Location

Kurichy is a small village in [changanacherry] in the district of Kottayam

Kottayam

Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...

 in southern India

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. It lies on the main Central Road

Main Central Road

The Main Central Road is the arterial State Highway in the Travancore region of Kerala state, India. It is designated as SH 1 by the Kerala Public Works Department.The highway was built by Raja Kesavadas, Dewan of Travancore...

 which runs through the entire 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....

. The nearest towns to Kurichy is Changanacherry and Kottayam

Kottayam

Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...

. Kurichy is 7 kilometers from Changanacherry by bus.

History

Kurichy was formerly called as "Gurushreepuram", meaning "the land of Vishnu[Guru] and Lakshmi[Shree]", which got mispronounced all through the years to its current form.Kurichy"

Places in Kurichy

The main attraction of Kurichy is that it is a very green and calm place. Kurichy has a minor seminary, an engineering college (Saint Gits) and also a Homeo college. The central area of this small village is called "Kurichy Out Post", dates back to an earlier Police OutPost.
The land is blessed by the goddess of "Cherupparakkavu", 1.5 km away from Kurichy out post.

Other important temples are - 1) Edanaattu Indalayappa Swami Temple, 2) Thrikkapaleswarm Shiva temple 3) Shankarapuram Shiva Temple 4) Cheruparakavu Devi temple etc. Makaravilakku Utsavam at Edanaattu Indalayappa Swami temple is very famous. On the day of Makaravilakku lot of devotees will come with "Irumudi Kettu" that too observing Vrtham (Upvas) to this temple and "Ney Abhishekkam" (Ghee Abhishekham) will take place at 11.10pm. Indalayappa is also known as "Edanattu Valiachchan". "Kiratham" kathakali is performed at this temple every year.

Two famous Kathakali artists - Kunjanpanickkar Asan and Kurichy Krishna Pilla - were born in Kurichy. Kunjanpanickkar Asan's "Hamsam" (swan)in the Nalacharitham was very famous. Considering his superb performances even in the small roles, he was appointed as senior Kathakali artist with Travancore Royal Family's Troupe in Thiruvananthapuram. At that he was 22 years old. He has received Sangeet Natak Academi Award in 1968.

Kurichy is also the home of Anglican Church of India. The headquarters of the church is located near the Main Central Road (MC Road).
The majority Christians are Syrian Christians in Kurichy.Mainly Kurichy contains knanaya people. Kurichy is a place consists of many famous Churches. Saint Mary's Jacobite Syrian Soonoro Church Puthenpally is famous for its name where people get lot of blessings through Virgin Mary's prayer.
The famous churches in Kurichy are Mar Ignatius Knanaya church which is situated at Moscow which is at a distance of about a km from outpost , St. Mary's Orthodox Church (Kurichy Chapel) located at Outpost Junction, St: Peters and st: pauls Orthodox church (Kurichy Valiyapally) which was established in 1831 A.D by malankara orthodox people in kurichy. This church is located in a very cool, calm and greener place in Kurichy. It is situated 2 km far west from Kurichy out post junction.

Major Families

The major families in Kurichy are:kalakkattu,Edathil,Kochupurackal,karot puthenpurackal,Ellalayil, Kanjirathummoottil, Thuruthamdom, Thachora, puthenpurackal,Chandrathil,Neriathra,Peroor,Punnackdu,Pallat, Pallathettu, Mulacherry, Pallathara, Kalappurackal, Thayyil, Kottuppallil, Karunattu,Kunnel, Maamoottil, Padinjarethil,Madathil(Anickattu) ,Aikkarathazheyil,Pullamplayil,pallattu thazhchayil,Sannidhanam,Koyippuram,Elappunkal,Ambalakadavu,Poovakulam,Neicherri,Kannakeril, Mananthanathu, Koithra House,Karukaparambil, Vazhoothra, Tharayaparambil, Parackal, Kolathukalathil,Thoppil,Neysseril,Kallupurackal and Kollamparambil etc.,

Nearby places

1) Thuruthy
2) Mandiram Kavala
3) Chingavanam
4) Chethipuzha
5) Mission palli
6) Puthanpalli
7) Kurichy Valia Pally