Mathur, Palakkad
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Mathur is a village in Palakkad district of Kerala, south India. From Coyalmannam travelling towards Thiruvilwamala, you will find this small village before Kottayi (which is the birth place of the famed Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagawathar).
Mathur, the village is also unique because of it's festival associated with a local temple called "Mathur Koothu". Koothu is a unique and rare art form practiced still.It is actually a form of shadow puppet show skillfully depicting the story of Ramayana over a span of two weeks ----