CATEGORY : HERITAGE TOURISM
In
a unique move, the Kerala authorities have portrayed the history of the
district its walls, giving visitors a glimpse on the rich legacy of the place.
Pathanamthitta district administration has made
the four-storeyed collectorate building a canvas of mural paintings that
portray the rich culture and history of the area. The town located on the banks of the river
Pampa, spread over 100 square feet area along the walls adjacent to the
staircases from the ground floor to the top floor of the building.
Suresh Muthukulam, chief artist of the
Aranmula-based Vasthu Vidya Gurukulam, was behind the initiative.
The top floor of the building has the painting
of the district's famous hillock shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala. Noted personalities who find place in the wall
mural include 14-th century Kannasa poets who penned Kannasa Ramayanam,
modernist poet Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan and justice Fathima Beevi, the first
woman judge at the Supreme Court hailing from the district.
Attractions
Mural Paintings.