(St Marys Syrian old Church), situated on the eastern bank of the river, is the oldest church close to the town. Today the old heritage church, co-owned by the Orthodox Church and the Mar Thoma Church, has regular worship only on the fourth Sunday of every month (Mar Thoma Church). Its cemetery is open to members of the Orthodox and Marthoma denominations. Mallapally St Johns Orthodox Valiyapally, St Francis Malankara Catholic Church, Pathicadu St Peters and St Pauls Orthodox Cathedral, Pariyaram St Andrews Marthoma Church, Thuruthicad Mar Thoma Church,Emmanuel Believers Eastern Church Mallapally,India Pentecostal Church Mallappally, The Pentecostal Mission Mallappally, Assemblies of God church Mallappally are also prominent churches in this area. The Thirumalida Mahadeva temple sits on the eastern bank of the Manimala River. The Thirumalida temple is famous for its appearance, which is similar to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and got its present importance with the development of Mallapally. During the month of Karkidakam (July–August), thousands of people visit the temple to offer karkkidaka vavubali. It is one of a few temples to celebrate Shivarathri on a riverbed. Kalloppara church is one of the oldest Christian shrines in the taluk, founded in AD 1339 (Kollavarsham 515, Karkidam 3), second only to the Niranam Church in the area, established by Saint Thomas. Vaipur Church is the second oldest church after Kallooppara church and is one of the 116 churches which were forced to participate in the Udyamperoor (Diamper) synod held in 1599 for Romanisation of the Malankara Church convened under the Goan Inquisition by Bishop Meneze. The famous Shivaparvathi temple Anikkattilammakshethram is also situated in this taluk. Pariyaram Sreekrishna Swami temple, one of the most famous temples of Sree Krishna is about 3 km from Mallappally Town, is another attraction. Another famous Shivaparvathi temple, Sree Nadarajaswami Temple, is situated in Powathippady, Mallappally taluk. The Kallooppara Bhagavathy temple is situated close to the Kalloppara church, demonstrating the centuries-old religious harmony prevailing in the area. Most of the temples in Mallapally are dedicated to Shiva such as Vaipur Mahadeva Temple. A famous Hanuman temple is at near by Kaviyoor and other noted places of worship include the St. George Orthodox Church in Chengaroor, the St. Peter and St. Paul church in Pathicadu, the St. George Malankara Catholic Church in Chengaroor, and Holy Emmanul CSI Church. Temples in keezhvaipur Eeswaramangalam Mahadeva temple and Kizhakkedath Sree Subrahmania Swami temple are also famous. Two