Believed to be the first state in India to receive Christianity, Kerala is an abode of many famous Christian pilgrim centres which are spread across the state. Many of th…
Jewish Synagogue, situated at one end of the Jew Street in the Jew Town enclave of Mattancherry in Fort Kochi. This synagogue was built in 1568 by the Malabar Yehudans or…
Sabarimala, a popular pilgrim centre in India. This hill shrine dedicated to Lord Ayyappa is situated on the Sabari hills in Pathanamthitta district. The hills are part o…
ThirunakkaraMahadevar Temple is situated at Kottayam in Kerala. The Koothambalam, the special building in the temple premises used for cultural purposes, is one of the b…
Synagogue at Chennamangalam near North Paravur is one of the biggest built some 175 years back. Situated in Ernakulam district of Kerala, the Synagogue at Chennamangalam…
Sabarimala, Hindu pilgrimage centre dedicated to Lord Ayyappa in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala situated amid the eighteen hills of Western Ghats mountain ranges.
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, one of the 108 sacred Vishnu temples or Divya Desams in India is located at East Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, Ind…
Sabarimala is one of the best known pilgrim destinations in Kerala. Situated in the Sabari hills of Sahyadri at a height of about 914 m above sea level(Western Ghats), it…
The synagogue in the village of Chennamangalam in North Paravur is one of the biggest, which was built some 175 years ago. The Jewish Synagogue at Chennamangalam, built i…
Kodungallur or Kodungalloor is situated on the west coast, was once a great port during the time of the Chera rulers of Tamilnadu. It was known to the Greeks as Muziris a…
The St. Markus' Church was built by the Church Missionary Society (CMS) of London. It is situated on the eastern side of Kumarakom, in a locality known as Unnimanthara.
Attamangalam St John's Jacobite Church is located in Kumarakom, Kerala, India. the walls of the church is embellished with the paintings of various holy men such as Parum…
Believed to have been founded by Persian scholar and traveller Malik Ibin Deenar, this historic mosque itself is a true wonder. Built-in the typical Kerala style, Malik I…
One of the 108 sacred Vishnu temples or Divya Desams in India, Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, situated in the capital city Thiruvananthapuram is a celebrated pilgrim centre…
This ritualistic feeding ceremony (locally known as Aanayoottu) takes place inside the premises of the famous Vadakkumnathan Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, w…
The Bishopââ¬â¢s House was built as the residence of the Portuguese Governor in 1506 and is situated on a small hillock near the Parade Ground at Fort Kochi in…
Churches in Kumarakom, Kottayam in Kerala, India. The churches belong to the Roman Catholic, Latin Catholic, Jacobite Syrian, Orthodox Syrian and CSI groups.
Vallarpadom church also known Church of Our Lady of Ransom was built by Paliyam family. Locally known as Vallarpadathamma was bestowed with the status of a national pilgr…
Kochi Tirumala Devaswom, one of the important temples in Mattancherry, belongs to the Gowda Saraswatha Brahmin community. The presiding deity here is Venkatachalapathy.
Church of Our Lady of life, a Syrian Orthodox church situated at Mattancherry in kochi. It is in this church one of the major events in the history of Christianity in the…
The Parade Ground at Fort Kochi is where the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British colonists used to conduct their military parades and drills. The VOC Gate, facing the P…
The cemetery, which was consecrated in 1724, is believed to be the oldest in the country. The St. Francis CSI Church of Fort Kochi maintains a record of the people buried…
St. Francis Church, well-known for its beautiful architecture and ambience, is believed to be one of the oldest churches built by the Europeans in India. It is here in th…
Chottanikkara Temple, one of the famous Goddess Bhagavathy temples in Erankulam. Here goddess is worshipped in three forms – Saraswathi, Bhadrakali and Durga.
The Shiva Temple, popularly known as the Ernakulathappan Temple, facing the Rajendra Maidan, is an important place of worship in the mainland of Ernakulam.
