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Ariyannur Umbrellas is a prehistoric Megalith burial site situated in Ariyannur in Kandanassery Panchayat of Thrissur District of Kerala. Archaeological Survey of India in 1951 declared it as a centrally protected monument. The site has six umbrella stones or mushroom stones, locally called Kudaikkallu. Of them, four are intact and two are partially broken.[1][2][3][4][5] . These are part of the larger Kudakkallu Parambu complex which is believed to be from ~2000 BCE.
Kodungallur Kovilakam
10°36′14″N 76°04′53″E / 10.6040°N 76.0813°E / 10.6040; 76.0813
