Kanjirathanam
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| Kanjirathanam | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Kanjirathanam | |
| Coordinates: 9°44′51″N 76°31′48″E / 9.7476°N 76.5300°ECoordinates: 9°44′51″N 76°31′48″E / 9.7476°N 76.5300°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Kanjirathanam is a small town in Kottayam District, Kerala, India located between Muttuchira and Kuravilangad. Its population primarily consists of Syrian Catholic Christians, but there is a small population of Hindus too. Mostly all household in this village have NRI family members, majority of them in United Kingdom and in United States.
Kanjirathanam is of historical importance due to a cave known as Puliala, literally meaning cave of leopard. The cave, which is made of laterite, got its name from an occurrence of finding a few leopard cubs at the mouth of the cave about 200 years ago. A commonly held local belief is that the cave have been used by local kings.[1]
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