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Pothencode
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°37′08.23″N76°53′50.99″E / 8.6189528°N 76.8974972°E / 8.6189528; 76.8974972
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695584
Telephone code91-471
Vehicle registration KL- 22,KL-21
Nearest city Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituencyAttingal

Pothencode, is a rapidly developing business town and a developing area of Thiruvananthapuram District in the Indian state of Kerala. Spiritual leaders Brahmasree Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi, Sree Rama Dasa Mission, and founder of Punnyabhumi Daily hail from a village called Panimoola which just 2 kilometres from Pothencode is 18 km (11 mi) from East Fort.Pothenode Junction is 1 km away from Thiruvananthapuram Corporation limit.

Contents

It is included in Pothencode Grama Panchayat and Kazhakkuttom Block Panchayat.

Temples

Panimoola Temple is two km (1.2 mi) from Pothencode. Ariyottukonam Temple is one km (0.62 mi) from Pothencode. Rock cut temples are one of the main styles of Kerala architecture from the 7th to 9th centuries AD. This cave temple is found at the mid-height of the rock, facing south west. It has an oblong shrine, with rock-cut lingam, an ardhamandapa and pillared facade. There is a circular walkway inside the garbhagriha. The left wall of the ardhamondapa carries a Ganapathy figure and the right side is a local chieftain. The temple is dated to about 850 AD. The Department of Archaeology declared this temple a protected monument in 1965.

Politics

Communist Party of India (CPI) is the ruling party. In the year 2016 Assembly election C.Divakaran got a lead of 700+ votes from this panchayat. TR Anil is the panchayat President. Pothencode Grama panchayath is under Nedumangad Assembly Constituency.

Surroundings

Karoor is the nearest place where two temples, one high school, and two sports and arts clubs are situated. Mahadeva Temple Karoor, Maha Vishnu temple are the ancient temples situated here. Pradhosha Vrrath and Somavara Vratha and Ayillya are the special poojas.

Murukkumpuzha [1] is a beautiful tourist destination surrounded by lake. The lake's water source is Perumathura sea.

Religion

Pothencode is a mixed village, accommodating Hindus, Muslims and Christians

Education

Govt Offices

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References

  1. "Murukkumpuzha". Murukkumpuzha. Retrieved 12 December 2018.