Ariyannur Umbrellas | |
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Native name Malayalam: അരിയന്നൂർ കുടക്കല്ല് | |
Location | Thrissur, Kerala |
Governing body | Archaeological Survey of India |
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History of Kerala |
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Ariyannur Umbrellas is a
prehistoric
Megalith burial site situated in Ariyannur in
Kandanassery
Panchayat of
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.
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These are part of the larger
Kudakkallu Parambu complex which is believed to be from ~2000 BCE.