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The Bharathappuzha, also known as Nila, is a river in India in the state of Kerala. At 209 km, it is the second-longest river in Kerala after the Periyar River. The word "Nila" is idicates the culture more than just a river. Nila has groomed the culture and life of south Malabar part of Kerala. We see the name "Peraar" indicating the same river in ancient scripts and documents. Bharathapuzha is the lifeline of Kerala especially Palakkad, Thrissur & Malappuram. Kerala Kalamandalam is a major center for learning Indian Performing Arts especially those that developed in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the village of Cheruthuruthy in Trissur district near the banks of Bharathapuzha River. The birth place of famous Malayalam satire poet and founder of the Ottamthullal art form, Kunchan Nambiar is located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha. Many popular Malayalam writers were born along her banksand and got inspired by her beauty, namely M. T. Vasudevan Nair, , V. K. N., O V Vijayan etc. There are a number of famous Hindu temples like Thiruvillamala Siva Temple, Thirunavaya Navamukanda Temple, Chamravattam Ayyappa Temple, etc. are on the bank of Nila. The local legend says that those cremated on the banks of the Bharathapuzha achieve salvation. It is also one of the important places in the state where the sons pay homage to their late fathers by conducting a Pithru Tharpanam ritual on the Karkidaka Vavu day. Some of the famous persons cremated here include literary personalities like O V Vijayan and V. K. N.
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