Ayyappa temple is situated about two-kilometer from the Thiruvalla railway station. Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India is one among the most prominent ayyappa temples in kerala.
Festivalsedit
The main festival is celebrated annually during March/April. 11 days of festival starts with many cultural & traditional programs in subsequent days. The main attraction of this festival is Kaavadiyattam, pallivilakku, pallivetta and aarattu.
The second main festival is Sree Bhagavatha Sapthaha Yagnam, during January or February. This includes detail description of Bhagavatham followed by religious speeches, cultural & traditional programs. 7 days of festival ends with Aarattutsavam.
Mandala pooja conducted for 41 days in the temple.
Referencesedit
^. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01
^ .Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
kattode, ward, thiruvalla, kerala, falls, within, boundaries, manjadi, pincode, 689105, wardcountry, indiastatekeraladistrictpathanamthittapopulation, 2011, total783languages, officialmalayalam, englishtime, zoneutc, pin689105telephone, code0469vehicle, regist. Kattode is a ward of Thiruvalla Kerala It falls within the boundaries of the Manjadi P O pincode 689105 KattodeWardCountry IndiaStateKeralaDistrictPathanamthittaPopulation 2011 Total783Languages OfficialMalayalam EnglishTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN689105Telephone code0469Vehicle registrationKL 27Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Schools 3 1 Educational institutions in amp around 4 Places of worship 5 Festivals 6 References 7 External linksGeography editKattode is situated on the Sabarimala pilgrimage route on the Thiruvalla Kumbazha road TK road Sh 07 Demographics editThe major religions of the population are Hinduism and Christianity 1 Schools editEducational institutions in amp around edit Nicholson Syrian Girls High School Meenthalakara Mar Thoma Sevika Sangham K G amp U P School MeenthalakaraPlaces of worship editMeenthalakara Ayyappa temple St Marys Knanaya Church St Mary s Catholic Church Kattode Christos Mar Thoma ChurchMeenthalakara Assemblies of God Church India Pentecostal Church of God St Stephen Orthodox Church MeenthalakaraAyyappa temple is situated about two kilometer from the Thiruvalla railway station Pathanamthitta District Kerala India is one among the most prominent ayyappa temples in kerala Festivals editThe main festival is celebrated annually during March April 11 days of festival starts with many cultural amp traditional programs in subsequent days The main attraction of this festival is Kaavadiyattam pallivilakku pallivetta and aarattu The second main festival is Sree Bhagavatha Sapthaha Yagnam during January or February This includes detail description of Bhagavatham followed by religious speeches cultural amp traditional programs 7 days of festival ends with Aarattutsavam Mandala pooja conducted for 41 days in the temple References edit Census of India 2001 Data from the 2001 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 2004 06 16 Retrieved 2008 11 01 Census of India 2001 Data from the 2001 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 2004 06 16 Retrieved 2008 11 01 External links editThiruvalla Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kattode amp oldid 1168056360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
