Karukachal

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Karukachal is a small village in Kottayam district of Kerala state in India. Karukachal is 20 km from Kottayam town. The nearest railway station is Changanassery which is 15 km away.

[edit] Different opinions about the origin of the name Karukachal

Karukachal got its name from the malayalam words vaal kazhuki chaal. vaal means sword, kazhuki means wash and chal means a small stream. Long back in ancient times Karukachal and nearby places were home to many chekavans(warriors). They used to clean their sword after the battle in this place.vaalkazhukeechaal ultimately became karukachal. There was a small stream near the present bus stand in karukachal.

karuka+chal. karuka means a type of grass and chal means a small stream.

[edit] Religious places

The present day Karukachal does not have the stream from which the village got its name. Karukachal is also home to many temples and churches. Champakkara Devi kshetram, Champakkara Church, Nettallore Devi kshetram, Kootrappalli Church,Vetticavumkal Sree Mahadeva Kshetram, Nedungunnam Church Sree subhananda Darsana Mandapam.Kuttikkal.(Subhananda Gurudevan a social reformer among backward caste who have been under slavery for decades)and Four more Subhanandasramams are being situated in Karukachal. The world's versatile Traditional Kalari treatment Center Sreerangom CVN Kalari Chikilsa Kendram- [1] -is the main attraction of who reaches at Karukachal.

Champakara is actually a hill covered by beautiful paddy fields and small rivers. The term "champa" is originated from the sanskrit word " sampath" (Wealth) and the "kara" means land, so the concept was that Champakara, a wealthy village with full of virtues.