Thottam, Manacaud is a small region near by

Manacaud Manacaud is a locality in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. This place is situated between Kamaleswaram and Attakulangara on East Fort - Kovalam - Vizhinjam Road. The United Arab Emirates embassy is also situated in Manacaud. Lo ...

, which is a suburb of

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

, the capital of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

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. It located between

Kamaleswaram Kamaleswaram is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It boasts having several temples and mosques which are of historic significance. Attukal Temple is located 1 km from Kamaleswaram. Padmanabhaswamy Temple is loc ...

and

. Irumkulangara Durga Devi Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Thottam, Manacaud,

P.O,

,. AGM CSI Manacaud Church is one of the churches in Manacaud region located in MLA road (near Balavan Nagar).

Location

Thottam, Manacaud is 3 km from the East Fort/Thiruvananthapuram central. It located between

and

. Mainly it is an residential area, very beautiful place at city premises. 24 x 7 Privately owned and KSRTC buses plying in the

Kovalam Kovalam is a beach and seaside resort in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. Kovalam is located southeast of the city center. The beaches around Kovalam are popular vacation destinations for both domestic and international travelle ...

route 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 ...

pass through Manacaud. A bypass of

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passes 1 km to the west of Manacaud. Nearest railway station is

Thiruvananthapuram Central Thiruvananthapuram Central (station code: TVC,) is an NSG–2 category railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a major railway station that serves the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of ...

, around 1.5 km away. Nearest airport is

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is an international airport that serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and the fifth international airport of ...

, around 3 km away.

Residence associations

# Annikkavilakom Residents Association # Erumkulangara Residents Association # Shanthi Gardens # Balavan Nagar Etc

Religion

The population of thottam, manacaud mainly practices

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

and few followers of

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

. Thottam is known for the Irumkulangara Durga Devi Temple. The abode of Sree Irumkulangara Durga Bhagavathi is one of the most ancient temples in Kerala. The temple is located on the bank of two ponds from where it got its name: "Erum" means two and "kulam" means pond. It is hard to find any other temple in Thiruvananthapuram, which preserves the beauty and atmosphere gifted by nature. It is believed that the temple has a relationship with Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, one of the temples in Thiruvananthapuram. In ancient times, priests from Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple are believed to arrive at Erumkulangara by country boats for performing pooja and rituals. There is also

SNDP The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party ( ; abbreviated SNDP), also known as the White Tiger Party or Kya Phyu Party is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). Unlike the similarly named Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the party ...

thottam unit here.

References

External links

About Manacaud

Irumkulangara Durga Devi Temple Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram {{Thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub