Thiruvanvandoor
Thiruvanvandoor | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Thiruvan Gosalakri | |
| Coordinates: 9°20′35.56″N 76°34′43.47″E / 9.3432111°N 76.5787417°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Chengannur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.01 sq mi (10.39 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 13,831 |
| • Density | 3,447.7/sq mi (1,331.18/km2) |
| (2011 Not Released) | |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| Post code | 689109 |
| Area code(s) | 0479 |
| Vehicle Code | (KL-30) |
| Website | alappuzha |
Thiruvanvandoor (pronounced [ðeːruʋan̪-ʋaɳɖuːr]) is a village in Chengannur Taluk in Alappuzha district, in Kerala, India.[1]
Region[]
The village of Thiruvanvandoor is connected with Main Central Road at two junctions on the road. One is at Kallissery and other is at Pravin coodu. Kallissery is the major town in Thiruvanvandoor.
Religion[]
Hinduism[]
Thiruvanvandoor lies near Pandanad, Kerala which is believed to be founded by the Pandavas during their exile period. The region of Pandanad and neighboring villages have many Hindu temples that bear historic and architectural value. A popular temples in the Thiruvanvandoor region are Thiruvanvandoor Mahashetram and Sree Gosalakrishna Temple.
Thiruvanvandoor Mahashetram & Sree Gosalakrishna Temple[]
sree gosalakrishna temple is the famous temple nearer to the ancient temple Thiruvanvandoor Mahashetram build by pandava (nakula),these two temples are in the same compound, nakula workshipped lord vishnu at the time of vanavasam . gosalakrishna temple was built in modern day(around 50 years) by the devotees of different kara(villages) A major event is the annual festival where Temple Elephants are used.[2] The temple is open from 4 am to 11:00 am and 5 pm to 8 pm and is administered by Travancore Devaswom Board of the Government of Kerala.Every year on 19 May ,we will conduct Gajamela (on the last day) of our temple festival.
Demographics[]
As of 2001 India census, Thiruvanvandoor had a population of 13831 with 6618 males and 7213 females.[1]
Contact[]
9447819506
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alapuzha Taluk Census Archived 25 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, alappuzha.gov.in Census 2001.
- ^ Sree Gosalakrishna Temple Festival, The Hindu, Pathanamthitta,19 May 2010.
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