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Vattal Kurishu Palli, Maikavu

Old Syriac Orthodox pilgrim chapel at Maikavu near Kozhikode, where devotees seek the intercession of St George

Photo: irvin calicut · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

01 — The story

Vattal Kurishu Palli at Maikavu, about 40 km from Kozhikode, is one of the oldest Syriac Orthodox pilgrim centres in Kerala. Its patron saints are St George and Parumala Thirumeni, and it is a chapel of the Jacobite Syrian church of St Mary at Maikavu.

Coconut palms and broad arecanut fields surround the chapel, and thousands of people from around the world come here to seek the intercession of St George.

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02 — About

Coming soon

We’re still writing about Vattal Kurishu Palli, Maikavu: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.