Pothencode, is a rapidly developing business town, northern suburb of Trivandrum city and a developing commercial area of

Thiruvananthapuram District Thiruvananthapuram District () is the List of districts of Kerala, southernmost district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananth ...

in the Indian state of

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. Spiritual leaders Brahmasree Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi, Sree Rama Dasa Mission, and founder of Punnyabhumi Daily hail from a village called Panimoola which just 2 kilometres from Pothencode is from

East Fort Kizhakke Kotta, also known by its English name East Fort, is a busy commercial street located at the heart of the central business district of Thiruvananthapuram city in Kerala. Since Thiruvananthapuram was the capital of the kingdom of Travan ...

.Pothenode Junction is 1 km away from Thiruvananthapuram Corporation limit. It is included in Pothencode Grama Panchayat and Kazhakkoottam Block.

Temples

Panimoola Temple is from Pothencode. Ariyottukonam Temple is from Pothencode. Rock cut temples are one of the main styles of Kerala architecture from the 7th to 9th centuries AD. This cave temple is found at the mid-height of the rock, facing south west. It has an oblong shrine, with rock-cut

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, an

ardhamandapa In Hindu temple architecture, Ardhamandapa (lit. half-open hall), also spelled ''artha mandapam'' or ''ardh mandapam'', is an important element of the entrance group. It is an entrance porch forming a transitional area between the outside and a ma ...

and pillared facade. There is a circular walkway inside the

garbhagriha A ''garbhagriha'' () is the innermost sanctuary of Hindu and Jain temples, often referred to as the "holy of holies" or " sanctum sanctorum". The term ''garbhagriha'' (literally, "womb chamber") comes from the Sanskrit words ''garbha'' for ...

. The left wall of the ardhamondapa carries a

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figure and the right side is a local chieftain. The temple is dated to about 850 AD. The Department of Archaeology declared this temple a protected monument in 1965.

Politics

Communist Party of India (CPI) Marxist is the

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. In the year 2016 Assembly election C.Divakaran got a lead of 700+ votes from this panchayat. TR Anil is the panchayat President. Pothencode Grama panchayath is under Nedumangad Assembly Constituency. *

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* Communist Party of India (CPI) and

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* Bharathiya Janatha Party

Surroundings

Karoor is the nearest place where two temples, one high school, and two sports and arts clubs are situated. Mahadeva Temple Karoor, Maha Vishnu temple are the ancient temples situated here. Pradhosha Vrrath and Somavara Vratha and Ayillya are the special poojas. Murukkumpuzha is a beautiful tourist destination surrounded by lake. The lake's water source is Perumathura sea.

Religion

Pothencode is a mixed village, accommodating

Hindus Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

and

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Education

* Govt Higher Secondary School Ayiroopara * Lekshmi Vilasom High School * St.Thomas UPS Pothencode * St.Thomas LPS Pothencode * Govt UPS * Eiswara Vilasom UPS Koithoorkonam * Govt UPS Kalloor * Govt LPS Kalloor * NCSU * Pothencode Public Library *E-pro, Academy of Engineering * Santhigiri Vidyabhavan HSS & SSS * Nizamia public school * Mary Matha English Medium School * Sabarigiri International school

Govt Offices

* Sub Registrar Office, Pothencode

References

External links

Panchayath Page on Kerala.gov.in
{{Thiruvananthapuram district settlements Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district