Karthikappally
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Karthikappally is a village
in Alappuzha district
in the India
n state of Kerala
.
, added Karthikappally to Travancore. In 1742 and 1753 the nearby places namely, Kayamkulam and Ambalapuzha was added to the Karthikappally Natturajyam, making it a prominent region since then. The area between the now existing Purakkad
and Kayamkulam
was the once Karthikappally.
What made Karthikappally the most unique and important was the proximity of an inland waterway or a Thodu which enabled free flow of traffic and evolved Karthikappally into a Trading center. The market was huge and crowded, still remains of the old market stays.
Many years after its glorious past, the Karthikappally Panchayat was formed. Shri. K Damodaran was its first man in place. In 1912, the Govt. School in Mahadevikadu was constructed followed by The Govt. L P School in memory of Divan Krishnan Nair. Many great Leaders had their footprints on the sands of time of Karthikappally.
This included the only Minister from Karthikappally and MLA Shri.A Achutan, Achutan Vakeel, A V Anandarajan, Kanikara Madhava Kurup, Krishnankutty
Sir, Putathu Narayan were all the lost heroes who fought for the Country.
Many Iconic landmarks were constructed in Karthikappally, which stands as testimonials to the great heritage of this place. Pithampil sree dharma sastha Temple, Pithampil Kottaram, The St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral or the Kottakakatthu Suriyani Palli,St Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Karumbali Koikkal Kottaram, Karthikappally Kottaram, Valikulangara Devi Kshetram , Kottaram Mudiyil Shri KrishnaSwami Kshetram, VathaloorKolical Kshetram , The Haripad Shri. Subrahmaniya Kshetram or temple and the centuries old mosques in Karthikappally are also famous. The Ananthapuram Kottaram is also famous in many ways adding to the proud history of this place. the world famous Mannarshala Nagaraja temple also yet another mark of history.
2.Cheppad
3.Cheruthana
4.Chingoli
5.Haripad
6.Kandallor
7.Karthikappally
8.Karuvatta
9.Kayamkulam
10.Keerikkad
11.Krishnapuram
12.Kumarapuram
13.Muthukulam
14.Pallippad
15.Pathiyoor
16.Puthuppally
17.Thrikkunnapuzha
18.Veeyapuram
Situated about 44 km north of Kollam on Kollam-Alappuzha ational Highway 47, Cheppad is notable for an Orthodox Syrian Christian Church dedicated to St. George built in 1300 AD. The main portico and subsidiary porches are built after the traditional pattern of the porches of Hindu temple. The wood carvings in the porches and the mural paintings which depicts the great scenes of epic of Jesus Christ are unique and rare specimens. As a sacred resting place of the mortal remains of his Grace Mar Dionysius IV ( Popularly known as the Cheppad
Metropolitan
ans one of the greatest figures in the history of Orthodox Syrian Church) , the Cheppad church is a place of pilgrimage for Orthodox Syrian Christians. In 1956 , His Imperial Majesty Hailie Salassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia visited the church.
The wooden sculptures in the gopuram of Vettikkulangara Bhagavathy temple are famous.
Harippad
Harippad is the headquarters of Karthikappally taluk, situated on National Highway 47 between Kollam
and Alappuzha. It is famous for the Subrahmanya Temple built in the ancient Kerala style of architecture. It is believed that when the new temple dedicated to Sastha was nearing completion, one of the trustees had a dream and accordingly the idol of Subrahmanya was brought from a particular spot in the Pathiramanal island and consecrated here. In commemoration of this event an important boat regatta at Payippad (Payippad Jalolsavam) is held in every Chingom (August–September).
Haripad is also famous for the origin of well known Sandeshakavya "Mayoora Sandesham' written by Kerala Varma Valiyakoyi Thampuran, while he was residing there.
Kayamkulam
It is an important municipality with an area of 21.79 km2.
