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Palayam Juma Mosque, Trivandrum
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The Juma Masjid, Palayam Mosque is the most important mosque in Thiruvananthapuram. In Palayam, the mosque has a temple and a Christian church as its neighbours, establishing the communal harmony of Keralites. The history of the Palayam Mosque at Trivandrum dates back to 1813 AD, when the British Indian Second Regiment was stationed here. It was then constructed as a small mosque (Pattalappalli), with an open place for 'ld' prayers. In 1824 when the sixth regiment was posted here its officers bought up the land appointed a Quazl and entrusted the Muazin the documents of the mosque. In 1848, when the sixteenth regiment came here its Jamadaars and Havildars did considerable improvements to the mosque including the construction of a gate and arrangements for the maintenance and upkeep of the mosque building. When other regiments were stationed here, its officers brought about further changes and improvements. Thus the mosque is nearly 200 years old.
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Palayam Juma Mosque, Trivandrum
Near Ganapathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram,, University of Kerala Senate House Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034
