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Vellatanjur or Vellatanjoor is a small village in the Thrissur, District of Kerala, India on the banks of Kechery river.This village is located 25 km NorthEast of the Thrissur city, 20 km SouthEast of the Kunnamkulam town and 18 km NorthEast of the Guruvayur township where the famous Guruvayur temple is situated.
The main occupation of the people is farming which you can see from the vast paddy fields there. The main religions there are Hinduism & Christianity. Muslims are not found in Vellatanjur due to a curse that the people there believe has been put by Kootumuchikal Amma the Thatakthamma (Local Goddess) when Tippu Sultan ravished the land during his reign.
The village is very quiet and serene due to its location on the bank of the Kechery river.