Chethaloor_The native of Naranathu Branthan-The Prophet Lunatic

Naranath Branthan (The madman of Naranam) is a character in Malayalam folklore. He was considered to be a divine person, a Mukhta who pretended to be mad. His chief activity consisted of rolling a big stone up a hill and then letting it fall back down.He was the most popular among the twelve issues of Parayi (Parayi Petta Panthirukulam) was a man with unusual talents. At the same time, he was a social revolutionary who taught against the social evils and blind beliefs prevailed during the period. Those who were unable to understand the revolutionary view points of the man called him mad. He was believed to have grown up in a namboodiri home called Naranath Mangalam in Chethaloor, a place near Mannarkad of Palghat district in Kerala.
We have visited the beautiful land on 22nd June 2009. Here is some snaps..

The Hill where Narathu Branthan had his activities..


Puzha_The beautiful River flowing over the Valley

Another one

Just Another Landscape from Chethaloor