Arayoor

ARAYOOR (ആറയൂർ) is a small Village in Neyyattinkara Taluk in Thiruvananthapuram District. It comes under Chenkal Panchayath. It belongs to South Kerala Division. Arayoor is located 5 km from Parassala, 6 km from Neyyattinkara and 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram.This village has a post office. Arayoor Pin code is 695122.

The name ആറയൂർ itself originates from ആറ് + ഊര് → ആറൂര് → ആറയൂർ

Arayoor has gained world wide recognition with great saint of Abhedashrama, Swami Abhedanandhiji; whose mind and soul is whole set for Arayoor. World popular writer C.V. Raman Pillai, Travancore General officer commanding Maj Gen V.N. Parameswaran Pillai (Kuttan Pillai) were born in Arayoor

C.V.Raman Pillai was one of the great novelists,pioneering playwright and journalist in Malayalam. C.V. Raman Pillai died on 21 March 1922. Chenkal Panchayat, which includes Arayoor, the village in which C.V's mother lived, respecting the heartily expressed feelings of the people there, named the area as C.V.R. PURAM and C.V.R. NAGAR

Udiyankulangara, Neyyattinkara, Parassala is the nearby places to Arayoor. Dhanuvachapuram and Parassala are the very nearby Railway stations to Arayoor. Malayalam is the local Language here. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people. A large proportion of them work outside India, mainly in the Middle East. There is a Cashew nut factory in this village.

Famous persons

C.V. Raman Pillai - Novelist, playwright, journalist, social activist

Maj Gen V.N. Parameswaran Pillai – the last General officer commanding of the Travancore Nair Army

Swami Abedananda - Great Saint of the 20th Century

Rev. Vincent Samuel - First Bishop of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara

Major Gopala Krishnan Nair - Manager of Carriappa Memorial Park Bangalore during its construction stage and was honored by the Prime Minister of India. President and CEO of Microprotech Industries Incorporated, Vancouver , British Columbia Canada. http://coastcoast.ca/Profiles/cmd-profile.html

Temple

Arayoor Major Sree Mahadeva Temple

Aarayoor Major Sree Mahadevar temple is historically famous and it holds a history of centuries. Mahadeva Temple is one of the major worship places in Arayoor.People from different places worship the deity Lord Mahadeva here. Arayoor Shiva is fondly called Arayoorappan. The Upaprathistas here are Sree Ganesh, Durga, Murugan, Nandikesan, Lord Ayyappa, Bhoothathan, Nagaraja, Yakshiyamma etc.

Churches

C.S.I Arayoor
St.Elizabeth Church, Arayoor
India Assemblies of God, Arayoor
Bible Faith Mission , Arayoor

Others

P.R.D.S Arayoor

Schools

Govt. L.V.H.S.S. Arayoor.
L.M.S.L.P.S. Arayoor.
Fathima Public School, Arayoor http://www.fps.edu.in/

Banks

Arayoor Service Co. Bank Ltd.

Offices

KELPALM, Kerala State Palmyrah Products development Welfare Corporation Ltd, Kelpalm Facility Centre, Kottamam, Arayoor P.O

Library

C.V.Raman Pillai Memorial Library

Arts & Sports Club

C.V.R. Arts
ASVAS
Chaithram
Friends

Studios

Pranavam

Nearby Places

Udiyankulangara
Kottamam
Puthukulam
Ponvila
Pottayilkada
Plamoottukada
Thottinkara
Abhedananda Nagar
Mariyapuram
Kochottukonam

Local Places

Mathrakkal
CVR Nagar
Punnathanam
Ponnankara
Elluvila
Vattavila
Mannamkulam
Nachuvilakam
Kanjamvila
Vaniyankala
Pottakkal
Ambalathuvila
Pavarathuvila
Kalppakaseri
Kambrakkara
Enthikkala
Nandavanathu
Manaluvila
Cherukara
Clavarakkal
Puliyarakkal
Deviyarakkal
Chavalloor Potta
Koditharakuzhi
Oottamkulam
Kannankara
Muttattukonam
Kulachavilakam
Kuttivelil
Naduvila
Painkara
Kumbamvila
Kalayil
Kuruvikkadu
Alathara
Charakkal
Pulimoottil
Arappura
Pallam
Machingavilakam
Varyaveettu vilakam
Keeramparakkal
Thoppil
Kalivilakam
Kalathuvila
Vettampalli

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arayoor.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.