Near by Attraction

Kudamaloor is an extensive village area which is stretched about 7 kilometers north from Kottayam in the southern banks of River Meenachil.

It is in this parish of Kudamaloor that Joseph Muttathupadathu and Mary his wife of Puthukkary Family lived in their ancestral house. St. Alphonsa, whose maiden name was Annakutty, was born on 19th August, 1910 as the fourth child of Joseph and Mary Muttathupadathu. She was baptized at the local parish church on 27th August of the same year. The baptismal font where the saint was baptized is still kept as a sacred treasure in the old church, which is a site for the pilgrims to visit. Annakutty received the First Holy Communion on 27th November, 1917 in this church.

The Saint’s birth place at Kudamaloor can be reached from Bharananganam via Pala, Ettumanoor and Athirampuzha. Distance: 31 kms. Distance from Mannanam: 2.5 kms.

The village Muttuchira became world famous with the fragrance of the saintly life of St. Alphonsa. Muttuchira is a small section of the Kottayam District in the state of Kerala to the south west of India.

St. Alphonsa received the Sacrament of Confirmation at Muttuchira church on 21st January, 1925 along with other 421 children from Mar Thomas Kurialasserry Bishop of Changanacherry.

Distance from Bharananganam: 29 kms. Route: Pala-Kuravilangad – Thottuva – Kappunthala. The Muricken house where the Saint spent her childhood stands here.

16 km. Route: Panackappalam – Erattupetta or Plassanal – Kalathukadavu. The only school whereat the Saint taught stands here.

Distance from Bharananganam: 46 kms. The convent where the Saint was a novice stands here.

8 kms. St. George Forance Church – Georgean pilgrim centre.

Birth place of Venerable Fr. Mathew Kadalikkattil. Route: Edappady on the Pala road 1.09 kms – Pravithanam road 2.5 kms. The prayer house of S.H. Sisters is here.

Pala – Ponkunnam route – 7 kms from Bharananganam.

Birth place of Mar Mathew Kavukatt, Servant of God: Bharananganam via Choondacherry on the Thodupuzha road: 8.5 kms. Or via Edappady and Alanadu on the Thodupuzha route: 7 kms.

Tomb of Blessed Kunjachan Thevarparambil. Via Pala or Pravithanam – Aimcompu: 16.5 kms.

Pilgrim centre of Infant Jesus. On the Erattupetta – Kottayam road: 12 kms.

23 kms. St. Mary’s Forane Church. Tomb of the Archdeacons on M.C. Road: 2 kms.

Tomb of Blessed Chavara Kuriakose Elias: 28.5 kms. Route: Pala – Ettumanoor – Athirampuzha.

A short distance of 500 metres from the St George’s Forane Church Aruvithura takes one to the foot of the hill.

Vagamon Kurisumala Church is situated on the top of the hill. During the holy week, devotees climb all the way to the top to participate in the proceedings of the important occasion. It takes only 14 minutes to reach Kurisumala from Vagamon.