Taliparamba was Perinchellur, one of the 64 villages of ancient Kerala, and its temples still set its calendar. Trichambaram's sixteen-day festival is when its shops most want to message customers, and when consent matters most.
Trade 1
Temple town
The Rajarajeshwara temple, and Trichambaram's festival from Kumbham 22 to Meenam 6.
Trade 2
College town
Pariyaram Medical College, an engineering college and NIFT Kannur, and the students they bring.
For Taliparamba's textile and handloom shops, the lodges and caterers busy at the Rajarajeshwara and Trichambaram temples, and the hostels and shops that serve its colleges: what one festival offer passes through before it reaches a customer's phone, and what each message costs in rupees.
See it work
A textile shop near the temples wants to tell customers its new stock is in before the Trichambaram festival. Follow the message down through each check it has to pass before it reaches a phone.
The layers are there for the shop's sake as much as Meta's. An offer that reaches only people who asked for it is one they expect; an old contact list is full of people who never agreed to hear from the shop.
Most festival-week traffic is the other way round: customers asking about sizes, colours and timings. Those are replies, and they pass through none of these layers.
PayloadFestival-stock offer
Enters at the top, travels down through 6 layers
Hop 6 of 6: the payload is in layer 6, Delivered to the customer. Charged per delivered message. A customer who replies opens a 24-hour window in which the shop's answers are ordinary replies.
Market brief
From Taliparamba Municipality, the Kannur district administration and Invest India's ODOP list; geography and institutions are general background from Wikipedia.
Taliparamba has been called Chellur, Perinchellur, Lakshmipuram, Eeswaravilasam, Kottumburam and Thalikavattapparamba, and was part of Perinchellur, one of the 64 villages of ancient Kerala.[1]
One theory ties the name to a Shiva temple, the thali; another to the land where the Thaliyadhikaris lived under the Perumals.[1]
According to the Chellur Namodhayam, the Rajarajeshwara temple was established by King Shathasoma of the Kolathiri dynasty; Taliparamba, Kanjirangad and Trichambaram were centres of the Yajur, Rig and Sama Vedas.[1]
Trichambaram's annual festival runs sixteen days, from Kumbham 22 to Meenam 6, with a dance festival at Pookkoth Nada.[1]
Mukkola and Trichambaram, along the Kuppam river, were old centres of trade, and goods moved mainly by water.[1]
Anthoor panchayat merged with Taliparamba panchayat in 1990; the present municipality was formed in 1993, and Anthoor became a separate municipality in 2015. It covers 18.92 sq km in Taliparamba taluk.[1],[2]
William Logan's Malabar Manual notes Neolithic remains in and around Taliparamba, and Kannur's district history records rock-cut caves, dolmens, burial stone circles and menhirs here.[1],[3]
The town lies about 22 km north of Kannur on NH66, between the Kuppam and Valapattanam rivers; Pariyaram Medical College, the Government College of Engineering Kannur and NIFT Kannur are among the colleges listed for it.[5]
Invest India's ODOP list (V33) names handloom products for Kannur district.[4]
Three kinds of business that follow from the temples, the district's looms and the colleges.
Handloom products are Kannur district's ODOP entry, and the town's calendar of temple festivals sets the shops' busy weeks.[4],[1]
The Rajarajeshwara temple about 2 km from town and Trichambaram's sixteen-day festival bring visitors and orders.[5],[1]
Pariyaram Medical College, the Government College of Engineering and NIFT Kannur draw students to the area.[5]
Malayalam (ml) is a Meta template language, as are English and Hindi.
