Muthuthala
Muthuthala is a village and gram panchayat. It lies northwest of Pattambi in Palakkad district, of the state of Kerala, India. It is located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River.
The infrastructure of the panchayath is divided into Kodumunda and Muthuthala. Muthuthala, Kodumunda and Karakkuth are important centres. The adjacent villages to Muthuthala are Pallippuram, Koppam and Pattambi.
Attractions
Muthuthala Temple
Muthuthala's notable attraction is the Muthuthala Maha Ganapathi Kshetram, or temple, enshrined with the idol of Maha Ganapathi as the principal deity. The other deities are Bhagavathy and Swami Ayyappan.. Many devotees from different parts of Kerala visit here to offer "Ottappam" or "Otta" offering a delicious sweet appam to the deity. This temple is also known for "Mangalya Puja". This ancient temple was renovated around the mid-2000s. "Thalappoli" is the main festival here in the Malayalam month of Makaram. There is a beautiful pond near the temple. The “Ambala Kulam " is blessed by the beauty of nature. A renovation of the pond was done in 2004. It is said that the pond contains 7 wells. Some of these wells have been damaged over the years.There are other temples such as Sree Muthassiyar Kavu, Ayyapan Kavu,Perumudiyoor Shiva Temple, Kozhikotiri Temple etc.
Muhyideen Juma Masjid
The main Islamic place of worship in Muthuthala is the Muhyideen Juma Masjid at Muthuthala Centre.Andhattukunnu
A part of the Vadakkumury Hills, Andhattukunnu is located towards the back of Muthuthala, that has a waterfall and a quarry. The quarry is now filled with water.
History
There had been a trade link passing through the River Bharathapuzha. Varantakuttikkatavu was a ferry point which was connecting Thrithala, the local market place and Kodumunda, one of the market place in Muthuthala. Now there is no water transportation available and the site of Varantakuttikadavu is now a field near the Kodumunda Railway Gate. This may be due to the coming of new roads like the Velliyankallu Dam built in 2007, that connected the two villages. Small boats and rafts were once a major scene of this area as late as the 2000s.The once open temple was renovated sometime in between 1992 and 2003.
One of the major Nair houses '' that settled there is the erstwhile "Thekkinkoottu", comprising Menon families such as Adat, Kizhakkele, Panampatta, Thottupurath etc.