Kodungallur (Malayalam: , anglicised name: Cranganore) is a municipality located in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India on the Malabar Coast. Kodungallur is located 29km northwest of the city Kochi and 38km southwest of the city Thrissur, by the National Highway 66. The ancient seaport Muziris at the mouth of the Periyar River (also known as Choorni Nadi) used to be very close to Kodungallur. Kodungallur was the capital of the Kulasekhara dynasty (Second Cheras), called Mahodayapuram or Shinkli. The Kulasekhara dynasty ruled Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu from the 9:th century to the 12:th century A.D. Being situated in the Thrissur district, the Corporation of Cochin has drafted a master plan that aims to develop Kodungallur as a satellite township to the Kochi city. Kodungalloor has great tradition and culture, and being a historical nerve centre of Kerala, it has a unique identity of its own and some say that it should not be made a satellite town of...
