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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Thottam, Manacaud''' is a small region near by [[Manacaud]], which is a suburb of [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It located between [[Kamaleswaram]] and [[Manacaud]]. [[Irumkulangara Durga Devi Temple]] is a famous Hindu temple in Thottam, Manacaud, [[Manacaud]] P.O, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]],. AGM CSI Manacaud Church is one of the churches in Manacaud region located in MLA road (near Balavan Nagar).

==Location==
Thottam, Manacaud is 3 km from the East Fort/Thiruvananthapuram central. It located between [[Kamaleswaram]] and [[Manacaud]]. Mainly it is an residential area, very beautiful place at city premises. 24 x 7 Privately owned and [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] buses plying in the [[Kovalam]] route from [[East Fort]] pass through Manacaud. A bypass of [[National Highway 47 (India)|National Highway 47]] passes 1 km to the west of Manacaud. Nearest railway station is [[Trivandrum Central|Thiruvananthapuram Central]], around 1.5 km away. Nearest airport is [[Trivandrum Airport|Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]], around 3 km away.

==Residence associations==
# Annikkavilakom Residents Association
# Erumkulangara Residents Association
# Shanthi Gardens
# Balavan Nagar Etc

==Religion==
The population of thottam, manacaud mainly practices [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]] and few followers of [[Christianity]]. Thottam is known for the [[Irumkulangara Durga Devi Temple]]. The abode of Sree Irumkulangara Durga Bhagavathi is one of the most ancient temples in Kerala. The temple is located on the bank of two ponds from where it got its name: "Erum" means two and "kulam" means pond. It is hard to find any other temple in Thiruvananthapuram, which preserves the beauty and atmosphere gifted by nature. It is believed that the temple has a relationship with Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, one of the temples in Thiruvananthapuram. In ancient times, priests from Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple are believed to arrive at Erumkulangara by country boats for performing pooja and rituals.
There is also [[SNDP]] thottam unit here.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Manacaud-68942.htm About Manacaud]
* [http://wikimapia.org/408886/Erumkulangara-temple-compound] Irumkulangara Durga Devi Temple

[[Category:Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram]]

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->Ira Leviton: Fixed typos found with Wikipedia:Typo_Team/moss and use of "famous".