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Kottapadi
Kottapadi is a gateway of Guruvayur town in the district of Thrissur, Kerala, South India. Kottapadi literally translates as Gates to Fort. The fort here refers to the Punnathur Kotta. Kottapadi has now gained prominence for this fort, which has been converted to an elephant pound ( Anakkotta in Malayalam, literally translated as "Elephant Fort") where the elephants belonging to the Guruvayoor temple are kept. Elephants are trained here for purposes related to temple rituals.