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Mallappuzhassery | |
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village | |
  Mallappuzhassery Location in Kerala, India  Mallappuzhassery Mallappuzhassery (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°19′0″N76°41′0″E / 9.31667°N 76.68333°E Coordinates: 9°19′0″N76°41′0″E / 9.31667°N 76.68333°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,416 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
Mallappuzhassery is a village situated in the Greater Kozhencherry region near the Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple, in the Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. Its border starts in the middle of the temple grounds running north–south: the eastern part is Mallappuzhassery and the western part is Edasserimala. Edasserimala is part of Aranmula Panchayath and Mallappuzhassery is of Mallappuzhassery Panchayath. The northern border of this village is the Pamba River.
Kozhencherry is a census town in Pathanamthitta district of Central Travancore region in Kerala state, South India. As of 2011 census, the population was 12,021 people in 3,393 households.
The Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars located near Aranmula, a village in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, South India. Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, who is worshipped as Parthasarathy. The nearest railway station to the temple is located in Chengannur, while the nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport.
Pathanamthitta District is a district in the southern part of Kerala, India. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Tiruvalla, Adoor, Pathanamthitta and Pandalam.
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Mallapuzhassery village extends from the starting point of Aranmula Vallam Kali to its finishing point. The village has a school, four temples and a public library. It also has a palliyodam, Mallappuzhassery palliyodam, which won the snake boat race twice. Mrs Elizabeth Ninan from Chakkiteyil is the Panchayat President of Mallappuzhassery Panchayat
Vallam Kali is a traditional boat race in Kerala, India. It is a form of canoe racing, and uses paddled war canoes. It is mainly conducted during the season of the harvest festival Onam in autumn. Vallam kali includes races of many kinds of paddled longboats,and fame in kerala the traditional boats of Kerala. Each team spent about 6 lakh rupees for nehru trophy.
Palliyodams are Aranmula's unique snake boats which devotees hold in reverence, considering it as the divine vessel of the presiding deity in Sree Parthasarathy temple. These Palliyodams belong to different "karas" on the banks of river Pampa. Each palliyodam will usually have helmsmen, rowers and singers. It is decorated with golden lace. There will be an amaracharthu, Kodi, two or three ornamental umbrellas, and several other ornamental decorations. Besides the speed, it is the graceful rhythmic movements of the palliyodam and the oarsmen that look amazing.
