Maramon

Maramon
village
Mar Thoma Church
Mar Thoma Church
Map
Coordinates: 9°20′0″N 76°41′0″E / 9.33333°N 76.68333°E / 9.33333; 76.68333
Country India
StateKerala
Government
 • BodyThottapuzhassery Grama Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689549
Vehicle registrationKL-27
Nearest TownKozhencherry
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
The Maramon Convention
Maramon Convention Event
Eco Friendly initiative
Shops for the festival
Another view of the stalls

Maramon is a small village on the Pampa River in Thiruvalla taluk & Thiruvalla Revenue Division of Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala, India. The nearest railway station is at chengannur (13 km) & Thiruvalla (16 km) Maramon is about 16 km from the Thiruvalla. The T.K.Road (Thiruvalla-Kumbazha Road/SH-7) connects the town to other major towns.

The nearest airports are Cochin International Airport and Trivandrum International Airport.

Maramon Convention

Maramon is famous because of the Maramon Convention, the largest Christian gathering in Asia[citation needed]. Maramon is said to be the birthplace of Mar Thoma Syrian Church.

Villages

The following villages form a part of Maramon:-

  1. Nedumprayar
  2. Chettimukku
  3. Chalaikara
  4. Thottapuzhassery.
  5. Kurianoor

Transport

The M. K. Road (Mavelikkara-Chengannur -Kozhencherry Road/SH-10) connects the town to other major towns.

The T. K. Road (Thiruvalla- -Kumbazha Road/SH-07) connects the town to other major towns.

Rail Connectivity

The nearest railway station is Chengannur (13 km).

The nearest airports are Cochin International Airport and Trivandrum International Airport.

Christian Cultural Center

The town Maramon is generally recognized as center of Christian culture and influence in India. Among the churches in Maramon include the Maramon Marthoma Church, St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church (also known as Maramon Marthamariam Pazhaya Suriyani Palli), India Pentecostal Church of God, St. Joseph Catholic Church, and a few others. Maramon is also famous as the birthplace of Palakkunnathu Abraham Malpan (Malpan means teacher), leader of the reformation in the Syrian Church of Malankara in the 19th century. The Mar Thoma Sabha is currently headed by His Grace The Most Rev. Dr. Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan.

Maramon is not only renowned for Christian congregation, but also for banks of the river Pamba, and witnessing the Aranmula Snake Boat race. Moreover Maramon is famous for Hindus and Christian congregations like Jacobite, Catholic, Pentecostal etc.

See also

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