Mithrakary is a small village in

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, India. It is located in Muttar Panchayat in

Kuttanadu Kuttanad is a river delta landscape region in the state of Kerala, India, known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. It is in the Districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta. The region has the lowest altitude in ...

Taluk. It is presumed that this region (most part of

Kuttanad Kuttanad is a river delta landscape region in the state of Kerala, India, known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. It is in the Districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta. The region has the lowest altitude in ...

) was a very big forest in ancient years, but later destroyed by a forest fire. It is still possible to see "kari" (coal) if we dig deep into the soil. So this place name end-up with Kari. This village was the property of a well-known Brahmin family named 'Mithra Madom' in early days. The Brahmin family name 'Mithra' and the concept of the land arise from 'Karies' joined to form the name of this village - 'Mithra' 'Kari'. Another and more reliable storey behind the name is that in ancient era, this village was under the control of 'Mithran' - the village ruler. From his name this village got its name. This village is famous for its ancient temple 'Mithrakary Devi Temple'. The famous peculiarity of this temple is that it has two idols of same goddess at its srikovil. Mithrakary Devi Temple is famous for "Garudan Thookkam" Garudan Thookkam, literally means hanging garuda (Eagle god).

Garudan Thookkam Garudan Thookkam is a ritual art form performed in certain Kali temples in Southern and Central parts of Kerala ( former Travancore kingdom) in south India. The people who dress up as Garuda perform the dance. After the dance performance, the h ...

Major Christian churches are St Xaviers Church (built by Fr. Philipose Chemputhara in 1887) and Holy Family Church (built on 1896 as a sub parish of St. Xaviers, Puthukkary), both under the Archdiocese of Changanassery. St. Xavier's High School, stated by Rev. Fr. Philip Olassayil in 1949 under the auspices of the Carmelite Convent, enlightened young minds of Mithrakary and its neighbouring villages from its early days, when transportation facilities were limited. The foundation stone was blessed by

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Mar Mathew Kavukattu, the then Archbishop of Changanassery Diocese. Now it is an English Medium school with modern computer education and excellent academic record. This village is famous for its traditional clay pots called "Mithrakary Chatties" Mithrakary was celebrated boat race during 1970s – 1990s in Mithrakary River and the major churullan boats were Kalariparampan, Thuruthumali, Kuruppanthara etc. Nearby villages are Puthukkary, Muttar, Kalangara, Koduppunna, Mampuzhakary, Vezhapra,

Edathua Edathua is a small village in Kuttanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It is located 12 km from Thiruvalla city center, National Highway 183 and the Thiruvalla railway station. Pilgrim Center St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Ch ...

etc. Most of the villagers are farmers and mainly depend on

Alappuzha Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...

and

Changanacherry Changanassery, () formerly Changanacherry, is a municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located south of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 I ...

for their day-to-day life

Divisions

A river flowing through the centre of Mithrakary divides it into two: * West Mithrakary * East Mithrakary

References

Villages in Alappuzha district {{Alappuzha-geo-stub