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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Maramon<br />
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| settlement_type = town<br />
| image_skyline = File:MaramonMarthomaChurch.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Mar Thoma Church<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9|20|0|N|76|41|0|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 Thiruvalla Taluk = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code =689549 <br />
| registration_plate = KL-27 (Thiruvalla)<br />
| unemployment_rate = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kozhencherry<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = Aranmula<br />
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[[File:Maramon speech.JPG|thumb|The Maramon Convention]]<br />
[[File:Maramon belivers.JPG|thumb|Maramon Convention Event]]<br />
[[File:Maramon ecofriendly.JPG|thumb|Eco Friendly initiative]]<br />
[[File:Maramon stalls1.JPG|thumb|Shops for the festival]]<br />
[[File:Maramon stalls.JPG|thumb|left|Another view of the stalls]]<br />
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'''Maramon''' is a small town on the [[Pampa River]], in Thiruvalla Taluk opposite to [[Kozhencherry]] Junction in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is 16&nbsp;km from the Thiruvalla Town headquarters, the town of [[Thiruvalla]].<br />
Temple<br />
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==Maramon Convention==<br />
Maramon is famous because of the [[Maramon Convention]], the largest Christian gathering in Asia{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}. Maramon is said to be the birthplace of [[Mar Thoma Syrian Church]].<br />
==Villages==<br />
The following villages form a part of Maramon:-<br />
#Nedumprayar <br />
#Chettimukku <br />
#Chalaikara <br />
#Thottapuzhassery.<br />
#Kurianoor<br />
#Mosco padi Maramon<br />
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==Transport==<br />
The '''T. K. Road''' ([[Thiruvalla]]-[[Pathanamthitta]]-[[Kumbazha]] Road/SH-07) connects the town to other major towns. <br />
The nearest railway station is [[Chengannur railway station|Chengannur]] (14&nbsp;km).<br />
The nearest airports are [[Cochin International Airport]] and [[Trivandrum International Airport]].<br />
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==Christian Cultural Center==<br />
The town Maramon is generally recognized as center of [[Christianity|Christian]] culture and influence in India. Among the churches in Maramon include the Maramon Marthoma Church, St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church (also known as Maramon Marthamariam Pazhaya Suriyani Palli),India Pentecostal Church of God, St. Joseph Catholic Church, and a few others. Maramon is also famous as the birthplace of ''Palakkunnathu'' [[Abraham Malpan]] (Malpan means [[teacher]]), leader of the reformation in the [[Mar Thoma Syrian Church|Syrian Church of Malankara]] in the 19th century. The Mar Thoma Sabha is headed by [[Philipose Mar Chrysostom|Most Rev. Philipose Mar Chrysostom Marthoma Metropolitan]] and [[Joseph Mar Thoma|Most Rev. Joseph Marthoma Metropolitan]].<br />
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Maramon is not only renowned for Christian congregation, but also for banks of the river [[Pamba River|Pamba]], and witnessing the [[Aranmula Boat Race|Aranmula Snake Boat race]]. Moreover Maramon is famous for Hindus and Christian congregations like Jacobite, Catholic, Pentecostal etc.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Maramon Convention]]<br />
*[[Thottapuzhassery]]<br />
* [[Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple]] <br />
* [[Thottapuzhassery#Devi Temple|Chettimukku Devi Temple]] <br />
*[[Thiruvalla]]<br />
*Thiruvanchamkave devi temple<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Pathanamthitta district}}<br />
[[Category:Villages in Pathanamthitta district]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Thiruvalla taluk]]<br />
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