Ammachi Plavu
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Species Artocarpus | | |
Ammachi Plavu literally translated from Malayalam, it means grandmother Jack-fruit tree or an old Jackfruit tree, Located in inside of Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swami Temple in Thiruvananthapuram Kerala.[1][2]
History
Ammachi Plavu is legendarily connected with the period of
Neyyar river and reached the opposite side. When he was trying to hide himself in a safe place, he saw a boy who was grazing cows.[4] The boy hid him in the hollow trunk of a jackfruit tree and thus helped him escape his enemies. Jackfruit tree which helped the king save his life came to be known as "Ammachi Plavu".[5] At present, the hollow trunk is preserved by the Kerala State Department of Archaeology.[6]
Later on, Marthanda Varma found that it was none other than Lord Krishna himself who saved him from his enemies, and he constructed a temple to him near the Jackfruit tree, which is now a very popular tourist spot in Southern Kerala.
See also
References
- ^ "Ammachi Plavu | Department of Archaeology". Archaeology.
- ^ "Ammachiplavu at Sree Krishna Temple, Neyyattinkara". www.keralaculture.org.
- ^ "Always in the throes of history". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "മാര്ത്താണ്ഡവര്മയും അമ്മച്ചി പ്ലാവും, പിന്നെ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രവും". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "അമ്മച്ചിപ്ലാവ് - സര്വ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം". web-edition.sarvavijnanakosam.gov.in.
- ^ "ചരിത്രം | Neyyatinkara Municipality". www.neyyattinkaramunicipality.in. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.