Ramapuram, Malappuram

Ayodhya Lakshmana temple, Ramapuram
Rama Temple, Karichapady
Ramapuram
Gramapanchayat
Ramapuram
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10°59′50″N 76°8′45″E / 10.99722°N 76.14583°E / 10.99722; 76.14583Coordinates: 10°59′50″N 76°8′45″E / 10.99722°N 76.14583°E / 10.99722; 76.14583
Country  India
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Named for Temple of lord Sri Rama
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city Malappuram , Perinthalmanna
Lok Sabha constituency Malappuram

Ramapuram is a suburb of Malappuram in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] Ramapuram is 8 km from the district HQ city Malappuram towards Palakkad on National Highway-966. The Malappuram showrooms of both TOYOTA[2][3] and NISSAN[4] are located at Panangangara , Ramapuram in Puzhakkattiri Gramapanchayat.Temples of lord Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha and Sathrughna are within a range of two kilo meters. During Karkidaka month of Malayalam calendar (known as Ramayana month)thousands of devotees from across Kerala come here for Nalambala Darshan (offering prayers at temples of Rama and his brothers in a single day). Now efforts are being done to recover the lost Sita Devi (wife of Rama) temple.

Ekadasi (eleventh lunar day) of Malayalam calendar month kumbham generally comes in feb- march is the celebration day for all Ramapuram natives

References

  1. ↑ Members of Rajya Sabha - Malappuram district Archived 2006-11-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ http://www.amanatoyota.com/contact2.html
  3. ↑ http://www.mapsofindia.com/whitepages/automobiles/showroom/amantyta
  4. ↑ http://www.evmnissan.co.in/showrooms.html


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