Temples
Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple
Temple · Neerattupuram · Kuttanad
Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple at Neerattupuram is a major pilgrimage centre in the Kuttanad region of Alappuzha district. The temple is particularly famous for…
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Haripad Sree Subrahmanya Swamy Temple
Temple · Haripad · Karthikappally
Haripad Sree Subrahmanya Swamy Temple is one of Alappuzha district's important Murugan shrines and is popularly called Dakshina Palani, or South Palani. Kerala Tourism…
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Chengannur Mahadeva Temple
Temple · Chengannur · Chengannur
Chengannur Mahadeva Temple is a historic shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy in Chengannur, Alappuzha district. Kerala Tourism describes the temple as…
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Kandiyoor Sree Mahadeva Temple
Temple · Kandiyoor · Mavelikkara
Kandiyoor Sree Mahadeva Temple near Mavelikkara is an ancient Shiva temple on the banks of the Achankovil River. Kerala Tourism notes its association with…
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Padanilam Parabrahma Temple
Temple · Padanilam · Mavelikkara
Padanilam Parabrahma Temple is an important place of worship at Padanilam in the Nooranad area of Alappuzha district. The shrine is especially associated with…
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St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal
Basilica · Arthunkal · Cherthala
St. Andrew's Basilica at Arthunkal is one of Alappuzha district's best-known Christian pilgrimage centres, set close to Kerala's coast. The basilica is strongly associated…
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St. Mary's Basilica, Champakulam
Basilica · Champakulam · Kuttanad
St. Mary's Basilica at Champakulam is an ancient Syrian Catholic church on the banks of the Pamba River in Kuttanad. Known as Champakulam Church…
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St. George Forane Church, Edathua
Church · Edathua · Kuttanad
St. George Forane Church at Edathua is a major Christian pilgrimage centre on the banks of the Pamba River in Kuttanad. Built in 1810…
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St. Mary's Forane Church, Pulinkunnu
Church · Pulinkunnu · Kuttanad
St. Mary's Forane Church at Pulinkunnu stands beside the Pamba River in the Kuttanad backwaters of Alappuzha district. DTPC Alappuzha describes the church as…
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Christian Heritage
Chavara Bhavan
Pilgrimage Site · Kainakary · Kuttanad
Chavara Bhavan at Kainakary is the birthplace and ancestral home of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, one of Kerala's important Catholic religious and social-reform figures.…
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Kakkathuruthu Island
Island · Ezhupunna · Cherthala
Kakkathuruthu is a tiny backwater island in Ezhupunna panchayat, Alappuzha district, surrounded by Vembanad Lake and reached traditionally by country boat. Known as the…
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Nature & Viewpoints
Pandavan Para
Hillock · Chengannur · Chengannur
Pandavan Para is a green hillock and viewpoint about 2 km from Chengannur in Alappuzha district. Local tradition links the rocks with the Pandavas…
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