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Kalamassery (കളമശ്ശേരി Kaḷamashshēri) is the eastern suburb of Kochi, famous for the large Vamana Temple, the focal centre of Onam, the national festival of Kerala. Also the home to Cochin University and the city's IT hub Infopark.
Get in
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By metro
[edit | edit source]- 1 Kalamassery Town Metro .
By train
[edit | edit source]- 2 Kalamassery SR .
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Kerala Museum, NH 47 (near Edappally Toll Gate). A good, well maintained museum with a 40 minute light and sound show (English and Malayalam) about Kerala history. Depicts the history of Kerala through life-like wax statues. Adjacent are the Museum of Dolls with nearly 1,000 dolls from various countries, and M.N.F Art and Sculpture Gallery that has many good collections of paintings and sculptures. This museum has a small, well maintained garden. ₹100 (₹30 for children).
- 2 Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Manjummel, Eloor. A parish church coming under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly.
Temples
[edit | edit source]- 3 Kalamassery Mahaganapathy Temple (കളമശ്ശേരി മഹാഗണപതി ക്ഷേത്രം). A temple dedicated to Ganapati and other deities, including Subramanian, the Navagrahas, Shiva, Parvati, Rama and so on. The temple has a simple construction with the original shrines of Ganapati and Subramanian (along with the Navagrahas) housed inside two concrete structures located side by side facing west. Between these two structures is located the stairs leading to the more recent elevated structure which houses the shrines of several other deities.
- 4 Thrikkakara Temple, Thrikkakara. A major centre for celebration of the Onam festival and the only temple in India devoted to the Hindu deity Vamana. Get here during Onam and you can catch ten days of festivities, peppered with performances of Kerala's traditional arts including songs, dances, dramas, musical instruments, apart from fireworks and elephant parades, and ending with an Onam feast. The makaram Ayyapan festival, Saraswati puja and other Hindu festivals are also celebrated here. Open, free.
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 Wonderla Amusement Park.
Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Lulu International Shopping Mall, Edappally (metro: Edappally Metro , buses frequently leave Kochi Bus Station for Lulu Mall for around ₹20 one way). A big shopping mall, consisting of more than 360 outlets including food courts, restaurants, family entertainment zones and a nine-screen multiplex, ice skating rink and bowling alley.
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[edit | edit source]| This guide uses the following price ranges for a standard double room: | |
| Budget | Under ₹750 |
| Mid-range | ₹750–3,000 |
| Splurge | Over ₹3,000 |