Mannadi

Mannadi
—  village  —
Mannadi
Location of Mannadi
in Kerala and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Pathanamthitta
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Mannadi is a village near Adoor in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala, India.

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Geography

It is located at .[1]

Location

Mannadi is 45 km from Kollam and 13 km from Adoor.

Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

History

Velu Thampi Dalawa, the former Diwan of the Travancore Province, had committed suicide at Mannadi Temple, to avoid capture by the British.[2]

Places of interest

References

  1. ^ http://wikimapia.org/9442494/VELUTHAMPI-DELAVA-SMARAKAM-MANNADI Wikimapia
  2. ^ http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~mp/malayalam/copy/prdkerala.org/keralaprofile.htm Dalawa's death mentioned in the section "Post Chera Period"