A shop submits its festival offer in Malayalam and, if students are on the list, in English too; Meta approves each version separately. Counter staff answer replies in whichever language the customer used. InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | ml | Shop customers, devotees and most of the town |
| English (India) | en_IN | Students, parents and college offices |
| Hindi | hi | Students and workers from northern states |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
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Per message to Taliparamba · India
| Category | ₹ INR | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ₹0.9435 | $0.0099 |
| Utility | ₹0.1941 | $0.0020 |
| Authentication | ₹0.1402 | $0.0015 |
| Service | ₹0.1450 | $0.0015 |
| Market | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | $0.0572₹5.4352 | $0.0241₹2.2874 | $0.0241₹2.2874 | $0.0241₹2.2874 |
| Bangladesh | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0034₹0.3254 | $0.0034₹0.3254 | $0.0034₹0.3254 |
| Brazil | $0.0578₹5.4970 | $0.0063₹0.5981 | $0.0063₹0.5981 | $0.0063₹0.5981 |
| Chile | $0.0822₹7.8162 | $0.0185₹1.7585 | $0.0185₹1.7585 | $0.0185₹1.7585 |
| Colombia | $0.0116₹1.0993 | $0.0007₹0.0706 | $0.0007₹0.0706 | $0.0007₹0.0706 |
| Egypt | $0.0596₹5.6629 | $0.0033₹0.3167 | $0.0033₹0.3167 | $0.0033₹0.3167 |
| France | $0.0795₹7.5588 | $0.0278₹2.6393 | $0.0278₹2.6393 | $0.0278₹2.6393 |
| Germany | $0.126₹12.0088 | $0.0509₹4.8386 | $0.0509₹4.8386 | $0.0509₹4.8386 |
| Hong Kong | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0241₹2.2867 | $0.0241₹2.2867 | $0.0241₹2.2867 |
| Hungary | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0323₹3.0700 | $0.0323₹3.0700 | $0.0323₹3.0700 |
| India | $0.0099₹0.9435 | $0.0020₹0.1941 | $0.0015₹0.1402 | $0.0015₹0.1450 |
| Indonesia | $0.0380₹3.6133 | $0.0231₹2.1979 | $0.0231₹2.1979 | $0.0231₹2.1979 |
| Iraq | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0073₹0.6943 | $0.0073₹0.6943 | $0.0073₹0.6943 |
| Israel | $0.0327₹3.1045 | $0.0049₹0.4662 | $0.0049₹0.4662 | $0.0049₹0.4662 |
| Italy | $0.0735₹6.9847 | $0.0277₹2.6369 | $0.0277₹2.6369 | $0.0277₹2.6369 |
| Kazakhstan | $0.0559₹5.3098 | $0.0166₹1.5824 | $0.0166₹1.5824 | $0.0166₹1.5824 |
| Kuwait | $0.0733₹6.9671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 |
| Malaysia | $0.0796₹7.5644 | $0.0130₹1.2314 | $0.0130₹1.2314 | $0.0130₹1.2314 |
| Mexico | $0.0367₹3.4877 | $0.0079₹0.7471 | $0.0079₹0.7471 | $0.0079₹0.7471 |
| Morocco | $0.0383₹3.6425 | $0.0213₹2.0218 | $0.0213₹2.0218 | $0.0213₹2.0218 |
| Netherlands | $0.148₹14.0494 | $0.0463₹4.3987 | $0.0463₹4.3987 | $0.0463₹4.3987 |
| Nepal | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0031₹0.2990 | $0.0031₹0.2990 | $0.0031₹0.2990 |
| Nigeria | $0.0478₹4.5421 | $0.0062₹0.5898 | $0.0062₹0.5898 | $0.0062₹0.5898 |
| Oman | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0228₹2.1709 | $0.0228₹2.1709 | $0.0228₹2.1709 |
| Pakistan | $0.0438₹4.1620 | $0.0139₹1.3200 | $0.0139₹1.3200 | $0.0139₹1.3200 |
| Peru | $0.0651₹6.1843 | $0.0278₹2.6392 | $0.0278₹2.6392 | $0.0278₹2.6392 |
| Poland | $0.0338₹3.2105 | $0.0113₹1.0702 | $0.0113₹1.0702 | $0.0113₹1.0702 |
| Qatar | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0111₹1.0547 | $0.0111₹1.0547 | $0.0111₹1.0547 |
| Romania | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0268₹2.5436 | $0.0268₹2.5436 | $0.0268₹2.5436 |
| Russia | $0.0742₹7.0520 | $0.0370₹3.5173 | $0.0370₹3.5173 | $0.0370₹3.5173 |
| Saudi Arabia | $0.0532₹5.0537 | $0.0099₹0.9401 | $0.0099₹0.9401 | $0.0099₹0.9401 |
| Singapore | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0148₹1.4072 | $0.0148₹1.4072 | $0.0148₹1.4072 |
