Ernakulam - Major tourist & pilgrim centres of Ernakulam district. Bolgatty Island : has a palace built by the Dutch in 1744, and a golf course. Marine Drive : Enjoy a scenic view of the sea and the Cochin Port Trust. Shopping can be done at the GCDA shopping center. 2 spectacular bridges have also been built along the shore. Boat rides are available. Willington Island : Formed from the sand deposited when Cochin Port was deepened, Willington Island ...

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Ernakulam, Ernakulam - Ernakulam district, Ernakulam - Statistics, Ernakulam - Geography, Ernakulam - Travel & Tourism, Ernakulam - Major tourist & pilgrim centres of Ernakulam district, Ernakulam - Pilgrim centres, Ernakulam - Movie Halls in Ernakulam town

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Vallam Kali (or Vallamkali) literally means boat game (race) in Malayalam. It is the traditional boat race in Kerala (a state in south India). It is mainly contacted during the season of the harvest festival Onam in Autumn. Vallam Kali include races of many kinds of traditional boats of Kerala. The race of Chundan Vallam (snake boat) is the major item. Hence Vallam Kali is also known in English as Snake Boat Race and a major tourist attraction. Other types of boats which do participate in various events in the race are Churulan Vallam, Iruttukuthy Vallam, Odi Vallam, Veppu Vallam (Vaipu Vallam ...

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• Vallam Kali - The most renowned of these races
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His Eminence Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil (born 29 May 1927) is a senior Eastern Rite cleric of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars in India. Born in Parur, India, Vithayathil was ordained as a priest in 1954. He holds a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome and taught for 25 years at the Redemptorist seminary in Bangalore. From 1978 to 1984 he was Provincial for India and Sri Lanka, from 1984 to 1985 he was P ...

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Vaikom is situated on the western side of Kottayam district and shares its border with Vembanattu Kayal (lake). It is the oldest township in Kottayam district and amongst the oldest in Keralam. Its importance in Indian history is due to the 'Vaikom Satyagraham' against untouchability, in which Mahatma Gandhi participated. It is easily accesable from Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Kottayam. Mahadeva temple, also known as Thekkan Kashi (Southern Varanasi), is situated here and is famous for Ashtami (vaikattamshtami). Vaikom has lots of backwaters and greenery and has a high potential for tourism. The people living here comprise ...

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• Vaikom - Economy
• Vaikom - Important Temples

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Telephones - main lines in use: 44 million (September 2004) Source: Business Today, November 21, 2004 issue Telephones - mobile cellular: 45 million (September 2004) Source: Business Today, November 21, 2004 issue Cellphone teledensity up to 2.8% at the end of December 2003 up from 0.33% in 2000. Telephone system: The telecommunications system in India was thrown open to private players in the 1990s. The country is divided into multiple zones, called circles (roughly along state boundar ...

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The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The body plays two roles for the church: participating in papal elections when the Holy See is vacant, and advising the Pope about Church matters when he summons them to a consistory. Historically, they were also the clergy of the city of Rome serving the Pope as the Bishop of Rome and were assigned duties in parishes of the city. The College has no ruling power except during the sede vacante period, where its powers are still extr ...

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• College of Cardinals - Choosing the pope
• College of Cardinals - Members of the College of Cardinals
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Bishops
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Priests
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Deacons

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Top 10 colleges of India Universities and colleges in India - Kerala. Universities and colleges in India - Arts / Science. In india ramniranjan jhunjhunwala college ghatkopar(w)is the best college for science and sies college of commerce and economics is the best college for commerce followed by st xaviers ,ruia, ruparel ,jaihindin sciecne and st xaviers ,somaiya, jaihind , bhavans college respectively. but for just fun only you can go to podar or nm c ...

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• Universities and colleges in India - NCR
• Universities and colleges in India - Kerala
• Universities and colleges in India - Arts / Science
• Universities and colleges in India - Polytechnics
• Universities and colleges in India - Engineering
• Universities and colleges in India - Medical
• Universities and colleges in India - Maharashtra
• Universities and colleges in India - Medical
• Universities and colleges in India - Tamil Nadu
• Universities and colleges in India - Arts / Science
• Universities and colleges in India - Medical
• Universities and colleges in India - Engineering
• Universities and colleges in India - Polytechnics
• Universities and colleges in India - West Bengal
• Universities and colleges in India - Medical Colleges

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denominations ...

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• Eastern Rite - Eastern and Western Latin Catholics
• Eastern Rite - Historical background
• Eastern Rite - The term Uniat[e]
• Eastern Rite - List of Eastern Catholic Churches

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Kerala (Malayalam: കേരളം — Keralam) is a state on the southwestern coast of India. The state is located on the tropical Malabar Coast and borders Tamil Nadu to the east and Karnataka to the northeast. Kerala has a population of some 3.18 crore people;[1] with 819 persons per km2, it is among India's most densely populated regions.[2] Kerala is also known for being the most literate state in India, with a literacy rate of 89.8%.^Including:

• Kerala - History
• Kerala - Ancient
• Kerala - Overseas contact
• Kerala - Colonial
• Kerala - Modern post-colonial
• Kerala - Geography
• Kerala - Administration
• Kerala - Politics
• Kerala - Arts
• Kerala - Society and social development
• Kerala - Demographics
• Kerala - Social development
• Kerala - Malayalam calendar
• Kerala - Festivals
• Kerala - Onam
• Kerala - Eid-ul-Fitr
• Kerala - Christmas
• Kerala - Deepavali
• Kerala - Bakr-id
• Kerala - Vishu
• Kerala - Economy
• Kerala - Tourism
• Kerala - Road network
• Kerala - Trivia
• Kerala - Related topics
• Kerala - Notes

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Cherai is a small coastal village in Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India. Cherai is a part of Vypin Island. It has a history of less than 700 years since its formation. This village has a very beautiful beach - Cherai beach. Other related archivesCherai beach, Ernakulam, Kerala, Vypin, south India

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Kerala 52 (including Cochin, Ernakulam, Parur, Aluva) USA   Bene Israel   Cochin Jews   Other Jewish groups Cochin Jews, also called Malabar Jews are the ancient Jews and their descendants of the South Indian port city of Cochin. They traditionally spoke Judæo-Malayalam, a form of the Malayalam tongue, native to the state of Kerala, in India. Several rounds of immigration of the Jewish diaspora into Kerala led to a diversity amongst the C ...

