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Thrissur
Thrissur
originally
Thrissivaperoor
and previously known by its anglicised form as
Trichur
, is the fourth largest city, the
third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala
(Pop. 1,854,783) and the 20th largest in
India
. It is also the headquarters of the
Thrissur District
. The City is built around a hillock called the
Thekkinkadu Maidan
which seats the
Vadakkumnathan temple
. Thrissur was once the capital of the
Kingdom of Cochin
. It is located towards north-west of the state capital
Thiruvananthapuram
.
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