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Manjapra is a small village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state, south India, situated about 9 km from Angamaly and 7 km from Kalady. Chandrappura and Vadkkumbhagam are the main centers. Ernakulam (Malayalam : എറണാകുളം ) refers to the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. ... Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalam: േകരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... South India is a region of India that includes the entire Indian Peninsula, south of the Vindhya ranges. ... Angamaly (Malayalam: ) is a rapidly growing town in Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India, famous as the intersection of Main central road and National Highway 47. ... Kaladi(Malayalam: കാലടി) is a village located at 10. ... Chandrapura is mainly christian area. ...


Manjapra is very close to Christian pilgrimage Malayattoor , which is one of the few places visited by Saint Thomas , an apostle of Jesus Christ.


Manjapra is a grama panchayat and currently the UDF (United Democratic Front) has been elected to rule the panchayant as of March 2006.


and a noted author. He was also the principal of SH college in Thevara , Cochin.


Religious places

There are two famous temples in Manjapra, Karppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva Temple and Puthoorppilly Sree krishnaswamy temple. The Karppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva Temple is a Hindu temple to Shiva located in Manjapra, a village in the Ernakulam district of the Kerala region of India. ...


Karppillikkavu temple is one of the rare temples in Kerala in which Mahadeva is giving "Darshan" to the west. Mahadeva is another name for Shiva, (from the Sanskrit Maha = great, Deva = God). ...


Puthoorppilly temple is also known as "Kallamabalam" because of its very special and rare architecture.


The Christian holy place of Malayattoor is about 10 km from the village. Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New Testament. ... Malayattoor is one of the most prominent Christian pilgrim centers in Kerala. ...


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Manjapra said that he believed that the thief showed unusual attention to detail, removing his computer's Ethernet card and disassembling its power supply before stowing it in his laptop case, crossing the room to take the walkman and searching through the drawers of his dresser.
Manjapra and Dyer both ruled out the possibility that the theft was merely a prank played by other students.
Manjapra said that other Hollis residents had reported seeing an adult woman and an adult man with a briefcase in the hallways during the hours in question.
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