VTV Church(Pulickunnu)

Place: Pulickunnu(20 km from Allepey town)
How to reach: Town buses are available from Allepey.

Remember the beautiful church from Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya(yem maaya chesave) church, it is present in a small but very beautiful town called PULICKUNNU. Pulickunnu town is located 20 kms from Allepey town.

The town is divided into two parts by the backwaters.  A ferry runs between the two parts which takes the vehicles and people from one side to other side(dont know why didn't they construct a bridge).

view of the church fro ferry

To go to the church you have to take the ferry and go to the other side where church is present, a half kilometer walk from the ferry point takes you to the church. When we were walking to the church, ti was around 4pm, schools time got over and all the kids are coming outside and going to ferry point(from where we are coming), along with them a group of young women wearing sarees were also coming(i guess they are school teachers). My friend looked at me, i looked at him and we both looked at them, it was an 'ohh my godd' view...coming back to the church, As i said it is a beautiful church, the presence of backwaters, the beauty of the locality adds more beauty to the church. we entered the church around 4pm on saturday, prayer was going on, local people(mostly women) came and seated there. we sat inside the church for some 20 minutes and came out and went back to the ferry point.

they have constructed compound wall and golden pillar recently

we wanted to have a boat ride on the back waters, we bargained with a boatman and he agreed to give us ride for 200 rupees.

some festival is going to happen next day(sunday), so they decorated the church

We got on to the boat, two roads run along the back waters, the road on the right side leads to the church, the left side road has beautiful houses along with it. They are typical kerala houses which  are big in size and having cone shaped roofs..  

view of the back waters from the church

The view of the nearing church from the boat with its mirror image on the water is beautiful and i felt that this place is better than the allepey backwaters.

photo says it all....

we returned to allepey via government boat. while waiting for the boat at boat stand i met few local kids who came to take bath in the back waters after school. I sat there, waiting for the boat, looking at them, thinking how lucky they are to live in such a beautiful place.......

When you go Allepey, dont miss this place....