| Kurichy | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Kottayam |
| Nearest city | Changanacherry |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kurichy is a village near Changanacherry in the district of Kottayam, in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
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Kurichy lies on the main Central Road which runs through the entire state of Kerala. The nearest towns to Kurichy is Changanacherry and Kottayam. Kurichy is 7 kilometers from Changanacherry by bus.
Places near Kurichy include Thuruthy, Mandiram Kavala, Chingavanam, Chethipuzha, Missionpalli, Puthanpalli, and Kurichyvaliapalli.
Kurichy was formerly known as "Gurushreepuram", meaning "the land of Vishnu [Guru] and Lakshmi [Shree]", which later became truncated to its current name.
Kurichy has a minor seminary, an engineering college (Saint Gits) and also a homeo college. The central area of this small village is known as the "Kurichy Out Post", named after an earlier police outpost.
Nearby temples include the Edanaattu Indalayappa Swami Temple, Thrikkapaleswarm Shiva temple, Shankarapuram Shiva Temple, Cheruparakavu Devi temple. The Edanaattu Indalayappa Swami Temple is especially well known, and hosts the Kiratham kathakali festival on the day of Makaravilakku.
Christians in Kurichy are mainly Syrian Christians, and there is an Anglican Church of India near the Main Central Road.
Two famous Kathakali artists, Kunjanpanickkar Asan and Kurichy Krishna Pilla, were born in Kurichy.