Mannadi
Appearance
Mannadi | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 9°5′17″N 76°44′22″E / 9.08806°N 76.73944°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Pathanamthitta |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | KL-26(Adoor sub RTO) |
Website | www.facebook.com/itsmannady |
Mannadi is a village in Kadampanad grama panchayat at Adoor Taluk, Pathanamthitta District of Kerala, India.
Location
Mannadi is 45 km from Kollam and 9 km from Adoor.[1]
Mannadi is equi-distance 4 km From Kadampanad and Enath.
Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Velu_Thampi_Dalawa_Museum%2C_Mannadi.jpg/220px-Velu_Thampi_Dalawa_Museum%2C_Mannadi.jpg)
Velu Thampi Dalawa,(Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi) (1765–1809) was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal. He is best known for being one of the earliest individuals to rebel against the British East India Company's supremacy in India.He had committed suicide at Mannadi Temple, to avoid capture by the British.[2]
Places of interest
- Velu Thampi Smarakam
- Pazhaya Kavu Bhadrakali Temple
- Peruvar Koil Shiva Temple near Velu Thampi Smarakam
References
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/9442494/VELUTHAMPI-DELAVA-SMARAKAM-MANNADI Wikimapia
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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