Azhvanchery Mana
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Athavanad is the base of Azhvanchery Thamprakkal situated near Thirunavaya. The Legend says that Palakkad was the original place of Azhvanchery. There exists different opinion about the origin of Azhvanchery Thamprakkal. The area extended till Western Ghats was owned by Azhvanchery Thamprakkal and was offered as gift to the famed Chieftain of Tharoor Swaroopam and was honored with the Positional Title Shekharivarman. There is another rumour is that Athavanadu was the primeval primary base of Tharoor Swaroopam and was later transferred to Azhvanchery Thamprakkal. 18 villages of Kerala upto Periyar River were given to Brahmins who were the first migrants to Kerala in 7th century. Azhvanchery Thamprakkal was said to be the chief of the migrants. It is also said that the origin of the word Thamprakkal was came from the Sanskrit word Samrat who has attained the all pervading Parabrahma and Satbhava. There were only Naaduvazhikal and Gothra Chiefs in Kerala during the migration of Azhvanchery Thamprakkal and later on they were promoted as Rajas and Azhvanchery Thamprakkal, powered to control and regulate them. There is another saying that Palakkad was created by Azhvanchery Thamprakkal. If we trace the reason behind the real name of Azhvanchery as Polpaya Azhvanchery, we will reach the legend of Kulukkalloor Illam in Palakkad. The House of Kulukamillavoor was situated in the village of Kulukkalloor. There were four sons for the last Kulukalloor Namboothiri. After his death there came a Brahmanan to collect his money in return which was invested in the hands of the late Kulukalloor Namboothiri. He met his sons one by one. 3rd and 4th son refused to give his money back and the 2nd son asked him to come after the 10 Pula days. But the Elder brother agreed to return the money without retaining single coin including the one paisa coin which was misplaced by him. Elder brother returned all the money back to the Brahmanan. The elder brother punished the third and fourth brother by out casting them from the family itself as they behaved