Country India District Chengannur Post code 689109 Area 10.39 km² Area code 0479 | State Kerala Time zone IST (UTC+5.30) Vehicle Code (KL-30) Local time Thursday 7:46 PM | |
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Thiruvanvandoor (pronounced [ðeːrʊβn̪-βnɖuːr]) is a village in Chengannur Taluk in Alappuzha district, in Kerala, India.
Contents
- Map of Thiruvanvandoor Kerala
- Region
- Hinduism
- Thiruvanvandoor Mahashetram Sree Gosalakrishna Temple
- Demographics
- References
Map of Thiruvanvandoor, Kerala
Region
The village of Thiruvanvandoor is connected with Main Central Road at two junctions on the road. One is at Kallissery and other is at Pravin coodu.
Hinduism
Thiruvanvandoor lies near Pandanad, Kerala which is believed to be founded by the Pandavas during their exile period. The region of Pandanad and neighboring villages have many Hindu temples Vanavathukkara that bear historic and architectural value. A popular temples in the Thiruvanvandoor region are Thiruvanvandoor Mahashetram and Sree Gosalakrishna Temple.
Thiruvanvandoor Mahashetram & Sree Gosalakrishna Temple
sree gosalakrishna temple is the famous temple nearer to the ancient temple Thiruvanvandoor Mahashetram build by pandava (nakula),these two temples are in the same compound,nakula workshipped lord vishnu at the time of vanavasam . gosalakrishna temple was built in modern day(around 50 years) by the devoties of different kara(villages) A major event is the annual festival where Temple Elephants are used. The temple is open from 4 am to 11:00 am and 5 pm to 8 pm and is administered by Travancore Devaswom Board of the Government of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Thiruvanvandoor had a population of 13831 with 6618 males and 7213 females.