Marayoor sarkkara (Marayoor Jaggery) is one of the sweetest jaggerees in the world, marayoor and the nearby kanthalloor are famous for the special variety of solid molasses ‘marayoor sarkara’ produced here. Marayoor falls in the rain shadow regionof the molasses is attributed to the specialty in temperature and the ph value of the earth. In marayoour and kanthalloor you can see the beautiful sugar cane farms. Another specialityof this sarkara is that it is made in the farm itself in a traditional manner. Means sarkkara production is a cottage industry here. First the sugar cane juice is boiled in a special type of huge vessel and then condenses to jaggery balls. you can make various types of delicious dishes using this jaggery. One of the best dishes using this ‘sarkara’ is ‘marayoor sarkara payasam’ some of the famous temples are using this jaggery nb: size may not be as seen in picture, as the mould may use for preparation, but weight will be exact.