PALAKKAD

Palakkad, also known as Palghat (Malayalam :പാലക്കാട് Tamil: பாலக்காடு) (anglicized), is a town and a municipality in the state of Kerala in southern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District. Palakkad lies near the Palghat Gap, a pass or natural depression through the Western Ghats ranges that run parallel to the west coast of India, and connects Kerala to the plains of the state of Tamil Nadu to the east. The people of Palakkad speak Malayalam and Tamil is understood in the border areas close to Tamil Nadu.

A typical fence made of bamboo usually seen in villages of the Palakkad district
Heap of rice straw, usually seen in front of houses in Palakkad District
Paddy Fields in Palakkad
View from outside the northern wall of Palakkad Fort