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* St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church [ | * St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church [Villoor Orthodox pally]-Villoor, Chengamanadu | ||
* Assembly of God Church, Chengamanadu<ref>https://www.facebook.com/agchurchcgmd/</ref> | * Assembly of God Church, Chengamanadu<ref>https://www.facebook.com/agchurchcgmd/</ref> | ||
* Vettikavala Sree Mahadevar Temple | * Vettikavala Sree Mahadevar Temple | ||
* Salem Marthoma Church, Villoor often called as Villoor Marthoma Pally | |||
==Nearest cities and towns== | ==Nearest cities and towns== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:40, 14 July 2026
Chengamanadu | |
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town | |
 Mahadeva Temple | |
| Coordinates: 9°00′50″N 76°49′32″E / 9.013994°N 76.825616°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal Index Number | 691557 |
| Area code | +91-474 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-24 |
Chengamanadu is an Indian village in Kollam District of Kerala state.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
An age old legend about the origin of the name Chengamanadu goes like this: A prince of the then Desinganadu Kingdom went to Arabia and fallen in love with an Arabian beauty. He managed to elope with her back to his home land. But the girl's father traced their location and followed them to take her back. Knowing his arrival the lovers decided to leave the place and started off to Tamil Nadu via Aryankavu route in a single bullock ridden cart. On their way when they reached our place it was becoming heavily dark and the area was then a dense forest. There they met one woman named "Nangamma", she gave them refuge in her house to spend the night. The next day morning they continued their journey. After a long time the Prince has returned to meet Nengamma who has given him shelter, but could not meet her. Through the Prince, the forest land of Nangamma came to be known as "Nangammakadu" and later in the current form Chengamanadu.
Chengamanadu is located 5 km from Kottarakara. Bethlahem Ashram, "Villoorpally" and Vettikkavala Sree Mahadevar Temple, Assembly of God Church are some of the places of worship. A panchayathu office, village office, agricultural office, veterinary hospital, mini-stadium, YMCA, and a hospital are situated at heart of Chengamanadu.
Offices[edit | edit source]
- Panchayathu office
- Village office
- Krishi Bhavan
- Veterinery hospital
- YMCA
- Y's Men's Chengamanadu Town Club
Educational institutions[edit | edit source]
- MTMM LP School
- Chethady UPS
- MAMHS
- B R M Central School
- Mar Pelexinous Memorial ITC
- Govt Model Higher Secondary School
Churches and temples[edit | edit source]
- St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church [Villoor Orthodox pally]-Villoor, Chengamanadu
- Assembly of God Church, Chengamanadu[1]
- Vettikavala Sree Mahadevar Temple
- Salem Marthoma Church, Villoor often called as Villoor Marthoma Pally
Nearest cities and towns[edit | edit source]
- Kottarakara - 5 km
- Kollam - 32 km
- Punalur - 12 km
Industries[edit | edit source]
- CAPEX Cashew Factory
- Cashew Factory of Cashew Development Corporation
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "Kottarakkara Taluk". Kollam; National Informatics centre. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- "History". kottarakkara.com. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- Parankamveettil, 129. ISBN 978-81-7276-363-3. Retrieved 23 February 2011
- "District Information". Kollam: National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- K. Ayyappapanicker; Sahitya Akademi (1997). Medieval Indian literature: an anthology. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 317–. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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