Cherthala is a town located in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located 30 km south of the city of Kochi and 22 km north of Alappuzha town, on the Kochi-Alappuzha streatch of both the National Highway 47 as well as the costal Rail-route. The town is well known after the Karthyayani Devi Temple, located in the center of the town. Two more sub-temples dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu are also located on the northern side of the main temple. A sub-temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, also known as Kaavudayan and another dedicated to Kshethrapalakan believed to be Devi’s temple caretaker are located on the southern corner of the main temple.

Attractions
The Muttom St. Mary’s church is located near the market. The Muttom church is also a Marian pilgrimage center. A silver flag mast (Kodimaram) in the church courtyard depicts its unique Kerala heritage found in many Syrian Catholic churches of Kerala.
Sree Mutharamman Kovil, Kambikkal junction, cherthala is another temple situated very near to the market. Goddess Mutharamma(bhadra) and annapoorneswary are the deities of this temple. The dhambathi sametha navagraha and Bala ganapathy are also in this temple.
The Shree Mahadeva temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is also located at east of the Muttom Church. The Moorthickal Sri Lakshminarayan temple and Peechi Amman Kovil are also located half a kilometer west of the Cherthala town.