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• Cochin Jews - History
• Cochin Jews - Cochin Jews today
• Cochin Jews - Ruby of Cochin

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Swami Chinmayananda (स्‍वामी चिन्‍मयानन्‍द) (May 8, 1916 - Aug 3, 1993) was born Balakrishna Menon (Balan) in Ernakulam, Kerala in a very devout Hindu family. Graduating from Lucknow University, he entered the field of journalism where he felt he could influence political, economic and social reform in India. But his life was changed when he met Swami Sivananda at Rishikesh and ...

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• Chinmayananda - Related links

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Yukthivadi (The Rationalist) was the first rationalist/atheist journal published in Malayalam. The contribution made by Yukthivadi to the renaissance of Kerala, India is phenomenal. Yukthivadi started its publication in August 1929 from Ernakulam under the editorial board of M. Ramavarma Thampan, C. Krishnan, C.V.Kunhiraman, Sahodaran K. Ayyappan and M.C.Joseph. In a statement published in the first issue of Yukthivadi, Sahodaran K. Ayyappan wrote: Rationalism is not a religion. It is ...

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Angamaly (Malayalam: അങ്കമാലി) is a rapidly growing town in Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India, famous as the intersection of Main central road and National Highway 47. Also a Municipality and a Legislative Assembly constituency in Ernakulam district. Starting as a Panchayat in May 1952, Angamaly was raised to a municipality in April 1978. Situated 33 km north of Ernakulam, Angamaly is the northe ...

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Aluva (Alwaye ആലുവ) is a town north of Kochi in Ernakulam district of Kerala state in South India. It is one of the more industrialised town in Kerala. It is famous for the Aluva Sivarathri festival at Manal Puram (land with sand) on the banks of Periyar River. Other related archivesAluva Sivarathri festival, Ernakulam, Kerala, Kochi, Periyar River, South India

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Kerala - Ancient. Traditional Keralite legend proclaims that Parasurama, an avatar of Mahavishnu, threw his battle axes into the sea as penance and unction for his part in his sanguinary conflict with and annihilation of the Kshatriyas. As the ocean took in his axes, a new crescent-shaped land bounded by what is now Gokarnam in the north and Kanyakumari in the south foamed and arose from the waters. "God's own country", Kerala's sobriquet since ancient times, derives from this legend.^{See also:}

Kerala, Kerala - History, Kerala - Ancient, Kerala - Overseas contact, Kerala - Colonial, Kerala - Modern post-colonial, Kerala - Geography, Kerala - Administration, Kerala - Politics, Kerala - Arts, Kerala - Society and social development, Kerala - Demographics, Kerala - Social development, Kerala - Malayalam calendar, Kerala - Economy, Kerala - Tourism, Kerala - Road network, Kerala - Trivia, Kerala - Related topics, Kerala - Notes

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From ancient times, Thrissur district has played a significant part in the political history of south India. The early political history of the district is interlinked with that of the Cheras of the Sangam age, who ruled over vast portions of Kerala with their capital at Vanchi. The whole of the present Thrissur district was included in the early Chera empire. The district can claim to have played a significant part in fostering the trade relations between Kerala and the outside world in the ancient and medieval period. It can also cl ...

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Thrissur, Thrissur - History, Thrissur - Geography, Thrissur - Culture, Thrissur - Some of the Hindu temples around Thrissur, Thrissur - Institutions of Higher Education, Thrissur - Places in Thrissur District, Thrissur - Media

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Universities and colleges in India - Arts / Science. In india ramniranjan jhunjhunwala college ghatkopar(w)is the best college for science and sies college of commerce and economics is the best college for commerce followed by st xaviers ,ruia, ruparel ,jaihindin sciecne and st xaviers ,somaiya, jaihind , bhavans college respectively. but for just fun only you can go to podar or nm college. engineering colleges in india except the indian institue of technologyand NIT'S are not good.they only provide education by ...

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The Malabari Jews formed a prosperous trading community of Kerala, and they controlled a major portion of world wide spice trade. In 1568, the Jews of Kerala constructed the Paradesi Synagogue adjacent to Mattancherry Palace, Cochin, now part of the Indian city of Ernakulam. The original synagogue was built in the 4th century in Kodungallur (Cranganore) when the Jews had a mercantile role in the South Indian region along the Malabar coast now called K ...

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Paradesi Synagogue, Paradesi Synagogue - Early history, Paradesi Synagogue - Social composition, Paradesi Synagogue - Objects of antiquity

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A University College was established in Thiruvananthapuram, in 1873 during the reign of Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal. However it was still affiliated to the Madras University. The University of Travancore which later became the University of Kerala was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharaja of Travancore, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma. It was the sixteenth University to be set up in India and ten Colleges within the State of Travancore which were affiliated to the Madras University became the affiliated colleges of ...

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Kerala University, Kerala University - History, Kerala University - Address

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