Udayamperoor
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| Coordinates | 9°54′50″N 76°21′48″E / 9.91389°N 76.36333°ECoordinates: 9°54′50″N 76°21′48″E / 9.91389°N 76.36333°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Ernakulam |
| Nearest city | thrippunithura |
| Parliamentary constituency | ernakulam |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Udayamperoor is a small town situated in Ernakulam district, Kerala, in India. It is 18 km from Ernakulam, on the Ernakulam - Vaikom road. This place, steeped in history, is a major tourist destination in the district.s.n.d.p.h.s.s is one of the leading educational institution in Udayamperoor. The town is famous for the festivals organized every year in the temples and churches. The utsavam at Nadakkavu Bhagavathy Temple, Ameda Ayilyam Mahotsavam and the festivals in the Synod Church are the most colourful events in the town. Udayamperoor also has a large number of small scale industries in and around. This include plastic moulders like Consolidated Thermoplastics Ltd., Varmatech, Emson etc. and others like Akhila Industries.
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[edit] Places of interest
It has a few major temples and churches that attract pilgrims. There is also a lake which is used both for commercial as well as recreational uses. It also houses Government Ayurveda College, Puthiyakavu the second oldest ayurveda college in public sector in Kerala since 1929 catering to health needs of Ernakulam and neighbouring districts. http://www.ayurvedacollege.org/
An ancient Roman Catholic Church situated here had witnessed one of the famous religious exercises - the Synod of Diamper that had helped unite the Malabar Syrian Christians with the Roman Catholic Church. The church also houses the mortal remains of the last Raja of Villarvattom, who was a Christian convert.
[edit] Temples
- Ameda Temple (Nagaraja)- Situated 2 km from the Vaikom road
- Nadakkavu Bhagavathy Temple
- Perumthrikkovil Siva Temple
- Kadavil Thrikkovil Sreekrishna Temple
- Malekadu Subramania temple
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Upcoming developments Sobha developers is planning to build a lake city at malekadu, off 2 kilometer from Government Ayurvedic college, Puthiyakavu Sobha developers have acquired 'chemikettu' during 2008 and shall start land filling in 2012
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