Ayyapan temple

Ayyapan temple is a temple in Chengannur, Alleppey, Kerala. Ayyapan temple is situated nearby to Ganapathy temple, as well as near the Hindu temple Nagar.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chengannur railway station and Thrichittatt Maha Vishnu Temple.

Chengannur railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jay, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chengannur railway station is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is located in Chengannur town of Kerala. Chengannur railway station is situated 1¼ km southwest of Ayyapan temple.

Thrichittatt Maha Vishnu Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Thrichittatt Mahavishnu Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located in Chengannur, Alappuzha District, Kerala, South India. Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, by Nammalvar, one of the Sri Vaishnava saint-poets of the 8th century called the Alvars. Thrichittatt Maha Vishnu Temple is situated 1½ km west of Ayyapan temple.

Old Syrian Church

Church

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Pazhaya Suriyani Pally a.k.a. Old Syrian Church, Chengannur is an ancient Syrian Christian church of Kerala. It is governed by a joint commission of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. Old Syrian Church is situated 1½ km west of Ayyapan temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chengannur and Puthencavu.

Chengannur

Town

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Chengannur is a municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located 43 km south east of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about 115 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

Puthencavu

Village

Puthencavu is a village in Alappuzha District of Kerala, India, located 2 km east of Chengannur along the southern bank of the river Pamba. The village is around 2 km from Arattupuzha, and can be easily accessed from Chengannur and Arattupuzha.