Pulpally

Pulpally is a mid-sized town in Wayanad District of Kerala, India. Geographically a "Village" under Sultan Battery Taluk and a "Grama Panchayath" under local self governance system. It is about 24 km from Sultan Battery, and is almost surrounded by forest. This place is famous for its Sita Devi temple which is one of the few in India devoted for Sita Devi. The icons of Lava and Kusa, children of Sita, are also installed here. It is believed that Sita Devi went into earth here. This place and the surrounding areas are believed to be the key places in the Hindu epic Ramayana. The temple festival which is celebrated annually in the month of January is famous and is attracted people from various parts of Wayanad.

About 5 km from Pulpally is the place of death of Pazhassi Raja who led the famous "Pazhassi Revolt" against the East India Company during the 18th century and was shot dead in an encounter on 30 November 1805.