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Buddhism in Kerala

// January 3rd, 2010 // 3 Comments » // Cultural Politics, Culture and Ecology

The article with text and images traces the legacy of Buddhism in Kerala. The relics and reminiscences are described and analysed.

Kallil: The Last Surviving Relic of Jainism in Central Kerala

// December 26th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // Cultural Politics, Culture and Ecology

Kallil is a rock-cut temple in central Kerala.  It is located a few miles east of Perumbavur in Ernakulam district near Odakali.  According to historians like V V K Valath and P K Gopalakrishnan who have done extensive field studies and archival research in the local history of Ernakulam district it was a Jain temple [...]

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