 The Palace (Mana) of Puranic fame Azhvanchery Thamprakkal is north of Thirunnavaya.Chandanakavu, the birthplace of the great 16th-century Sanskrit poet and grammarian Melapthur Narayana Bahttathiri, is from Tirur on the Thirunnavaya-Kottakal road.A memorial has been built there for the poet, where small children are brought for their formal initiation into learning on Vijayadasami day, as in Thunjan parambu.