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| Wagon Used to carry the dead person |
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| Pattor Cemetery |
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| LMS Cemetery |
These are pictures of two cemeteries in Trivandrum – One is the LMS Church Cemetery and other Palayam Church Cemetery. Here lies my uncles, auntys, cousins and also my dad. When I think of my dad, I can’t forget the moment and song ( Samayamam radhathil njan swarga yathra cheyyunnu ) sung by the church members when his body was taken to his final resting place. And after that incident, it’s a song that has an air of melancholy.
Many years has passed by, but memories of my uncles and aunts still flashes in random times, causing me to think of those surreal lost moments of my life. This song Who knows where the time goes – Fairport Convention seems apt to think of those bygone moments of life.
Stories and History of these Cemeteries in Trivandrum
I wish I know about the old tales, how it functioned, who started it and when it was started. One of the thing I know is about a place called Themadi Kuzhi. It’s a part of the cemetery, where the dead bodies of people who have committed suicide is buried.
I assume, such a practice is discontinued.
Further reading on this topic
M.P. Paul in rogue’s grave (themmadi kuzhi)
Grave yard story from Bolghatty
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