Veera Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja

 Painting of Pazhassi Raja drawn by Raja Ravi Varma (1848 - 1906) displayed in Pazhassiraja Museum, Kozhikkode

PAZHASI RAJA
Wayanad, a forest region mainly settled by the tribals in the 19th century was one of the active theaters of anti-British struggle in the malabar province under the english east india company. the local raja of wayand better known as the pazhassi raja was the leader and symbol of the popular resistance in this region over a decade.
He organized the war-like kurichiya tribals into a sort of people's militia and engaged the british in several guerrilla    type encounters. in the end, the british could get only   the dead body of the raja, who killed  somewhere in the interior of forest .

Ananthapura lake temple, Kasaragod, kerala

Ananthapura lake temple, Kasaragod, kerala
This  9th century temple is the only lake temple in Kerala and is the moolasthanam  (original abode ) of Ananthapadmanabha, the diety of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Thiruvanathapuram.

The temple's lake is also home to a crocodile named Babiya, which is supposed to be the guard of the temple. When one dies, another mysteriously takes its place. The Temple lake or tank in which the Sanctum is situated is a large structure measuring 302 feet square (about 2 acres). There is a cave to the right corner of the lake, which has a gate. According to the priests of the temple, god Anantha Padmanabha went to Thiruvananthapuram through that cave. Hence the names of both the places are a bit similar. Also there is a difference in the God idols places in both the temples. the one in Ananthapuram is standing idol and the other in Thiruvananthapuram is a reclining posture.

30 km from Bekal fort on the Kumbala-Badiaduka road.
Open : 0530-1230hrs
Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Temple, Ananthapura
Via Kumbla, Kasaragod 671321, India
phone: 04998-214360
Ranked #3 of 16 attractions in Kasaragod (by trip advisor )