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Thrissur literally translates as Thiru-Shiva-Perur or the city dedicated to Lord Shiva.It is the cultural and spiritual centre of Kerala offering an array of festivals historical and natural sights as well as religious experiences. Located at sea level in the eastern part of Kerala it is bound on the south by Eranakulam and IdukkiPalakkad in the East Mallapuram in the North and to its West a short 54 kms away lies the Arabian Sea. The district fed by the Periyar Chalakudy Karuvannur and the Ponnani rivers which all flow from the Western Ghats to meet the Arabian Sea is interspersed by waterfalls dense forests and isolated beaches.
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