| South Africa | $0.0351₹3.3385 | $0.0088₹0.8369 | $0.0088₹0.8369 | $0.0088₹0.8369 |
| Spain | $0.0654₹6.2161 | $0.0185₹1.7578 | $0.0185₹1.7578 | $0.0185₹1.7578 |
| Sri Lanka | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0019₹0.1759 | $0.0019₹0.1759 | $0.0019₹0.1759 |
| Turkey | $0.0101₹0.9587 | $0.0008₹0.0792 | $0.0008₹0.0792 | $0.0008₹0.0792 |
| Ukraine | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0275₹2.6138 | $0.0275₹2.6138 | $0.0275₹2.6138 |
| United Arab Emirates | $0.0532₹5.0537 | $0.0145₹1.3811 | $0.0145₹1.3811 | $0.0145₹1.3811 |
| United Kingdom | $0.0587₹5.5795 | $0.0204₹1.9346 | $0.0204₹1.9346 | $0.0204₹1.9346 |
| North America | $0.0231₹2.1976 | $0.0031₹0.2989 | $0.0031₹0.2989 | $0.0031₹0.2989 |
| Rest of Africa | $0.0208₹1.9796 | $0.0037₹0.3516 | $0.0037₹0.3516 | $0.0037₹0.3516 |
| Rest of Asia Pacific | $0.0779₹7.4057 | $0.0105₹0.9938 | $0.0105₹0.9938 | $0.0105₹0.9938 |
| Rest of Central & Eastern Europe | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0196₹1.8595 | $0.0196₹1.8595 | $0.0196₹1.8595 |
| Rest of Latin America | $0.0684₹6.5048 | $0.0105₹0.9934 | $0.0105₹0.9934 | $0.0105₹0.9934 |
| Rest of Middle East | $0.0363₹3.4490 | $0.0084₹0.7998 | $0.0084₹0.7998 | $0.0084₹0.7998 |
| Rest of Western Europe | $0.0548₹5.2054 | $0.0158₹1.5019 | $0.0158₹1.5019 | $0.0158₹1.5019 |
| Other | $0.0559₹5.3098 | $0.0071₹0.6769 | $0.0071₹0.6769 | $0.0071₹0.6769 |
Plan prices are monthly, in rupees, excluding GST; yearly billing is two months free. Messages are charged per delivered message on top of the plan, at the rate for the recipient’s country. Full details: InfiQ pricing. Meta prices each message by the recipient's country code, so a customer on a number from outside India costs that market's published rate on the pricing page. Invoices are in rupees and carry your Keralam GSTIN.
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Matched to the layers above.
Each contact's opt-in source and time are recorded, STOP replies are enforced at platform level (even against later imports), and the audit trail exports.
The consent layer is real: each customer's yes to offers is stored with its date and source, and STOP is enforced even against an old list imported later.
Send approved template campaigns to up to 2,00,000 contacts per broadcast, with segments, scheduling and delivery analytics.
Send the approved festival-stock template to the opted-in segment on a schedule, and see deliveries in the campaign report.
Draft, submit and track WhatsApp message templates for Meta's approval, starting from a library of 1,000+ ready templates in 27 categories.
Draft the Malayalam and English versions, submit them for Meta's approval and track their status before the festival begins.
A no-code builder for automated conversations (27 blocks, versioned publishing with rollback), priced per flow; the Growth plan includes one.
A caterer's number can take festival-night orders through an InfiQ Flows menu and hand larger ones to staff.
Nearby
The nearest markets in north Keralam.
Kannur, the district headquarters about 22 km south, has its own page, as does Payyanur further north; this one stays with Taliparamba's temples, shops and colleges. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
Start a 7-day Lite trial, no card needed, collect opt-ins at the counter, and submit your Malayalam and English templates before Trichambaram's festival begins. Once Meta business verification is complete, your number is usually live in about two hours.
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