Ezhamkulam is a village in Adoor Thaluk of

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 ...

in the state of

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. It is located about 5 km from central

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 "sep ...

Culture

Ezhamkulam is known for the ancient Ezhamkulam

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. It is famous for Garudan Thookkam, vazhipadu thookkam and Kettukazhcha that take place as a part of the annual Kumbha Bharani

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Demographics

At the 2001 India

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, Ezhamkulam had a population of 18,884 with 9,017 males and 9,867 females.

References

External links

Ezhamkulam TempleOfficial website from the Govt. of KeralaOfficial website of Pathanamthitta district
Villages in Pathanamthitta district {{Pathanamthitta-geo-stub

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