Choozhal
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Choozhal, Krishnapuram, Piracode, is a community located nearly 60 km from Kanyakumari and 40 km from Trivandrum. It is on the border of Kerala, India.
Choozhal is within the Munchirai municipality. It contains of a lot of churches and temples; among them are Choozhal-Piracode Sree Krishna Swamy Temple, Pammakkulangara Sree Bhadrakali Temple (famous for Iratta Ponkala), Madathu Nada Sree Dharma Shastha Temple, St Little Flower MSC[clarification needed] Church, St Joseph MSC Church, St Thomas MSC Church Ambilikonam, St Michael's Church Choozhal, and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at Choozhal Junction.
Residents of Choozhal are mainly farmers or government employees.
Choozhal is situated just 4 km from Parassala, Kerala and 6 km from Kaliyakkavilai, Tamil Nadu. It is fairly well-connected by bus, rail, and air. The nearest railway station, Parassala, is situated approximately 4 km from Choozhal.
Sree Krishna Swamy Temple, Choozhal, Piracode, Krishnapuram
[edit]The main attraction of Choozhal is the Choozhal-Piracode Sree Krishna Swamy Temple. The temple celebrates its annual festival, known as Kumbha Rohini Mahotsavam, during the months of February to March. In the early days, the village is known as Shankurutty. After a period of time, the village was named Krishnapuram which originated from the name of the Lord Sree Krishna. Once upon a time, this temple was a bhajan mandir and Uriyadi with Bhajana Pattabhishekeam (annual festival) was conducted regularly. Sivasankara Panicker presided over the temple committee for a long period. In 1973, the original structure was demolished, making way for the construction of a new temple. Thanks to the active participation of the community, the present Sree Krishna Swamy Temple was inaugurated on April 17, 1979, under the leadership of K. Govindan Panicker and K.G. Panicker. Later, on February 18, 2008, the temple was reconstructed again with the generous support of the local community. There is also a Bhadrakali Temple situated in Piracode, opposite to Krishanpuram famous for iratta ponkala.
Kumbharohini Maholsavam for the year 2015, started on 17 Feb 2015 and ended on 26 Feb 2015. The main event of the festival 'Khoshayatra' was conducted on the second day of the festival which was 18 Feb 2015. The procession started from Sree Subramanya Swamy temple located in Kollemcode at 3 in the afternoon and ended at Sree Krishna Swamy temple premises by around 7 in the evening. Samoohasadhya is arranged for all the devotees for all the ten days of the festival.
Youth Social Services
[edit]A Youth Social Services (YSS) society located at Krishnapuram performs social services in the area. The facilities include a library with a huge collection of books, and Information room and a Public Television Room. The club celebrates its annual function during the month of August to September in connection with Onam festival, by conducting various programmes which include Sports, Arts, Quiz, etc. The club also promotes students of class 10th and 12th by presenting a trophy to those students who topped with marks. Yuvasamithi, a handwritten periodical reflecting contemporary youths literature of Choozhal published in the 1970-80s are stored in the library still inspires nostalgia of the residents.
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