Population - 67151. It was treated as a town in 1901 and got the status of Municipality from 1921 onwards. Situated by the side of Kayamkulam lake, midway between Kollam and Alappuzha, Kayamkulam was the capital of the kingdom of Kayamkulam Rajas till the annexation ogfthe kingdom to Travancore by Marthandavarma Maharaja in 1746 AD. This town was often called 'Padanilam' as several battles were fought in this place. Kayamkulam was prominent in the early and medieval time due to its opening to the lagoon through the Kayamkulam
'pozhi'. The town is connected with road, rail ad waterways and is an important commercial centre of inland trade. Kayamkulam-Alappuzha railway line was commissioned in 1992 and has now become a Railway Station. NTPC
has set up a huge thermal power plant here. Krishnapuram, about a kilometer south of Kayamkulam was formerly a military center of Kayamkulam Rajas. An old palace built by Ramayyan Dalava at Krishnapuram which contains famous mural paintings on Gajendramoksha assigned to 18th century, are now under the control of state Archaeological Department. the coconut research center centrally sponsored by ICAR is also located at Krishnapuram.
Mannarasala
Mannarasala, situated very near to Harippad is a famous pilgrim
centre. The temple dedicated to Nagaraja containing 30,000 images of serpent-gods is the largest of its kind in Kerala. The story of its origin is that a member of the local illam(Brahmin's house) married a girl of Vettukotte illam where serpents were in veneration. The poor parents of the girl could not give anything as dowry. They gave her an idol of a serpent and asked her to take care of it and worship regularly. In due course the girl became pregnant and delivered a child and a snake. The snake child was located in an underground cellar and brought up. It is said that the illam prospered from that day. In due course of time the snake gave rise to numerous progeny and they were removed to a spot in the southern portion of the house where a grove was since grown. The offerings of Noorum Palum (rice flour and milk) ad performing poojas are done by the eldest female member of the illam who is expected to lead a life of abstinence, when she becomes the eldest female of the family. Though the grove is full of snakes, no snake-bite has been reported from this place.
Pandy
Pandy is a beautiful island in karthikapally taluk.
, Karthikappally had a population of 19064 with 9107 males and 9957 females.
Most private schools use English language as the medium of instruction whereas government run schools offer both English and Malayalam as a medium of instruction.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Alappuzha district
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...
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....
.
History
Karthikappally was once a Buddhist center. About in the year 904-933 the Great ruler of Travancore, King Marthanda VarmaMarthanda Varma
Marthanda Varma , was the founder of the Indian Hindu feudal kingdom of Travancore from Venad SwaroopamHe ruled from 1729 till his death in 1758, having succeeded his maternal uncle Dharma Raja.King Marthanda Varma is usually credited as the "founder of Kingdom of Travancore" from...
, added Karthikappally to Travancore. In 1742 and 1753 the nearby places namely, Kayamkulam and Ambalapuzha was added to the Karthikappally Natturajyam, making it a prominent region since then. The area between the now existing Purakkad
Purakkad
-History:The literal meaning of Purakkad is "out of forest". The village of Purakkad was the scene of battle between Travancore and Kochin forces in 1754 AD ad between Travancore and the forces of Zamorin in 1756 AD. There was an ancient port at Purakkad. The Dutch East India Company had a factory...
and Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam is a town and a municipality in Alappuzha district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre. One of the largest power plants in Kerala, run by the NTPC, is located in Kayamkulam. Krishnapuram Palace is located nearby and an old cashew factory.Kayamkulam is...
was the once Karthikappally.
What made Karthikappally the most unique and important was the proximity of an inland waterway or a Thodu which enabled free flow of traffic and evolved Karthikappally into a Trading center. The market was huge and crowded, still remains of the old market stays.
Many years after its glorious past, the Karthikappally Panchayat was formed. Shri. K Damodaran was its first man in place. In 1912, the Govt. School in Mahadevikadu was constructed followed by The Govt. L P School in memory of Divan Krishnan Nair. Many great Leaders had their footprints on the sands of time of Karthikappally.
This included the only Minister from Karthikappally and MLA Shri.A Achutan, Achutan Vakeel, A V Anandarajan, Kanikara Madhava Kurup, Krishnankutty
Krishnankutty
Krishnankutty is a 1981 Malayalam film that marks the directorial debut of T. V. Chandran. The film started production during the emergency period. A critical and commercial failure, this experimental film did not even have a wide public release. The film represents a continuation of P. A. Backer's...
