Perumpazhuthoor is a village on the shores of Neyyar River

Neyyar River

The Neyyar River is a river of south-western India in the Western Ghats. It flows from the Agastya Mala hills in of Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala state....

, about 3 km away from the taluk municipality of Neyyattinkara

Neyyattinkara

Neyyattinkara is municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The name Neyyattinkara in Malayalam literally means the shore of Neyyar River. Neyyar River flows from Agasthyarkoodam , the highest peak in southern end of the Western Ghats. The taluk has a total...

 in Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district of the Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in the year 1957. The headquarters is the city of Thiruvananthapuram which is also the capital city of Kerala....

 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

States and territories of India

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 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....

. This place lies on the road leading from Neyyattinkara (off NH 47

NH 47

National Highway 47, commonly referred to as NH 47, is a long highway connecting the city of Salem to Kanyakumari town in southern India...

) towards the tourist attraction Neyyar Dam

Neyyar Dam

Neyyar dam is a gravity dam on the Neyyar River in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, South India, located on the foot of the Western Ghats about 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It was established in 1958 and is a popular picnic spot...

. This place is a pilgrim centre for Sri Narayana Guru pilgrim temple is situated here. The Sri Narayana Guru

Narayana Guru

Sri Nārāyana Guru , also known as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a Hindu saint, sadhuand social reformer of India. The Guru was born into an Ezhava family, in an era when people from backward communities like the Ezhavas faced much social injustices in the caste-ridden Kerala society...

 Temple is located at a lush green scenic spot on the Neyyar's shore.

The another major temple is Sree Vanadurga Devi Temple. It is situated near Perumpazhuthoor Jn. Major event of the temple is Avittam Festival (Avittamahotsavam) which held on January/February every year.

Perumpazhuthoor boasts of a High School (since grown to a Junior College) which has brought scholars right from the British Raj era. A Polytechnic Institute has come up here recently.