Othera

Othara
Othara
	village
	Kolam in Othera temple
	Coordinates: 9°20′0″N 76°37′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Government
• Body	Kuttoor and Eraviperoor Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	689546 (East); 689551 (West)
Telephone Code	0091-469-xxxxxxx
Vehicle registration	KL-27
Nearest airport	Cochin International Airport Trivandrum International Airport Sabarigiri International Airport (planning)
Civic Agency	Kuttoor and Eraviperoor Panchayat

Othara or Othera is an Indian village in the Kerala state. It is located near Tiruvalla, in Pathanamthitta district.

It is a peaceful residential and agricultural village. However, due to large migration to the America , Europe and Gulf in the 70s and 80s the place has become economically prosperous. It is a peaceful semi-urban village where people of all religions live peacefully. Nature has endowed it with all its blessings, Which one of the developed Indian village and the people can call it God's Own Country.

Othara is divided into two areas, Othara East and Othara West. It is 4 km from Kallissery on the MC road, 4 km from Nellad on the TK road, and can also can be reached from Kuttor on the Main Central Road or Kumbanad from the State Highway 7 (Kerala) road.Chengannur from State Highway 10

The village is famous for its cultural heritage, which includes the Padayani festival at Pudukulangara Devi Temple. Pazhayakaavu Sree Krishna Swamy Temple is the only one temple in kerala where Padayani performances last for twenty-eight days in the courtyard of othera Devi temple. Its make-up materials are taken from the nature, like Spathe of Areca palm ('paala in Malayalam), Terra-cota powder, and charcoal and turmeric powder. There are different varieties of effigies to represent like Yakshi palkshi, kaalan, kuthira Maadanm marutha. Pisach,Ganapathi,Bhairavi and kaajiramaala. There are effigies with masks and crowns. Padayani is replete with human creativity and natures bounty which all leads to excellent aesthetic extravaganza.

Location

The boundaries of the village are Mangalam on the south, Thottappuzha on the north, Koipuram on the east and Kuttoor on the west. Othara is divided into Othara East and Othara West. Othara East comes under Eraviperoor Panchaythu and a part of Aranmula Assembly Constituency and Othara West comes under Kuttoor Panchayathu and a part of Thiruvalla Assembly Constituency. Both Assembly constituencies come under Pathanamthitta Loksabha constituency.

Religious places

Putukkulangara Devi Temple, East Othera ( Famous Padayani Temple)
Pazhaya Puthukulangara Devi Temple, West Othera
Chennamangalam Mahadevar Temple, East Othera
St. Mary's Orthodox Church
Sreekrishan Swami Temple, Pazhayakavu, East Othara
Eden Eco spirituality center Othera
Kunnekattu Sridharma Shastha Temple, East Othera
Parithvamala Palli (Ebenezer Marthoma Church)
Thiruvamanapuram Temple, Othera
Little Flower Malankara Catholic Church, Othara
Little Flower Knanaya Catholic Church, West Othara
St. Mary's Knanaya Church, West Othara
Mullippara Malanada Temple, West Othara
Othera Dayara, East Othara
St. Andrew's Mar Thoma Church, West Othara
St. Paul's Marthoma Church, Althara Jn
I.P.C. Salem Church, East Othera
St. Johns C S I Church, East Othera
St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, East Othera
St. Gregorios Knanaya Syrian Church, West Othera
I.P.C Philadelphia Church, East Othera
Paramala Valyachan Paara (Near NSS TTI east othera)
Mannathe Kaave (Near NSSTTI School east othera)

Education

Nazareth College Of Pharmacy, East Othara
A.M.M.High School, West Othara
D.V.N S S High School, Othara
N.S.S - T.T.I, Othara
Little Flower Up School, West Othara
St.Mary’s UP School, Kozhimala
E A L P School, Othara
St.Mary's Central School, West Othara
Govt. L P School (Kodathu School), West Othera
C M S L P School, Kothaviruthy
LP school East Othera (Pazhayakaave - Puthukulangara Road)
PTPM UPS Thymaravumkara

Health care

Govt. Primary Health Centre, East Othara
Govt. Homeo Dispensery West, Othera

Bank

References

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