Churches
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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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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Kokkamangalam Apostle St. Thomas Church
Church · Kokkamangalam · Cherthala
Kokkamangalam Apostle St. Thomas Church is a historic Christian pilgrimage site in the Cherthala area of Alappuzha. Keralam’s Christian tradition associates Kokkamangalam with one…
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Thakazhi Museum and Smritimandapam
Museum · Thakazhi · Kuttanad
Thakazhi Museum and Smritimandapam in Kuttanad preserves the memory of Jnanpith-winning Malayalam writer Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. Photographs, manuscripts, memorabilia and the memorial setting introduce…
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Kumaran Asan Memorial, Pallana
Memorial · Pallana · Karthikappally
Kumaran Asan Memorial at Pallana honours one of modern Malayalam literature's most influential poets and social reformers. Set in the Pallana–Kumarakodi area of Alappuzha…
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Sarada Mandiram
Memorial · Mavelikkara · Mavelikkara
Sarada Mandiram in Mavelikkara is the former residence of A. R. Rajaraja Varma, the scholar and grammarian widely remembered as 'Keralam Panini'. Now preserved…
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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. Keralam Tourism notes its association with…
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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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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 Keralam's important Catholic religious and social-reform figures.…
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Achankovil River and Backwaters
River · Achankovil · Punalur
Achankovil River flows through the forested eastern reaches of Kollam and onward across Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts, creating a scenic river-and-backwater corridor in southern…
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