Sir, Putathu Narayan were all the lost heroes who fought for the Country.
Many Iconic landmarks were constructed in Karthikappally, which stands as testimonials to the great heritage of this place. Pithampil sree dharma sastha Temple, Pithampil Kottaram, The St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral or the Kottakakatthu Suriyani Palli,St Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Karumbali Koikkal Kottaram, Karthikappally Kottaram, Valikulangara Devi Kshetram , Kottaram Mudiyil Shri KrishnaSwami Kshetram, VathaloorKolical Kshetram , The Haripad Shri. Subrahmaniya Kshetram or temple and the centuries old mosques in Karthikappally are also famous. The Ananthapuram Kottaram is also famous in many ways adding to the proud history of this place. the world famous Mannarshala Nagaraja temple also yet another mark of history.
Villages of Karthikappally Taluk
1.ArattupuzhaArattupuzha
Arattupuzha is a village located in Thrissur district of Kerala in southern India, and is home to the annual Arattupuzha Pooram that stages the grand spectacle of scores of caparisoned elephants lined up in a row to the accompaniment of ethnic percussion concerts.- History :Located on the banks of...
2.Cheppad
Cheppad
Cheppad is a scenic village in Karthikapally Taluk of Alleppy District in Kerala State, India. It is about halfway between Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram on the National Highway 47....
3.Cheruthana
Cheruthana
Cheruthana is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Cheruthana had a population of 12944 with 6162 males and 6782 females....
4.Chingoli
Chingoli
Chingoli is an urbanised village which lies near Haripad town in Alappuzha district of Kerala.It is an amalgamation of both modern city life style and traditional values of Kerala- How to visit :Chingoli can be accessed by road and rail...
5.Haripad
Haripad
Haripad is a town in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India, located between Alappuzha and Kollam on National Highway 47. Haripad is close to the Arabian Sea, and connects Mavelikkara and Thrikkunnappuzha....
6.Kandallor
7.Karthikappally
8.Karuvatta
Karuvatta
Karuvatta is a village in the Karthikapally taluk of Alappuzha district of the South Indian state of Kerala. Karuvatta lies on the borders of Kuttanad, one of Kerala's primary rice producing regions....
9.Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam is a town and a municipality in Alappuzha district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre. One of the largest power plants in Kerala, run by the NTPC, is located in Kayamkulam. Krishnapuram Palace is located nearby and an old cashew factory.Kayamkulam is...
10.Keerikkad
11.Krishnapuram
Krishnapuram (Village)
Krishnapuram is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Krishnapuram had a population of 25927 with 12305 males and 13622 females.-Temples:* Major Sree Krishna Temple* Kurakkav Devi Temple...
12.Kumarapuram
Kumarapuram
Kumarapuram is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Kumarapuram had a population of 13,759. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kumarapuram has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average...
13.Muthukulam
Muthukulam
- Demographics : India census, Muthukulam had a population of 21,181 with 9,762 males and 11,419 females.Muthukulam is a small backwater village in Central Kerala. It is bordered by the Kanyakumari-Salem National Highway No.47 on the east and the backwaters to the west...
14.Pallippad
Pallippad
Pallippad is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Pallippad had a population of 24902 with 11733 males and 13169 females....
15.Pathiyoor
16.Puthuppally
17.Thrikkunnapuzha
Thrikkunnapuzha
Thrikkunnapuzha is a village near Harippad in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.Thrikkunnapuzha is the north-west part of Alappuzha district,Kerala ,India. Renowned as Sreemoolavasam, this coastal area found in the kerala history...
18.Veeyapuram
Veeyapuram
Veeyapuram is a village in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala, India. It is located about 10 kilometers east of Harippad town.-Demographics: India census, Veeyapuram had a population of 12003 with 5669 males and 6334 females....
Places
CheppadSituated about 44 km north of Kollam on Kollam-Alappuzha ational Highway 47, Cheppad is notable for an Orthodox Syrian Christian Church dedicated to St. George built in 1300 AD. The main portico and subsidiary porches are built after the traditional pattern of the porches of Hindu temple. The wood carvings in the porches and the mural paintings which depicts the great scenes of epic of Jesus Christ are unique and rare specimens. As a sacred resting place of the mortal remains of his Grace Mar Dionysius IV ( Popularly known as the Cheppad
Cheppad
Cheppad is a scenic village in Karthikapally Taluk of Alleppy District in Kerala State, India. It is about halfway between Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram on the National Highway 47....
