Maramon is a small town on the

Pampa River The Pamba River (also called Pampa River) is the longest river in the Indian state of Kerala after Periyar (river), Periyar and Bharathappuzha, and the longest river in the erstwhile former princely state of Travancore. Sabarimala temple dedicat ...

, in Thiruvalla Sub-District & Taluk opposite to

Kozhencherry Kozhencherry ( ml, കോഴഞ്ചേരി) is a census town in Pathanamthitta district of Central Travancore region (South Central Kerala) in Kerala state, India. census, the population was 433,357 people in 92,825 households. History Kozh ...

in the state of

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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. It is 16 km from the Thiruvalla Town headquarters, the town of

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 ...

Maramon Convention

Maramon is famous because of the

Maramon Convention The Maramon Convention, a Christian convention in Asia, is held at Maramon, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India annually in February on the vast sand-bed of the Pampa River next to the Kozhencherry Bridge. It is organised by Mar Thoma Evangelistic A ...

, the largest Christian gathering in Asia. Maramon is said to be the birthplace of

Mar Thoma Syrian Church The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, often shortened to Mar Thoma Church, and known also as the Reformed Syrian ChurchS. N. Sadasivan. A Social History of India'. APH Publishing; 2000. . p. 442. and the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar ...

Villages

The following villages form a part of Maramon:- #Nedumprayar #Chettimukku #Chalaikara #Thottapuzhassery. #Kurianoor #Mosco padi Maramon

Transport

The T. K. Road (

- -

Kumbazha Kumbazha is a main junction in the Pathanmthitta Municipality Pathanamthitta City Suburbs, located in Kerala state, India. The Achenkovil river flows through Kumbazha. The Thiruvalla - Kumbazha (SH-7) road, also known as the T.K road, ends at ...

Road/SH-07) connects the town to other major towns. The nearest railway station is

(15 km). The nearest airports are

Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport is an International airport serving the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of the city centre, Cochin International Airport is first of its kind which is develo ...

and

Trivandrum International Airport Thiruvananthapuram International Airport , is an international airport which serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and fifth international airport of In ...

Christian Cultural Center

The town Maramon is generally recognized as center of

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

culture and influence in India. Among the churches in Maramon include the Maramon Marthoma Church, St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church (also known as Maramon Marthamariam Pazhaya Suriyani Palli),India Pentecostal Church of God, St. Joseph Catholic Church, and a few others. Maramon is also famous as the birthplace of ''Palakkunnathu''

Abraham Malpan Palakunnathu Abraham Malpan (പാലകുന്നത്ത് അബ്രഹാം മൽപ്പാൻ), (30 May 1796 – 9 September 1845) was an Indian cleric and theologian known for the Reformation movement within the Malankara ...

(Malpan means

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), leader of the reformation in the Syrian Church of Malankara in the 19th century. The Mar Thoma Sabha is headed by Most Rev. Philipose Mar Chrysostom Marthoma Metropolitan and Most Rev. Joseph Marthoma Metropolitan. Maramon is not only renowned for Christian congregation, but also for banks of the river Pamba, and witnessing the Aranmula Snake Boat race. Moreover Maramon is famous for Hindus and Christian congregations like Jacobite, Catholic, Pentecostal etc.

References

Villages in Pathanamthitta district Villages in Thiruvalla taluk {{Pathanamthitta-geo-stub

Maramon Convention

Villages

Transport

Christian Cultural Center

See also

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