Kurichy
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Kurichy | |
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village | |
 Kurichy Panchayath office | |
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| Coordinates: 9°30′24″N 76°31′36″E / 9.506799°N 76.526556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Nearest city | Changanacherry |
Kurichy is a village near Changanacherry in the district of Kottayam, in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Location
Kurichy lies on the main Central Road which runs through the entire state of Kerala. The nearest towns to Kurichy is Changanacherry and Kottayam. Kurichy is 7 kilometers from Changanacherry by bus.
Chethipuzha is near Kurichy.
Origin
Kurichy was formerly known as "Gurushreepuram", meaning "the land of Vishnu [Guru] and Lakshmi [Shree]", which later became truncated to its current name.
Places in Kurichy
Kurichy has a minor seminary, an engineering college (Saint Gits) and also a homeo college. The central area of this small village is known as the "Kurichy Out Post", named after an earlier police outpost.it acts as the major junction to the western areas.
Churches
Christians in Kurichy are mainly Syrian Christians, and there is an Anglican Church of India near the Main Central Road. There is a church for the Knanaya Christian sect in nearby Neelamperoor named St George Knanaya Church.
St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Soonoro Church is an ancient church where the holy relic of St. Mary is kept for worship. The evening worship on Tuesdays attract many devotees. The Feast of St. Mary is celebrated at this Church every year from September 1 to 8, every year.
Temples
Nearby Hindu temples include the Edanaattu Indilayappa Swami Temple, Thrikkapaleswarm Shiva temple, Shankarapuram Shiva Temple, Cheruparakavu Devi temple. The Edanaattu Indalayappa Swami Temple is especially well known, and hosts the Kiratham Kathakali performance on the day of Makaravilakku.
Puthanpally junction is located one km west to the Out Post junction. The famous Shiva temple Trikkapaleshwaram and Cheruparakavu Devi temple are situated in this place. SNDP Gurusreepuram Sakha is located near Trikkapaleshwaram temple.
A Shri Rama temple is located at Sachivothamapuram near to Kurichy. The place is named after Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer who was given the title, "Sachivothama" by the then Maharajah of Travancore, Shri Chithira Thirunal Balaramavarma. Sir CP was Diwan (Prime Minister) of Travancore from 1936 to 1947.
Culture
Two famous Kathakali artists, Kunjanpanickkar Asan and Kurichy Krishna Pilla, were born in Kurichy.