Pazhassi Kudeeram, Pazhassi Raja Museum At Wayanad
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Pazhassi Raja Museum, Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala, India
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Schedule and Timing:
Pazhassi Raja museum Wayanad entry timings are from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm on all days except Mondays and national holidays.
Description:'Pazhassikudeeram' is a project built in memorial of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, also known as the ‘Lion of Kerala’. This project, situated at Mananthavady in Wayanad district, is one of the main tourist destinations in Wayanad.
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, a member Kottayam Royal Family, is associated with organising guerrilla warfare against the British colonial regime. The tomb in Manandhavady was established in 1805 after Pazhassi Raja was killed in a battle against the British East India Company.
It was declared as a protected monument by the Government of Kerala in the year 1980. The Pazhassi Museum was inaugurated in 2010. In the year 2013, the Pazhassikudeeram Museum was declared as the District Heritage Museum, Wayanad.
The “ Pazhassikudeeram” project has an extent of 4 acres. The project is located on the banks of the Kabini river. The Pazhassi Museum comprises of 4 galleries, viz.,
- Pazhassi Gallery
- Tribal Gallery
- Heritage Gallery
- Numismatics Gallery
The Tribal Gallery clearly depicts a cross-section of the early Tribal life in Wayanad. The Tribal Gallery comprises various household utensils, musical instruments and agricultural tools used by the tribals in Wayanad. Models of various dwelling Work Study on Department of Archaeology 63 places of the tribals are arranged systematically in the Tribal Gallery.
The Heritage Gallery depicts the various untold stories of Wayanad in the early ages. The main attraction of the gallery is the depiction of facts about the Edakkal Caves and the inscriptions therein. Potteries of different shapes and other archaeological relics unearthed from different parts of Wayanad are displayed here. The Heritage Gallery also arrays different types of 'Veerakkals', unearthed from Kenichira and Pulpally, which portray the trade relation between Wayanad and other parts of the country.
The Numismatics Gallery displays various coins used by the Cheras, Mysore Sultans, the British and the Dutch. The coins are mainly made of iron and silver. The gallery has also a collection of 'Thalassery Panam' used by the KannurAali Rajas and the coins used in the Travancore Kingdom.
Tickets / Registration:Entry ticket for adults ₹ 10/- and for children between 5 to 12 years ₹ 5/-. Use of still or video camera will incur additional fees.
Event id: 1649117884
Published on August 16th, 2018, 1:41 pm
Ver.1 Dated February 22nd, 2019, 4:56 am
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