Author: Sankunni, Kottaaraththil
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To crown it all, he got her married to the same Muslim soldier. Since then she came to be known as Arackal Beebi.
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Cheramaan Perumaal had fixed the dates of the temple festivities for 28 days from the end of October to the middle of November. These are the Malayalam months of Thulaam to Vrchikam.
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Cheramaan Perumaal had fixed the dates of the temple festivities for 28 days from the end of October to the middle of November. These are the Malayalam months of Thulaam to Vrchikam. This custom continued for some years even under the Trustee management but later the period was reduced to just ten days in November. This is being observed till today.
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To this Mooss very quietly replied: ‘It has been raining incessantly for the past four to five days. And my niece’s father had told me “You must never go to visit a patient if the rain persists like this”, and that is all the reason.’
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Poonthaanaththu Namboori, who was already a Vishnu devotee and a virtuous person, very soon became almost like an ascetic, indifferent to all pleasures and self-interest. The well-known book of religious poems called Gnaanappaana was written by him after this tragic incident
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Since that shrine was to the left of where Namboori sat when he saw Lord Krishna, he named the shrine, as the Edathu Puraththu Ambalam – The Temple on the Left Side.
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This Chief was most suitable for the King as the saying goes, ‘For the king who kills, the chief who swallows.’
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He reached a secret place near the woman’s house and waited like Bhimasenan did for Keechaka in the dance hall.
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As a result, the title of Valiya Yajamaanan was bestowed on him by His Highness. Moreover, he was awarded many gifts like the special ‘Big Umbrella’, the brass lamp with a handle used for solemn occasions, and the high-caste titles of ‘Menavan’.
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The world-famous Thrissur Pooram was initiated by His Majesty Sakthan Thampuraan during his reign.
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The place now known as British Cochin was earlier under the King of Cochin. When the Portuguese first arrived, he gave it to them at their request and with his permission they built a fort with a moat round it. To the west of the fort was the sea and to the east was the port. The gates of the fort wall were guarded by soldiers, and the gates were closed from ten at night till four in the morning and there could be no traffic of people or vehicles from or to the fort during that time. After the Portuguese left, the Dutch came, they followed the same rule and the fort was guarded by soldiers. The Dutch stayed on for six years and then the fort fell into the hands of the British. By then the fort was destroyed, but the place came to be known as ‘British Cochin’. This is the history of British Cochin [now called Fort Cochin again].
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Once upon a time in Cochin, there were chieftains called ‘Panikkar’, ‘Kaimal’ and ‘Kartha’, all sub-castes of the Nairs who were very wealthy and arrogant, and did not care to pay their dues to the ruler and being haughty tyrants, they dared even to disobey his commands.
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It is a popular notion that most women act foolishly or turn immoral or unfaithful in their marital relationship because of the unreasonable behaviour of their husbands.
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Kochchunni had several friends accompanying him in his adventures. Among them the most noted were, Koppaarapparambil Mammathu, Koduvaancheri Vaava, Kottappuraththu Baappukunju, Pakkolaththu Noora Ammathu, Valia Kulangara Kunjumarackaar and Vaariya Veettu Vadakkedaththu Kochchupilla.