KANAKAMALA KURISUMUDY PILGRIM CENTRE

     

In this post we can see the photos which are taken during our visit to KANAKAMALA   KURISUMUDY PILGRIM. Actually this area is near to my home so me and my friends and relatives use to visit this place. Kanakamala is a village near Chalakudy town, Thrissur district, Kerala, India, which bears the same name as a hill in the area. There are regular bus services from Chalakudy and Kodakara to this village. The hill is a part western ghats(sahyadri) and it has 3000 feet height at kanakamala.

SMALL HISTORY OF KANAKAMALA:- There is a Roman Catholic church in Kanamala, established in 1943 and dedicated to St Anthony of Padua. It is a place of pilgrimage during the holy week, particularly on Good Friday. Many pilgrims used to climb the hill as an act of prayer and offering. Most of the hill is covered with forest.Pilgrimage to the hill which has been patronized to st. Thomas the apostle of Jesus came to India in AD 52 was started in 1940 following an insight and vision happened in dream to Rev. fr. Anthappan valiyaveettil then vicar of st. Antony's church perambra. He started the pilgrimage to the hill as he thought that this is the place which he had seen in his dream and did believe that it has significant spiritual importance and st. Thomas would have gone through the hill as it is the nearest hill to Azhikode where the apostle was banked off the ship and praying at hill was a characteristic of Jesus and his disciples. 2014 it reaches 75 years of its pilgrimage and celebrates the platinum jubilee

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Photo seen at entrance of the church compound

church

GROTTO OF HOLY MARY

FOURTEEN TRADITIONAL  STATIONS OF CROSS AT KANAKAMALA

                   

                                                                                      

                   

                                          

                 

                                

                                               

  

CHAPEL ON TOP OF KANAKAMALA

CROSS BROUGHT BY BELIEVERS TO TOP OF KANAKAMALA

WATER FACILITY PROVIDED AT KANAKAMALA

WATER STORAGE TANK AT
 TOP OF KANAKAMALA

TOP VIEW FROM KANAKAMALA

It's very nice to sit on the rocks behind the chapel, at the top of kanakamala. We will be getting very nice view of the area and the most interesting thing is that there will be always a cold breeze at there which is very nice. People  use to spent time at this spot. This is a great experience.