Parumala
Parumala is a small village and island on the Pampa River in Thiruvalla Taluk, Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. It is a part of Thiruvalla sub-district & Thiruvalla constituency.
Parumala Church | |
|---|---|
Village | |
St. Peter's and St. Paul's Indian Orthodox Church (Parumala Church) | |
Parumala Church Parumala, Pathanamthitta, Kerala | |
| Coordinates: 9°19′49.4″N 76°32′30.5″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Elevation | 32.74 m (107.41 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 689626 (Parumala Post Office) |
| Telephone code | +91479******* (Mannar telephone exchange) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-27 (Thiruvalla Sub RTO) |
| Nearest city | Thiruvalla |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pathanamthitta |
| Feast day | 2 November |
| Patron saint | Saint Gregorios of Parumala |
Parumala is the site of the Tomb of St. Gregorios (Parumala Thirumeni) of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and an annual feast, Ormapperunnal, is held at the Parumala Church on the first and second of November. There is a hindu temple viz., Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple in Parumala. The nearest town with a railway station is Tiruvalla, 11 kilometres away. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International airport, 124 kilometres away.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.