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Gallery

Photographs of Aranattukara, old and new. Can you name the people and places?

The aranattukara.org logo: unloading a cargo boat at the Aranattukara landing2026
Photo: aranattukara.org, 2026 · All rights reserved

John Gould's plan of Trichur and its environs — John Gould's plan of Trichur and its environs1816
John Gould (British Library), 1816 · public domain · source

“Aranaat” — buildings at the head of a backwater inlet (detail) — “Aranaat” — buildings at the head of a backwater inlet (detail)1816
John Gould (British Library), 1816 · public domain · source · Detail.

Travancore and Cochin, from the Church Missionary Atlas — Travancore and Cochin, from the Church Missionary Atlas1862
Church Missionary Society, 1862 · public domain · source

Map of Cochin State, Census of India 1941 — Map of Cochin State, Census of India 19411941
B V K Menon, Census Commissioner, Cochin, printed 1944, 1941/1944 · public domain · source

Trichur, Aranattukara and the kol wetlands on a US Army map — Trichur, Aranattukara and the kol wetlands on a US Army map1955
U.S. Army Map Service, 1955 · public domain · source · Detail of sheet NC 43-7.

Cochin Legislative Council: a question about Tharakan's school — Cochin Legislative Council: a question about Tharakan's school1943
Cochin Legislative Council (Kerala Legislative Assembly archive), 1943 · public domain · source

Council record: the road from the toll gate to Aranattukara Bazaar — Council record: the road from the toll gate to Aranattukara Bazaar1939
Cochin Legislative Council (Kerala Legislative Assembly archive), 1939 · public domain · source

Council record: the trenching ground at Laloor — Council record: the trenching ground at Laloor1935
Cochin Legislative Council (Kerala Legislative Assembly archive), 1935 · public domain · source

Bishop Adolph Medlycott, Vicar Apostolic of Trichur — Bishop Adolph Medlycott, Vicar Apostolic of Trichurc. 1890
kirchlicher Fotograf, 1890 · public domain · source

John Mathai before his budget speech — John Mathai before his budget speech1949
Photo: Ministry of Finance of India · GODL-India · source

India's first cabinet, John Mathai among them — India's first cabinet, John Mathai among them1950
Unknown author, 1950 · public domain · source

St. Thomas Church lit up for the feast — St. Thomas Church lit up for the feast2025
Photo: TitozenBhodhi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth — St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth2019
Photo: Thrissur · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Kol wetland at sunset — Kol wetland at sunset2024
Photo: Gannu03 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

A bund path through the kol paddy — A bund path through the kol paddy2024
Photo: Gannu03 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Houses beside the Lalur dump — Houses beside the Lalur dump2012
Photo: Krizan 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

The Lalur strike against the city's waste — The Lalur strike against the city's waste2010
Photo: Krizan 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

March around Thrissur Round in support of the Lalur struggle — March around Thrissur Round in support of the Lalur struggle2012
Photo: Manojk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Sakthan Thampuran Palace, Thrissur — Sakthan Thampuran Palace, Thrissur2018
Photo: Abhijith Sheheer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

St. Thomas Church, Aranattukara, from the church square — St. Thomas Church, Aranattukara, from the church square2026
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The church from the gate, with the churchyard cross — The church from the gate, with the churchyard cross2026
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Inside St. Thomas Church, looking towards the altar — Inside St. Thomas Church, looking towards the altar2026
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The spires among the coconut palms — The spires among the coconut palms2026
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The Marian grotto at St. Thomas Church — The Marian grotto at St. Thomas Church2026
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Tharakan's High School from the road — Tharakan's High School from the road2026
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Tharakan's High School: the main building and assembly ground — Tharakan's High School: the main building and assembly ground2026
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The big tree in the school courtyard — The big tree in the school courtyard2026
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Dr John Matthai Centre, Lalur, among its trees — Dr John Matthai Centre, Lalur, among its trees2026
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John Mathai's bust at the centre named after him — John Mathai's bust at the centre named after him2026
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The School of Drama and Fine Arts, Lalur — The School of Drama and Fine Arts, Lalur2026
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A canal through the kol fields near Aranattukara — A canal through the kol fields near Aranattukara2026
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A pond at the edge of the kol fields — A pond at the edge of the kol fields2026
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A pump moving water in the kol fields — A pump moving water in the kol fields2026
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