The Pazhassi Raja Museum, located at a distance of 5 kms from Kozhikode at East Hill, houses a veritable treasure trove for historians and connoisseurs of art.
Pazhassy Raja Museum, Kozhikode, Kerala
The museum is under the surveillance of the Archaeological Deparment of the State. Calicut Attractions, India Attractions, Calicut Travel Guide, Calicut Tour Guide, Calicut Tourism Guide, Calicut Tour Operators The museum and the art gallery are named after the great Pazhassiraja Kerala Varma of the Padinjare Kovilakom of the Kottayam Royal Family.
The famous 'Pazhassi Revolt' (against the British East India Company during the second half of the 1700s) was led by Pazhassiraja.
Nicknamed the 'Lion of Kerala', Pazhassiraja is also credited with introducing guerilla warfare in the hills of Wayanad to resist the increasingly intolerable British colonialism. This great freedom fighter was shot dead in an encounter on 30 November 1805 AD.
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The Displayed Antiques
On display in the museum are ancient murals, antique bronzes and coins, megalithic relics such as diamond cysts, temple miniatures and umbrella stones.
Adjacent to the museum is the Art Gallery, which exhibits an excellent collection of paintings by Raja Ravi Varma and Raja Raja Varma.
About the Museum
Pazhassi Raja Aarchaeological Museum, Calicut
The Pazhassi Raja Museum is dedicated to the memory of King Pazhassi of Kerala. The king led a revolt against the East India Company in late 18th century. He is said to have used Gurrila warfare technique against the Britishers. Also called Lion of Kerala, King Pazhassi was shot dead in 1805 by the Britishers. The museum is a treasure for the lovers of ancient art and artifacts. Ancient mural paintings, antiques, bronzes, old coins, models of temples, megalithic monuments like dolmonoid cysts, umbrella stones etc. are displayed here.The museum is under the surveillance of the Archaeological Deparment of the State. The art gallery has the oil paintings and other works of Raja Ravi Varma, a ruler who was more popular for his paintings.