Ayyanthole is the 52nd ward of Thrissur

Thrissur

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 Municipal Corporation, in the southern India

India

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n state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. Ayyanthole is the administrative center for the Thrissur District

Thrissur district

Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...

. Ayyanthole houses the various state governmental offices, as well as the District and Sessions Courts.

History

“Ayyanthole Ground” is the central point of the ward because it houses a football ground in its vicinity. The area is also called Karshaka Nagar, as homage to its rich agricultural history. Many of the native families have an agrarian background. Ayyanthole, as with other places in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, used to hold large areas of Paddy

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 cultivation. However, the rice farms have since become residential colonies. The residents are predominantly government servants. Ayyanthole has recently become one of the most popular residential areas in Thrissur, especially after the announcement of an international residential enclave nearby causing an expansion of housing development. Ayyanthole also houses the second indoor stadium of Thrissur, under the patronage of the District Officers club.

Education

The Government Law College, one of three run by the government of Kerala is located in Ayyanthole. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut

University of Calicut

The University of Calicut is an affiliating university in the southern state of Kerala in India. It is situated in Thenjipalam, in the district of Malappuram with a number of off-campus centres in neighbouring districts. The University conducts courses and examinations for the students of the...

 offers graduate courses in law (LLB). The area's schools include the Vocational Higher Secondary School, Government High School, Nirmala Convent Upper Primary School and Mata Amritanandamayi School. There are two libraries in Ayyanthole: Puthurkara Desiya Vayanashala and Appan Thampuran Memorial Library. Both libraries have been instrumental in fostering knowledge and cultural traditions in the local populace.

Religion

Ayyanthole has a diversity of religious institutions: the Karthyayani,Sree Pannimkulamgara Temple [Lakshmivaraham Kshethram], Thrikumaramkudom Temple, The Manathitta Mahavishnu, the Thenjithukavu, Shri Thiruvanath Sri Krishna Temple and St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Karthyayani Temple is one of the prominent places of worship for Hindus in the area. Devi Karthyayani, the reigning deity, is believed to be the daughter of Nanda

Nanda (mythology)

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 and Yasoda

Yasoda

Yasoda/Yashoda was wife of Nanda within the Puranic texts of Hinduism. Within the Bhagavata Purana it is described that Yasoda later became the foster-mother to Krishna, who was born to Devaki but was given to Yashoda and Nanda in Gokul, by Krishna's father Vasudeva on the night of his birth, for...

, who slipped away from the hands of Kamsa

Kamsa

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. The temple holds the annual Karthika Vilakku festival, as well as it holds the equally popular festival of Thrissur Pooram

Thrissur Pooram

Pooram is one of the nakshatras or star in the Hindu panchangam. There are 27 Nakshatras in the Hindu panchangam and a million or more temples in Kerala, and this combination creates numerous possibilities for auspicious occasions, with each temple having varying importance for the different stars...

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People from Ayyanthole

• Sekar Ayyanthole
  Sekar Ayyanthole
  Sekar Ayyanthole is a painter, art teacher and former president of Kerala Chithrakala Parishath-Education:Diploma in drawing and painting GOI Thrissur 1975.-Employment:...
  
   Painter, art teacher and former president of Kerala Chithrakala Parishath