Kanjirathanam

Kanjirathanam is a small town in Kottayam District, Kerala, India located between kuruppanthara and Kuravilangad.

Kanjirathanam
town
Kanjirathanam is located in Kerala
Kanjirathanam
Kanjirathanam
Location in Kerala, India
Kanjirathanam is located in India
Kanjirathanam
Kanjirathanam
Kanjirathanam (India)
Coordinates: 9°44′51″N 76°31′48″E / 9.7476°N 76.5300°E / 9.7476; 76.5300Coordinates: 9°44′51″N 76°31′48″E / 9.7476°N 76.5300°E / 9.7476; 76.5300
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

DemographicsEdit

Kanjirathanam population primarily consists of Syrian Catholic Christians, but there is a small population of Hindus too. Mostly all household in this village have NRI (Non-Resident India) family members, the majority of them overseas (The United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Australia etc.).

HistoryEdit

Kanjirathanam is of historical importance due to a cave known as Puliala, literally meaning cave of leopard. The cave, which is made of laterite, got its name from an occurrence of finding a few leopard cubs at the mouth of the cave about 200 years ago. A commonly held local belief is that the cave have been used by local kings.[1]

ReferencesEdit

A malayalam video documentary.