Sahapedia organises walk though Moozhikkulam village

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Moozhikkulam

came into focus when

Sahapedia

, an open encyclopaedia for Indian Art, Culture and Heritage, organised a village walk on Thursday to coincide with the 'Rural Landscape' theme of this year’s

World Heritage Day

.margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;background:whiteMoozhikkulam, a small village in Chengamanad panchayat near Angamaly, situated on the banks of the Chalakkudy river is of historical importance, with the Thirumoozhikulam Sree Lakshmanaperumal Temple with 13th century inscriptions and St Mary's Forane Church, established in 601 AD that is mentioned in several ancient Christian texts.margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;background:whiteThe village walk, led by Prem Kumar, secretary of Moozhikulam Sala—an organic space (Jaiva Campus) named after the ancient Vedic school which once functioned in Moozhikkulam—took the participants, over the two-hour walk, through its expanse of unique historical and ecological features, narrating tales of the river, the ancient temple.margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;background:whiteThe walk was followed by a screening of Kaippad, an award-winning documentary on the backwater paddy and fish fields in northern Kerala, directed by Babu Kambrath.