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Vazhapally
Sign in to saveVazhappally is a suburb of Changanasserry Municipality, Kottayam District, in central Kerala. The famous Vazhappally Shiva Temple is situated in Vazhappally. Vazhappally is a part of Changanacherry Taluk in Kottayam District. It is located in the city of Changanacherry and Vazhappally Panchayath. The ancient Vazhappally gramam (village) was shifted to the Changanassery Municipality, so small portions of the village were reunited in the Municipal Town of Changanassery, while the rest were reconstructed in the Vazhappally Gram Panchayat.
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- Instance of
- neighborhood
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Changanassery
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Vazhappally Nalambalam East side.png
- Dialing code
- 0481
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- Vazhappally
- postal code
- 686103
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- The origin of the name
- History
- Vazhappally Inscription
- References
Vazhappally is a suburb of Changanasserry Municipality, Kottayam District, in central Kerala. The famous Vazhappally Shiva Temple is situated in Vazhappally. Vazhappally is a part of Changanacherry Taluk in Kottayam District. It is located in the city of Changanacherry and Vazhappally Panchayath. The ancient Vazhappally gramam (village) was shifted to the Changanassery Municipality, so small portions of the village were reunited in the Municipal Town of Changanassery, while the rest were reconstructed in the Vazhappally Gram Panchayat.
==The origin of the name== Vazhappally is "Vazhkai Pally" () means let the temple win. There are various theories as to the origin of the word 'Pally'. Pally is a word in the Pali language.
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