Chelamattom
Chelamattom(Malayalam: ചേലാമറ്റം) is a suburban region of Kochi city in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Keralam.
Chelamattom(Malayalam: ചേലാമറ്റം) is a suburban region of Kochi city in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Keralam. Chelamattom is a riparian village situated along the banks of the Periyar River, in close proximity to Kalady. Chelamattom Shree Krishna Swami Temple is one of the main temple situated here. Renowned as a prominent site for ancestral obsequies, the locale is colloquially designated as 'Dakshina Kashi'. Furthermore, it constitutes a significant veneration center characterized by the spiritual manifestations of the diverse aspects of Mahavishnu.
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Worth seeing in and around Chelamattom
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Vallam–Parakkadavu Bridge
The Vallom–Parakkadavu Bridge, also known as Parappuram-Vallamkadavu Bridge, is a bridge across the Periyar, that connects Vallamkadavu in Perumbavoor municipality with Parappuram in Kanjoor, in Kerala. Opened in August 2023, the bridge makes the travelling from the Idukki and Kottayam districts to the Cochin International Airport easier, as it reduce the travel distance to Nedumbassery by 10 km.
1.1 km · bridge in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 02Chelamattom Shree Krishna Swami Temple
Chelamattom Sree Krishna Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Chelamattom, Kalady, in Ernakulam district, Kerala. This temple is situated near the banks of the Periyar River.
1 km · Temple in Ernakulam District, Kerala · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chelamattom
- Airports
- Cochin (COK), 7 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 117 km · Calicut (CCJ), 124 km
- Coimbatore → Chelamattom111 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · ₹1,040–1,300
- Calicut → Chelamattom144 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · ₹1,160–1,450
- Thiruvananthapuram → Chelamattom192 km · quickest by road, 4h 44m · ₹1,490–1,860
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Chelamattom
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chelamattom. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAnother option is to get around is to use the auto-rickshaw service.
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Chelamattom is 29 km from Kanayannur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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