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Municipal Town in Kerala, India
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Paravur is in Quilon/Kollam district, Kerala, Southern Travancore, India. It is a municipal town connected to Thiruvananthapuram and Quilon by trains and bus.The population is around 44,000 (2011). Famous for calm, clean back waters and coir related small scale industries. The place is also connected via waterway with the other major towns in Kerala. Paravur was once a major commerce hub that has withered after the waterways lost importance. It has a forgotten look about it in places.
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Kurumandal Christian palli
A famous religious place. This church's festival takes place at the last week of October every year. Sunday mass is 7:30AM.
By train
The train from Bangalore seems to stop at this station. There are also local trains shuttling between Thiruvananthapuram and Quilon that stop here.
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