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Kol wetland near Thrissur at sunset By: Gannu03, 28 December 2024
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Kol wetland: bund path and channel By: Gannu03, 28 December 2024
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Kol wetland: path through the paddy By: Gannu03, 28 December 2024
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Plan of Trichur and its environs, 1816 By: John Gould (British Library), 1816
Licence: Public domain · Source
Plan of Trichur, 1816 — detail of “Aranaat” By: John Gould (British Library), 1816
Licence: Public domain · Source
Detail.
Map of Travancore and Cochin, Church Missionary Atlas, 1862 By: Church Missionary Society, 1862
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Map of Cochin State, Census of India 1941 By: B V K Menon, Census Commissioner, Cochin, printed 1944, 1941/1944
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US Army Map Service, sheet NC 43-7, 1955 — Trichur and Aranattukara By: U.S. Army Map Service, 1955
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Detail of sheet NC 43-7.
St. Thomas Church, Aranattukara, at the feast By: TitozenBhodhi, 2025-01-05
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Sakthan Thampuran Palace, Thrissur By: Abhijith Sheheer, 2018-09-02
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Tomb of Sakthan Thampuran, Thrissur By: KannanVM, 2018-09-20
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Bishop Adolph Medlycott, Vicar Apostolic of Trichur By: kirchlicher Fotograf, 1890
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John Mathai (portrait crop) By: Ministry of Finance of India
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Cropped from the budget-day photograph.
John Mathai before his budget speech, 1949 By: Ministry of Finance of India
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India's first cabinet with President Rajendra Prasad, 1950 By: Unknown author, 1950-01-31
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Mayor Jose Kattukkaran speaking in Thrissur, 2011 By: Kaitha Poo Manam, 2011-07-21
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Cropped.
Mural of Fr. Antony Thachuparambil, Kottat Church, Chalakudy By: Jojo Anthony, 2014-05-25
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Cropped.
St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara on a 1987 Indian stamp By: India Post, Government of India, 1987
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Bishop Joseph Pastor Neelankavil CMI By: Syro-Malabar Church
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Cropped.
Mar Antony Chirayath By: Owner unknown
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Cropped. Credit to be confirmed.
St. Euphrasia Eluvathingal By: Artist unknown
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Devotional painting; frame cropped. Credit to be confirmed.
St. Vincent de Paul, portrait by Simon François de Tours By: Simon François de Tours (1606–1671), c. 1650
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Cropped.
St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth By: Thrissur, 2019-09-09
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Lalur trenching ground By: Krizan 2017, 2010-02-20
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Waste beside houses at Lalur By: Krizan 2017, 2012-01-29
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Waste on its way to Lalur By: Krizan 2017, 2009-02-26
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The road to the Lalur dumping yard By: Krizan 2017, 2012-01-29
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The Lalur strike By: Krizan 2017, 2010-02-20
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Hunger strike in support of the Lalur agitation By: Manojk, 2012-02-20
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Sukumar Azhikode at the Lalur strike By: Krizan 2017, 2009-12-29
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March in support of the Lalur struggle, Thrissur Round By: Manojk, 2012-02-20
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Cochin Legislative Council proceedings, 4 Dec 1930 By: Cochin Legislative Council (Kerala Legislative Assembly archive), 1930-12-04
Licence: Public domain · Source
Cochin Legislative Council proceedings, 1 Dec 1932 By: Cochin Legislative Council (Kerala Legislative Assembly archive), 1932-12-01
Licence: Public domain · Source
Cochin Legislative Council proceedings, 11 Dec 1935 By: Cochin Legislative Council (Kerala Legislative Assembly archive), 1935-12-11
Licence: Public domain · Source
Cochin Legislative Council proceedings, 30 Mar 1939 By: Cochin Legislative Council (Kerala Legislative Assembly archive), 1939-03-30
Licence: Public domain · Source
Cochin Legislative Council proceedings, 26 May 1942 By: Cochin Legislative Council (Kerala Legislative Assembly archive), 1942-05-26
Licence: Public domain · Source
Cochin Legislative Council proceedings, 2 Aug 1943 By: Cochin Legislative Council (Kerala Legislative Assembly archive), 1943-08-02
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St. Thomas Church, Aranattukara, from the church square By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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St. Thomas Church from the gate, with the churchyard cross By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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St. Thomas Church from the side By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The spires of St. Thomas Church among coconut palms By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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Inside St. Thomas Church, looking towards the altar By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The bell tower of St. Thomas Church By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The flagpole in the church square, where the feast flag is raised By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The Marian grotto at St. Thomas Church By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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St. Thomas Church parish hall By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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Tharakan's High School from the road By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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Tharakan's High School: the gate and name board By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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Tharakan's High School: the main building and assembly ground By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The big tree in the courtyard of Tharakan's High School By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The playground of Tharakan's High School By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The kindergarten and lower primary block, Tharakan's School By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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Dr John Matthai Centre, Lalur: the main building among the trees By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The gate of the Dr John Matthai Centre By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The School of Drama and Fine Arts at the John Matthai Centre By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The bust of Dr John Mathai at the centre named after him By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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Play posters on the noticeboard of the School of Drama By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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A canal and footpath through the kol fields near Aranattukara By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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A pond at the edge of the kol fields near Aranattukara By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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A pump moving water in the kol fields near Aranattukara By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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The Chiramel Tharakan family house, Aranattukara By: aranattukara.org, 2026-10-31
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