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Panangattiri is a valley village of 'western ghats'with picturesque greenery typical to any village in Kerala. The sceneries of lush green paddy fields and the view of the ponds (which is the back bone of irrigation for the fields during summer)with full of vibrant life is really picture perfect! It is quite nostalgic for those who are away from this beautiful village to pamper the thoughts with these vivid pictures well captured in their minds!

Another uniqueness of this village is that, at the centre of this small habitat, there is a make shift temple, which has 'Iravaan' as its deity! 'Iravaan' was the son of Arjuna and Uloopi from the epic 'Mahabharatha' and across India, there are only few temples with 'Iravaan' as deity! Under the influence of Tamil, the 'Iravaan' Swamy is called 'Koothanda'in the local dialect and the temporary temple structure as 'Koothanda Mannam'! There is an annual festival conducted called 'Koothanda Vela' and during that time, an effigy of 'Lord Iravaan' is made with hay & bamboo with its head made out of clay and face painted with green..! Symbolizing the death of 'Iravaan' on the last day of the 'Kurukshetra War', the effigy's head is broken and the body is burnt with traditional festivities.

Panangattiri is in 'Elevanchery' Gram Panchayat, which has recently produced a central minister in Dr.Shashi Tharoor. Dr. Tharoor's Grand Mother and maternal uncles still live in Elevanchery.