Marangattupilly
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Marangattupally is a small village and headquarters of Marangattupally Grama Panchayat(Ph: 04822-251037) in Kottayam district
, Kerala
http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=9.7427743&lon=76.6112119&z=18&l=0&m=b&v=1. Most of its people are either farmers or engaged in small-scale business. K. R. Narayanan
, the tenth President of India
, was born and grew up in the neighboring village of Uzhavoor
. K M Mani, former minister was also born and brought up in this village.
. Marangattupilly also have its share in freedom fighting, with David MahaPilla, M. M. Kurian Mattathumanal, A.N. Sankaran Nair Anthanattu, P. R. Achuthan Edappattupadavil, T John Pulikkiyil, Gopalan Nair who were active in the State Congress.
It is a trading center of natural rubber and majority of people are engaged in rubber cultivation. The majority of the population belongs to Catholic community. St. Francis Assisi Church in Marangattupilly is a famous church and belongs to Pala diocese. This village has a health center, a police station, a veterinary center, Lions Club and High School- St. Thomas H.S.http://schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF., one cooperative bank (Marangattupally Service CoOperative Bank), and a branch of State Bank of Travancore(SBT), a telephone exchange, electrity board office, a petrol/diesel pump and few shops and a market. It belongs to Kaduthuruthy
legislative constituency and Kottayam LS constituency.
This is a village which maintains peace and harmony among the people living here. The majority of the families in this village are middle class, mostly farmers, but in the recent times as agriculture has lost its value, a lot of people are going abroad, and this is one of the main reasons for the upliftment of this village.
St. Thomas High School
Established in 1951, under Pala corporate educational agency the educational arm of Pala diocis. This is an aided (government-funded) high school, with classes from 5th to 10th, and 325 students.
It is a very rare gandharva temple as the ‘Prathishta’(Presiding deity) in the main ‘sreekovil ‘ (sanctum sanctorum ) is ‘Gandharva with Yakshi on his laps’.It is a very special feature of the temple and no other Gandharva temple have this .
Besides the presiding deity there are sub-deities such as ‘Bhagavathi’ facing west,and “sastha’ Rakshas’ and ‘Guru’ facing east.
The century’s old temple is believed to be built by the then local Nair lords of Pallattu family.The temple and its properties are preserved and maintained by four families of the ancient Pallattu family.A committee of devotees are also present and this committee looks after the day –to-day activities of the temple.
Usually the temple is opened for poojas in two days in a month(Malayalam era) ie, the star day “Thiruvonam’ forThiruvona pooja and the end of every Malayalam month for ‘Samkranthi pooja’.
The ‘Samkranthi pooja’ has a very special significance as it is believed that a woman continuously attend and worship 12 samkranthi poojas she can get through the obstacles in getting married. Attending samkranthi pooja also helps to remove ‘Sani dosha’,’Sathru Dosha’ and the obstacles in education.
The main poojas besides the usual poojas are:-
A ‘Sarpa kavu’ is also there near the premise of the temple.’Sarpa pooja’ is also performed in an auspicious occasion in between the Vishu Utsav and ‘Pathamudayam’. Devotees can offer poojas in this time to remove ‘Sarpa Dosha
Visit:www.gandarvaswamytemple.com
, is the first Indian space tourist and the host of Sancharam also belongs to this village.
and Kuravilangad
, and nearest villages are Kadaplamattom
mannackanad, kurichithanam
and Andoor
.
Kottayam district
Kottayam is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The district has its headquarters at Kottayam town, located at 9.36° N and 76.17° E. According to the 1991 census, it is the first district to achieve highest literacy rate in the whole of India...
, 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....
http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=9.7427743&lon=76.6112119&z=18&l=0&m=b&v=1. Most of its people are either farmers or engaged in small-scale business. K. R. Narayanan
K. R. Narayanan
Kocheril Raman Narayanan , also known as K. R. Narayanan, was the tenth President of India. He was the first Dalit, and the first Malayali, to have been President....
, the tenth President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
, was born and grew up in the neighboring village of Uzhavoor
Uzhavoor
Uzhavoor is a small village in Kottayam district, Kerala in India. Most of its residents are either farmers or engaged in small-scale business. The tenth President of India, K. R...
