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'''Meenkunnam''' is a village with waterfalls, rocky terrains, small hills, and paddy fields. It is located within Arakuzha and Marady [[Panchayat]], [[Kerala]]. The local community heavily rely on farming and forms an agrarian-based economy. Most of the income is generated from [[Rubber tree|rubber]] and [[pineapple]] plantations combined with other [[cash crops]] such as [[black pepper]], [[cocoa bean]], [[banana]], and [[tapioca]]. Due to farming, when compared with the extent of land which was available a decade ago, only 20% of the paddy fields remain today.

==Landmarks==

=== St. Joseph's Church ===

[[St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Meenkunnam|St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] of Meenkunnam was founded by [[Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly]].<ref>[http://deepika.epapr.in/c/3625240 Deepika newspaper article]</ref><ref>[http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/payyappilly.pdf Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Kathanar] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717044310/http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/payyappilly.pdf |date=17 July 2011 }}</ref>

=== Little Flower Lower Primary School ===

Little Flower Lower Primary School enrolls children from Grade 1 to Grade 5.

=== Pietà ===

A main landmark of Meenkunnam is a copy of [[Michelangelo]]'s [[Pietà (Michelangelo)|Pietà]], which was created by the artist Appukuttan. It is situated in front of [[St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Meenkunnam|St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]. This sculpture at Meenkunnam gigantic when compared with the size of the original [[Pietà]] (1.74 m x 1.95 m), located at the [[St. Peter's Basilica]], [[Vatican City]].
Owing to its size, the artist could make a compromise on intricate details and created a sculpture lacking realism, ideal beauty, harmony and balance observed in the original sculpture which showcases a balance of Renaissance ideals of classical beauty with naturalism.

== Mayiladum Para Action Council ==
Mayiladum Para Action Council was set up in an attempt to resist unrestrained rock quarrying on areas surrounding Meenkunnam. This action council has been in operation since 2007.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Ernakulam district}}
[[Category:Villages in Ernakulam district]]

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