# Kottapadi
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| name = Kottapadi
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1 = [Kerala](/source/Kerala)
| subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2 = [Thrissur](/source/Thrissur_district)
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| governing_body = Guruvayur Municipality [{{cite web |url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_panchayat/telnoof_tsr.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603105414/http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_panchayat/telnoof_tsr.htm |archivedate=2009-06-03 }}]
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language), [English](/source/English_language)
| timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code = 680505[{{Cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/pin_codes_kerala.php|title = National Portal of India}}]
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| area_code = 91487
| registration_plate = KL-08/KL-46
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [Trichur](/source/Trichur)
| blank2_name_sec1 = [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) constituency
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thumb|Punnathoor Anakkotta
thumb|Village bank in Kottapadi
thumb|Kottapadi Church
'''Kottapadi''' is a village near [Guruvayur](/source/Guruvayur) town in the district of [Thrissur](/source/Thrissur_district), [Kerala](/source/Kerala), [South India](/source/South_India). Kottapadi literally translates to ''Gates to Fort''. Kottapadi has now gained prominence [Punnathurkotta](/source/Punnathurkotta) for which it has been named, which used to house elephants belonging to the [Guruvayoor temple](/source/Guruvayoor_temple). (''[Anakotta](/source/Punnathurkotta)'' in [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam), literally translated as "Elephant Fort") Elephants that are an integral part of certain temple rituals are boarded and trained here.
==History==
Kottapadi was the seat of ''Punathur Raja'' who were the vassals of [Zamorin](/source/Zamorin)s.[ {{cite book |last=Logan |first=William|title= Malabar Manual| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0TJFDwAAQBAJ&dq=punathur&pg=PT2080}} ] Punathur Raja is reported to have formed around 15th century when it separated from Talappili kingdom and aligned with the Zamorins.[ {{cite book |last=Menon |first=Sreedhara|title= Kerala District Gazetteers|date=1962 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ey9uAAAAMAAJ&q=punathur%20sreedhara%20menon|location= Kozhikode|publisher=Superintendent of Government Presses }} ] The name Kottapadi is derived from (''[Punnathur Kotta](/source/Punnathur_Kotta)'' or Punathur Fort) ''Kotta'' Fort and ''Padi'' Gate. Being a coastal village (6 km from sea) like many other parts of Kerala has white sand and [Coconut](/source/Coconut) farming was a major industry and still one can see large swaths of lands with Coconut palms. Due to rapid urbanisation of the Guruvayur area, most of this village has now become a small town. Kottapadi is located only 2 kilometres away from Guruvayur temple. Many tourists come here for visiting the [Punnathur Kotta](/source/Punnathur_Kotta). There are more than 60 elephants here. These elephants belong to the [Guruvayur Temple](/source/Guruvayur_Temple), where prominent devotees offer it to Lord [Guruvayurappan](/source/Guruvayurappan). Prominent Shiva temple at [Mammiyur](/source/Mammiyur) is located close by.
''Nearest Airport'': [Cochin International Airport](/source/Cochin_International_Airport)
''Nearest Railway Stations'': [Guruvayur](/source/Guruvayur), [Trichur](/source/Trichur)
'''Nearest Major Towns''': [Guruvayur](/source/Guruvayur), [Chavakkad](/source/Chavakkad), [Kunnamkulam](/source/Kunnamkulam)
==Colleges in Kottapadi==
Little Flower women's college, Aryabhatta women's college, Mercy college.
==Temples in Kottapadi==
* Chembalakulangara Bhagavathi kshethram,
* Sree Subramanya Kshethram,
* Kaveed Karthyani Kshetram,
* Sree Kapaleshwaram Shiva temple.
==References==
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Category:Villages in Thrissur district
Category:Guruvayur
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