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junct.jpg (26435 bytes) Kazhakuttom is a very beautiful place. It is a coastal area and is 15 KM north of Thriuvananthapuram city.  It is believed that there were
a number of ‘Kazhakams’ here and the group of ‘Kazhakams’ thus
got the name ‘Kazhakuttom’.The panchayath has been formed in 1953. Kattayikkonam M.K. Sadhanandan was the first panchayath president. office.jpg (31716 bytes)

temple.jpg (29604 bytes) The enemy group of Maharaja Marthanda Varama were Ettuveetil Pillas.
The prominent person in the group was ‘Kazhakkottathu Pillai’. He has  lived in the Kazhakkoottam Palace, which  still exists.. There is also a family temple of Kazhakkottathu Pillai.
madpara.jpg (21091 bytes) There is a Cave temple called Madavooppara. It is believed 
that Sri Rama had put a foundation of  Siva’s idol here.
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Sri. Mahadeva Temple  here was built during  the age of Marthandavarma Maharaja. It is around  1175 years old and considered as  one of a few ‘Maha temples’ in Kerala.
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There is much reference about Kazhakkottam in the writings of C.V. Raman Pillai, the novels Marthanda Varma and Dharma Raja. The armoury of Kazhakkottam pillai was in the place which is now known as Kalavathoppu.

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