| Payyappaddy | |
| — village — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Kottayam |
| Nearest city | Kottayam |
| Parliamentary constituency | Kottayam |
| Civic agency | Puthuppally |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Payyappaddy is a small village in Puthuppally panchayat. Payyappaddy means "Slowly Sung" in Malayalam. There are no legends behind this name.
This small village is famous for Sri Lakshmaswamy Temple, Vennimala&Sree Dharmasastha temple Malakunnam. St. Thomas Orthodox Church Vellukutta is another famous church here.
Aaraattuchira, Kochumattam, Vennimala, Cheramkulam, Malakunnu, Mundiyakkal, Akkamkunnu etc. are the nearby small villages and considered as a part of it. The place is mainly hilly, contains small streams and ponds. Rubber, Banana, Pepper are main agriculture products.
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Ithihyamala Published by Kottarathil Sankunni details the legend behind the Venniamala temple and historical importance of this place.
1) Govt. LP School Cheerankulam.
2) Govt. Middle School Kochumattam.
3) College of Applied Science, IHRD, Payyapaddy, Puthuppally.
1) Vennimala Temple Annual Aaraattu Festival is one of the major festival. A procession will be held from the temple Arratuchira stream during this festival.
2) Karkida Vavu Bali at Vennimala Temple
3) St. Thomas Orthodox Church Vellukutta celebrates annual festival (Mayalatho) on 1 Feb and 2 Feb. A procession will be held from Kochumattam to Kanjirathamoodu during this time.
4) Vennimala Sreedharmasastha Temple Mandalam chirappu .
1) Vettom Mani. Famous Malayalam Author.
2) Dr. Ninan Abraham. Vice Chancellor (retd) Kanpur University, UP, India
3) RS Pisharody.Sanskrit Pandit
1) PCO and Post Office. Pin Code 686034
2) Bank. Brach of Puthuppally Co-operative Bank
3) Milk Society. Affiliated to Milma Kottayam
4) Public Health Center (No Doctor)
Vennimala Temple is situated on top of a hill(1500 ft high from sea level) and the view from the hill is very beautiful. It is fun to cycle up the hill or trek to the top of the hill.
There is a cave near the temple and there are lot of local stories about the cave and its historical importance.
Public Buses are available to Payyappady from Kottayam through Puthuppally every 15 mins. The journey is 10 km and take 30 mins. You can trek to the Vennimala temple from Payyappaddy or take an Auto from Payyappaddy Junction.