Ampalamkunnu or Ambalamkunnu is a small temple town in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. It is situated 25 kilometers from Kollam

Kollam

Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...

, located at 76.90 °E 9.00 °N, 30 meters above sea level. It's a hilly area and houses a large number of temples.
Some of the famous temples: Valiya Vila Bhagavathy temple, Nettayam Indilayappan temple, Kayila Madan Kavu, Cheruvakkal Dharma Saastha temple, Vaaliyode Madan temple, Nelliparampu Sreekishna Swami temple.

Some of the famous nearby places are Kottarakara, Odanavattom, Oyoor

Oyoor

Oyoor is a small township of Velinalloor village in the Kottarakara Taluk , Kollam District of Kerala, India. It is situated on the banks of the Ithikkara River...

, Kottiyam

Kottiyam

Kottiyam is one of the fast developing suburban towns located at the southern end of Kollam city in Kollam District, Kerala, India. Kottiyam is a thriving and fast developing commercial centre at the sothern end of Kollam city...

, Chathannoor

Chathannoor

Chathannoor is a town in Kerala situated at the Kollam District on the banks of Ithikkara River. It is about 17 KM from Kollam City towards NH47 to Trivandrum.It is around 50 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram on the National Highway 47 .We can easily access Paravoor, and...

 Anchal

Anchal

Anchal is a very fast developing town in the east central part of Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is the second fastest developing town in Kerala after Chalakudi. The name Anchal means the land of five proverbs. What characterizes this town is its quick pace of development...

, Kulathupuzha

Kulathupuzha

Kulathupuzha is a village in the Kollam district of Kerala state, India. This town is situated on the Thiruvananthapuram - Shenkottai road. Kulathupuzha is 62 km away from Thiruvananthapuram and 64 km away from Kollam....

 and Punalur

Punalur

Punalur is a city situvated near the Tamil Nadu Kerala Border in Kollam district in the southern state of Kerala, India. It is the pioneer in starting industrial revolution in Kerala by establishing Punalur Paper Mills, the first industry in kerala. It is situated in the banks of the river Kallada...

.

The main agricultural products of surrounding areas are rubber, black pepper and other spices.

Religion

The majority of the population belongs to the Hindu

Hindu

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 religion(60%). The town also has a sizable Muslim

Muslim

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(30%) population and the Christian

Christian

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 population is around 10%. Among Hindus, the ezhava

Ezhava

The Ezhavas are a community with origins in the region presently known as Kerala. They are also known as Ilhava, Irava, Izhava and Erava in the south of the region; as Chovas, Chokons and Chogons in Central Travancore; and as Tiyyas, Thiyas and Theeyas in Malabar...

 caste forms the dominant community with 70% of hindu

Hindu

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s. The rest are Nair

Nair

Nair , also known as Nayar , refers to "not a unitary group but a named category of castes", which historically embody several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom bore the Nair title. These people historically live in the present-day Indian state of Kerala...

s(17%), Viswakarmas(5%), Harijan

Harijan

Harijan was a term used by Gandhi for Dalits. Gandhi said it was wrong to call people 'untouchable', and called them Harijans, which means children of God...

(5%). Others form 3%.

Festivals

The famous festival here is Onam

Onam

Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the people of Kerala, India. The festival commemorates the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. It falls during the month of Chingam and lasts for ten days...

. It’s celebrated by all people regardless of their caste and religion. The main festivals among Hindu

Hindu

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s are Deepavali, Sre Narayana Guru Jayanthi and the Karthika festival. Unlike other places in Kerala, Vishu and Sree Krishna Jayanthi is not much celebrated here though the right wing Hindu

Hindu

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 organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or National Patriotic Organization), also known the Sangh, is a right-wing Hindu nationalist, paramilitary, volunteer, and allegedly militant organization for Hindu males in India...

 is trying to bring these festivals to this Dravidian land. Muslim

Muslim

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s celebrate Valiya Perunnal, Cheriya Perunnal and Nabi Jayanthi. Christmas is celebrated not only by Cristian

Cristian

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s but also by some sections of Hindu

Hindu

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s too.

Religious Harmony

Ampalamkunnu prides itself on its religious harmony. All the temples, churches, and mosques stand shoulder to shoulder, to the extent that sometimes one fails to distinguish between them. As noted above, the festival of Onam

Onam

Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the people of Kerala, India. The festival commemorates the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. It falls during the month of Chingam and lasts for ten days...

is celebrated by all people. All the religious festivals, such as Christmas, Ramzan, and Diwali are celebrated here with the same pomp and gaiety.