Poojappura is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in India. It is located in the south-east part of the city, surrounded by Jagathi, Karamana, Mudavanmugal and Thirumala. This place was once used as the worship place during the Navaratri festival season. The name Poojappura comes from the fact that it was here that the King of Travancore used to arrive during Mahanavami celebrations for the pooja (worship). There is the biggest Kavadi Procession on Vijayadeshami day with over 700 Kavadis, Paravakavadi, Suryakavadi, Mayilkavadi, Agnikavadi etc.
Poojappura is known for housing the Central Prison (Central Jail) of Kerala. The central jail is one of the oldest in the state and was built by British Engineers during Travancore Reign. The State Education Department (Pareeksha Bhavan), Head Office of HLL Lifecare Limited (formerly Hindustan Latex Limited), Head Office of State Bank of Travancore, Bharatheeyam Charitable Trust is located here.
Notable personsedit
Mohanlal - actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director
poojappura, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2009, learn, when, remove, t. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Poojappura news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Poojappura is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram Trivandrum in India It is located in the south east part of the city surrounded by Jagathi Karamana Mudavanmugal and Thirumala This place was once used as the worship place during the Navaratri festival season The name Poojappura comes from the fact that it was here that the King of Travancore used to arrive during Mahanavami celebrations for the pooja worship There is the biggest Kavadi Procession on Vijayadeshami day with over 700 Kavadis Paravakavadi Suryakavadi Mayilkavadi Agnikavadi etc PoojappuratownNickname Soul of Trivandrum PoojappuraLocation in Kerala IndiaCoordinates 8 29 00 N 76 58 52 E 8 4834100 N 76 981010 E 8 4834100 76 981010Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictThiruvananthapuramLanguages OfficialMalayalam EnglishTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN695012Telephone code0471Vehicle registrationKL 01Lok Sabha constituencyThiruvananthapuram Poojappura is known for housing the Central Prison Central Jail of Kerala The central jail is one of the oldest in the state and was built by British Engineers during Travancore Reign The State Education Department Pareeksha Bhavan Head Office of HLL Lifecare Limited formerly Hindustan Latex Limited Head Office of State Bank of Travancore Bharatheeyam Charitable Trust is located here Notable persons editMohanlal actor film producer playback singer film distributor and director M Jayachandran music composer Gopinath Muthukad magician who established the Magic Academy at Poojappura Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri Kathakali artist Padmarajan Malayalam film director Namitha Pramod actress Priyadarshan Indian film director Shobhana Actress and Dancer Poojappura Ravi Malayalam comedian actor G Shankar architect Prithviraj Sukumaran Malayalam Film ActorReferences edit nbsp This article related to a location in Thiruvananthapuram district Kerala India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poojappura amp oldid 1161052501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
