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Maramon is a small town on the Pampa River, in Thiruvalla Sub-District & Taluk opposite to Kozhencherry in the state of Kerala, India. It is 16 km from the Thiruvalla Town headquarters, the town of Thiruvalla.

Maramon
town
Mar Thoma Church
Coordinates: 9°20′0″N 76°41′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689549
Vehicle registrationKL-27 (Thiruvalla)
Nearest cityKozhencherry
Lok Sabha constituencyAranmula
The Maramon Convention
The Maramon Convention
Maramon Convention Event
Maramon Convention Event
Eco Friendly initiative
Eco Friendly initiative
Shops for the festival
Shops for the festival
Another view of the stalls
Another view of the stalls

Maramon Convention


Maramon is famous because of the Maramon Convention, the largest Christian gathering in Asia[citation needed]. Maramon is said to be the birthplace of Mar Thoma Syrian Church.


Villages


The following villages form a part of Maramon:-

  1. Nedumprayar
  2. Chettimukku
  3. Chalaikara
  4. Thottapuzhassery.
  5. Kurianoor
  6. Mosco padi Maramon

Transport


The T. K. Road (Thiruvalla- -Kumbazha Road/SH-07) connects the town to other major towns. The nearest railway station is Thiruvalla (15 km). The nearest airports are Cochin International Airport and Trivandrum International Airport.


Christian Cultural Center


The town Maramon is generally recognized as center of Christian culture and influence in India. Among the churches in Maramon include the Maramon Marthoma Church, St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church (also known as Maramon Marthamariam Pazhaya Suriyani Palli),India Pentecostal Church of God, St. Joseph Catholic Church, and a few others. Maramon is also famous as the birthplace of Palakkunnathu Abraham Malpan (Malpan means teacher), leader of the reformation in the Syrian Church of Malankara in the 19th century. The Mar Thoma Sabha is headed by Most Rev. Philipose Mar Chrysostom Marthoma Metropolitan and Most Rev. Joseph Marthoma Metropolitan.

Maramon is not only renowned for Christian congregation, but also for banks of the river Pamba, and witnessing the Aranmula Snake Boat race. Moreover Maramon is famous for Hindus and Christian congregations like Jacobite, Catholic, Pentecostal etc.


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