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Calicut / Kozhikode
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▪ Mother of god church |
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In 1513 A.D. a treaty was concluded
between the Portuguese and Zamorine, in which latter allowed the former to
erect a factory at Calicut to which was attached a Chapel about 1725 the
church was completed and dedicated to Mater De Deos and the Zamorine
granted a garden in perpetuity for the support of the Church. The present
church built in Roman architectural style was completed in 1942. There is
no other church in the whole of Kerala built in the same fashion. Apart
from the architecture style a portrait of OUR LADY, more that 200 years
old placed in the chapel adds to the attraction. |
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▪ St Mary's Church |
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There is a Protestant church called St.Mary's Church at Calicut, which was built in June 1863. The St. Mary's Church built in 1860's at Nadakkavu was intended to cater to the spiritual needs of the civil members of collect orate and the English military residing at the barracks in East Hill. In September 1863 the construction was completed and it was used for service. In the cemetery adjacent to the church. There is a tomb dated 1717. The church has undergone renovation number of times. |
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▪ Pishakarikavu |
| This temple is dedicated to goddess Bhagavathy. The special attraction of this temple is the elephant procession during the festival season. |
| ▪ Varakkal Devi Temple |
| This temple is considered to be the 108th and the last Devi temple built by Sree Parasurama. Its beleived that Parasurama ploughed this area in order to make Devi appear. The main festival here is the Vavu bali, when thousand congregate to perform the ancestral obsequies. On this day the sea is found to be surprisingly calm as if facilitating the religious observances. |
