Kavaratti Atoll

Kavaratti lies among the Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, with a reef-protected lagoon on its western side. A specific landmark within the period is the Ujra mosque, traditionally attributed to Sheikh Mohammad Kasim and dated to the seventeenth century. It contains carved pillars and an ornate ceiling traditionally said to have been made from a single piece of driftwood.

The archipelago's administration passed from the Chirakkal rulers to the Muslim Arakkal house of Cannanore around the middle of the sixteenth century. Records also note the demand for finely spun coir for ships and the violent arrival of Portuguese seafarers in the region.