- Piravom
Piravom is a town in
Muvattupuzha Taluk ofErnakulam district inKerala state,south India . It is 38 km South East ofErnakulam city. Piravom is famous for historicChristian church es and Hindu temples. The town lies 22 km fromMuvattupuzha .Koothattukulam is also a nearby town. Piravom is located at the boundary between two districts, Ernakulam andKottayam .Piravom has beautiful river-front, verdant hills, and rice paddies that get flooded periodically by the monsoon rains.the river flowing through the town is
Muvattupuzha river.The Hindustan News Print Limited is situated in Velloor, near to Piravom.External links
* [http://www.medamana.org/public/piravam.html Scenes From Piravam]
* [http://www.medamana.org/public/kerala-church-history/piravom.html Piravom - From Annals of Church History]
* [http://www.syrianchurch.org/ch/PiravomChurch.htm Piravom Valia (big or major) Church]History of Mannathoor
It was part of erstwhile Vadakkumkoor Kingdom until it was captured by Travancore kingdom, now merged into state of Kerala. Old documents prove that the lands of Mannathoor belonged to ‘Edappally Swaroopam’. Later the rights were transformed to various ‘Manas’ (Brahmin Families)..Later Mannathoor Chennattukunnel Karthas take over the.........................................
Mannathoor is one of the important places in the state of kerala. It is a village situated almost in the East of the Ernakulam District. People of all communities and castes Hindus, and Christians(Jacobite Syrian Christians) live here in perfect harmony and amity. Mannathoor has a rich cultural heritage and memorable tradition. A host of cultural and educational institutions, temples, and churches dignify this traditional Village and draw people from even other parts of the state. In spite of all these, Mannathoor is still a hamlet with the traditional kerala dwellings, paddy fields, coconut gardens and extensive greenlands.
History of Syrian Christians(RC) in Piravom
Few Syrian Christians migrated from Kadamattom in the middle of 9th century But most of the Syrian Christians migrated from Kuravilangad in the time of Portughese Rule. Around 31 families migrated from Kuravilangad, the middle of 17th century.
The Main Churches of Mannathoor:
1. St.John's Jacobite Syrian Church Nellikunnel
2.St.George Jacobite Syrian Church Mannathoor.
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