Vaikom
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Vaikom is a historic temple town in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India, known for the Vaikom Mahadeva Temple and its role in the Vaikom Satyagraha social reform movement.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipal town
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Vaikom taluk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader |
K. Kelappan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
K. P. Kesava Menon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ T. K. Madhavan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Vaikom Satyagraha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| coast | backwater coast of Vembanad Lake ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| district | Kottayam district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Vaikom Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent |
Vaikom Ashtami festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
annual temple festival at Vaikom Mahadeva Temple ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
temple-related services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–1925) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTemple | Vaikom Mahadeva Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTransportHub |
Cochin International Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernakulam Junction railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikom Road railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 686141 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Vembanad backwaters nearby ⓘ |
| hasTelephoneCode | 04829 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early temple entry and anti-untouchability movement site ⓘ |
| isTalukHeadquartersOf | Vaikom taluk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Vaikom Mahadeva Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaikom Satyagraha NERFINISHED ⓘ historic temple town status ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Kottayam district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Travancore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vembanad Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kottayam–Ernakulam route ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Ernakulam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kottayam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | KL-36 ⓘ |
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