Kurichy
| Kurichy | |
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| village | |
Kurichy Panchayath office
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| Coordinates: 9°30′24″N 76°31′36″E / 9.506799°N 76.526556°ECoordinates: 9°30′24″N 76°31′36″E / 9.506799°N 76.526556°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Nearest city | Changanacherry |
Kurichy is a village near Changanacherry in the district of Kottayam, in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Kurichy lies on the main Central Road which runs through the entire state of Kerala. The nearest towns to Kurichy is Changanacherry and Kottayam. Kurichy is 7 kilometers from Changanacherry by bus.
Chethipuzha is near Kurichy.
Kurichy was formerly known as "Gurushreepuram", meaning "the land of Vishnu [Guru] and Lakshmi [Shree]", which later became truncated to its current name.
Kurichy has a minor seminary, an engineering college (Saint Gits) and also a homeo college. The central area of this small village is known as the "Kurichy Out Post", named after an earlier police outpost.it acts as the major junction to the western areas.
Christians in Kurichy are mainly Syrian Christians, and latin christians and there is an Anglican Church of India near the Main Central Road. There is a church for the Knanaya Christian sect in nearby Neelamperoor named St George Knanaya Church.
St.Xaviers latin catholic church is an ancient one where the holy relic of st.Francis Xavier is kept for worship.The evening worship of wednesdays ,worship in holy week and the feast of the church attract many devotees.The feast of St.Francis xavier is celebrated at this church in december in every year.There is also a LP school named little flower also a part of this church.There is a old age home named as St.Josephs old age home[part of koottogne charity in world wide].The sisters in this old age home are from korea.
St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Soonoro Church is an ancient church where the holy relic of St. Mary is kept for worship. The evening worship on Tuesdays attract many devotees. The Feast of St. Mary is celebrated at this Church every year from September 1 to 8, every year.
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