Yendayar
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Yendayar is a village in Kottayam district
, Kerala
, India
that is totally surrounded by hills. According to local tradition, Mr. J.J. Murphy (known as JJ to his friends and Murphy Sayippu to the people) named the place, which was to be his home until death in 1957, after his mother and the local river. Yendayar is a combination of ‘yen’ (my) ‘thai’ (mother) and ‘ar’ (river). Murphy had come 103 years ago to the place which was a thick forest and had no name or people then. He had traveled a long way to reach there. There he established India’s first successful rubber plantation. He brought workers from near and far – Kerala, Tamil Nadu
and Karnataka
.
Yendayar is situated in the eastern border of Kottayam District, 65 km from Kottayam, and around 11 km away from Mundakayam on the NH 220 (Kottayam
-Kumily
Road). All the buses to Elamkadu
,Mukkulam & Vadakkemala are passes thru Yendayar. Mundakayam
, Koottickal
and Elamkadu
are the nearest towns The Nearest Railway Station is Kottayam
and airport is Nedumbassery
.
The architecture of building is very beautiful and that gives a touching look to this Masjid. There ar more than 200 Muslim families residing in this small village. People of different religion and cast lives here with amity, love and Co-operation. It is the gracefulness of this beautiful village.
There is another place named "Kolahalamadu" which is a famous calm and quiet place and famous for pilgrimage, coming under the Administrative Committee of Badariyya Jum'a Masjid. It is believed that a Specially person (Valiyy) SHAIKH FAREEDUDHEEN (R) reached here and selected this place for his lonely prayer. Recently "Kolahalamadu" got a place in the tourist area and thus Kolahalamadu is now developing.
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....
, 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...
that is totally surrounded by hills. According to local tradition, Mr. J.J. Murphy (known as JJ to his friends and Murphy Sayippu to the people) named the place, which was to be his home until death in 1957, after his mother and the local river. Yendayar is a combination of ‘yen’ (my) ‘thai’ (mother) and ‘ar’ (river). Murphy had come 103 years ago to the place which was a thick forest and had no name or people then. He had traveled a long way to reach there. There he established India’s first successful rubber plantation. He brought workers from near and far – Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
and Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
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Yendayar is situated in the eastern border of Kottayam District, 65 km from Kottayam, and around 11 km away from Mundakayam on the NH 220 (Kottayam
Kottayam
Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...
-Kumily
Kumily
Kumily is a town in the Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and the Periyar Tiger Reserve, in the Idukki District of Kerala State in South India. It is a major tourist destination and a spices trading center....
Road). All the buses to Elamkadu
Elamkadu
Elamkadu is a village in Kottayam, Kerala, India.The nearest city is Mundakayam which lies 14 km to the south of Elamkadu. The closest transport links are the railway station in Kottayam and the airport in Kochin....
,Mukkulam & Vadakkemala are passes thru Yendayar. Mundakayam
Mundakayam
Mundakayam is a small town in Kottayam District of Kerala state, South India. It is the gateway to the high ranges of Kerala, and is at the border of Kottayam and Idukki districts. It is here that the high ranges of south Kerala start. It is one of the most developed towns in Kerala, with rubber...
, Koottickal
Koottickal
Koottickal is a village at the base of Western Ghats mountain ranges in Kottayam District, Kerala. It is above sea level and is situated 0n the eastern border of Kottayam District, 60 km from Kottayam, and around 6 km away from Mundakayam on the NH 220 . There are streams and waterfalls...
and Elamkadu
Elamkadu
Elamkadu is a village in Kottayam, Kerala, India.The nearest city is Mundakayam which lies 14 km to the south of Elamkadu. The closest transport links are the railway station in Kottayam and the airport in Kochin....
are the nearest towns The Nearest Railway Station is Kottayam
Kottayam
Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...
and airport is Nedumbassery
Nedumbassery
Nedumbassery is a suburb of the city of Kochi situated north of the city and from Thrissur in Kerala, India. The town lies between the two municipalities of Aluva and Angamaly in the Greater Cochin region. It has a population of 28,607 as on 2001, with a sex-ratio of 1012 females to 1000 males...
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Chelliyammal Kovil
This Famous Temple is located in Yendayar Town , Its a common temple, Chelliyammal Devaswam is covil's administration.Badriyya Jum'a Masjid
This Masjid is situated in the central part of the beautiful village Yendayar. This is established in 1965. Due to the increase in the number of members, old and small building of Masjid is recunstructed. Reconstruction started in 21 August 1995 and completed By 30 August 1997. The inauguration of the new Masjid Building is done By Sayyad IBRAHEEMUL KHALEEL AL BUKHARI.The architecture of building is very beautiful and that gives a touching look to this Masjid. There ar more than 200 Muslim families residing in this small village. People of different religion and cast lives here with amity, love and Co-operation. It is the gracefulness of this beautiful village.
There is another place named "Kolahalamadu" which is a famous calm and quiet place and famous for pilgrimage, coming under the Administrative Committee of Badariyya Jum'a Masjid. It is believed that a Specially person (Valiyy) SHAIKH FAREEDUDHEEN (R) reached here and selected this place for his lonely prayer. Recently "Kolahalamadu" got a place in the tourist area and thus Kolahalamadu is now developing.