Parumala

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Parumala
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St. Peter's and St. Paul's Indian Orthodox Church (Parumala Church)
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Parumala
Coordinates: 9°19′49.4″N76°32′30.5″E / 9.330389°N 76.541806°E / 9.330389; 76.541806
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Elevation
32.74 m (107.41 ft)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689626
(Parumala Post Office)
Telephone code+91479*******
(Mannar telephone exchange)
Vehicle registration KL-27
(Thiruvalla Sub RTO)
Nearest city Thiruvalla
Lok Sabha constituency Pathanamthitta
Feast day2 November
Patron saint Saint Gregorios of Parumala

Parumala is a small village and island on the Pampa River in Thiruvalla Taluk, Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. It is a part of Thiruvalla sub-district & Thiruvalla constituency.

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Parumala is the site of the Tomb of St. Gregorios (Parumala Thirumeni) of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and an annual feast, Ormapperunnal, is held at the Parumala Church on the first and second of November.[ citation needed ] There is a hindu temple viz., Valiya Panayannarkavu Devi Temple in Parumala. The nearest town with a railway station is Tiruvalla, 11 kilometres away. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International airport, 124 kilometres away.

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