Mannar, Alappuzha

Mannar, Alappuzha Mannar, Alappuzha
village

For other uses, see Mannar.

Mannar is a small town mid way between Mavelikara and Tiruvalla, in Alappuzha District of Kerala state, India. It is situated on the banks of the Pamba River.

The place is well known for its Bronze industry. Mannar is very famous for Vessels, Lamps, Bells etc. made out of Brass, Bronze and other metals. There are hundreds of traditional 'ALA'S' in Mannar. Also there are many small scale manufacturing establishments engaged in this, employing traditional workers. Parumala church, Panayannar kavu temple, Trikkuratty Mahadevar Temple, Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi Templepattambalam, and Kunnathoor Devi Temple, are some of the important religious places in and around mannar. Panayannarkavu temple is said to be thousands of year old. The annual festival conducted at Paumala church attracts tens of thousands of devotees. It is believed that trikkuratty temple is built by Bhootangal of Lord Paramasiva. The 'Anpoli' conducted as part of festival in various temples is a very attractive and unique one.

The place also has a few well known educational institutions like Dewaswom Board Pamba college, Dewaswom Board school, Nair Samajam school,Sree Bhuvaneswari Higher Secondary School and Good Shepherd school.

Mannar is bordering Pathanamthitta District. The towns of Chengannur, Thiruvalla and Mavelikara are situated almost 10 km from Mannar. Mannar is famous for its flourishing Brass industry. The place meets the lion's share of brass demand in Kerala in the form of brass lamps, vessels, statues and other utensils.

Mannar has an array of educational institutions. Colleges - Dewaswom Board (DB) Pampa College where graduate and post graduate courses for arts and science subjects are available. Schools - DB higher secondary school, Nair samajam higher secondary school, Sree Bhuvaneswari Higher Secondary School, Good shepherd school are some.
Some famous pilgrimage centres of the state like the Parumala church, panayannarkavu temple and Thrikkuratti temple,Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi Templepattambalam draw a large number of people yearly to the place.

There is only 10 km from Chengannur, Thiruvalla, haripad and Mavelikara. Mannar is connected via 3 railway stations (Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Mavelikara) at a distance of 10 km each on three sides.

See also

• Pathanamthitta
• Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi Temple
• pattambalam
• Sree Bhuvaneswari Higher Secondary School

Other Links

• THE SAINT OF PARUMALA

There is a municipal bus station recently built near store junction which is a hot spot business centre of Mannar.