Pazhassiraja Museum
The Pazhassi Raja Museum, located at a distance of 5 kms from Kozhikode
at East Hill, houses a veritable treasure trove for historians and
connoisseurs of art.
The
museum is under the surveillance of the Archaeological Deparment of the
State. The museum and the art gallery are named after the great
Pazhassiraja Kerala Varma of the Padinjare Kovilakom of the Kottayam
Royal Family.
The famous 'Pazhassi Revolt' (against the British East India Company
during the second half of the 1700s) was led by Pazhassiraja.
Nicknamed the 'Lion of Kerala', Pazhassiraja is also credited with
introducing guerilla warfare in the hills of Wayanad to resist the
increasingly intolerable British colonialism. This great freedom fighter
was shot dead in an encounter on 30 November 1805 AD.
Display Sections
The Displayed Antiques
On display in the museum are ancient murals, antique bronzes and coins,
megalithic relics such as diamond cysts, temple miniatures and umbrella
stones.
Adjacent to the museum is the Art Gallery, which exhibits an excellent
collection of paintings by Raja Ravi Varma and Raja Raja Varma.
Exhibits / Collection
Pazhassiraja Kerala
Varma.
General Information
Main Attraction
Ancient Murals
Location
5 kms from Kozhikode, at East
Hill, Kerala
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