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 Kandath Tharavad which was built in 1794 is set in the lush paddy fields of rural Keral.This house is a two hundred year-old delight of domestic architecture constructed primarily of mud and teak. The bedrooms have en-suite facilities, but the whole emphasis of the house is on its cool and airy public areas. Kandath Tharavad is certainly the place to experience the authentic village life of rural Kerala. If you are keen on the Kerala cuisine the cook is always ready to fill your appetite with a variety of dishes both special and authentic vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes. A visit to Parambikulam Wild Life Sanctuary, trekking at Neliyampathy Hills and Silent Valley National Park, fishing excursion to Siruvani Lake and house boat ride in the back waters are some of the activities that one can indulge in.One can watch the elephants being bathed and fed, take a visit to Kerala Kalamandalam and cycle through the winding roads in the countryside, The guests can indulge in ayurvedic rejuvenation massage and watch Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi performance etc. The house was built in 1794 by Bhagwaldas's Great Great Grandfather, Mr. Kuppavelan, a landowner and money - lender. Situated in Thenkurussi Village in Palakkad, the nearest town, an equidistant two-hour drive from Cochin airport to the West or Coimbatore to the East. Five generations have lived here, as evidenced by the five ancestral stools in the Puja Room. The most striking feature of the house is the frontal raised area ("Purathalum") with grand bulbous pillars fashioned in teak at each corner rising to glorious carvings of elephants, snakes, fish and dragons. The floor is covered in natural dyed tiles of ochre, terracotta and blue. It was here until Bhagwaldas's Grandfather died in the seventies that the serious business of money - lending took place - most of it tiding the locals over between rice-crops. No more than twenty feet away from the front purathalam where the men would congregate is another raised area at the rear of the house for the ladies to gather. It was acoustically contrived that no word spoken by the women could be heard by the men and vice-versa.The two areas are diagonally separated by a reception chamber in which there is a "Nadumuttam" or open area in the center. You can stand under this and see the stars. It is created by four roofs (now tiled but once palm thatched) descending into the room to shoulder height allowing monsoon rains to plash into a central sunken area below. Kandath Tharavad is an Ettukettu (Ettu-eight: Kettu- Block) structure having not one but two such areas, What Sholto Thinks: Photo Gallery for Kandath Tharavad
Address & Location Information for Kandath TharavadDistrict: Palakkad India Travel Information for Kandath TharavadNearest Airport:: Cochin Airport Distance: 140 kms Nearest Railway Station: Olavakkod Distance to Railway Station: 25 kms Nearest Coach Bus Station: Thenkurussy Facilities Information for Kandath TharavadHotel Facilities:
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