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Thekkinkadu Maidan

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Thekkinkadu Maidanam
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LocationThrissur city, Kerala
Coordinates10°31′30″N 76°12′52″E / 10.5249°N 76.2144°E / 10.5249; 76.2144
Area65 acres
CreatedRama Varma Sakthan Thampuran
Operated byCochin Devaswom Board
OpenAll year

Thekkinkadu Maidanam is situated in the middle of Thrissur city of Kerala state in India. This hillock which seats the Vadakkumnathan Temple, is an open ground in the centre of the Thrissur city which is under the custody of the Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB).[1] It hosts the spectacular cultural festival Thrissur Pooram, which is considered the Mother of all Poorams in Kerala.

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History

Thekkinkadu Maidan was a dense forest in olden days. All kinds of wild animals used to roam in the forest where wanted criminals of Thrissur were executed. The soldiers used to push the criminals in to dense forest from one of the Vadakkumnatha Temple gates. Later, Maharaja of Cochin, Rama Varma Sakthan Thampuran cleared the Thekkinkadu Maidan despite the resistance of Brahmin priests and other orthodox section of people.[2] Till 1970, there were no teaks in the Maidan. In the 1970s Cochin Devaswom Board planted some teaks trees. Till 1928, the Thekkinkadu Maidan was with the Sanitary Board. In 1928 it was handed over to Thrissur Municipality when it was formed. In 1934, Diwan Paruvakad Narayanan Nair gave the Maidan to Cochin Devaswom Board. The only condition for the transfer was that any organisation can organise meeting or festival without any problem.[3]

Structure

The Thekkinkadu Maidan is 65-acre (260,000 m2) in area and is encircled by Swaraj Round, Thrissur to all sides. It houses Vadakkunnathan Temple, Nehru Park, Thrissur, Kerala Water Authority office and water storage tanks and seven wells. The whole of the city branches from Thekkinkadu Maidan through nine roads, including most of the important roads like the M.G road and the M.O road. These roads further form junctions to make the spread of the city a circular one.

Activities

A wide range of activities are visible. There are many card players and chess players in the maidan in the evening. Political debates also take place here every day. Students Corner, Labour Corner and Nehru Mandapam are the famous spots where historical events had taken place. Famous people like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, C. Achutha Menon and E. M. S. Namboodiripad have given speeches in the Students Corner. Joseph Vadakkan, a politically active priest held the controversial Holy Mass in the maidan, which led to suspension from the church. It is a major spot for gatherings and festivals in the district, including the Pooram festival and the Thrissur Motor Show (organised by students of Government Engineering College, Thrissur).[4] Nehru Mandapam was named after India's first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru when he visited Thrissur city in 1952, and made a speech in Thekkinkadu Maidan. In 1982, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, another Prime Minister of India also gave a speech in Thekkinkadu Maidan.[5]

Prime Ministers of India who visited Thekkinkadu Maidan

A view of Municipal Office Road in Thrissur city from Vadakkunnathan Temple
A view of Vadakkunnathan Temple from Municipal Office Road in Thrissur city

References

  1. ^ "Rs. 6 crore for beautification of Thekkinkadu maidan". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 March 2005. Archived from the original on 26 April 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Thekkinkadu Maidan". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Thekkinkadu Maidan and speeches". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. ^ "First Fr. Vadakkan Award presented". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Thekkinkadu Maidan and speeches". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Thekkinkadu Maidan and speeches". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Thrissur gears up for Modi's visit". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Thrissur gets set to welcome Modi". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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