temples are 200 m apart. Thiruvulsam in Sree Subrahmania Swami temple is conducted for ten days from malayalam star krithika in dhanu. Devotees from various places come for kodiyett day for getting the blessing of Deshathipathy on his special day.child and youth bhava of Lord Muruga facing in eastern and western side in a single sreekovil is an importance of this temple which is very rare in kerala."Skanthashashti" is another event in which thousands of devotees come to get blessings during this day(First shashti in Thulam). Mallappally Thirumalida Temple, Anikkattilamma Siva Parvathy Temple, Powathippady Sree Nadarajaswami Temple, Pariyaram Sreekrishnaswami temple, Vaipur Shiva Temple are some of the major temples in the region. Sree Narayana Gurudeva Kshethram owned by SNDP Yogam is situated near Revenue tower Mallappally. In the 19th century, Anglican missionaries established a church and school adjacent to the old St Marys church. A section of old Syrian Christians joined them. Later, during the reformation movement started by Palakunnathu Abraham Malpan, a large section of Syrian Christians joined him. Roman Catholicism reached Mallapally only after 1930 due to Mallapally's interior location. During the Travancore period, the first Pulayar convert to Christianity was a man named Habel, who was born on 5 May 1816, in Kaipatta, Mallapally. His Dravidian name was Daivathan (man of God). His wife was named Poovom. They had a son Uthayan (rising sun) and a daughter Chothi (Jyothi, lit. flame); all were baptised on the same day, 6 September 1854. Following his baptism, Habel studied theology under European tutors and travelled far and wide establishing congregations and churches. He spread Christianity to thousands of people who were baptised and joined the Church. He died at the age of 84 on 18 August 1899. CMS Bishop Edward Noel Hodges attended his funeral. There are two Brethren assemblies in Mallappally: the Town Brethren assembly near Anima Ayurvedic Hospital, and the Mallappally North Assembly. Mallappally is the birthplace of a large number of Kerala Bishops of many Christian denominations. Some of these are Saint Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius, Archbishop Valakkuzhy Joseph Mar Severios, Bishop Modayil MC Mani, Evangeilical Bishop Panamootil PS Varghese, and Cardinal Baselios Cleemis. Landmarks The Rev. George Mathan Mission Hospital, named after the well-known Malayalam writer and priest, Taluk Headquarters Hospital Mallappally, Govt Hospital Vaipur, serves as the medical center for the area Other landmarks include the public bus stand and public stadium; both are on