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The Best Attractions In Kuravilangad

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Kuravilangad is an Indian town located in northern Kottayam district of Kerala state. The town is situated in the Meenachil taluk, about 22 km north of the district capital Kottayam and 17 km west of the municipal town Pala. Kuravilangad is the largest town in northern Kottayam district. It includes the entire Kuravilangad panchayath with areas like Kattampack, Kappumthala, Vakkad, Kurianad, Mannakkanad, Elakkad, and Kalathoor. Kuravilangad is known as the Vatican of India and is also known as Kizhakkinte Lourde, Kuravilla Naad, and Kuravilla Angadi due to the presence of the Kuravilangad Church, officially known as the Marth Mariam Forane Church. The ...
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  • 1. St. Mary's Forane Church Kuravilangad
    Marth Mariam Syro-Malabar Church, Kuravilangad is a Marian Pilgrim center of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church located at Kuravilangad in Kottayam district.This church claims to date to 105 AD.The church has an ancient bell with the engraving on Syriac language “Mother of God.” Three majestic bells were brought from Germany in 1911 and is one of the largest bells in Asia. The Kuravilangad church is also known for its Kappalottam or racing ship, a commemoration of the biblical story of Jonah and the whale.
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  • 2. Kerala Backwaters Kerala
    The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both man made and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range. The Kerala Backwaters are a network of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways, and sometimes compared to the American Bayou. In the midst of this landscape there are a number of towns and cities, which serve as the starting and end points of backwater c...
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  • 4. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary Kothamangalam
    The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, covering an area of barely 25 km2, and located about 12 km from Kothamangalam , was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. Salim Ali, one of the best known ornithologist described this sanctuary as the richest bird habitat on peninsular India. Thattekkad literally means flat forest, and the region is an evergreen low-land forest located between the branches of Periyar River, the longest river in Kerala.
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  • 7. Vembanad Lake Kerala
    Vembanad is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. Spanning several districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Vembanadu Lake in Kottayam, Punnamada Lake in Kuttanad and Kochi Lake in Kochi. Several groups of small islands including Vypin, Mulavukad, Vallarpadam, Willingdon Island are located in the Kochi Lake portion. Kochi Port is built around the Willingdon Island and the Vallarpadam island. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is conducted in a portion of the lake. High levels of pollution have been noticed at certain hotspots of the Vembanad backwaters. Government of India has identified the Vembanad wetland under National Wetlands Conservation Programme.
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