What is "puthur"

Puthur or Pudur means new village in Malayalam and Tamil. It may also refer to:

Towns and villages in India

• Puthur (Palakkad), a town near Palakkad, Kerala
• Puthur, Thrissur, a village in the Thrissur district of Kerala, India
• Puthur (village), also called Mogral Puthur, a coastal village in the Kasaragod district of Kerala
• Puthoor, near Kollam in Kollam district in Kerala

People

• Unnikrishnan Puthur, Malayalam language author

Other usage

• Puthur-Vela is the annual festival at the Puthur Thirupuraikkal Bhagavathy temple, located in Puthur, Kerala, India

See also

• Pudur (disambiguation)
• Puttur (disambiguation)

Puthur is a village near the city of Palakkad, in the Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India.

The central attraction of this village is the Puthur Thirupuraikkal Bhagavathy temple. This temple houses the Goddess Karnaki, who is believed to be an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi. This temple is famous locally and attracts several thousands devotees every year to the Puthur-Vela festival.