Peringanadu is a small village in

Pathanamthitta district Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla ...

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 ...

state, India. It is known by the presence of Peringanadu Trichenda Mangalam Mahadeva

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Peringanad is a small village located near

Adoor Adoor (sometimes spelled ''Adur'') is a Municipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division. Etymology Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separ ...

. the village boasts of secular feeling entrenched in its soul. It is expressed through various festivals and celebrations, prominent among them are ulsavam in the month of March–April, the Christian festivals of ''valiya perunnal'' at peringanad valiya pally and St. Gregorios and St. George. The very famous

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

, Peringanad Trichenda Mangalam Mahadeva

is located here. The Temple is famous for its 'Kettu Kazhcha' during the annual

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. ''Kettu Kazhcha'' is the procession of huge chariot(''thaeru'') and

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(''Kaala'') made of wood and cloth by groups belonging to different areas(''kara''). Marthashmooni Orthodox Valiya Pally is called "''poovankunnu pally'' "(Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church), established in 1850 AD, located at Moonnalam-Peringand, is the first church in the name of Marthashmooni ( Marth Shmooni /St. Shmuni), her Seven Children and their teacher Mar Eliazer (St. Eliazer) in India. Perunnal on Makaram 14,15 (Malayalam era). The daughter church St. Gregorious Orthodox Church is also located at this place. Famous Malayalam satirist E.V. Krishna Pillai lived in Peringanad.

Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), known by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director from Kerala. Adoor Bhasi was almost always cast as the man who stands next to the hero. His hilarious actions and role ...

, a famous comedian in Malayalam Cinema, is the son of E.V. Krishna Pillai. Malayalam writer Munshi Paramu Pillai also belongs to Peringanad.

Demographics

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, Peringanadu had a population of 20785 with 9894 males and 10891 females.

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of Thrichennamangalam Mahadeva TempleOfficial website from the Govt. of KeralaOfficial website of Pathanamthitta district
{{Pathanamthitta district Villages in Pathanamthitta district

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