Pathanamthitta
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Pathanamthitta (पतनमतिट्टा ) is a city and district in southern Kerala, India. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The Hindu pilgrim centre Sabarimala is situated in the Pathanamthitta district; as the main transport hub to Sabarimala, the town is known as the 'Pilgrim Capital of Kerala'.[1]
Location
The district has its borders with Allepey, Kottayam, Kollam and Idukki districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Nearest town is Thiruvalla (largest town in Pathanamthitta District), located at a distance of 30 km. Thiruvalla railway station is 30 km via Thiruvalla-Kumbazha highway.
The district headquarters is located on the banks of the river Achankovil.
Pathanamthitta has an average elevation of 18 metres (62 ft) above sea level.
The main trunk road from south to Sabarimala starts from MC Road at Adoor via NH 183A Pathanamthitta. From The North it Starts from Thiruvalla MC Road and Continues through State Highway 7 (Kerala), The Main Eastern Highway (Punalur-Muvattupuzha Road/SH-08), Main Central Road (Kesavadasapuram-Angamaly Road/SH-01), NH 183A Kollam -Teni via Adoor- Pathanamthitta.
Etymology
The district's name is a combination of two Malayalam words, pathanam and thitta, which together mean 'array of houses on the river side'.[2]
History
The regions that form the town were formerly under the rule of Pandalam, which had connections with the Pandya kingdom. It is believed that Hindu God Lord Ayyappa was the King of this region.[3] When Pandalam was added to the princely state of Travancore in 1820, the region came under Travancore administration.
Pathanamthitta district, along with most parts of Alappuzha district, was part of the Quilon district of the Travancore Kingdom until the formation of Pathanamthitta district in 1982.[4]
Modern day Pathanamthitta District, the thirteenth revenue district of the State of Kerala was formed with effect from 1 November 1982, with headquarters at Pathanamthitta.
पतनमतिट्टा
पतनमतिट्टा भारत के केरल राज्य के पतनमतिट्टा ज़िले में स्थित एक नगर है। यह उस ज़िले का मुख्यालय भी है। सबरिमलय का महत्वपूर्ण हिन्दू तीर्थ इसी ज़िले में स्थित है।
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References
- ↑ "KeralaTravels".
- ↑ "History". Government of India.
- ↑ "History — Pathanamthitta"
- ↑ Shungoonny Menon, P. (1878). A history of Travancore from the earliest times. University of California. Madras, Higginbotham.