Chathur mukha basathi four faced Jain temple at Manjeshwar Kasaragod

Chathur mukha basathi  

four faced Jain temple at Manjeshwar Kasaragod

Report:20th March 2016

Manjeshwar Jain temple is the single temple of jains in Kasaragod-Kannur district. There were several jain families lived at manjeshwar, but the present situation of the temple is almost isolated. Even though the visitors will enjoy the peculiar feeling of divinity from the surroundings, as the solitude also become the part of mind setting.

It is believed to be, Jainism reached Kerala in BC fourth century. Manjeswar was the headquarters of a Jain kingdom called Bengara-Manjeswar towards the northern frontier of present Kerala for atleast 500 years from 12th century onwards . More than 800 families where here and the debris of a destroyed fort is still found in the region. Manjeswaram still has one Jain temple or Basati on the southern shore of river Manjeswar still called Bengara after the Jain kingdom.

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Importance of Kallalan Vaidyar in the first Kerala Assembly

 Kallalan vaidyar MLA (1957) 

Website of Kerala Legislative Assembli describes very few lines of Kallalan vaidyar, member of first KLA. It is as follows:

Member, 1st KLA [Nileshwar -CPI]. Born in 1895; Reputed Visha Vaidyan and active worker of Kissan Movement in North Malabar. Other Positions Held and details:Member, Madikkai Panchayat; Served in South Canara District Board; Active worker of the Communist Party and the Karshaka Sanghom.

Expired in 1971.

The communist ministry was formed with a single margin in 1957, thus the importance of Kallalan vaidyar arises for existence of the historical ministry. He was under tremendous pressure from various sides, expected an attack at any time. Natives of madikai village, protected him, the video says about the event and his importance. Another importance is that he came from a scheduled tribes community to the LA, but still Kerala is far a apart to recognize who was Kallalan vaidyar, well known as a traditional village doctor.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme-MGNREGP-Madikai

MGNREGS Project Implementation

Madikai Gramapanchayat is utilising the MGNREGA project in a better way and more effective manner. Video recorded by the author itself says about the importance of the project where it was utilized by the villagers to improve their family income.

Watch the video.(2011)