Ochira

Oachira

ഓച്ചിറ
Dakshina kashi
Oachira ഓച്ചിറ Dakshina kashi
town
	Oachira Location in Kerala, India Oachira Oachira (India)
	Coordinates: 9°8′0″N 76°30′0″E / 9.13333°N 76.50000°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690526
Telephone code	0476
Vehicle registration	KL-02& KL23
Nearest city	Kollam City (32 km), karunagappally town
Lok Sabha Constituency	Alappuzha
Legislative Assembly	Karunagapally (Kollam District)
Climate	good weather all seasons (Köppen)

Oachira is a town in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district in Kerala, India.

Temple town

Oachira is one of the famous holy places of Kerala and in India.^[1] Oachira is on the border of Kollam District and Allappuzha District.^[2] The famous temple of Para Brahmam (OMkaram) is located here.

Festivals

The major annual festivals are Oachira Kali or Oachirakali and the twelve-day Panthrandu Vilakku , which is held in November/December. Oachira Kali is celebrated in commemoration of the battle of Kayamkulam, fought between Marthanda Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore and the Raja of Kayamkulam.^[3] It is a mock fight enacted between groups of men dressed as warriors on the padanilam (battlefield).

Yet another festival celebrated in Oachira Temple is the "Irupathiyettam Onam" (Thiruvonum in the month of Kanni). It is considered the Onam of cows and bulls and is celebrated on Thiruvonam. These concepts are related to Shiva Vahana.

Celebrities

Eminent cartoonist Shankar hails from near Oachira. The government of Kerala paid a tribute to him, in the form of a museum in memory of the country’s best known and most revered political cartoonist,near his birthplace Oachira. Kerala Lalithakala Akademi was behind the ambitious projec,which costs an estimated initial cost of Rs. 3. 5 crore which spreads over 15,000 sq.ft. of land.

To reach

To reach Oachira, by air, the nearest airports are Trivandrum International Airport and Cochin International Airport. By rail,Oachira and Kayamkulam Jn. is nearest station

Education

RVSM Higher Secondary School, situated at Prayar is the oldest and biggest educational institution in Oachira. Oachira Govt. Higher Secondary School is another famous educational institution. PRAGATHI Hindi Vidyalay is a famous Hindi college

Places near Oachira

Madathilmukku-
Ragam JN.
Prayar
Oachira Temple
Memana -
Valiyakulangara
Vayanakam

References

↑ "Fairs and Festivals". Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
↑ Ochira.com main page
↑ "Oachira Kettukazhcha". Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

Other websites

Media related to Oachira at Wikimedia Commons

Ochira.com
Karunagappally, Kollam, Kerala Webportal Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Fairs and Festivals". Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

[2] Ochira.com main page

[3] "Oachira Kettukazhcha". Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

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