Laloor

Laloor
—  town  —
Laloor Location of Laloor in Kerala and India
Coordinates	10°30′49″N 76°11′43″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Thrissur
Nearest city	Ayyanthole
Parliamentary constituency	Thrissur
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Vehicle • KL-

Laloor is a place in Thrissur City, Kerala, India, between Ayyanthole, Olari and Aranattukara . It is a ward of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. A combination of 5 or 6 wards makes up Laloor , including Laloor Center, SN Park, Trenching ground Area.

Overview

During the regime of Rama Varma Thampuran, the King of the Cochin Kingdom, maintained his administrative palace at Thrissur. Thrissur became the most important business centre of central Kerala and a successful port. The well known puthen thodu or puthen chal was the main way to Thrissur from Kochi. "Vanjikolam" was the gateway to Thrissur City. Laloor is very near Aranattukara (A Christian majority place), which was the place for Ara or Godown. It is also heard that, the king divided the AraNattukara and gave it for two Christian settlements for worship in order to avoid the dispute among them. Both groups have their own churches known as "Kizhakke Palli and Padinjare Palli" till they build their common church named St. Thomas Church during 1970's

Laloor Center........ Laloor Center is a goods center with a four-road junction with a shops, restaurants, and a church (Cappela), road to East lead to Aranattukara,Trichur...... road to West lead to Elthuruth,Chettupuzha,Guruvayoor...... road to South lead to Drama Collage(JMC),Holly Trinity Church road to North lead to Ayyanthole,Outpost Stop

Laloor Sree Karthiyayini Temple is one among 108 Durgalayas found by Saint Parasurama. Sree Karthiyayini Temple. This temple is located at Laloor, 5 km south-west of Sree Vadakumnatha temple. Laloor Sree Karthiyayini temple is distinct in many ways. There are no sub - shrines in the temple. The "Valiya Balikkallu" is nearly eight feet high which shows that the type of prathistha. Temple architecture is closely connected to Sankaranarayana temple in Vadakkumnatha complex. The priests were from the same family who were head priests of Sree Rama temple of Vadakkumnatha temple. The sanctum sanctorum and mural paintings are in the shrines. The Kerala style of architecture, the Gothic style of mural painting of the temple are without any parallel. The temple was owned by the Mannath family. Due to various reasons the temple was taken over

Dr.John Matthai Centre (JMC) Laloor also houses the Dr.John Matthai Centre (JMC Centre) which is owned and run by the University of Calicut. The place was the abode of economist John Matthai, who donated it to the University of Calicut. It has many faculties, such as a School of Drama, Economics Research centre, MBA, MCA.