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Mezhuveli

Mezhuveli is a village in Kerala, India, situated between the holy rivers of Pamba and Achankovil.

Mezhuveli
Mezhuveli · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Mezhuveli is a village in Kerala, India, situated between the holy rivers of Pamba and Achankovil. It is located 16 kilometers south-west of Pathanamthitta and 12 kilometers east of Chengannur. The Ananda Bhoodeswaram temple in Mezhuveli is dedicated to the Lord Siva.It is famous for the Kettukazhicha during the Utsavam which starts on the Maha Sivarathri every year, linked to the Malayalam calendar. During kettukazhcha, the devotees bring different kinds of idol to the temple. Mezhuveli is also famous for the PHSS, with a heritage of more than 80 years. Half a kilometer south-west of Mezhuveli is Pottan Mala, which was named in respect to the Appooppan, who once lived there. The Pottan mala Appoppan Devasthanam temple in dedication to the Appoppan is situated at the top. Everyday people worship inside and outside by lighting candles and lamps. Also the famous Rolls Automotives and Hi-Tech Innovations are from Mezhuveli.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Mezhuveli

4 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.

  1. 01
    Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple

    The Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple is a Hindu temple located in Aranmula, a village in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, South India, on the southern bank of Pamba river, the third longest river in Kerala. It is dedicated to the Lord Krishna, who is worshipped as Parthasarathy.

    4.6 km · Hindu temple of Krishna near Aranmula, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Valiyakoikkal Temple

    Valiakoikkal Temple is the family temple of the Pandalam Royal Family. The temple is located at Pandalam in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, in the peninsular India.

    5.9 km · Hindu temple in Kerala · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Pandalam Suspension Bridge

    Pandalam Suspension Bridge is a pedestrian suspension bridge which crosses the Achankovil River in the state of Kerala, India. It connects Ayyappa Temple with Kaippuzha Sreekrishna Temple.

    5.8 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Mezhuveli Temple

    Mezhuveli Anandabhootheshawaram Temple is a famous Lord Shiva Temple situated at the heart of Mezhuveli village in Pathanamthitta District. This temple was built by the villagers under the leadership of famous social reformer and poet Sri.

    200 m · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Mezhuveli

Airports
Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 93 km · Cochin (COK), 101 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 198 km
Stations
Aranmula International Airport, 4.1 km
  • Thiruvananthapuram → Mezhuveli
    92 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · ₹720–890
  • Kochi → Mezhuveli
    88 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · ₹720–890
  • Coimbatore → Mezhuveli
    195 km · quickest by road, 5h 32m · ₹1,850–2,310
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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 Mezhuveli. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundTaxis and autorickshaws offer easy modes of travel.

From Wikivoyage: Aranmula, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2019-01.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    GaviIN

    6 ways of moving, 16 sources

    54 km
  2. 02
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    62 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    101 km
  4. 04
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    117 km
  5. 05
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    118 km

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Around it

Next door to Mezhuveli

Mezhuveli is 46 km from Kollam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • AranmulaNeighbourhood in Pathanamthitta district, Keralam, India4.5 km
  • Pandalammunicipality in Pathanamthitta district5.9 km
  • Elanthoorvillage in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India3.1 km
  • Elavumthittatown in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India2.5 km
  • Maramontown in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India5.3 km
  • Chekkulamvillage in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India4.6 km