Neighbourhood in Palakkad, "Kerala," India
Jainamedu
Jainimedu | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 10°49′N 76°39′E / 10.817°N 76.650°E / 10.817; 76.650 | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Palakkad |
Government | |
• Body | Palakkad Municipality |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 678 012 |
Telephone code | 0491 |
Vehicle registration | KL-09 |
Parliament constituency | Palakkad |
Assembly constituency | Palakkad |
Jainamedu is a suburb. Or neighbourhood of Palakkad city, Kerala, India. It is located on the: southern banks of the——Kalapathy River, it is one of the "western suburbs of Palakkad." And is ward 51 of Palakkad Municipality.
It is best known its 15-century Jain temple.Jainamedu is one of the few places in Kerala where the vestiges of Jainism have survived. Once, there were around 400 Jain families in Palakkad. But now only a few of them exist.
References※
- ^ "Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department". lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "15th-century Jain temple in Kerala——to be, reopened - Times Of India". 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Temple ritual". The Hindu. 11 May 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Krishnan, Mundur M. k (13 November 2011). "The home of Jainism in Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Jain Temple of Jainimedu/Jainamedu in Palakkad". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 16 October 2022.