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Udayamperoor — town — Coordinates 9°54′50″N 76°21′48″E / 9.91389°N 76.36333°ECoordinates: 9°54′50″N 76°21′48″E / 9.91389°N 76.36333°E Country India State Kerala District(s) Ernakulam Nearest city thrippunithura Parliamentary constituency ernakulam Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Udayamperoor is a small town situated in Ernakulam district, Kerala, in India. It is 18 km from Ernakulam, on the Ernakulam - Vaikom road. This place, steeped in history, is a major tourist destination in the district.s.n.d.p.h.s.s is one of the leading educational institution in Udayamperoor. The town is famous for the festivals organized every year in the temples and churches. The utsavam at Nadakkavu Bhagavathy Temple, Ameda Ayilyam Mahotsavam and the festivals in the Synod Church are the most colourful events in the town. Udayamperoor also has a large number of small scale industries in and around. This include plastic moulders like Consolidated Thermoplastics Ltd., Varmatech, Emson etc. and others like Akhila Industries.
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Places of interest
It has a few major temples and churches that attract pilgrims. There is also a lake which is used both for commercial as well as recreational uses.
An ancient Roman Catholic Church situated here had witnessed one of the famous religious exercises - the Synod of Diamper that had helped unite the Malabar Syrian Christians with the Roman Catholic Church. The church also houses the mortal remains of the last Raja of Villarvattom, who was a Christian convert.
Temples
- Ameda Temple (Nagaraja)- Situated 2 km from the Vaikom road
- Nadakkavu Bhagavathy Temple
- Peumthrikkovil Siva Temple
- Kadavil Thrikkovil Sreekrishna Temple
- malekadu temple
Church
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External links
Categories:- Cities and towns in Ernakulam district
- Ernakulam district geography stubs
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