MALAMANGALAM KOVIL CHANNEL

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

What possibly consists of a natural cave passage in laterite or a man-made -surangam- (note 1) or horizontal well that has fallen dry, complete with a fabulous tunnel, locates C. Kunhi Kannam (in LOGAN 1887-1891, 2 -Kurumbranad taluk- page: cccxxii) at a place called Meppayur or Mappayur (note 2), which lies at a travelling distance of about 10 miles [16 km] east south-east of Badagara (note 3): A channel on the south side of the Malamangalam temple is fabled to have been excavated by the Pandavas and is said to contain treasure.What possibly consists of a natural cave passage in laterite or a man-made -surangam- (note 1) or horizontal well that has fallen dry, complete with a fabulous tunnel, locates C. Kunhi Kannam (in LOGAN 1887-1891, 2 -Kurumbranad taluk- page: cccxxii) at a place called Meppayur or Mappayur (note 2), which lies at a travelling distance of about 10 miles [16 km] east south-east of Badagara (note 3): A channel on the south side of the Malamangalam temple is fabled to have been excavated by the Pandavas and is said to contain treasure.