Edathua
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Edathua എടത്വാ |
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St.George Forane Church
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 Edathua
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| Coordinates: 9°22′0″N 76°28′0″E / 9.36667°N 76.46667°ECoordinates: 9°22′0″N 76°28′0″E / 9.36667°N 76.46667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha/Alleppey |
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| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 689573 |
| Telephone code | (0477 21...) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-66 |
| Nearest city | Alappuzha and Thiruvalla |
| Website | www |
Edathua (Malayalam:എടത്വാ ) is a place in Kuttanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India.
Situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Thiruvalla Town, Edathua is famous for the St. George Catholic Church known as Edathua Palli. The church celebrates its major feast during the month of May. It is an important destination for the Christian and non-Christian pilgrims. The old Edathua Palli was built when Fr. Thomas Olakkapady was the vicar of the palli. People from throughout the state as well as from the neighboring states visit the town and the church. St. Aloysius college which is under Mahatma Gandhi University built and managed by the Church parish is located here.
Edathua is in the Kuttanad region. It lies below sea level: agricultural land (rice farms) in this region are separated from big and small rivers that run like the highways, streets and avenues of New York around the blocks of farms by high mud levees (bunds called Puravaramp). Farmers and agricultural workers built and build their habitat and houses on reclaimed land by expanding upon these levees around these paddy fields known as padam. These levees are also often planted with coconut trees, a major commercial crop in the region. The area attracts a lot of international tourists. Houseboat trips through the backwaters and river systems of this spectacular evergreen region is available from near Edathua.
Situated on the banks of a branch of the Pamba river, the massive shrine at Edathua, 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Alappuzha and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-west of Thiruvalla and built more than 200 years ago resembles the churches of medieval Europe. The very ancient Niranam Orthodox Church, believed to be originally established by St Thomas himself, the disciple of Jesus Christ, in the 1st century AD, is just a few kilometres south-east of Edathua. There are a number of ancient Hindu temples with interesting legends and history in the surrounding villages of Edathua such as Changankary, Pandankary, Mithrakkary, Kozhimukk, Anapparampal and Veeyapuram. Veeyapuram also has a Muslem mosque. The Chakkulathukavu temple which has become very famous for the ponkala celebration in recent decades is less than 5 km east of Edathua. The Mannarsala Snake Temple, believed to be more than 3000 years old, is just a few kilometres south of Edathua. It is said that Edathua got its name because in ancient times it was a "resting spot" (edathavalam), for the king's men and traders traveling by the river.
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