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Adoor or Adur is a major Town and Thaluk Headquarters in Pathanamthitta district of the Indian state of Kerala.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pathanamthitta.nic.in/Administration1.htm )〕 A Tehsil#India|taluk spread over an area of 20.42 km2, and has been a municipality since 1992. Adoor and Thiruvalla are the Two Revenue Divisions of Pathanamthitta district. Adoor Revenue division contains 3 Thaluks (Adoor,Kozhencherry,Konni). There are two Municipal Towns in Adoor Thaluk 1.Adoor 2.Pandalam Adoor Taluk contains 4 main towns 1.Enathu 2.Parakode - Ezhamkulam 3.Kadampanad 4.Pandalam ==Etymology== Adoor is located in Pathanamthitta district and is one of the prominent town in Central Travancore. Geographically it is situated between Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam. Before the formation of Pathanamthitta district in 1991, Adoor was in Kollam district. Mannadi, situated in Adoor is where Velu Thampi Dalawa, the renowned freedom fighter of Travancore and diwan (title)|diwan of Travancore Princely State, spent his last days. A historical museum, a statue of Veluthampi Dalawa and an open-air theatre are the major attractions here. The Kerala Institute of Folklore and Folk Arts functions here. The ancient Bhagavathy Temple at Mannadi has some exquisite stone sculptures. The annual temple festival is held in February/March. Adoor is famous for its contribution to arts and culture, as well as for being the birthplace of well-known personalities as Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Adoor Bhasi, Adoor Bhavani, Adoor Pankajam, Adoor Govindankutty,Chandralekha, Adoor Prakash,Pazhakulam Madhu,Akhil HH..etc. Well known events in Adoor include Ecumenical Conventions of Christian churches, Ezhamkulam Thookkam in Ezhamkulam Devi Temple, Gajamela at Sree Parthasarathy Temple, Thrichengamagalem mahadevar Temple Ulsavam, Kodumon Chilanthy Temple, and so on. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adoor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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