South India Kerala Tours - Kodungalloor is located in Thrissur district of Kerala , its earlier name was Shinkli, Muchiri , Muyirikkodu Located on the delta of Periyar river Kodungalloor was a famous sea port The name Muchiri which means broken lips was given to three distributaries of the Periyar River which enters into the Arabian Sea here.
Places to See in Kerala
Kodungallore Tours :
• St. Thomas is said to have come at Kodungalloor
in 52 AD. He established The St. Thomas Church
which contains holy relics.
• Cheraman Juma Masjid
in Kodungalloor is at a distance of
2km from the town. The unique thing of this mosque is
that it resembles a Hindu Temple This mosque is the
first in India and the second in the world where Juma
prayers originated.
• Kodungallur Bagavathy Temple
is famous for Bharani Festival , pilgrims
carry pepper as offerings
• Kali temple which is built
to immortalise a woman called Kannagi. The temple has
the custome of consuming liquor in the annual fastival
as the belief here is to accept both purity and impurity.
• The Portuguese Fort in
Kudungalloor
How To Reach Kerala
Kodungallore Tours :
Air: Cochin International Airport
is 60 km from Thrissur
Rail: Nearest railway station is at Irinjalakuda
20 km from Thrissur.
Road: Regular bus service from Trichur to Kodungallur
distance is 40 kms and takes one and half hours.
Tours To Kodungallore is organized by South India Tour Travel
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