Mallappally Taluk is a

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in Pathanamthitta District of

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. It comes under Thiruvalla Constituency & Thiruvalla Revenue Division.

Villages

The following villages are part of the Mallappally Taluk: * Kunnamthanam * Anicadu * Vaipur *

Keezhuvaipur Keezhvaipur is a village in the Mallappally Taluk which is one of five Taluks that makes up the Pathanamthitta district, in Kerala State, India. It Is Part Of Thiruvalla Constituency.Keezhuvaipur lies in the bank of river Manimala River, Manimal ...

* Mallappally * Murani * Kallooppara * Puramattom * Vennikulam * Ezhumattoor * Thelliyoor * Kottangal * Chunkappara * Perumpetty * Kottanad Pathicadu pally

Religion

Mallappally is the birthplace of a large number of Kerala Bishops of many Christian denominations. Some of these are Saint Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius (Vattasseril Thirumeni), Archbishop Valakkuzhy Joseph Mar Severios, Bishop Modayil MC Mani, Evangeilical Bishop Panamootil PS Varghese, and Baselios Cardinal Cleemis.

Festivals

Every year during the summer months when the river water recedes, many sandy beds are formed in the middle of the river, large enough to hold conventions and festivals on. The Mallappally convention and the Shivarathri festival take place on two such large sandy patches near the Manimala Bridge across the river. Vishu mahotsavam, held in the Pariyaram Sree-Krishna

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temple, is another old event. People from various parts of the Mallappally and Tiruvalla taluks come for the fest.

References

{{Pathanamthitta district Geography of Pathanamthitta district