Chandanapally, Kerala

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Chandanapally
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Chandanapally
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Chandanapally
Chandanapally (India)
Coordinates: 9°10′0″N76°49′0″E / 9.16667°N 76.81667°E / 9.16667; 76.81667 Coordinates: 9°10′0″N76°49′0″E / 9.16667°N 76.81667°E / 9.16667; 76.81667
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Languages
  Official Malayalam
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689648
Vehicle registration KL-26

Chandanapally is a village in the Kodumon subdivision in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. The town is home to the annual Chandanappally Valiyapally and St.George Catholic Church festival, which culminates in a Chembeduppu ceremony. The ceremony attracts a lot of pilgrims. [1]

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Health centre

The hospital is Primary Health Center Chandanapally. There are three doctors available and 24 beds. [2]

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References

  1. "`Chempeduppu' at Chandanapally on May 7 and 8". The Hindu . 3 May 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)[ dead link ]
  2. Govt. Of Kerala, Health Department Archived 28 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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