Thirumarayoor

Thirumarayoor is a small village situated around 5 km from Piravom in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. A sub-post office of Arakunnam (PIN-682313) and a co-operative bank are the only public firms operating here. The main income of people in Thirumarayoor is from agriculture. Rubber, rice and coconut are the main agricultural products.

The name "Thirumarayoor" originated from an event linked with the epic of "Ramayana". Seetha was attracted by a golden deer, which was originally the Marreecha who disguised as a deer, as part of the plot of Ravana to keep Rama away and steal Seetha. While Rama was chasing the deer, it disappeared at this place. The word in Malayalam for "disappear" is "marayuka". "Thiru" is indicating something related to God and "ooru" is the place. Thus the name Thiru-mara-ooru (Thirumarayoor) was originated.This village consists of a bank,an agricultural society,too many paddy fields,fishing spots etc.:

The famous digital studio named "Ragasudha" owned by famous telefilm director & lyricist Sri Suresh Thirumarayoor is in this village.He is assisted by his son Sri Maanas K Suresh. Sri Kumaran, father of Mr Suresh, is a famous writer and thinker of the area who rose to the limelight through the ASIANET NEWS.He has written poems and short stories and is a political analyst.

Babu thirumarayoor is a famous cine actor and singer of the village. He has acted in various films and TV serials.

The village is 35 km from Kochi. Nearby places are Veliyanad and Thottoor.

Places of Interest

• Ramaswamy temple. It is a beautifully sculptured ancient and one of few Rama temples in Kerala. It is situated in a tiny land surrounded by paddy field.

Balakrishnan ( Balettan)owns the beautiful fish ponds on the west of Rama's temple. People from all walks gather near the ponds in the evening to enjoy the breeze and beautiful nature around it. ( Banks of the rice fields at Thottor side, lush green Thuruthuala and veliyanad) Balettan have been putting lot of energy and money to keep the ponds as beautiful and accessible as possible. It is going to be a great place for nature lovers once the farm is completed and beautified.

* Kadavathanical Ramanan is the Secretaery of Padasekhara Samity which supports the rice farmers. He is also a social worker.

External links

[*http://vaikhari.org/thirumarayoor.html Thirumarayoor Sree Rama SWamy Temple]

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