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{{Infobox lake<br />
| name = Padinjarechira<br />
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| caption = A view of Padinjarechira pond<br />
| alt = A view of Padinjarechira pond<br />
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| pushpin_map = Kerala<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Padinjarechira lake within Kerala<br />
| location = [[Thrissur]] city, [[Kerala]]<br />
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| type = Artificial pond<br />
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'''Padinjarechira''' is one of the four oldest ponds in [[Thrissur]] city of [[Kerala]] in [[India]]. It was built by [[Sakthan Thampuran|Shakthan Thampuran]] (1751-1805) and is one of [[Thrissur]]'s famous landmarks. It is owned by [[Vadakke Madhom]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Sakthan Thampuran]], [[Maharaja of Cochin]], built four ponds in [[Thrissur]] city for water management and irrigation purpose in his regime. They are ''[[Vadakkechira]]'', ''Padinjarechira'', ''Thekkechira'' and ''Kizakechira''.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.vicharakendram.org/Journels/Pragathy108-April-June2009.pdf#page=45&zoom=auto,0,614<br />
|title=SAKTHAN THAMPURAN AND THE EMERGENCE OF COCHIN AS A COMMERCIAL CENTRE<br />
|publisher=Saritha Viswanathan<br />
|access-date=2013-07-11<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203093925/http://www.vicharakendram.org/Journels/Pragathy108-April-June2009.pdf#page=45&zoom=auto,0,614<br />
|archive-date=3 February 2015<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
}}</ref> Among these, the latter two have been ceased to exist.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Tourist attractions in Thrissur}}<br />
{{Tourism in Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:Ponds in Thrissur]]<br />
[[Category:Parks in Thrissur]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Thrissur]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Thrissur]]</div>->MPGuy2824