Panjal

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Panjal
Village
Panjal Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Panjal Panjal (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10°43′17″N 76°18′20″E / 10.7215°N 76.3055°E / 10.7215; 76.3055
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Government
• Type	Panchayat
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2001)
• Total	5,893
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	679531
Telephone code	04884
Vehicle registration	KL-
Lok Sabha constituency	Alathur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chelakkara

Panjal (IAST: pāññāḷ) is a village near Chelakkara, Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1] The village is known for the Athirathram yāgam, held in 1975 and 2011.^{[citation needed]} The yāgam is one of the oldest rituals of mankind in existence, and the ritual has only been maintained by small communities in India.