Thiruvananthapuram:
In a unique move, the Kerala authorities have portrayed the history of the district its walls, giving visitors a glimpse on the rich legacy of the place.
Pathanamthitta district administration has made the four-storeyed collectorate building a canvas of mural paintings that portray the rich culture and history of the area.
The town located on the banks of the river Pampa, spread over 100 square feet area along the walls adjacent to the staircases from the ground floor to the top floor of the building.
District collector S Harikishore said the murals give a mind-nourishing experience to the visitors here who come to the office seeking solution for various issues.
He said the project was implemented under its 'Mukham' project launched to ensure cleanliness and beautification of the collectorate complex.
Suresh Muthukulam, chief artist of the Aranmula-based Vasthu Vidya Gurukulam, was behind the initiative.
The top floor of the building has the painting of the district's famous hillock shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala.
Noted personalities who find place in the wall mural include 14-th century Kannasa poets who penned Kannasa Ramayanam, modernist poet Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan and justice Fathima Beevi, the first woman judge at the Supreme Court hailing from the district.