Christian College, Chengannur (CCC) is a government-aided college for higher education located at Angadickal Chengannur, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It was established in 1964 by Rt. Rev. Dr. Mathews Mar Athanasius Episcopa. The college is owned and operated by Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church and affiliated with Kerala University. The NAAC Accredited B++ Grade College has 9 departments offering various graduate and post-graduate courses.
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St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Puthencavu is one of the important churches in South India, located at a village named Puthencavu, Alappuzha district in Kerala state of India. The church is one of the oldest Christian churches in the Central Travancore region of Kerala.
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The College of Engineering Chengannur commonly known as CEC, is an engineering institute in the state of Kerala, India, that was established by the Government of Kerala under the aegis of the Institute of Human Resources Development in 1993. The college is located in Chengannur, Alappuzha. The college is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and the courses are recognised by AICTE.
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Puthencavu is a village in Alappuzha District of Kerala, India, located 2 km east of Chengannur along the southern bank of the river Pamba.
The village is around 2 km from Arattupuzha, and can be easily accessed from Chengannur and Arattupuzha.
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Chengannur railway station is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is located in Chengannur town of Kerala. It is one of the busiest stations in the Thiruvananthapuram Central–Kollam Junction–Kottayam–Ernakulam route, primarily due to the Sabarimala pilgrims. Chengannur railway station mainly serves the people of Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta district. It is situated in Alappuzha District.
It is the 11th most Revenue generating railway station in the state of Keralam and the most Revenue generating railway station in the district of Alappuzha on the basis of Originating passenger revenue. Revenue - ₹80 Core
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Chengannur Mahadeva Temple is a prominent Hindu temple, dedicated to Shiva and located in the town of Chengannur in the South Indian state of Kerala. The temple is one of the major Shiva temples in Kerala, along with the Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple, Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple, Vaikom Temple, Ernakulam Shiva Temple and Vadakkunnathan Temple. goddess Parvati is worshipped with equal importance.There are shrines for Ganesha, Dakshinamurti, Subrahmanya, Shasta, Krishna, Nilagriva, Sthalisha, Hanuman, Ganga, and serpent deities inside and outside the temple complex.
The temple celebrates a rare menstruation festival for parvathi, called Thripputhu, during which the temple is closed for three days for the irregular menstruation of the deity. There are five daily pujas done in the temple, three sarabalies for Shiva and three for Parvati. Tantric worship is led by a member of the Thazhamon Madom family. The yearly festival is celebrated from December to January and lasts 28 days. The temple is administered by the Travancore Devaswom Board.
Notable alumni of the college include Saji Cherian and former parliamentarian KK Ramachandran Nair.