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 ''' Kizhakkekallada '''is a village in [[Kollam district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref>
-East Kallada, more commonly known as Kizhakkekallada, is a village located about 20 km northeast of [[Kollam]].
+East Kallada, more commonly known as Kizhakkekallada, is a village located about 20&nbsp;km northeast of [[Kollam]].
 ==Location==
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 ==Buddhist Culture==
-It is believed that centuries ago, this village was a flourishing center of [[Buddhist culture]]. The customs and architecture of old temples in this area support the fact that they could have been Buddhist vihars in their initial days.<ref name="buddhism"/> Eduppukuthira<ref group="lower-alpha">Eduppukuthira are huge chariots associated with the festival of Sree Durga Devi temple.</ref> itself has strong associations with Buddhist customs and practices. The strong presence of a [[Ezhava]] community in this area is strong evidence supporting the existence of Buddhism.<ref name="buddhism"/> A 3 ft long Buddha statue made of marble was excavated, more by accident, in 1978 from near the Siva temple Sinkarapalli.<ref group="lower-alpha">The "palli" suffix was commonly used in [[Pali]], the language of [[Theravada]] Buddhism.</ref> Later, in 1984, the same statue was placed at Siva temple, Koduvila. But unfortunately, it was stolen.<ref name="buddhism">East Kallada Gramapanchayath Development Report 1997-1998, Page 6&7</ref>
+It is believed that centuries ago, this village was a flourishing center of [[Buddhist culture]]. The customs and architecture of old temples in this area support the fact that they could have been Buddhist vihars in their initial days.<ref name="buddhism"/> Eduppukuthira<ref group="lower-alpha">Eduppukuthira are huge chariots associated with the festival of Sree Durga Devi temple.</ref> itself has strong associations with Buddhist customs and practices. The strong presence of a [[Ezhava]] community in this area is strong evidence supporting the existence of Buddhism.<ref name="buddhism"/> A 3&nbsp;ft long Buddha statue made of marble was excavated, more by accident, in 1978 from near the Siva temple Sinkarapalli.<ref group="lower-alpha">The "palli" suffix was commonly used in [[Pali]], the language of [[Theravada]] Buddhism.</ref> Later, in 1984, the same statue was placed at Siva temple, Koduvila. But unfortunately, it was stolen.<ref name="buddhism">East Kallada Gramapanchayath Development Report 1997-1998, Page 6&7</ref>
 ==Demographics==
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 * [[Suresh Babu|Olympian Suresh Babu]](1953–2011)
 *[[D. Vinayachandran|D Vinayachandran]] (Poet)
-*[[Kallada Sasi|Kallada Sasi]] (Poet)
+*[[Kallada Sasi]] (Poet)
 ==See also ==