Manakala

Manakala

Manakkala
Manakala Manakkala
Town
	College of Engineering Adoor, Manakala
	Coordinates: 9°8′0″N 76°43′0″E / 9.13333°N 76.71667°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691551
Telephone code	04734
Vehicle registration	KL-26 (Adoor-Sub RTO)
Nearest city	Adoor
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Website	www.adoormunicipality/manakala.in

^[1]Manakala is a town in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India.^[2] It is located in Adoor Thaluk. Manakala is the hometown of the prominent film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan.

Etymology

The name Manakala has an uncertain etymology. Manakala may stem from an imperfect Malayalam portmanteau fusing Manal ("Sand") and Kaala ("Land" or "Place"). Thus Manalkaala means place covered by sand. Most of Manakala is covered by sand.

Education

Manakala is home to one of the best Engineering colleges, College of Engineering Adoor under Cochin University of Science and Technology and the students here have secured many University Ranks in the past years. One of the Government polytechnique Colleges is situated here.

Temples

The Vishnu temple, Sreenarayanapuram Temple which is more than 200 years old is located here. The Shiva temple, Peringanadu Trichendamangalam Mahadeva Temple which is known for its 'Kettu Kazhcha' during the annual festival is located 2 km from Manakala.

Churches

There are few Churches of prominence in this area. St. Marthsmooni Orthodox Syrian church, St. Thomas Marthomite Church, Six numbers of Church of South India churches, Bible College and related institutions of Sharon Pentecostal Mission are commendable establishments and contribution of Christian Community in this part.

Faith Theological Seminary is the bible college of the Pentecostal church called Sharon Fellowship church. It was founded in 1970 under the leadership of Rev. Dr. T.G Koshy (Kunjumon Pastor) and Rev. Dr. P.G Jacob (Thankachan Pastor). They played a vital role in the establishment of the christian movement in Manakala and Adoor from 1960’s.

Mannady Temple

Mannady Temple, which is known for Mudiyettam, and the place which has historical importance due to the Sacrifice of the Great Soldier, Travancore Diwan Veluthampy Dalava, who fought the British Raj, till his last breath, is just 6 km from here. The inhabitants of this village are dominated by Hindu community but there is a significant Christian population and a few Muslims.

References

"College of Engineering Adoor, Manakala". Retrieved 11 December 2009.
"Places of Interest in Pathanamthitta". Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2009.

External links

[1] www.adoormunicipality.in

[2] www.adoormunicipality.in

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