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ANCHAL
AAPPEES (Post Office)
Colonel John Monroe introduced the Anchal
(Postal) system in Thiruvithamkur in
1811. Originally restricted to carrying
royal implements, government letters
and flowers as offering to Shri Padmanabha
temple at Thiruvananthapuram, the facility
was later extended to all for a fee
of one chakram ( coin of Thiruvithamkur)
for any article to any distance. The
Post master was universally known as
"Anchal Pillai" and was a
man of considerable influence. The postal
runners by royal decree were allowed
to occupy the centre of the road and
any obstruction was deemed to be a serious
offence.
AMMACHI
PLAVU( Mother of all Jack fruit Trees)
Famous in the local folk lore as the
tree which sheltered King Marthanda
Varma while on the run. A huge hole
in it helped the king hide in its
hold.
WEIGHTS
AND MEASURES
Thiruvithamkur had distinctive weights
and measures. Some of them are given
below
FOR
WEIGHING |
MEASURES |
Gold |
3
nellida = 1 kunni
4 kunni = 1 panamida
21 panamida = 1 pawan ( equivalent
to 8 grams of gold)
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Rice
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2
ozhukku = 1 uri
2 uri = 1 nazhi
4 nazhi = 1 edangazhi
10 edangazhi = 1 para
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Distances |
8
nellida = 1 angulam |
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