. K M Mani, former minister was also born and brought up in this village.
History
Marangattupilly have a history of 1000 years, initially under the kingdom of Vadakkancoor. In Malayalam year 925, when the King [Marthanda Varma] defeated vadakkancoor Marangattupilly become part of Kingdom of TravancoreTravancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
. Marangattupilly also have its share in freedom fighting, with David MahaPilla, M. M. Kurian Mattathumanal, A.N. Sankaran Nair Anthanattu, P. R. Achuthan Edappattupadavil, T John Pulikkiyil, Gopalan Nair who were active in the State Congress.
Etymology
Marangattupilly stands for the "region of tress and forest"It is a trading center of natural rubber and majority of people are engaged in rubber cultivation. The majority of the population belongs to Catholic community. St. Francis Assisi Church in Marangattupilly is a famous church and belongs to Pala diocese. This village has a health center, a police station, a veterinary center, Lions Club and High School- St. Thomas H.S.http://schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF., one cooperative bank (Marangattupally Service CoOperative Bank), and a branch of State Bank of Travancore(SBT), a telephone exchange, electrity board office, a petrol/diesel pump and few shops and a market. It belongs to Kaduthuruthy
Kaduthuruthy
Kaduthuruthy is a small town in Kottayam District, Kerala, South India.- Geography :Kaduturuthy is located at . It has an average elevation of...
legislative constituency and Kottayam LS constituency.
Marangattupilly GramaPanchayat
Marangattupilly Gramapanchayath in Meenachil Thaluk, consists of Kurichithanam , Elackad (Part), Monipally(Part) revenue villages, with a Population of 21219 http://marangattupillynews.blogspot.com/ and area of 37.58 square kilometres (14.5 sq mi) divided into 14 wards http://lsgkerala.in/marangattupillypanchayat/general-information/map/. Established on 1953, this was initially called Elakkad Panchayath.This is a village which maintains peace and harmony among the people living here. The majority of the families in this village are middle class, mostly farmers, but in the recent times as agriculture has lost its value, a lot of people are going abroad, and this is one of the main reasons for the upliftment of this village.
Wards
- 1.Kurianad
- 2.Poovathunkal
- 3.KurichithanamKurichithanamKurichithanam is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.. Late. K. R. Narayanan former President of India born in this village.-Demographics:...
- 4.Nellithanathumala
- 5.Irumugham
- 6.PalackattumalaPalackattumalaPalackattumala is a village in Kottayam District of Kerala, India with a population 1500. An oblong tableland located on a small rolling hill, north of illickal junction in ] - Vaikom] road...
- 7.AndoorAndoorAndoor is a village in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. The village is located approximately 9 km north-west of Palai on the road towards Kuravilangad....
- 8.Marangattupilly
- 9.Paikkad
- 10.Mannackanadu
- 11.Valiyapara
- 12.CheruvallyCheruvallyCheruvally is a Village in Kottayam district of kerala.It is in Kanjirappally taluk. Although Cheruvally is vast and covers a large area. Name of the place is derived from the myth related to cheruvally temple.Its developing to a small town now.-History:...
- 13.Mannakkanad
- 14.Pavackal
St. Francis Church
Officiated on 1828, St. Francis church is now under Pala diocese. This fairly big parish have 653 families and 4320 parishners http://www.palaidiocese.com/Parishes2010.pdf.Cheradi Bhagavathi Temple
Cheradi Kavu is one of the important Hindu worship place in Marangattupilly, manages by Travancore Devaswom Board. Durga is the main Idol in this Devi Temple. Meena Pooram is the annual festival. Kumbhakudam, Kalam Karikkal, Para Eduppu, Pooram Idi etc. are the main "Vazhipadu". Deeparadhana with Thiruvaabharana Chaarthu is another speciality on the festival day.Andoor Mahadeva Temple
Sri Mahadeva Temple is also another Hindu worship place situated in Andoor, Kozhikombu.St. Thomas High School
Established in 1951, under Pala corporate educational agency the educational arm of Pala diocis. This is an aided (government-funded) high school, with classes from 5th to 10th, and 325 students.
