Description:
Ponnani is the only port in Malappuram district and one of the oldest ones in Kerala. A tidal port at the mouth of Bharathapuzha, Ponnani is an important fishing centre. Ponnani is a town of mosques and burial grounds. Though described as a place 23 and 1/2 mosques, there are nearly 50 mosques.
Ten Km. southeast of Ponnani is the legendary Mookkuthala Bhavathi Temple, one of the ancient Durga temples of Kerala. It is believed that Sankaracharya is associated with the founding of the temple.
