാട് രാജാവ്)". This is why the Palakkad Vela-Pooram celebrations originate out of Padur.
Padur Vela, typically celebrated on the 23rd or 24th of February each year, is the curtain raiser for Vela Poorams in Palakkad. The festival is celebrated as a birthday of Lord Sree Panickanar, an incarnation of Lord Ayyappa. The culture, beliefs, 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). Besides this, there are around six other temples in the village: Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna, Karthiayani Kovil (of Goddess Parvathi), Sree Kurumba Kaavu (of an incarnated Goddess known as the daughter of Lord Shiva), several Mariamman Kavu (temples of a Hindu goddess), Venkatachalapathy Temple in East Village, and others. There is also a church and a mosque in the boundaries of the village.
The majority of people in Padur follow Hinduism. However, there are people that practice other religions such as Christianity and Islam.
Padur has an Aided LP school that teaches grades one to five, totaling to educating about 5 generations of people over its 113 years of service. The village has both a primary health center and a veterinary hospital, a branch post office, a public library, and a number of sports clubs. One of which, Blue Star Sports club, has delivered many talented volleyball players to the state.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) set up a telephone exchange in Padur.