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[[File:Thalavoor Thrikkonnamarkodu Durga Devi Temple Kalathattu.jpg|thumb|Kalithattu in Kerala.]] <br />
[[File:Thalavoor Thrikkonnamarkodu Durga devi Temple Kalathattu.png|thumb|Kalithattus in Kerala]] <br />
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'''Kalithattu''' ([[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: കളിത്തട്ട്) is a type of wayside public rest house in [[Kerala]] and surrounding regions in southern [[India]]. Kalithattu are public rest-house built in villages, towns, agriculture fields and near temples for locals, pilgrims, travelers, and traders to rest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Icons of the past dusted for future |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/icons-of-the-past-dusted-for-future/article7755807.ece |work=The Hindu |date=12 October 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref> In villages, it was used by those involved in agriculture, long-distance travelers to relieve fatigue and locals to attend cultural meetings.<ref>{{cite news |title=നൂറ്റാണ്ടുകൾ പിന്നിട്ട് മുല്ലൂർകുളങ്ങരയിലെ കളിത്തട്ട് |url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/features/sunday-special/sundayspecial-1.8498516 |work=Newspaper |date=22 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Kalithattus are traditionally built from wood, they have wooden pillars, wooden floors and sloping roofs with two gables.<ref>{{cite news|title=യുവാക്കൾ ഒത്തുചേർന്നു|url=https://www.rashtradeepika.com/kalithattu-kollam/ |work=RashtraDeepika |date=17 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=പഴമയുടെ പെരുമ വിളിച്ചോതി വെള്ളായണിയിലെ കളിത്തട്ട് |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/local-news/vellayini-kalithattu-in-trivandrum-fvv-rs05xq |work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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Kalithattu shares common origin with rest-houses like [[Ambalama]]s of Sri Lanka and [[Pati (rest house)|Patis]] of Nepal. According to [[Anuradha Seneviratna]] and [[Benjamin Polk]] rest-houses like these were well established before 230 BC as [[Mauryan Empire|Mauryan]] kings issued orders carved on stones or iron columns for planting of avenues of trees and for building shelters for the comfort of pilgrims.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Seneviratna |first1=Anuradha |last2=Polk |first2=Benjamin |title=Buddhist Monastic Architecture in Sri Lanka: The Woodland Shrines |date=1992 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-81-7017-281-9 |page=123 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ambalama]]<br />
*[[Pati (rest house)|Pati]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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