Amid rampant destruction of megalithic sites in Kasaragod and adjoining areas, a family in Karivellur panchayat, Kannur, stands as a beacon of preservation.
Narayanan Namboothiri, a temple priest, and his family have taken it upon themselves to safeguard kudakal (umbrella stone), a relic from the Iron Age, in their property.
A kudakal comprises four side slabs or orthostats supporting a domical capstone. These distinctive burial monuments are relics of the megalithic period and are scattered across the districts of Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, and Kannur.
