Maramon

Maramon is a small town on the Pampa River, opposite to Kozhencherry town in the state of Kerala, India. It is 12 km from the Pathanamthitta district headquarters, the town of Pathanamthitta. Maramon is famous because of the Maramon Convention, the largest Christian gathering in Asia. Maramon is said to be the birth place of Marthoma Sabha.

The following villages form a part of Maramon 1)Nedumprayar 2)Chettimukku 3)Chalaikara.

The T.K.Road ( Thiruvalla-Pathanamthitta-Kumbazha Road / SH - 07 ) connects the town to other major towns. The nearest airports are the Nedumbassery Airport at Kochi and the Thiruvananthapuram Airport. The nearest Railway stations are Chengannur (14 km) and Tiruvalla (17 km). There is a Hospital called AMM Hospital and a naturopathy Centre in Chalaikara, Maramon.

The town Maramon is generally recognized as center of Christian culture and influence in India. Maramon is also famous as the birth place of 'Palakkunnathu' Abraham Malpan (Malpan means teacher), leader of the reformation in the Syrian Church of Malabar in the 19th century. The Mar Thoma Sabha is headed by Most Rev Philipose Mar Chrisostem Marthoma Metropolitan and Most Rev Joseph Marthoma Metropolitan.

Maramon

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