Kunnathunad
Grama Panchayat

History of the Gram Panchayat

History  
It is believed by elders that some of the Pandavas lived in hiding in this region during their period of exile in the forest, and as a sign of that,  
this place was named Kumarapuram.  
Elders say that an ancient temple, several centuries old, was destroyed in a fire.  
The foundations of the surrounding temple structure, the large stone slabs that were laid, and a well called Manikkinar can still be seen here.  
There is also a large pond below the temple site. Elders say that there was once a well in the middle of this pond.  
Since broken bricks from the temple walls are scattered and can be seen in the temple area, this place is known as Ishitikkad or Ittiyakkad.  
The area where this temple stood once belonged to the Payyakkattu mana family.  
The descendants of this mana now live in Vengoor (Kuruppam Padi).  

The legend regarding the establishment of Morakkalapalli, founded in the 9th century after separating from Idappally Palli, which was established in the 6th century, is as follows:  
At that time, the Arakkal tharavadu was a prominent landlord family in this region.  
It is believed that the land where the mosque stands today was donated by a woman from a high-caste Hindu household named Kunjamma, who was the head of the family.  
Similarly, the centuries-old Muslim place of worship here is also believed to have been donated by them.  
It is also believed that in a war fought centuries ago, the bodies of some Muslim warriors who attained heroic martyrdom while fighting for their homeland were buried in this mosque.  

The famous Punnarkottu Mana, known as Swarnath Mana, and Nenmeni Mana located in Ward 9 are also in this panchayat.  
It is believed by the descendants and local residents that Adi Jagadguru Shankaracharya had visited Punnarkottu Mana here, and as a result of that visit, this mana attained great prosperity.  
Even during the 1930s, when electricity was not available, this mana used its own generator to produce electricity.  
It is also noteworthy that the government institution currently located in Kizhakkambalam, Swarnathu U.P. School, once belonged to this mana.  
Pallikkara is an area that once had trade relations with Kochi via waterways.  
The Pallikkara betel market was once very famous. Today, water transport no longer exists.  
Limited water transport that still occurs involves transporting red stone collected near Manakkakkadavu bridge by boat to Alappuzha, Ernakulam, and Kochi regions.