Udayamperoor

Udayamperoor (Diamper)
town
Udayamperoor Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°54′50″N 76°21′48″E / 9.91389°N 76.36333°ECoordinates: 9°54′50″N 76°21′48″E / 9.91389°N 76.36333°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC5:30)
PIN	682307
Telephone code	0484
Vehicle registration	KL-39
Nearest city	Kochi
Lok Sabha constituency	Ernakulam

Udayamperoor is a small town situated in Ernakulam district, Kerala, in India. It is 18 km from Ernakulam, on the Ernakulam - Vaikom road. This place, steeped in history, is a major tourist destination in the district. The town is famous for the festivals organized every year in the temples and churches. The utsavam at Nadakkavu Bhagavathy Temple, Pithiyakavu Bhagavathy Temple, Ameda Ayilyam Mahotsavam and the festivals in the Synod Church are the most colourful events in the town. Udayamperoor also has a large number of small scale industries in and around. This include restaurants like Food Castle, plastic moulders like Consolidated Thermoplastics Ltd., Varmatech, Emson etc. and others like Akhila Industries etc.

Location

Places of interest

It has a few major temples and churches that attract pilgrims. There is also a lake which is used both for commercial as well as recreational purposes.Traditional treatment for liver related ailments provided by certain familiesis available here and it is in wider demand these days. The Synod Church of Udayamperoor in memorial to the Diamper Synod (ഉടയപെരൂര്‍ സുന്നഹദോസ്)is more than 400 years old. The Vembanad backwaters, called kaithapuzha kayal in these parts provide a serene natural boundary to the geography and is breath takingly beautiful. The Poothotta kayal (backwaters) at the southern extreme, boardering with Chempu panchayat of Kottayam district, catters for house boat enthusiat and is astonishingly ebroidered by the nature with greenish landscapes and christal clear waters.

Churches

• Synod Church is an ancient Syro-Malabar Catholic Church situated here which had witnessed one of the famous religious exercises - the Synod of Diamper. The church also houses the mortal remains of the last Raja of Villarvattom, the only Nasrani Kingdom in Kerala.
• St.sebastian church udayamperoor,kochupalli
• Our lady of perpetual help latin church,nadakkavu
• St.John The Baptist Jacobite Syrian Church, South Parur
• St.John's roman catholic Church,south parur
• Thaikkattu church,udayamperoor
• St.Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church Kandanad(Martha mariyam church)
• Infant Jesus Roman Catholic Church,kandanad

Temples

• Sree Narayana Vallabha kshethram Poothotta is the second Temple established by Sree Narayana Guru after Aruvippuram.
• Puthenkavu Bhagavathi temple.
• Ameda Temple (Nagaraja) is one of the few Nagaraja temples in Kerala. Apart from Nagaraja and Nagayakshi, the temple has 'Saptha Mathrikkal' which include goddesses (Bhramani,Maheswari,Kowmari,Vaishnavi,Varahi,Indrani,Chamundi) along with Lord Shiva and Lord Ganapathy. The temple is situated on the banks of the Vembanad Lake.
• Nadakkavu Bhagavathy Temple
• Perumthrikkovil Siva Temple
• Kadavil Thrikkovil Sreekrishna Temple
• Sreenaryana vijaya samajam SNDP Br 1084 Sree Subrahmanya Temple
• Malekadu Subramania temple
• Vijnanodaya Sabha Sree Subramania Swamy Temple
• Manthattu Maha Vishnu Temple
• Arayaserril Dharmashastha temple
• Sree yogaeswara temple, south parur

Educational institutions

• SNDPHSS, Udayamperoor
• J B S , NADAKKAVU
• J B S , Kandanad
• KPMHSS, Puthenkavu
• Sree Narayana Public School, Poothotta
• Prabhath Public School, PKMC Junction, Udayamperoor
• Swamy Saswathikannda College, Poothotta
• Stella Maris Public School, Udayamperoor
• St. John's public school, Udayamperoor
• St. Mary's High School,Kandanad, Udayamperoor
• Sahodaran Ayyappan Memorial Training College, Poothotta
• St. Sebastian's public school, Udayamperoor
• Daya Sadan School for mentally challenged children
• Govt.Vijanddayam J B S Valayakulam

References

External links

• Synod of Diamper Photo Gallery
• history of udayamperoor website