Kuzhur is a small village in the Thrissur district

Thrissur district

Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...

 of the India

India

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n province 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 old Jewish settlement of Mala

Mala, Kerala

Mala is the name of a small town in Thrissur district of Kerala, south India. K. Karunakaran, the former Chief Minister of Kerala, represented Mala constituency from 1965 to 1995. The famous Malayalam film actor Mala Aravindan is also a native of Mala. There is a Jewish synagogue at Mala town ). ...

 is the nearest town. Kuzhur is situated in the southern end of Thrissur District.

Description

Kuzhur is set amid cultivated paddy fields. The Chalakkudy River flows on the southern end of Kuzhur.So you can imagine the beauty of the blessed village.

The village has several temples and churches, including two Christian churches and the Kuzhur Sri Subrahmanya Swami temple. This temple comes under the Cochin Devaswom Board and is noted for its architecture as well as its importance for Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

devotees.The height of Lord Sri Subrahmanya is more than 6 feet is mostly attracted by the devotees.Mary immaculate church one of the
famous church in kuzhur.Kuzhur "PALLI PERUNNAL" is the biggest festival of a kuzhur village,contains 5 day programs,like
spiritual,cultural and entertainments.The holy masses On festival days gives spiritual refreshment and helping to stand near to
mother Mary.

Culture

The eight-day long 'Kuzhur Ekadasi Festival' is held annually in the village. Ritual drum performances, known as "chendamelams",and panchavadhyam are performed on the festive days, and there is a procession of 15 elephants.