Pazhassi Raja Museum an Important Attraction to Visit in Kozhikode

Introduction

Nestled in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, Pazhassi Raja Museum is a complete home to enormous rich collections of historical artefacts. The museum is one among the key attractions of the state where you can explore the rare collections of early objects that dates back from 1000 BC to 200 AD.

Located at a distance of 5 kilometres away from Kozhikode, the museum is a delight for art expert and historians. 

The uniqueness of the Museum and the presence of collected artefacts carry innumerable tourists from every nook and corner of the world. At present the museum is actually a unique opportunity to explore the rare collected works of past which is a real retreat to the eyes of visitors. It plays a vital role in Kerala tourism and is looked after by the State Archaeology Department.

Rare attractions of the Museum

Spending your little moment in here will be worth and a unique experience. It is a place where visitors accept the unseen facts of the early people and details about their past life. The most surprising thing that you see in here are the skills of their hand work which among few are beyond compare to present skill. Exploring such interesting artefacts and rare paintings will truly fascinate you for a while. The stone statues and idols present in the museum are described as war heroes of the time. 

The museum offers numerous varieties of old collections like antique bronzes, models of temples, ancient coins, mural paintings, chambers with cap stones, prehistoric monuments and umbrella stones. Apart from these, you can even have the closer look to the belongings from the period of megalithic age to Indus Valley civilization like stone and metal sculptures, ancient pottery and wooden toys. 

The museum is named after the Pazhassi Raja, freedom fighter from Kottayam Royal family known as the “Lion of Kerala”. The museum also exhibits various official caps and arms and armour used by the British and French soldiers.

Visiting hours to the museum

If you are planning to make your visit to the Pazhassi Raja Museum then you can visit all through the weekend except Monday and public holidays. The museum remains open from 09.00 am to 01.00 pm and again from 02.00 pm to 04.30 pm.

Best time to visit

Though it is located in Kozhikode, the best time to visit is similar to Kozhikode. The best time to visit is from the months of September to May as the weather remains pleasant for all type tourist activities.

Access up to the Museum

Being nestled in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, you can easily access up to the museum without any hesitation. You can travel by roadways, railways and by airways. Kozhikode is the major city close to the museum which is well connected to all the major cities of the state as well as with the other state too. 

Kozhikode railway station is the nearest train station and the nearest airport to the museum is the Calicut International Airport at a distance of 23 kilometres away from the town. As soon as you reach the airport and train station you will get plenty of local taxis which you can hire and reach the museum. Numbers of luxurious buses ply from KSRTC to Kozhikode from where it is only 5 kilometres to reach the museum.