Kallooppara Perunal

Kallooppara Perunal in Kerela

St.Mary’s Church at Kallooppara stands in close proximity to the Kallooppara Bhagavathy temple. Inside the church, on its eastern and western wings, there are two granite slabs with some inscriptions in the Pali language.

The Palli perunal and the foundation day of the Church are the two celebrations held on January 15 and July 5 respectively.

Kallooppara, a village of Mallappally taluk, is located on the eastern side of Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta District. This pilgrim center is at the central part of the blue waters of the Manimala River.

Kallooppara was formerly known as Perumbranad. The name came from its massive storage of rocks, ‘Perum Parra Nadu’ and later reduced to Perumbranad. Folklore also has it that the Royalties of the Thekkumkoor Dynasty and Edappally Thampurans once governed this place.

The main attraction is the St Mary’s Orthodox Church. The Kallooppara Perunal and the Kallooppara Convention associated with the church are also famous. Kallooppara also has a Bhagavati temple. There is a government engineering college operating at this place.