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Lakkidi Lakkidi Perur | |
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Village | |
 Mahadeva Temple, Killikkurussimangalam | |
  Lakkidi Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Lakkidi Lakkidi (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:10°45′52″N76°26′22″E / 10.76444°N 76.43944°E /10.76444; 76.43944 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 679301 |
| Telephone code | 0466 2230000 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-51,KL-9 |
| Nearest city | Ottapalam |
| Literacy | 100%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Palakkad |
Lakkidi orLakkidi Perur is a small village in Ottapalam Taluk ofPalakkad district,Kerala,India. It is located 23 km west of Palakkad on thePalakkad -Pattambi Road. The nearest town is Ottapalam, which is 10 km away. Lakkidi is situated 303 km from the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The pin code of Lakkidi Post Office is 679301 and the STD code is 0466.
This place was originally part of theValluvanad Swaroopam dynasty.[1] Valluvanad was an erstwhilelate medieval feudal state in present state ofKerala inSouth India extending from theBharathapuzha River in the south to thePandalur Mala in the north during their zenith in the early Middle Ages. On the west, it was bounded by theArabian Sea at theportPonnani and on the east byAttappadi Hills.
According to local legends, the last LaterChera ruler gave a vast extension of land in SouthMalabar to one of their governors, Valluvakkonithiri and left for ahajj. The Valluvakkonithiri was also given last Later Chera ruler's shield (presumably to defend himself from the sword received by theSamoothiri (Zamorin) ofKozhikode, anothergovernor, from the departing ruler). Not surprisingly, the Vellatiri rajas were hereditary enemies of theSamoothiri.[1] Valluvanad is famous for theMamankam festivals, held once in 12 years and the endless wars against theSamoothiri of Kozhikode. By the late 18th century, Vellatiri or Walluwanad proper was the sole remaining territory of the Walluvanad raja (Valluva Konatiri), who once exercised suzerain rights over a large portion of Southern Malabar. Although management of the country was restored to the Vellatiri raja in 1792, it soon became evident that he was powerless to repress the trouble that quickly broke out between Mapillas (favored by the Mysorean occupiers) and nayars (who sought to restore the ancien régime), and already in 1793 management of the district had to be resumed as the chief and his family fled toTravancore.[1]
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