Adimalathura 3.38

HistoryLiterally the name means ' village below the hill'. It was part of the neighbouring place called Pulluvila. Adimalathura is hardly 1 km in length and half km in width. It is bordered by the Karichal lake in the eastern side, the Chowara hills in the north, rocks vanishing into the Arabian sea in the south and west. It languishes under the green canopy formed by coconut palms. A marvellous sight from anywhere.It is a traditionally Latin Catholic village and perhaps the only village with nearly 100% Christians. This village has two churches and two Schools- the parish church names after Our Lady of Fatima and the church at the far end of the village in the western side named after Our Lay of immaculate Conception.The School is named Louis Memorial UPS and St.Joseph LPS. The people are highly religious and take pride in being called the children of Our Lady.Traditionally people from this village belong to the fishing community, 99% of the population belong to the Christian church.GeographyThe location of this village is at the top of a vast undersea submarine mountain range in the Arabian Sea. The land of Adimalathura encompass a territory spread over roughly 2 kilometers. It features thousands of shelters of which more than 10,000 are inhabited. Traditionally it was where the ancient Travancore kingdom ruled.EtymologyThe name Adimalathura may derive from the Malayalam word which encompasses the meaning of “A shore under the hill”. The word adi means "under", and mala "Hill" and the last syllable thura means “shore”.The local language of Adimalathura, which is now called Malayalam, is a mixture of Tamil and Malayalam languages, widely spoken by the older generation.ClimateThe temperature of this village ranges between 24 °C and 36 °C throughout the year. Although the humidity is relatively high, the constant cool sea breezes mitigate the heat.