Kurattikkadu is the main part of
Mannar town situated in
Alappuzha district in Kerala, India. It is situated on the banks of the
Pampa River
The Pamba River (also called Pampa River) is the longest river in the Indian state of Kerala after Periyar and Bharathappuzha, and the longest river in the erstwhile former princely state of Travancore. Sabarimala temple dedicated to Lord Ayyapp ...
. Many institutions like Mannar Panchayath Office, Mannar Village Office, Mannar Panchayath Library, National Granthasala, and Village Extension Office are situated in Kurattikkadu.
Mannar is situated at only 10 km from
Chengannur,
Thiruvalla
Thiruvalla, alternately spelled Tiruvalla, is a town in Kerala and the Headquarters of the Taluk of the same name located in Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of . It lies on the banks of ...
,
Haripad
Haripad is a Municipality in '' Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha District, Kerala, India located between Alappuzha and Kollam on the National Highway 66. Haripad is bordered on the east by Pallippad, Veeyapuram and Karuvatta to the nort ...
and
Mavelikara
Mavelikkara is a taluk and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Located in the southern part of the district on the banks of the Achankovil River.
Etymology
The name Mavelikara ...
. Mannar is connected via 4 railway stations (Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Harippad and Mavelikara) at a distance of 10 km each on four sides.
Bronze industry
The place is well known for its flourishing bronze industry. Kurattikkadu is known for vessels, lamps, bells and other objects made out of brass, bronze and other metals. There are hundreds of traditional 'ALA'S' in Kurattikkadu. Also there are many small scale manufacturing establishments engaged in this business, employing traditional workers. Craftmen from this town created a lot of world classic products like ''Worlds biggest Varpu'' displayed at Delhi Museum,'' Worlds biggest Church Lamp'' at Kuravilangad Church, ''Worlds biggest Temple Lamp'' of Chettikulangara Devi Temple,'' Worlds biggest Temple Bell'' at Simla Temple, ''Worlds biggest Church Bell'' at Cathedral Church New Delhi and Replica of the famous "Tree of life and Knowledge" lamp are few among them. Mannar boasts the reputation of being second destination in India for these metal products, second only to market leader manufacturing city
Moradabad
Moradabad () is a city, commissionary and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Delhi and 344 ...
.
Religion
Pattambalam Devi Temple,
Pattambalam, Thevarikkal Mahadeva Kshethram, and
Mutharamman Kovil are some of the important religious places in Kurattikkadu. The Anpoli, conducted as part of festival in various temples in
Mannar is a very attractive and unique one. Among the Anpoli festivals Anpoli Areeppara Mahothsavam of
Pattambalam Devi Kshethram is the most famous one, attracting thousands of devotees on 24th of Medam (7 May). Here both
Bhuvaneswari
Bhuvaneshvari (Sanskrit: भुवनेश्वरी, IAST: ''Bhuvaneśvarī'') is a Hindu goddess. She is the fourth amongst the ten Mahavidya goddesses in Shaktism, and one of the highest aspects of ''Mahadevi''. She is identified as Adi Par ...
and
Bhadra
''Bhadra''Feminine: sa, भद्रा, Bhadrā is a Sanskrit word meaning 'good', 'fortune' or 'auspicious'. It is also the name of many men, women and objects in Hindu mythology.
Male Figures King of Chedi
Bhadra was a king of Chedi Kingdom ...
are worshipped with equal importance. The festival at
Pattambalam starts on Medam 10th (23 April) and ends on Medam 25th (8 May). The festival includes several rituals like ''AttilChattam, Changayilottam, Vithideel'' are not found anywhere else in the world. Among these ''AttilChattam'' attracts Muslim devotees, also. To know more about visi
pattambalamand click on legends. Here the Goddess Bhuvaneswari is also called as ''Valiya Amma'' which means ''Great Mother''.
Education
The place also has well known educational institutions like
Sree Bhuvaneswari Higher Secondary School managed by Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi Temple.
See also
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Mannar
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Alappuzha
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Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
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India
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Pattambalam
External links
Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi TempleSree Bhuvaneswari Higher Secondary School
References
{{Alappuzha district
Villages in Alappuzha district