Manjapra
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Manjapra is a small village situated in Ernakulam district
, Kerala
state, south India
. It is situated about 9 km from Angamaly
and 7 km from Kalady
. Chandrappura and Vadakkumbhagam are the main business centers.
If you look Manjapra from space, it looks like an island surrounded by paddy field
s on all sides. The unique geographical feature of Manjapra is that all four entry points to this panchayat are from a padam (cultivated paddy field and stream of water called Thoodu). First entry is Kuzhiampadam from Kalady town, the other one is Karingallikkadu padam from Angamaly town, the third one is Naduthodu from Neeleswaram panchayat and the last is Kothayipadam from Azyampuzha panchayat.
Manjapra, the green village,is very close to famous christian pilgrimage centre, Malayattoor
, which is one of the few places visited by Saint Thomas, an apostle of Jesus Christ. Also,It is closer to the renowned Sree Sankara Temple, Kalady.Manjapra is renowned for its religious harmony and their attitude in celeberating festivals.
Chandrapura is the main business hub with all the government offices including panchayat, village, electricity, krishibhavan and other major business tycoons are located. Manjapra is blessed with 3 major schools (St Marys, Government School and St. Patrick academy) that has produced talents in different areas of life. Traditionally, the people of manjapra is known for their knowldege in brewering liquor and agriculture. Quality agricutlure products are exported to different parts of the world from this village. Crops include snake beans,bananas, bitter melon,nutmug,pepper,tapiocca etc. A majority of the youth from this village works in jobs like IT professionals, nurses, doctors, teachers, technicians etc. A lot of talented employees in Australia, UK, Middle East are born and broughtup from this blessed village.
, St. George Church and Puthoorppilly Sree Krishnaswamy Temple.
Karppillikkavu temple is one of the rare temples in Kerala in which Mahadeva
is giving "Darshan" to the west.
Puthoorppilly temple is also known as "Kallamabalam" because of its unique architecture where the sanctum sanctorum is made of "Kallu"-Malayalam for stone-. Legend says that this has been made by the "Bhuthaganas" of Lord Shiva overnight. The temple is a protected site by the Archaeological Survey of India and managed by the Travancore Devaswom Board.
The main church, Holy Cross Church Manjapra, is another religious hotspot in Ernakulam district in Kerala. The church celebrates the feast "perunnal" of St. Sebastian and St.Mary in the months of January and November every year. It is believed the church was built about 500 years ago and the monument of this construction is still protected. Sebipuram church situated in the northside of manjapra, celeberates the feast of St.Sebastian and St.Alphonsa during the months of January and Auguest every year.
Manjapra is a blessed landmark where Christians and Hindus share equal strength in population. Both the groups live in harmony and they celebrate the festivals united. The proximity to Angamaly and Kalady and the harmony among the people makes this village a fabulous place to live.
Ernakulam district
-Economy:Agriculture constitutes the most important segment of the district’s economy and it is the biggest source of employment. Of the geographical 235319 hectares, crops are grown in 0 hectares. Coconut is the principal crop followed by rubber, paddy, and tapioca...
, 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....
state, south India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. It is situated about 9 km from Angamaly
Angamaly
Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...
and 7 km from Kalady
Kalady
Kalady is a village located east of the Periyar river, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Notably, it is the birthplace of Sri Adi Shankara, and thus is a popular destination for pilgrims...
. Chandrappura and Vadakkumbhagam are the main business centers.
If you look Manjapra from space, it looks like an island surrounded by paddy field
Paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. Paddy fields are a typical feature of rice farming in east, south and southeast Asia. Paddies can be built into steep hillsides as terraces and adjacent to depressed or steeply sloped features such...
s on all sides. The unique geographical feature of Manjapra is that all four entry points to this panchayat are from a padam (cultivated paddy field and stream of water called Thoodu). First entry is Kuzhiampadam from Kalady town, the other one is Karingallikkadu padam from Angamaly town, the third one is Naduthodu from Neeleswaram panchayat and the last is Kothayipadam from Azyampuzha panchayat.
Manjapra, the green village,is very close to famous christian pilgrimage centre, Malayattoor
Malayattoor
Malayattoor Saint Thomas Church is one of the most prominent Christian pilgrim centers in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India.The Malayatoor Church of Cochin attracts a large number of devotees from not just Kerala, but also all over India....
, which is one of the few places visited by Saint Thomas, an apostle of Jesus Christ. Also,It is closer to the renowned Sree Sankara Temple, Kalady.Manjapra is renowned for its religious harmony and their attitude in celeberating festivals.
Chandrapura is the main business hub with all the government offices including panchayat, village, electricity, krishibhavan and other major business tycoons are located. Manjapra is blessed with 3 major schools (St Marys, Government School and St. Patrick academy) that has produced talents in different areas of life. Traditionally, the people of manjapra is known for their knowldege in brewering liquor and agriculture. Quality agricutlure products are exported to different parts of the world from this village. Crops include snake beans,bananas, bitter melon,nutmug,pepper,tapiocca etc. A majority of the youth from this village works in jobs like IT professionals, nurses, doctors, teachers, technicians etc. A lot of talented employees in Australia, UK, Middle East are born and broughtup from this blessed village.
- Nearest railway station - AngamalyAngamalyAngamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...
- Airport - Cochin International AirportCochin International AirportCochin International Airport is an international airport located in Nedumbassery, a suburb on the outskirts of the city of Kochi about northeast of downtown Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala...
at Nedumbassery is 8 km from Manjapra
Religious places
There are the religious places in Manjapra, Holy Cross Church, Karppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva TempleKarppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva Temple
The Karppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Manjapra, a village in the Ernakulam district of the Kerala region of India....
, St. George Church and Puthoorppilly Sree Krishnaswamy Temple.
Karppillikkavu temple is one of the rare temples in Kerala in which Mahadeva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
is giving "Darshan" to the west.
Puthoorppilly temple is also known as "Kallamabalam" because of its unique architecture where the sanctum sanctorum is made of "Kallu"-Malayalam for stone-. Legend says that this has been made by the "Bhuthaganas" of Lord Shiva overnight. The temple is a protected site by the Archaeological Survey of India and managed by the Travancore Devaswom Board.
The main church, Holy Cross Church Manjapra, is another religious hotspot in Ernakulam district in Kerala. The church celebrates the feast "perunnal" of St. Sebastian and St.Mary in the months of January and November every year. It is believed the church was built about 500 years ago and the monument of this construction is still protected. Sebipuram church situated in the northside of manjapra, celeberates the feast of St.Sebastian and St.Alphonsa during the months of January and Auguest every year.
Manjapra is a blessed landmark where Christians and Hindus share equal strength in population. Both the groups live in harmony and they celebrate the festivals united. The proximity to Angamaly and Kalady and the harmony among the people makes this village a fabulous place to live.