Edappally

Edappally
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Edappally Location of Edappally in Kerala and India
Coordinates	9°58′37″N 76°16′12″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Ernakulam
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 682024 • Telephone • +91 (0)484 • Vehicle • KL-7

Edappally is one of Kochi's well developed areas. Its name in English literally translates as 'The City with a Church in the Centre' (Eda=Malayalam for centre; Palli= Malayalam for Church). Pally is still the most popular affix used along with place, plot and family names in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra. The Pali word Pally means a non Hindu/ Brahmanic place of worship. In the ancient times it denoted a Jain or Buddhist shrine. Buddhism guided culture and society in the south for more than a millennium. It was erased from Kerala through the barbaric and coveted Brahmanic invasion that happened from the fifth to eighth centuries under cruel and reckless royal patronage and usurpation with power. The famous church in the centre is St. George's Church which is quite old and is a pilgrimage centre. It is said to be one of the fastest growing areas in the city of Kochi. Edappally was the seating place of the Edapally Rajas, the rulers of this place. Edappally was a Panchayath before getting included in Cochin Corporation. This is a place which comes partly under Thripunithura legislative constituency and partly under Ernakulam constituency.

Transport

The Cochin bypass connects Edappaly with Aroor which is an industrial town which is on south end of the city of Cochin. Bypass Junction in Edappally is the north end of the Cochin bypass which extends up to Aroor. This entire root is evolving into a major business hub with big-time stores and five-star hotels. Outlets of Mercedes, Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki,and many more foreign car companies are situated on the road. The world-famous museum of Kerala History and sculpture is also located in Edappally (outside the city limits). Thrikkakkara temple is only 2 kilometers away from Edappally Toll junction.

Two national highways NH 47 and NH 17 join the Kochi Bypass junction at Edappally. At Edappally, The National Highway 17 begins and continues up to Panvel, Maharashtra, in India. Edapally is also connected by rail, and there is a railway station at Edappally. Edappally Railway Over Bridge is ready for inauguration, and Inauguration will be in January 2012. It makes more convenient journey between Ernakulam Guruvayoor Route. that means in NH 17 (Panavel (Maharashtra) to Edappally (Kochi)._

Entertainment

• Oberon Mall:- Oberon Mall is first of its kind mall in Kerala, located on the NH bye pass road, just a kilometer from the Edapally Junction, Oberon Mall is built over 350,000 square feet (33,000 m²) and the building stands on about 2 acres (8,100 m²) of land. Oberon Mall also have the first Multiplex theatre facility in Kerala State.

• Lulu Cochin Mall:- Lulu Cochin mall is a shopping mall under construction located on bypass junction. It will be built on an area of 2,200,000 square feet (204,000 m2), with total area for mall alone at 1,698,000 square feet (157,700 m2) making it the biggest shopping mall of India.

• Emmanuel Silks:- Inaugurated by Shah Rukh Khan on 4 December 2011. At 5 Lakh square feet area it is the worlds largest textile showroom.

Hospital

One of the best hospitals in Kerala named Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences is situated in Edappally North.

Punarnava Ayurveda Hospital, one of the best Ayurveda Hospital in Kerala is also at Edappally.

Worships

Special mention has to be made about two places of worships of Edapally.

• Edappally Juma Masjid:- More than 1000 years old.

• The Mahaganapathy Temple is one of the most important Ganapathy temples in the state visited by devotees from all over the state. The temple is referred to in the Aithihya Mala of Kottarathil sankunni. Visiting time in the morning is between 5.00 and 7.30 AM. The members of Edappally royal family worship after these hours, since it is their family temple. During the evening time also the temple is kept opened. Ganpathy Homam and Unniyappam are the important offerings. Unniyappam is booked months in advance. Breaking coconut before beginning a project will see that it is completed successfully.^{[citation needed]}

• Perandoor Temple, Thrickovil Sree Krishna Temple, Puthukkalavattam Mahadeva Temple, Punnakkal Bhagavathy Temple, Ponekkara Bhagavathy Temple are important places of worship. Elamakkara Lourdh Matha church is the other noticed worship place, which has a history over 100 years. .

• Edapally Ganapathy Temple

• St. George's Forane Church of Edappally:- The St. George the dragon slayer is the presiding saint. It is under the control of the Syrian Catholic Dioces of Ernakulam. Praying at the shrine on the way on any journey is considered a necessity even by people of other faiths.^{[citation needed]} The offering is simply candles and coins into the bhandaram. A new colossal church is nearing completion.

The famous temple,Edappally NOrth Puthukkulangara Bhagavathi Temple and Puthukulangara Mahavishnu Temple is in Kunnumpuram Junction (Edappally North)

Personalities

• Changampuzha Krishna Pillai
• Edappally Raghavan Pillai
• Balachandran Chullikkad

Changampuzha Smaraka Library and Edappally North Friends' Library are situated in Edappally. Edappally North Friends' Library celebrated Golden Jubilee in 2007 January. Education and Career Guidance Reference Library started as part of its golden jubilee celebration.

Edappally is now famous for Changampuzha Samskarika Kendram,[1] which organizes various cultural and academic programmes, which include Kathakali, dramas, music, children's programmes, Akshara slokas, various cultural meetings, discussions, etc. A Senior Citizens' Forum is well functioning attached to this Kendram. All these functions are organized at Changampuzha Park, wherein the Office of the Kendram exists.

Another famous institution at Edappally is Changampuzha Smaraka Grandhasala, a library established in 1950 as a memorial to the famous Malayalam poet Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, who is the famous son of Edappally (Changampuzha's tomb is situated here, which attracts several lovers of Malayalam language). This library is an outstanding one with a collection of about thirty thousand titles and a reference section (approved as the Kanayannur Taluk Reference Library). This has an Art wing offering training in various types of dance items, music (vocal and instrumental), painting and drawing, etc. About six hundred students undergo training in these. Friends' Library and Reading Room is also an attraction to Edapplly, whch is situated in Edappally North. It established in 1956. It is very near to Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School (Kunnumpuram School), Edappally North. Famous poet Edappally Raghavan Pillai is studied in primary class in this school. Beside that there is also the M N F Gallery of Paintings and Sculptures.

Education

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Govt. Vocational and Higher Secondary School-Edappally North, Govt. higher secondary School Edappally, St. George, St. Pius Schools are the main educational institutions of Edappally.

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