MANNAR: Temple festivals

MANNAR - $$The bell Metal Town$$

Mannar is a major business town mid way between Mavelikara and Tiruvalla, in Alappuzha District of Kerala state, India, on State highway 6. It is also known as The Bell Metal Town. It is situated on the banks of the Pampa River and Manimala River.

The place is well known for its flourishing Bronze industry. Mannar is traditionally very famous for Vessels, Lamps, Bells etc. made out of Brass, Bronze, Silver and other metals. There are hundreds of traditional 'ALA'S' in Mannar. Also there are many small scale manufacturing establishments engaged in this business, employing traditional workers, where prospective buyers can visit, observe the making and then purchase the artifacts produced. Craftman from this town created a lot of world classic products like Worlds biggest Varpu displayed at Delhi Museum, Worlds biggest Church Lamp at Kuravilangad Church, Worlds biggest Temple Lamp of Chettikulangara Devi Temple, Worlds biggest Temple Bell at Simla Temple, Worlds biggest Church Bell at Cathedral Church New Delhi and Replica of famous Tree of life and Knowledge lamp are few among them. This town boasts the reputation of being second destination in India for these metal products, second only to Market leader manufacturing city Moradabad.

Parumala church, Panayannar kavu devi temple, Thrikkuratti Mahadevar Temple, Mannar Juma Masjid, Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi TemplePattambalam, Oorumadom Badrakaali Temple, Vishavarsherikkara Subrahmanya Swami Temple, Pothuvoor Bhadrakaali Temple, Viruppil Devi Temple, Chakkulathu Kavu Devi Temple 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 ancient Panayannar Kavu devi temple is famous for its Sarpa kavu and Mural painting drawn on Sricovil. One of this painting became cover page for Sri. E.M.S. Nampoothripad's biography (veteren Communist Leader and Ex-Chief Minister of Kerala).

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The Anpoli festivals, Anpoli Areeppara Mahothsavam of Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi Kshethram is one of the most famous one, attracting thousands of devotees on 24th of Medam(7th of May).Here both Bhuvaneswari and Bhadra are worshipped with equal importance.The festival at Pattambalam starts on Medam 10th(April 23rd) and ends on Medam 25th(May 8th).The festival includes several ritauls like AttilChattam , Changayilottam , Vithideel etc which we won't find anywhere else in the world.Among these AttilChattam attracts Muslim devotees also.To know more about visit pattambalam and click on legends.Here the Goddess Bhuvaneswari is also called as "Valiya Amma" which means Great Mother. File:Bhuvaneswari school.jpg Sree Bhuvaneswari School The place also has well known educational institutions like Sree Bhuvaneswari Higher Secondary School managed by Kurattikkadu Pattambalam Devi Temple.