About 60 elephants, all belonging to Lord Sri Krishna of Guruvayoor, live in Punnathur Kotta located about 3 KM away from the temple. The 10 acre compound is open to public and you can watch them being fed and bathed. The elephants were donated by various devotees including Jayalalitha (The joke is that the elephant asked Jayalalitha, why me, why not you?).
The compound also has a naalu kettu, a traditional rectangular home with a central courtyard, which belonged to the Punnathur Raja which as the two photos below show, remain in very poor condition.
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Comments (2)
Hi JK,
I was happy to see your writing on Punnathur Kotta. It is a beautiful building in a bad condition due to ill-maintenance. I had visited Punnathur Kotta in 2002 and 2006 and I could see it deteriorating due to neglect.
Many scenes in the epic malayalam movie "Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha" were shot in and around this bulding.
Regards
Mahesh
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2007 3:41 PM
Posted on June 27, 2007 15:41
Mahesh, considering the amount of money Guruvayoor Devaswom makes, it should be a trivial effort to maintain that place in a better way.
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June 28, 2007 10:36 AM
Posted on June 28, 2007 10:36