Ariyannur Umbrellas

Coordinates: 10°36′14″N 76°04′53″E / 10.6040°N 76.0813°E / 10.6040; 76.0813
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Ariyannur Umbrellas
Native name
Malayalam: അരിയന്നൂർ കുടക്കല്ല്
A view of three umbrella stones
LocationThrissur, Kerala
Governing bodyArchaeological Survey of India

Ariyannur Umbrellas is a

Thrissur District of Kerala. Archaeological Survey of India in 1951 declared it as a centrally protected monument. The site has six umbrella stones or mushroom stones, locally called Kudaikkallu. Of them, four are intact and two are partially broken.[1][2][3][4][5]
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These are part of the larger
Kudakkallu Parambu complex which is believed to be from ~2000 BCE.

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References

  1. ^ "ARIYANNUR UMBRELLAS". ASI Thrissur Circle. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. ^ "ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES". go-kerala.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ^ "History". Culturalcapitalofkerala. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Students prepare manual on flora". The Hindu. 4 March 2005. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  5. . Retrieved 9 June 2013.

10°36′14″N 76°04′53″E / 10.6040°N 76.0813°E / 10.6040; 76.0813