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Thursday, April 06, 2006
Malayatoor
This place is just 4 km from my ancestral home in Neeleeswaram. It's one of the first mountains I've climbed and it a great experience especially when climbing with devotees of St. Thomas. The chanting combined with the steep slopes is indescribable. Since its festival season now, let me give you some of the more elaborate details, courtesy, www-travel-tours.com
Located 52 kms from Kochi, the Malayatoor Church is situated atop the 609 m high Malayatoor Hill. The church is dedicated to St. Thomas, who is believed to have prayed at this shrine.
One of the most important Christian pilgrim centres in Kerala, this holy shrine attracts devotees in very large numbers not only from Kerala but also from the neighbouring states.
This famous church is situated at Kurisumudi, a verdant hill in the Western Ghats girdled partially by the river Periyar. The Church has a life-size statue of St. Thomas and the imprint of the feet of the Apostle on a rock.
At Malayatoor, the first Sunday after Easter is considered to be a very important day. Pilgrims, chanting the name of the Apostle ('Ponninkurisumala Muthappa'), climb Kurisumudi, the steep hill to visit the holy shrine.
Also see www.malayattoorchurch.org
Malayatoor has been raised to Arch-diocesan Shrine status.
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malayatoor always reminds me the old days,when we used to go for the festival, late night we will be off to malayatoor and will be reaching the top by 1-2am and we will find a place to sleep, then by morning we will be getting down after goin to the church, and one time we swam across the river to go to Kodanad it was a thrilling pilgrimage