Edappon

Edappon Nooranad North
town
Edappon kara kettukala at Padanilam Shivaratri
Interactive map of Edappon
Coordinates: 9.228876°N 76.627048°E / 9.228876; 76.627048
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690558
Telephone code	0479

Edappon Kara kala thala for Padanilam Shivaratri

Edappon is a small town situated in Nooranad panchayat in Alappuzha district of the state of Kerala in South India. It is on the bank of the Achankovil river.

Location

It is situated at a distance of 4 kilometres to the west of Pandalam and 12 km to the east of Mavelikara.

Temples

Many ancient temples are located here.

• Puthenkavil Sree Devi Temple
• Dakshina kailasam (Siva Temple), Attuva
• Gurunatankavu Temple
• PlakkattethuTemple.
• Thiru-Ayiranikunnu Gangeshwara Vaidyanatha Temple, Ayranikudy

Churches

• St. Bursoumas Orthodox Church, Attuva
• Immanuel Marthoma Church, Ayranikudy
• Church of God Pentecostal Church and
• Evanjalical Church Ayranikudy are the other major churches

Also the people of Edappon playing a vital role in the Maha Sivarathri of Padanilam Parabrahma Temple and Vishu of Sargakavu Devi Temple.

Colleges

• Sree Buddha College of Engineering
• Josco College of Nursing
• Josco College of Paramedical

Schools

• High School, Edappon
• Govt.U.P School, Cherumukha
• Veerasaiva U.P. School, AV Junction
• Vivekananda Vidyapedam School
• St. Bursoumas Public School & Junior College, Ayranikudy

Hospitals

• Josco Multispeciality Hospital
• Govt. Primary Health Centre
• Santhi Hospital (Clinic)

External links

• St Bursoumas Orthodox Church Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine