Pazhayangadi, is a small township, approximately 23 km (14 mi) north of district headquarters Kannur, 13.5 km (8.4 mi) south of Payyanur and 13.5 km (8.4 mi) west of Taliparamba in the Indian state of Kerala. In the local language of Malayalam it literally means "Old Market". The town is bounded by the Madayi Hills (Madayippara) on the west and by the Pazhayangadi River on the south. Ezhimala, a range of hills, that is believed to be home to a variety of medical herbs including mrithasanjeevini, and a very ancient recorded history, is situated nearly 8 km west of Pazhayangadi. Pazhayangadi tow...