Jumma Masjid Kilakarai

Jumma Pallivasal Kilakarai

Kilakarai in Ramanathapuram district is a place for muslims from ancient ages to till date. People From Asian Countries and Srilanka, who came to kilakarai for Trading, started occupying this place. Jumma Mosque in Kilakarai is one of the oldest and built up with dravidian architecture. This mosque built in 17th centuary is a great example for the art of construction. The shape of this pallivasal (Mosque) is comparitively like the art of dravidian architecture. The beams in this Mosque is well decorated with styles. The bend in the wall on the Prayer direction in the mosque is the only witness to prove that this is a Mosque. Things commonly seen in temples are also available in the beams of this Mosque. outside amenity is look like a Temple wall and it's a great question by all that how this mosque is like a Temple in design. Temple like features are available in this mosque but for a surprise there is no shapes like hindu goddess is carved in any of the beam or on the wall of this mosque. 

Jumma Masjid

Beam of Jumma Masjid

Temple like Construction

Jumma Pallivasal

This great pallivasal is one of the best example for the islamic dravidian architecture in ancient India.

Muslim Peoples in kilakarai

Muslim people in kilakarai will gather here in this mosque for worshipping allah. muslim peoples are very much divine in
their self and are very kind in nature. Muslims in kilakarai are with great care towards the elder people in thier houses.
Above all Kilakarai muslims are the best muslims in India in love and care.

Specialty of this Mosque:

This is one of the fourth oldest Mosque in the world. It is also called by the name as Meen Kada Palli. Kilakarai is very special to have this Mosque. Many of them will identify the place Kilakarai when they search for the oldest Mosque in the World wide web.