Vaipur
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Vaipur വായ്പൂർ Vayoopuram |
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Hanging Bridge, Vaipur
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| Coordinates: 9°26′50″N 76°42′25″E / 9.44722°N 76.70694°ECoordinates: 9°26′50″N 76°42′25″E / 9.44722°N 76.70694°E | |
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 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
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| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 689588 |
| Telephone code | 0469 |
| Vehicle registration | KL - 28 |
| Nearest city | Mallappally |
| Literacy | 99.99%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pathanamthitta |
Vaipur (വായ്പൂർ) is a village located in the banks of Manimala river, in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India. There are many myths about the origin of name 'Vaipur'.One of the famous myth says that it has come from the word Vayoopuram, which means Place of Vayu (Air). Second myth says that the name has come from 'Vavarude Ooru' (native place of Vavarusammy, friend of Ayyappan) and it is related to Sabarimala story.
Vaipur port(chanda kadavu) has an ancient trading history, it had links to Purakkad / Alappuzha port and was connected to Manimala, Niranam, Kallooppara, Mallappally, Kaviyoor, Tiruvalla, Nedumkunnam and nearby places. Traders from nearby places used to come to Vaipur market to sell and buy their wares. Vaipur chanda (market) used to function on Mondays and Thursdays every week. Vaipur was part of Alappuzha (Alleppey) district until the creation of Pathanamthitta District and Mallappally Taluk.
Vaipur is famous for the seven temples: Vaipur Mahadeva Temple, Kulangarakkavu Sree Bhuvaneswari Temple, Kottangal Sree Devi Temple,Kulathoor Major Devi Temple,Thricherpuram Sree Shankara Narayana Swami Temple, Sasthamkavu Ayyappa Temple, Keethrikka Sree Krishna Swami Temple.nearest temple 'anikkattilammakshethram'[1] The four well-known Nair families are Kaimodathu, Mangalathu Tharavadu, Alancherril and Kolathu.
The kaimodathu tharavadu members are named with surname "Kaimal". All over in Kerala the Kaimal family members are less. The main branches of Kaimodathu tharavadu are Edavassary, Kulathunkal and Thumpooru. The Alancherril Nairs(the main branches are Edoor Pillais and [KARUMALIL]) migrated from Madapally near Changanacherry and their family deity is in Cheruvally Temple. The Kolathu Nairs migrated from the ancient Kolathu Nadu(Malabar).shiva family members ares less( karumalil veershivas)
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