Kezhuvamkulam
| Kezhuvamkulam കെഴുവംകുളം | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Kezhuvamkulam Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°40′0″N 76°38′0″E / 9.66667°N 76.63333°ECoordinates: 9°40′0″N 76°38′0″E / 9.66667°N 76.63333°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 686584 |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Kezhuvamkulam [1] is a village in the Kottayam District in the Indian state of Kerala.
Pincode of this village is 686584.
Kezhuvamkulam is situated 8 km west of Pala and 1.5 km east of Kozhuvanal. The famous Cherpunkal Holy Cross church of infant Jesus is situated just 3 km from Kezhuvamkulam. Pala to Kodungoor (via Cherpunkal) road passes through Kezhuvamkulam. This village comes under Kozhuvanal Panchayat, Puliyannoor village as well as Meenachil taluk.
Religious places
Cheruvallikkavu Devi Temple is one of the three main temples in Kezhuvamkulam. Bhadrakali is the goddess worshipped here mainly. The temple is situated in the middle of beautiful paddy fields. There is a lovely pond in front of the temple and a big banyan tree. The festival of this temple is celebrated in the special star day of thiruvonam in the month of makaram.
Alutharappara Sri Dharma Sastha Temple is another attraction of Kezhuvamkulam. Lord Ayyappa is being worshipped here. The pooja procedures in this temple are just similar to that of Sabarimala. This temple is situated on the middle of a vast rock of around 3 acres (12,000 m2). A waterfall besides this rock adds beauty to this temple. The holy 18 steps called pathinettam padi is the most special thing in this temple. 42nd day from the month of vruschikam 1st is the festival of this temple.
Easwaramangalam Devi Temple is another temple which is situated in Kezhuvamkulam. The festival of this temple is celebrated in the special star day of aswathy in the month of makaram.
Sree Narayana Gurudeva Temple Is the another divine center of Kezhuvamkulam. This temple is owned by SNDP Yogam. Devi,Murukan & sree Narya Guru are worshiped mainly here.The festival of this temple is celebrated in April 8 & 9.The Main attraction of the festival is the "Kavadiyattom & Koshayathra".Kavadiyattom along with several traditional art like Mayilattom,Chendamelam & ammankudam etc.. gives more color to the festival.Koshayathra is the another key attraction of the festival,hundreds of ladies involved in Talapoli koshayathra.
There are two chapels in Kezhuvamkulam one of which is managed by the church of Cherpunkal and the other is of church of Kozhuvanal.
- RELIGION AND CULTURE
Kezhuvamkulam is an area which has a majority of Nairs and secondly Ezhavas. Christians are less populated in Kezhuvamkulam. Castes like Viswakarmas, Pulayas, Paravas, and Vanika vaishya are also seen in Kezhuvamkulam.
Education
- N S S High School, Kezhuvamkulam
- Govt. L P School, Kezhuvamkulam
Industries
2. St. Mary's Rubber factory, Kalachantha Junction, Kezhuvamkulam.
3. Western chemicals, Kalachantha Junction, Kezhuvamkulam.
4. 5. Surgical Appliances & Disposable Products IVE links,[2] kottayam, kerala, India, Manufacturers of Medical Disposable Products
- I.V. Sets
- B.T. Sets
- Urine Bags
- Catheters
- Cord Clamp
- Feeding Tubes
- Male Urine Drainage Condoms
Health and safety
- Kottayil Vaidyasala, Vaidyasala Junction, Kezhuvamkulam
- Thevarolickal Homoeopathic clinic, NSS High School Junction, Kezhuvamkulam
Cultivation
The main Cultivation of the people in Kezhuvamkulam is Rubber. Paddy fields can also be seen in some of the areas. Coconut trees are cultivated a lot in Kezhuvamkulam. Pepper, Coffee, Plantain and aricanut are also cultivated here.
Notable people
- Prof. EVS Namboodiry[3] was born on 17 November 1939, at Kezhuvamkulam near Cherpumkal, in an orthodox Namboodiri family as the penultimate child to his parents. He was the Project Director for the liquid propellant second stage of PSLV and Study Director for the upperstage cryogenic propulsion system for GSLV in ISRO.[4] Now joined to St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology, as the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, after completing 6 years of service in the Technical Education Department of Kerala and 33 years in ISRO. He was Adjunct Professor at IIT.
- Shri Pothen joseph Nedumpuram M.A, former president of the Kozhuvanal Service Co-operative bank and former Panchayat president of Kozhuvanal,
References
- ↑ http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.6758917&lon=76.6461182&z=15&l=0&m=a&v=2
- ↑ http://www.superspecialityhospitals.com/categories/medical_or_health/index.html
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/20070212065115/http://www.sjcetpalai.ac.in:80/main/Downloadform.asp?file=Downloads/evs.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 12, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2012. Missing or empty
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