Eravinalloor

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Eravinalloor is a village in Kottayam district of Kerala state, India. It is situated 9 km from Kottayam town at 9.49º North and 76.52º East. The village is near Puthuppally and situated on the banks of the Kodoor River.

The small island-like village is surrounded by water. It is connected to the mainland by four bridges: the Puthuppally bridge to Puthuppally, the Eravinalloor bridge to Thrikkothamangalam, the Parakkalkadavu bridge to Kollad, and the Panachikkad bridge to Panachikkad.

The village has three temples of the deities, Subramanya Swamy, Bhadra Kali and Lord Krishna. The Subramanya Swamy Temple has a circular sanctum sanctorum (Sreekovil) which is unusual for the Dravidian style of temple archiecture. The famous Panachikad Temple is situated 2.5 km away from Eravinalloor.