Manjapra

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Manjapra is a small village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state, south India, situated about 9 km from Angamaly and 7 km from Kalady. Chandrappura and Vadkkumbhagam are the main centers.

Manjapra is very close to Christian pilgrimage centre, Malayattoor, which is one of the few places visited by Saint Thomas , an apostle of Jesus Christ.

Manjapra is a grama panchayat and currently the UDF (United Democratic Front) has been elected to rule the panchayant as of March 2006.

[edit] Religious places

There are two famous temples in Manjapra, Karppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva Temple and Puthoorppilly Sree Krishnaswamy Temple.

Karppillikkavu temple is one of the rare temples in Kerala in which Mahadeva is giving "Darshan" to the west.

Puthoorppilly temple is also known as "Kallamabalam" because of its unique architecture where the sanctum sanctorum is made of "Kallu"-Malayalam for stone-. Legend says that this has been made by the "Bhuthaganas" of Lord Shiva overnight. The temple is a protected site by the Archaeological Survey of India and managed by the Travancore Devaswom Board.

The Christian holy place of Malayattoor is about 10 km from the village.