Moroccan Ibn Battuta came here in the course of his travels, he saw men from Persia too in settlements along the coast, and one of the most beautiful mosques in Calicut (now Kozhikode), the turquoise blue Mishkal Palli, was founded soon afterwards by a particularly prolific merchant who began his life and career in faraway Yemen.
On the Mappilas of Kerala
The Vernacular Architecture of Kerala: A Case Study of Mishkal Mosque of Calicut, India
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கேரளத்தின் பலவகையான வாழ்க்கைக்கூறுகளும் சமயக்கூறுகளும் தொல்தமிழ் பண்பாட்டை தக்கவைத்துள்ளன. ஓணமும், கொன்றை பூக்கும் இளவேனில் விழாவும் (விஷு) இன்றும் கொண்டாடப்படுகின்றன.