Mattanur/Mattannur (Ker)

Mal: മട്ടന്നൂര്‍ maṭṭaṉūr ‘River Bank’  Town, Kerala From Mal: māṭṭam, ‘entrenchment’, ‘ river bank’; and  ūr, ‘village’, ‘town’, ‘city’. Mattanur is famous for its percussion: the chenda, a loud two-sided cylindrical drum which features in temple ceremonies,...