Annamanada Temple

Annamanada Mahadeva Temple is located at Annamanada in Thrissur District. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva. The shivling is almost four feet tall and is considered as the Kiratamoorthy in a pleasing mood while giving Pashupatastra to Arjuna.
The temple faces to the east and the sanctum is square shaped. There is a low Valiabalikkal in front of the Agramandapam on the eastern side and a bali peetha equal in height of the basement of the shrikovil. The sopana with carved hasti-hasta railings on either side provides access to the square Mukha Mandapam. The doors on the south and the west lead to the shrines of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Parvati respectively. The Mukha mandapam and the shrikovil have dvi-tala structure, which is covered with copper sheet. The nalam balam of the temple has two thidappallies. On the northern side of the nalambalam lays the shrine of Lord Vishnu. In the outer prakaram (outer courtyard) there is a tank and the oottupura in the north-east corner. The other deities of the temple are Shasta, Goshala Krishnan, Mahakali, Nagaraja, Durga mounted on lion and Narasimha.
The annual festival is celebrated during February or March. The festival lasts for ten days and is observed with pomp and pageantry. The arattu on the concluding day of the annual festival is done in the Annamanada River.

Panchavadyam

For over a century Panchavadyam has been synonymous with Annamanada, a culturally fertile village in Thrissur district. Structural and aesthetic refinements of this traditional temple orchestra in the 20th century are attributed to the creative voyages of the trio – Annamanada Peethambara Marar, Achuta Marar and Parameswara Marar, ace thimila players, in association with the invincible maddalam maestro Thiruvilwamala Venkichan Swamy.
After the death of the illustrious Marars of Annamanada, a gifted youngster from the same family took up the mantle. Annamanada Parameswaran (Junior), as the cliché goes, came, saw and conquered. Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi recently conferred on him its award for the best thimila artiste.

Annamanada Laughter Club

Annamanada Laughter Club is located at Annamanata, a small village in Thrissur District of Kerala. It was founded in 2001 by P V Padmanabhan, the president of Mumbai West Laughter Club. According to the club members, the laughter exercise boosts their physical, mental, social and spiritual happiness.
The club practices laughter everyday for an hour. Around 30 men and 20 women participate regularly in the group laughing exercise. The exercise starts with a warm up by clapping their hands and a series of laugh. Among the exercise forms are Namaste Laughter and the Yawning Laughter, which is capable of driving away drowsiness