Edappally
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| ?Edappally Kerala • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Ernakulam |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle |
• 682024 • +91 (0)484 • KL-7 |
Edappally is a fast growing suburb of Kochi/Cochin City in Kerala state, southern India. Edappally was the seating place of the Edapally Rajas, the ruler of this place. Edapally Palace also has the famous Edapally Ganapathy Temple. The town is famous for St. George's Church which is quiet old and is a pilgrimage centre. Perandoor Temple, Thrickovil Sree Krishna Temple, Puthukkalavattam Mahadeva Temple, Punnakkal Bhagavathy Temple, Ponekkara Bhagavathy Temple are important places of worship. Elamakkara Lourdh Matha church is the other noticed worship place, which has a history over a 100 years. Edappally mosque (more than 1000 years old) and many other old buildings are preserved in Edappally.
It is the home town of the famous malayalam poets Changampuzha Krishna Pillai and Edappally Raghavan Pillai. One of the most famous Malayalam poet Mr. Balachandran Chullikkad and his wife Vijayalakshmi, herself a great poetess, are staying here. The first meeting of Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishath (the organisation of Malayalam writers) was organised here by the then Edappally Raja (Krishna Raja), with the support of different Malayalam writers such as K.P.Karunakara Menon, Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, etc.
Two National highways NH 47 and NH 17 join the bye pass jn at Edappally. At Edappally , The National Highway NH-17 begins and continues up to Panvel, Maharashtra, in India.Edapally is also connected by rail, and there is a railway station at Edappally.
One of the best Hospitals in Kerala named Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences is situated in Edappally. Edappally was a Panchayath before getting included in Cochin Corporation. This is a place which comes partly under Thripunithura legislative constituency and partly under Ernakulam constituency.The Cochin byepass connects Edappaly with Aroor which is an industrial town near the city of Cochin. By-pass Junction in Edappally is the north end of the Cochin byepass which extends up to Aroor. This entire root is evolving into a major business hub with bigtime stores and five star hotels. Outlets of Mercedes, Hyundai, Maruty, etc. are situated on the road. The world famous museum of Kerala History and sculpture is also located in Edappally (outside the city limits). Thrikkakkara temple is only 2 kilometers away from Edappally Toll junction.
Special mention has to be made about two places of worship. The Mahaganapathy Temple is one of the most important Ganapathy temples in the state visited by devotees from allover the state. The temple is referred to in the Aithihya Mala of Kottarathil sankunni. Visiting time in the morning is between 5.00 to 7.30AM. The members of Edappally royal family worship after these hours, since it is their family temple.During the evening time also the temple is kept opened. Ganpathy Homam and Unniyappam are the important offerings. Unniyappam is booked months in advance.Breaking coconut before beginning a project will see that it is completed successfully.
The other important place of worship is the St. George Ferone Church of Edappally. The St. George the dragon slayer is the presiding saint. It is under the control of the Syrian Catholic Dioces of Ernakulam. Praying at the shrine on the way on any journey is considered a necessity even by people of other faiths. The offering is simply candles and coins into the bhandaram. A new colossal Church is nearing completion. Edappally is now famous for Changampuzha Samskarika Kendram, where various cultural programmes are regularly organised, which include Kathakali, dramas, music,children's programmes, Akshara slokas, various cultural meetings, etc. Another famous institution at Edappally is 'Changampuzha Smaraka Grandhasala', a library established in 1950 as a memorial to the famous Malayalam poet, Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, who is the famous son of Edappally.This library is an outstanding one with a collection of about thirty thousand titles and a reference section (approved as the Kanayannur Taluk Reference Library). This has an Art wing offering training in various types of dance items, music (vocal and instrumental), Painting and drawing, etc. About six hundred students undergo training in these. Beside that there is also the M N F Gallery of Paintings and Sculptures.
