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'''Malamel''' is a village in Pathanapuram Taluk in [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]], India. This village is situated between [[Anchal]] and | '''Malamel''' is a village in Pathanapuram Taluk in [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. This village is situated between [[Anchal]] and Valakom bypass road. In [[Malayalam]], Malamel means "Top of the hill". | ||
==Rock Temples== | ==Rock Temples== | ||
At Malamel, there is a huge rock on which there is a famous Shiva Temple. | At Malamel, there is a huge rock on which there is a famous Shiva Temple. A temple festival is held on 3 December. The temple has 5 doors and is considered to be divine and ancient because of the close proximity of ''Jadayupara'' ([[Chadayamangalam]]) (the rock that ''Jadayu'' carried on his wings). It has also a cave at extreme left of the temple, which a British Adventurer in the year 1946, tried in vain to venture into, and which leads to the [[Kulathupuzha|Kulathupuzha Forest]]. This cave is believed to be a haven for very venomous [[Snake|snakes]]. | ||
Famous temples like ''Arackal Devi Temple'' and ''Perumannur Devi Temple'' are nearby. [[Kottarakara Sree Mahaganapathy Kshethram]] is 12 km away. | Famous temples like ''Arackal Devi Temple'' and ''Perumannur Devi Temple'' are nearby. [[Kottarakara Sree Mahaganapathy Kshethram]] is 12 km away. | ||
[[Kottarakara]] and [[Punalur]] are the towns nearest to the village. | [[Kottarakara]] and [[Punalur]] are the towns nearest to the village. | ||
== | ==Other websites== | ||
* [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108925151567758850878.00000112a35dfca39e961&ll=8.958221,76.864026&spn=0.002385,0.003326&t=h&z=18 Malamel Shiva Kshethram (Temple) at Google Maps] | * [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108925151567758850878.00000112a35dfca39e961&ll=8.958221,76.864026&spn=0.002385,0.003326&t=h&z=18 Malamel Shiva Kshethram (Temple) at Google Maps] | ||
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