Pattuvam
Grama Panchayat

Social History
Pattuvam is a region with its own ancient culture. It is said that in ancient times, Pattuvam was under the Mushika dynasty, which ruled from Ezhimala. It is believed that at that time there were many silkworm breeding centers here, and silk and silk were made through them, so this village got its name Pattuvam. Another opinion is also raised about the place name Pattuvam in connection with the legendary character Parasurama. At the time when Parasurama divided Kerala into sixty-four villages and appointed Brahmins as its rulers, Pattuvam was an area included in the village of Perinjallur (the area included in the present-day Taliparamba municipality). It is said that those who looked west from the Kulul hill in Mangalassery saw the area where silk was being spun (pundupokanna) and hence the name Pattuvam was given to the area where silk was being spun. Mullul is an area known as the home of a few experts in Kerala who know how to make Ramayana carvings. The Kayayath Naga Temple, one of the seven major Naga temples in Kerala, is located in this panchayat. The temple premises are a forest area of ​​about thirty acres and are filled with extremely valuable medicinal plants. The area called Aivarkullikattu still exists today, indicating that the old Naduvazhi kings had the power to kill those they had an enemy over. In the 1930s, as a result of the work of Swami Sivananda Paramahamsa, the founder of the Siddha Samaj in North Malabar, small-scale activities were carried out in the Mullul area to counter casteist ideology and idol worship. The farming method here was a mixture of coconut, courgette, plantain and pepper. The first right to land was obtained under the Malabar Tenancy Act of 1929. When ears of corn are seen in the field, there is a ritual called narukka after the 16th of Karkki 9th. On the day of narukka in the nearby temple, narukka is also done in the houses. Ten norolam (some greens) and the blossomed ears are gathered, worshipped, and tied with devotion in the houses, fruit trees and sheds. The harvesting should also be done at a good time. The ripe paddy is piled up, tied in a bundle of wormwood leaves and kept in front of a lamp at home. Time must also be taken for the rice to boil. A half-timbered vine is tied to the boiling pot. There is a new meal to eat the new rice. A good time must also be taken for that. The family members are also invited to the meal. The meal is rich in delicacies. Everything is given a divine aspect. Paddy is considered and respected as Mahalakshmi. They try their best to maintain that purity. They do not walk in the sown field with shoes. They do not even go down to the threshing floor. Herding cattle in the Punchapadam was a delight for farmers and locals alike. The educational activities that swept along with the Indian Renaissance were also reflected in this small Kuttanad located in the northern part of the state of Kerala. The first educational institution in the panchayat was the elementary school established in 1902 at Cherukunnu Othayammadam. This school is now known as Pattuvam U.P. School. The second school was established in 1918 at Kayyam Thad. This school has been functioning since 1920 as the East LP School in Ariyil. An LP school was established in Mullul itself in 1918. The school, which was started in a private building south of Pattuvam Kacheri with the aim of providing educational facilities to the Scheduled Castes, is functioning at Edamootil under the name of the Govt. Harijan Welfare LP School. The Government LP School in Pattuvam Kadavu was established in 1926 with the aim of improving the education of the Muslim community in the Pattuvam Kadavu area. The present-day Government LP School in Ariyil came into existence on 6 March 1957, operating under the Malabar District Board. The present-day Muthu Kuda LP School started its operations on 1 June 1950. The establishment of a Government High School, which was the eternal dream of the villagers of Pattuvam, was started on 29 December 1981.
Cultural History
This panchayat has a rich cultural background. The activities of about forty existing art and cultural organizations enrich the cultural sphere of this panchayat. Kurunthini, Gandharvanpattu, Tirandukalyanam, Manthichukettu, Japichu Oothal, Kannerupattu, Vannathi Mat, Pulayar Kali, Kelipatram, Vedan etc. are the main rituals here. Theyyam, a ritual art found only in North Malabar (north of the Korappuzha), exists in this area with all its beauty. The ritual arts Theyyam and Thira Kaliyattams actually begin from the tenth of the Thulam. It ends with the Kaliyattam (Kalash) at Madaikavu, across the Pazhayaangadi river, to the west of the village. The main Theyyams found in the places of worship in the panchayat are related to Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakteya rituals. The Nagakshetra at Kayayattu, one of the important serpent temples of Kerala