Kanimangalam is a suburb of

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

in the Thrissur district of the state of

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. It is about 4 km away from

. The main center of Kanimangalam is Valiyalukkal, where the Valiyalukkal Bagavathy Temple is situated. It is on the route between Thrissur and

Kodungallur Kodungallur (; also Cranganore, Portuguese: Cranganor; formerly known as Mahodayapuram, Shingly, Vanchi, Muchiri, Muyirikkode, and Muziris) is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Th ...

.Kanimangalam Sastha Temple is the participant of the famous Thrissur Pooram. Kanimangalam Sastha is the first Pooram entering the Vadakkunnathan Temple and the protector of all goddesses who take part in Thrissur Pooram. Kanimangalam is Ward 34 of Thrissur Municipal Corporation.

Temples

Kanimangalam has a

Sastha temple Shasta ( IAST Śāstā) is a Hindu deity of Dravidian origin, usually associated with Shiva and Vishnu. In Hindu mythology, Shasta is considered to be another name of Ayyappan, described as the offspring of Shiva and Mohini. His principal ...

, which is about 0.5 km from Valiyalukkal. There is a Shiva temple near to this Sastha temple, which is about 100 m away.

Geography

Kanimangalam is blessed by the god by making kole land in boundaries it is a natural drain the water in monsoon season

Worship Places

* Sri Valiyalukkal Bhagavathy Temple * Kanimangalam Sastha Temple * Kanimangalam Siva Temple * Karamukku/Pookattikkara Temple * Mullakkal Bhagavathy temple * Vattappinni Bhagavathy temple * St Therssa's Church

References

Cities and towns in Thrissur district Suburbs of Thrissur city {{Thrissur-geo-stub