ANDOOR SREE GANDHARVA SWAMI TEMPLE
The temple is situated in Andoor kara in Maramgattupilly panchayath of Kottayam district. It is 200 meters south of’ Illickal Thazhe’ stop in Pala – Vaikom route.It is a very rare gandharva temple as the ‘Prathishta’(Presiding deity) in the main ‘sreekovil ‘ (sanctum sanctorum ) is ‘Gandharva with Yakshi on his laps’.It is a very special feature of the temple and no other Gandharva temple have this .
Besides the presiding deity there are sub-deities such as ‘Bhagavathi’ facing west,and “sastha’ Rakshas’ and ‘Guru’ facing east.
The century’s old temple is believed to be built by the then local Nair lords of Pallattu family.The temple and its properties are preserved and maintained by four families of the ancient Pallattu family.A committee of devotees are also present and this committee looks after the day –to-day activities of the temple.
Usually the temple is opened for poojas in two days in a month(Malayalam era) ie, the star day “Thiruvonam’ forThiruvona pooja and the end of every Malayalam month for ‘Samkranthi pooja’.
The ‘Samkranthi pooja’ has a very special significance as it is believed that a woman continuously attend and worship 12 samkranthi poojas she can get through the obstacles in getting married. Attending samkranthi pooja also helps to remove ‘Sani dosha’,’Sathru Dosha’ and the obstacles in education.
The main poojas besides the usual poojas are:-
- ‘Ashtami Rohini’ in the month of Chingam
- Four days of poojas in connection with the ‘Navarathri’ in the month of “kanni’
- Mandala pooja ‘ begins in the month of ‘Vrichikam’1
- 5 days of pooja and rituals such as ‘Kalamezhuth’ and Gandharvan pattu’in connection with the ‘Vishu utsav’
- Prathishta Dinam’ in the 6th of”Medam”
- Ramayana masa poojas in the month of ‘Karkkidakom’.
A ‘Sarpa kavu’ is also there near the premise of the temple.’Sarpa pooja’ is also performed in an auspicious occasion in between the Vishu Utsav and ‘Pathamudayam’. Devotees can offer poojas in this time to remove ‘Sarpa Dosha
Visit:www.gandarvaswamytemple.com
Labour India
The head office of Labour India Publications, with an educational research and development center and publishing company, and its Gurukulam public school are operating from this small village. The managing director of Labour India Santhosh George KulangaraSanthosh George Kulangara
Santhosh George Kulangara is the first possible future Indian space tourist and has been confirmed along with 37 others for space-tour operator Virgin Galactic’s 2009 spaceflight.-Background:...
, is the first Indian space tourist and the host of Sancharam also belongs to this village.
Police Station Marangattupilly
Situated near Kurichithanam Junction (Marangattupilly Vadakke Kavala)http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=9.74768&lon=76.60938&zoom=17&layers=M.Nearest towns
The nearest towns to Marangattupilly are UzhavoorUzhavoor
Uzhavoor is a small village in Kottayam district, Kerala in India. Most of its residents are either farmers or engaged in small-scale business. The tenth President of India, K. R...
and Kuravilangad
Kuravilangad
Kuravilangad is a town located in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. The town is situated in the Meenachil Taluk, about 22 km north of Kottayam, and is located near the town of Ettumanoor and places like Kalathoor, Kalikave, Vempally, Marangattupally, Kurianad, Monippally, Vakkadu...
, and nearest villages are Kadaplamattom
Kadaplamattom
Kadaplamattom is a small village near Palai, Kottayam District, Kerala, India. It is a largely agrarian community, with most of the population having agricultural roles within it. The main crops produced are rubber, coconut, plantain, pepper, and ginger....
mannackanad, kurichithanam
Kurichithanam
Kurichithanam is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.. Late. K. R. Narayanan former President of India born in this village.-Demographics:...
and Andoor
Andoor
Andoor is a village in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. The village is located approximately 9 km north-west of Palai on the road towards Kuravilangad....
.