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Enamavu is a small village in the district of Thrissur,Kerala state South of India.Its Eastern part is a vast paddy cultivated wider fields and Western side covered by a River called Enamavu River which is flowing into the Arabian sea.The tiny village got a history of more than 3000 years in this country side once was ruled by Portuguese and British.The Mount Carmel Church reminds even today the occupation of Portuguese who built here a beautiful Church for Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This was a port village and one of the disciples of Jesus of Nasarth,had passed through this land to Palayur in the early days of Christianity in this part of the world.Actually Christianity was landed here,through the disciple Mar Thoma in India, in the first century itself. The paddy fieds now present as a rice bowl to the district of Thrissur even though the fields were believed to be thick forest thousands of years ago. In the modern days specially Christians inhabited here on the little shore of the river occupied with many people and trade was the main bread winner to many.The river was a very comfortable water path for traders and it was to reach up to Cochin for better trade effects. Boats were travelling to Thrissur Vanchi Kadavu with trading purposes. Later some people tried to change even the historical name of Enamavu to Enamakkal(Enammaq) which used only for the last 75 years and still the English version is not used far and wide. The history can not be erased by few people who do not like to recollect past might still be insist the later name of the village. Enamavu is an example for religious harmony.Hindus,Christians and Muslims live together as a family and share the common spirit of oneness of an old village. It remains as a agricultural village to this day. Even though the village become richer the traditions still remain strongly alive. There are magicians,poets,actors,journalists,writers,political leaders,priests,nuns,Swamis,Islamic intellectuals and historians are born in this village time to time.Not to say singers too are children among the village flock. Modern times have contributed a lot of changes in the village but the traditions and innocence of people still par at and intact in every house hold.