Kanjiramattom in Ernakualm District, Kerala, India is a suburban area of the City of Kochi, Kerala, India, lying approx 25 km southeast to the City of Kochi. The place is known for the Sheikh Fariddudin Mosque and its proximity to the famous Arayankavu Temple. The Mosque is famous for Kodikuthu. The Kanjiramattom Kodikuthu is celebrated on 13 to 14 January every year at Kanjiramattom in Ernakulam District. It is one of the most important religious festivals of Kerala and is very colorful. hosts the famous festival consisting of Garudan Thookkam. Pooram is the most famous celebration.
Kanjiramattom Kodikuthu
The annual festival of Kanjiramattom Kodikuthu is held at the Kanjiramattom Mosque, built as a memorial to Sheikh Fariduddin. The Chandanakkudam ritual is the main event of the Kanjiramattom Kodikuthu and is conducted at night, when the pilgrims carry Pots covered with Sandalwood paste and proceed in a procession to the Mosque. The six caparisoned and ornamented elephants and folk performances add color to the event. Traditional Muslim art forms like Duffmuttu and Kolkali are also staged during the festival. These are song and dance performances. The Kanjiramattom Kodikuthu draws a large number of tourists from all over. People come dressed in their best clothes to offer their prayers in the Kanjiramattom Mosque during this festival. It is not a purely Muslim festival and people of all religious backgrounds participate in it without discrimination. There is total communal harmony. Hindus also throng to the Mosque on Kodikuthu. At the "Meleppalli" - Upper Mosque- there is a stone edifice for "vavar swami".
This church situated near the Kanjiramattom town. And it coming under Antioch and all the East. Church has a school named St. Ignatius Vocational and Higher Secondary School. St. Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Church celebrated the "perunnal" in the remembrance of third patriarch of Antioch at 1 and 2 January.
Kanjiramattom town is known as "Millunkal " because there is a huge mill in ancient days. In earlier days there is no mill in Puthankave, Tripunithura area. So all the peoples came here for grinding purpose, hence the name "Millunkal". Near Kanjiramattom there is a small river. Boating is there and also there are a lot of islands for entertainment.Kanjiramattom railway station located 1 km south to millunkal.
