Valluvalli

Valluvalli is a village in Kottuvalli panchayat in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1] It is located 3 km south of Paravur town. Valluvalli is located near Kodungallur, the ancient capital of Kerala. Valluvalli is located at a distance of about 15 km from Kodungallur.

The author of 14th century koka sandesham has stated about Valluvalli. There is a rustic beautiful poetic description of Valluvalli. After visiting Kuralkannar, a Buddhist monk at the Paravur Peruvaram Temple, head straight to the south and see the view from both sides of the road.^[2] Many gold coins of the Roman emperors Latius Caesar (2 AD), Nero (54-68 AD), Vespasian (69-79 AD), and Domitian (91-96 AD) Trojan (98-117 AD), Hadrian (117–138) Antoninus (138-161 AD) and Arolius (161-180 AD) have been excavated from Valluvalli.^[3] From this it can be inferred that Valluvalli was a prominent ancient trading center. These are now part of a study by the Department of Archeology. ^[4]