Kanjirathanam | |
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town | |
  Kanjirathanam Location in Kerala, India  Kanjirathanam Kanjirathanam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°44′51″N 76°31′48″E / 9.7476°N 76.5300°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kanjirathanam is a small town in Kottayam District, Kerala, India located between kuruppanthara and Kuravilangad.
Demographics
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.).
History
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 king. It is said that a king dug the cave to hide from his rivals after failing a battle.[1]
References
- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: www kaduthuruthynews com kanjirathanam puliyala. YouTube.
A malayalam video documentary.