Vellayani

Vellayani
വെള്ളായണി
village
Vellayani
Location in Kerala, India
Vellayani
Vellayani (India)
Coordinates: 8°26′44″N 76°59′33″E / 8.44556°N 76.99250°E / 8.44556; 76.99250Coordinates: 8°26′44″N 76°59′33″E / 8.44556°N 76.99250°E / 8.44556; 76.99250
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code 0471
Vehicle registration KL-01, KL-
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Thiruvananthapuram
Climate Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 20 °C (68 °F)

Vellayani is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India.

Location

Vellayani is reached via Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus Station at Thampanoor (9 km) and from City Bus Depot at East Fort. It is connected by state road transport and private buses. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

Tourism

Vellayani is on the banks of Vellayani Lake, the only fresh water lake in Thiruvananthapuram district. Illegal sand mining, pollution and land reclamation are taking its toll on the lake.

A 700-year-old temple, dedicated to Goddess Kali is an attraction at Vellayani, Vellayani Devi Temple. The temple celebrates the longest (50 days) non-pilgrimage festival of South India. This festival is held once in three years and is known as the ‘Kaliyoottu Mahotsavam’ – which means ‘the festival of feeding the Devi’.

Trivia

College of Agriculture affiliated to the Kerala Agricultural University is situated here; it is one of the main agricultural colleges of Kerala.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kau.edu/coavellayani.htm College of Agriculture


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