Ernakulam

Manjapra Village & Temples, Ernakulam – Kerala

Manjapra is a small village situated in Ernakulam district, Kerala state, south India. It is situated about 9 km from Angamaly and 7 km from Kalady. Chandrappura and Vadakkumbhagam are the main business centers.If you look Manjapra from space, it looks like an island surrounded by paddy fields on all sides. The unique geographical feature of Manjapra is that all four entry points to this panchayat are from a padam (cultivated paddy field) and stream of water called as Thoodu.

Manjapra, known as green village,is very close to famous Christian pilgrimage centre, Malayattoor, which is one of the few places visited by Saint Thomas, an apostle of Jesus Christ.These are the religious places in Manjapra, Holy Cross Church, Karppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva Temple, St. George Church and Puthoorppilly Sree Krishnaswamy Temple.