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'<ref></ref>{{unreferenced|date=December 2011}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kurichies | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = village | image_skyline = File:Kurichy gramapanchayat office.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Kurichy Panchayath office | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|9.506799|N|76.526556|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --> | postal_code = | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = Changanacherry | website = | footnotes = }} '''Kurichy''' is a village near [[Changanacherry]] in the district of [[Kottayam]], in the southern [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|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 [[Syriac Christianity|Syrian Christian]]s, 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. <!-- Kunjanpanickkar Asan was appointed as senior Kathakali artist with the Travancore Royal Family Troupe in Thiruvananthapuram. At that he was 22 years old. He has received Sangeet Natak Academi Award in 1968. (Should go in the artist's article should there ever be one - it is not about the village) --> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]] '