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The
small town of Kottackal in
Malappuram
district is home to the famed Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Shala, one of the
pioneer institutions of Ayurveda, the traditional system of health and
medicine, in Kerala.
Founded in 1902 AD, by Vaidya Ratanam P.S.Warrier, the well known
physician and social reformer, the institution has branches all over the
Kerala as well as in Delhi and Madras.
One of the best Ayurvedic centres in the Kerala, the Arya Vaidya Shala
runs an Ayurvedic research centre, a nursing home and a hospital. People
from all over the world come here to undergo various Ayurvedic therapies
of Kerala.
The chief physician can be consulted by appointment only, made atleast 10
days in advance. Accommodation options at the nursing home including
family blocks, double rooms, single rooms and suits.