Metropolitan
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
ans one of the greatest figures in the history of Orthodox Syrian Church) , the Cheppad church is a place of pilgrimage for Orthodox Syrian Christians. In 1956 , His Imperial Majesty Hailie Salassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia visited the church.
The wooden sculptures in the gopuram of Vettikkulangara Bhagavathy temple are famous.
Harippad
Harippad is the headquarters of Karthikappally taluk, situated on National Highway 47 between 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...
and Alappuzha. It is famous for the Subrahmanya Temple built in the ancient Kerala style of architecture. It is believed that when the new temple dedicated to Sastha was nearing completion, one of the trustees had a dream and accordingly the idol of Subrahmanya was brought from a particular spot in the Pathiramanal island and consecrated here. In commemoration of this event an important boat regatta at Payippad (Payippad Jalolsavam) is held in every Chingom (August–September).
Haripad is also famous for the origin of well known Sandeshakavya "Mayoora Sandesham' written by Kerala Varma Valiyakoyi Thampuran, while he was residing there.
Kayamkulam
It is an important municipality with an area of 21.79 km2.
Population - 67151. It was treated as a town in 1901 and got the status of Municipality from 1921 onwards. Situated by the side of Kayamkulam lake, midway between Kollam and Alappuzha, Kayamkulam was the capital of the kingdom of Kayamkulam Rajas till the annexation ogfthe kingdom to Travancore by Marthandavarma Maharaja in 1746 AD. This town was often called 'Padanilam' as several battles were fought in this place. Kayamkulam was prominent in the early and medieval time due to its opening to the lagoon through the Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam is a town and a municipality in Alappuzha district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre. One of the largest power plants in Kerala, run by the NTPC, is located in Kayamkulam. Krishnapuram Palace is located nearby and an old cashew factory.Kayamkulam is...
'pozhi'. The town is connected with road, rail ad waterways and is an important commercial centre of inland trade. Kayamkulam-Alappuzha railway line was commissioned in 1992 and has now become a Railway Station. NTPC
NTPC
NTPC may refer to:* Nam Theun 2 Power Company* National Thermal Power Corporation, in India* Northwest Territories Power Corporation...
has set up a huge thermal power plant here. Krishnapuram, about a kilometer south of Kayamkulam was formerly a military center of Kayamkulam Rajas. An old palace built by Ramayyan Dalava at Krishnapuram which contains famous mural paintings on Gajendramoksha assigned to 18th century, are now under the control of state Archaeological Department. the coconut research center centrally sponsored by ICAR is also located at Krishnapuram.
Mannarasala
Mannarasala, situated very near to Harippad is a famous pilgrim
Pilgrim
A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journeying to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system...
centre. The temple dedicated to Nagaraja containing 30,000 images of serpent-gods is the largest of its kind in Kerala. The story of its origin is that a member of the local illam(Brahmin's house) married a girl of Vettukotte illam where serpents were in veneration. The poor parents of the girl could not give anything as dowry. They gave her an idol of a serpent and asked her to take care of it and worship regularly. In due course the girl became pregnant and delivered a child and a snake. The snake child was located in an underground cellar and brought up. It is said that the illam prospered from that day. In due course of time the snake gave rise to numerous progeny and they were removed to a spot in the southern portion of the house where a grove was since grown. The offerings of Noorum Palum (rice flour and milk) ad performing poojas are done by the eldest female member of the illam who is expected to lead a life of abstinence, when she becomes the eldest female of the family. Though the grove is full of snakes, no snake-bite has been reported from this place.
Pandy
Pandy is a beautiful island in karthikapally taluk.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Karthikappally had a population of 19064 with 9107 males and 9957 females.
Education
Karthikappally has its fair share of privately owned and state owned educational institutions. Institutions of education are affiliated to either the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), or the Kerala State Education Board.Most private schools use English language as the medium of instruction whereas government run schools offer both English and Malayalam as a medium of instruction.