Jainamedu is a suburb or neighbourhood of Palakkad city, Kerala, India. It is located on the southern banks of the Kalapathy River, it is one of the western suburbs of Palakkad and is ward 51 of Palakkad Municipality.[1]
Jainamedu
Jainimedu | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  Jainamedu Location in Kerala, India  Jainamedu Jainamedu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°49′N 76°39′E / 10.817°N 76.650°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Palakkad Municipality |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 678 012 |
| Telephone code | 0491 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-09 |
| Parliament constituency | Palakkad |
| Assembly constituency | Palakkad |
It is best known its 15-century Jain temple.[2]Jainamedu is one of the few places in Kerala where the vestiges of Jainism have survived.[3] Once, there were around 400 Jain families in Palakkad, but now only a few of them exist.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department". lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "15th-century Jain temple in Kerala to be reopened - Times Of India". 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Temple ritual". The Hindu. 11 May 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Krishnan, Mundur M. k (13 November 2011). "The home of Jainism in Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Jain Temple of Jainimedu or Jainamedu in Palakkad". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 16 October 2022.