This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

The Best Attractions In Oachira

x
Oachira or Ochira is an ancient temple town located 32 km away from Kollam city in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district in Kerala, India.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

The Best Attractions In Oachira

  • 1. Oachira Parabrahma Temple Oachira
    Oachira Temple is an ancient temple located in Oachira in Kollam district in the South Indian state of Kerala. According to the Puranas, this temple is one of the famous sacred places of Kerala and India. Oachira is on the border of Kollam and Allappuzha districts, next to the National Highway 47. This temple is known DakshinaKashi.This very ancient pilgrimage center is centered on the ParaBrahma temple , and covers thirty-six acres of land. Every year the Oachira Vrischikam Festival is celebrated during December and January. Oachirakkali is a famous ritual performed here during June and it involves mock-fighting in muddy water by traditional martial art experts. And Irupathattam onam is also celebrated. It is the festival of cattle. In this festival, huge Eduppu kala are made. They are th...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 2. Kerala Backwaters Kerala
    The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both man made and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range. The Kerala Backwaters are a network of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways, and sometimes compared to the American Bayou. In the midst of this landscape there are a number of towns and cities, which serve as the starting and end points of backwater c...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Parumala Church Thiruvalla
    Saint Geevargese Mar Gregorios, popularly known as Parumala Thirumeni and also known as Chathuruthy Kochu Thirumeni, was a bishop of the Malankara Syrian Church. He became a deacon at the age of 10, a priest at the age of 18, and a bishop when aged 28. He died at the age of 54 and was buried at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala, in Kerala, India. In 1947, he was declared a saint by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, making him the first canonised Christian saint from India. In 1987, the Syriac Orthodox Church also recognised him as a saint.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple Pathanamthitta
    Aranmula is a temple town in the state of Kerala, India. It is known as the cultural capital of Pathanamthitta district .At a distance of around 116 km from Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, it is situated on the banks of the holy river Pampa. A centre of pilgrimage from time immemorial and a trade post of eminence, when the river was the chief means of transport, it is near Kozhenchery in Pathanamthitta District. It is easily accessible from Chengannur railway station which is located around 10 km here.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 5. Konni Forest Reserve Pathanamthitta
    Konni is a major town and a Taluk headquarters in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. Konni is known for its elephant cages, forests, and rubber plantations.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 6. Azheekal Beach Azheekal
    Azheekal Beach is one of the most unknown and untouched beaches on the coast of Arabian Sea. It is in Karunagappally Taluk of Kollam Metropolitan Area, Kerala. The beach got this name from the Malayalam word Aazhee, which means confluence of backWaters and the Sea. Azheekal beach is located at the northern end of the land mass of Alappad peninsula in the district of Kollam, Kerala.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 7. Krishnapuram Palace Kerala
    The Krishnapuram Palace is a palace and museum located in Kayamkulam near Alappuzha in Alappuzha district, Kerala in southwestern India. It was built in the 18th century by Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma , the Travancore kingdom. It is built in the architectural style of Kerala with gabled roof, narrow corridor and dormer windows, near the Krishnaswamy Temple at Krishnapuram.The palace is maintained by the Kerala State Department of Archaeology and contains exhibits that belonged to the Palace and its former occupant, the Travancore Maharaja Marthanda Varma. It is also famous for a large pond within the palace complex. It is also said that an underground escape route runs from the bottom of the pond as a possible escape route from enemies.Among the many Kerala-style paintings seen in the...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Oachira Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu