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| blank1_info_sec1 = Kollam City (32 km), karunagappally town | | blank1_info_sec1 = Kollam City (32 km), karunagappally town,Kayamkulam city | ||
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| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Alappuzha]] | | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Alappuzha]] | ||
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] | | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] | ||
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[[File:Ochira kala.jpg|thumb|Gigantic effigies of Lord Shiva's vehicle Nandi, portrayed in white and red colours.]] | [[File:Ochira kala.jpg|thumb|Gigantic effigies of Lord Shiva's vehicle Nandi, portrayed in white and red colours.]] | ||
'''Oachira''' or '''Ochira''' (''{{IAST|Ōcciṟa}}'') is an ancient temple town located 32 km away from [[Kollam|Kollam city]] in [[Karunagappally]] taluk, [[Kollam district]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]] | '''Oachira''' or '''Ochira''' (''{{IAST|Ōcciṟa}}'') is an ancient temple town located 32 km away from [[Kollam|Kollam city]] in [[Karunagappally]] taluk, [[Kollam district]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. | ||
==Temple town== | ==Temple town== | ||
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==Celebrities== | ==Celebrities== | ||
Cartoonist Shankar hails from near Oachira. The government of Kerala paid a tribute to him, in the form of a museum near his birthplace Oachira. Kerala Lalithakala Akademi was behind the ambitious project, which costs an estimated initial cost of Rs. 3. 5 crore which spreads over 15,000 sq.ft. of land. | |||
==Access== | ==Access== | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
RVSM Higher Secondary School, situated at Prayar is the oldest and biggest educational institution in and around Oachira. Started in 1909, this school was elevated as a higher secondary school and boasts a lower primary division too. Students gaining entry at the LKG can complete their pre-university exams (now known as +2) and attend the graduation courses of universities. Oachira Govt. Higher Secondary School is another | RVSM Higher Secondary School, situated at Prayar is the oldest and biggest educational institution in and around Oachira. Started in 1909, this school was elevated as a higher secondary school and boasts a lower primary division too. Students gaining entry at the LKG can complete their pre-university exams (now known as +2) and attend the graduation courses of universities. Oachira Govt. Higher Secondary School is another educational institution. Pragathi Hindi Vidyalay is another Hindi college in the region. | ||
==Places near Oachira== | ==Places near Oachira== | ||
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* Prayar - Prayar RVSM High School is located here. | * Prayar - Prayar RVSM High School is located here. | ||
* [[Oachira Temple|Oachira Parabrahma Temple]] | * [[Oachira Temple|Oachira Parabrahma Temple]] | ||
*[[Azheekal Beach]] | |||
==Notable people== | ==Notable people== | ||
* [[Cartoonist Shankar]], | * [[Cartoonist Shankar]], political cartoonist | ||
* [[K. P. Nambiathiri]], | * [[K. P. Nambiathiri]], photographer | ||
* [[K. Surendran (writer)|K.Surendran]], | * [[K. Surendran (writer)|K. Surendran]], Malayalam writer and Vayalaar Award winner | ||
* [[S. Guptan Nair]], | * [[S. Guptan Nair]], Malayalam writer, literary critic, scholar, orator, essayist, lexicographer, translator and educator | ||
* [[S. Ramachandran Pillai]], C.P.I (M) | * [[S. Ramachandran Pillai]], C.P.I. (M) politburo member | ||
* [[Prayar Gopalakrishnan]], | * [[Prayar Gopalakrishnan]], Ex MLA, Former President of Travancore [[Devaswom boards in Kerala|Devaswom Board]] | ||
* [[:it:Gopakumar R|R. Gopakumar]], visual artist, India’s first major digital art collector | |||
*[[Geetha Salam]] , Malayalam film actor | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||