Thalanagara is a part of Kasaragod Town, the district headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the SouthIndian state of Kerala. Malik Deenar Jama Masjid and Dargah is located here. Its economy is dependent on remittance from expatriate workers in the Persian Gulf, particularly Dubai. Thalangara consists of areas like Padinhar, Kunnil, Kadavath, Khazilane, Nuppadamail, Bangod, Theruvath, and Korkode. The areas of Thalangara consist of smaller mohallas and each locality has its own mosque and madrassa. Most of the people are conservative and give importance to religious education. Malik Deenar Islamic Academy is a prominent religious institution located at the bank of the Chandrigari River, with a view of the Arabian Sea. Govt Muslim High school, Thalangara is one of the oldest High school created in 1940's before the independence. The Land was donated by Malikudeenar Masjid, due to efforts by leaders like Khan Mohammed Shemnad, Thalangara Mammunhi, Thalangara Hassan Kutty, Poyakara Abdul Rahiman Haji and Mohammed Kunchi. Thalangara also houses the oldest and the biggest hospital in Kasargod district, the Malik DinarCharitable Hospital, established in 1970 by Janab KS Abdullah. This institution is an educational centre of Kasaragod, with a School of Nursing, College of Nursing, B. Pharm and D. Pharm colleges.
Malik Deenar, Arabicمالك دينار is said by Malabar Muslims to be the first generation follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammed who came to India to propagate Islam in the Indian Subcontinent. His grave is located at Thalangara which is consecrated inside a structure that was formerly a Tharavad of a local Tulu Chief.
Malik Deenar Mosque, formally Malik Deenar Grand Juma Masjid, is a mosque located about a kilometre from Kasaragod, Kerala, India, on the coast. The mosque is dedicated to Malik Deenar, who arrived from Arabia with his family on a mission to spread Islam on the coast of Kerala. It was originally built around 642. Years later, the mosque was reconstructed in 1809. In 2018, the Mosque was renovated under the guidance of T.A. Abdul Rahiman Haji.
Malik Deenar Uroos is the one of the main observations of Indian muslims to celebrate the arrival of Malik Deenar to Kerala, India. It is conducted in the holy month of muharram and lasts for one month. It includes various rituals such as the Ziyarath, Pataka Uyarthal and Annadanam.
Thalangara Thoppi
Thalangara Thoppi is a traditional Muslim cap produced in Thalangara by hand. It was made in homes and was a thriving business generating large-scale employment. These caps even had an overseas market mainly in gulf and African countries. This industry played an important role in the economy of Thalangara. As mechanized production caps brought down market prices, handmade Thalangara caps were not able to compete, and the production has been significantly reduced in recent years.
Ship-building industry
Thalangara was famous for its small wooden ship building industry, well-known in India as well as foreign countries. In the past years a number of ships were built here and sold in various states of India and exported to foreign countries. Thalangara Hassankutyka Known as Shiekhs started a wooden ship-building industry before the 17th century which was continued by Thalangara Abdulla Kunhi and then Thalangara Abdul Hakim.
Film location
Thalangara was one of the main location of the Maniratnam film Bombay. The first half of the film is almost shot from Thalangara. Thalangara Harbour is the main view of the film. The movie Inspector Dawood Ibrahim a Malayalam film was shot from Thalangara Harbour.
Ad location
's worldspace ad was also shot at Thalangara Harbour.
