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Karamana

Coordinates: 8°30′11″N 76°57′07″E / 8.503°N 76.952°E / 8.503; 76.952
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Karamana
Suburb
Karamana old bridge
Karamana old bridge
Karamana is located in Kerala
Karamana
Karamana
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°30′11″N 76°57′07″E / 8.503°N 76.952°E / 8.503; 76.952
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
TalukasThiruvananthapuram
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695002
Vehicle registrationKL-01

Karamana is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly and often still known as Trivandrum), the capital city of Kerala, India. It is one of the most densely populated but green parts of Thiruvananthapuram. The land of Karamana is made fertile by the Karamana River, which starts from the southern tip of the Western Ghats at Agastya Mala. The river flows 68 km westward and merges into the Arabian Sea at the Thiruvallom-Karumam area near Kovalam. The Juma Masjid in Karamana is a famous landmark. Karamana is also known for its active marketplace and is a major transit point for both trade and travel to or from the Kanyakumari district of neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Etymology

According to myths, the place name 'Karamana' came from a famous namboothiri (Kerala Brahmin) family who lived on the bank of the river Karamana. The area was referred to by their house or 'mana' on the bank or 'kara' of the river; hence the name Karamana was created. [1]

Civil society and administration

Famous Sivan Kovil
Typical wall sharing street - 'Theruvu' (Sankara Subbayyar Street)

Karamana is situated within the city limits of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation (TC). It is the 20th ward of TC and is represented by a Councillor in the TC Council. The official languages of Keraman are Malaysian and English.Like most parts of Trivandrum[citation needed], Karamana too has a substantial non-Malayalam-speaking population, which contributes to the vibrant culture of Trivandrum. Slowly but steadily, the Karamana area is turning into a major Sanskrit hub and the [2] is turning into a style statement of this area. It has one of the oldest Tamil Brahmin settlements of Thiruvananthapuram and the old "Theruvu" style of wall-sharing town-houses, reminiscent of the architecture and Brahmin lifestyle of yore. It maintains a large community of various religions and castes. Karamana is a model for secularism and religious/cultural tolerance.[citation needed] National Highway 66, the main travel and trade corridor of Kerala, passes through Karamana onward to the Central business districts of Thiruvananthapuram.

Notable people

Aarattu
Thaipusam at the banks of Karamana River

Neelakanta Sivan, later known as Nilakanta Dasar, a Karamana resident, a man of great spiritual attainments, wrote many devotional songs in Tamil.[3] His disciple, Papanasam Sivan was influenced by his compositions. He was in government service until age 35, then began to compose lyrics in praise of Siva, creating over a thousand songs.[4] He used "Nilakanta" as the mudra. He is especially known for his song 'Lalitha Mahatmiyam'. [5]

Dr. Sambasivan, a neurosurgeon comes from Karamana. He devised a technique to operate posterior third-ventricular tumours, an extremely complex brain surgery procedure. [6] He is also the Tantri of Sathyavageeswarar Temple (Sivan Kovil) and Durga Temple at Sreekanteswaram.

Places of interest and topology

Thaipusam festival

Karamana is home to the temple of Sri Satyavageeswara (Lord Siva) and the Mahadeva Temple of Thaliyal. Every year, an annual Thaipusam festival is held on the full moon in the month of January/February.

Karamana settlement is largely divided into streets: Sivan Kovil Street, Kinattumkara Theruvu, Telugu Chetty Theruvu, Keezhetheruvu, Single Street, Aattinkara Street, S.S. Street (Iratta Theruvu), Deekshan Bhagavathar Theruvu, Kozhakka Theruvu, Nagamaiyya Street (Kollamettu Theruvu) and Krishnan Kovil Street. The predominant demographic is Tamil Brahmins of different vedas including Rig Veda, Yajur Veda and Sama Veda.

Nearest places of interest: Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple, 3 km; Attukal Temple, 3 km; Sree Kanteswarem, Sree Varaham, 3 km, Ananthankadu Temple 3 km, Muthumari Amman Temple, Krishnan Kovil, Murugan Kovil, Vaniamman Kovil, Chilanthivala Dharma Sastha Temple, and Hanuman Swamy Temple.

Sathyavageeswara Temple: The main deity is Lord Shiva, next Sri. Gomathy ambal, hanuman swami, ganapathi, murugan, ayyappan and nandikesa. A function known "Ati Rudra" is held every month in this temple.

Chilanthival Dharma Sastha Temple, the main deity is Lord Ayyappa. Ganapathi, Melangode Bhagavathi, and Yakshi deities are also there in the temple.

See also

References

  1. ^ Nair, Achuthsankar S. (6 September 2012). "And quiet flows the Karamana…". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ Devanagari language
  3. ^ http://carnatica.net/composer/neelakantasivan.htm
  4. ^ http://carnatica.net/neelakantasivan.htm
  5. ^ http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/nilakanta_sivan.html
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083051/http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=2718#4
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