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The history of the Diocese of Cochin begins with the arrival of Portuguese missionaries along with the famous explorer, Vasco da Gama, in Calicut. The second Portuguese fleet under Pedro Alavarez Cabral reached Cochin on December 24, 1500. It was Francesco de Albuquerque who built a place of worship which was blessed on November 1, 1503.The first Portuguese Viceroy, Francesco de Almeida, who reached Cochin in 1505 built a church edifice using lime and stone. On the feast of the “Invention of the Holy Cross”, May 3, that year its foundation stone was laid and when completed it was named Santa Cruz. (This church was on the eastern side of the present Children’s Park, Fort Cochin).When the Dutch conquered Cochin in 1663, they destroyed all the Catholic institutions except the Cathedral and the Church of St. Francis. The Cathedral used as an armoury was later destroyed when the British took over in 1795 ( One of its monumental remains, a decorative granite pillar, is kept on the south-eastern corner of the present Basilica ).Bishop Dom Joao Gomes Fereira who became the prelate of Cochin in 1887 started rebuilding the cathedral but only during the reign of his successor, Dom Mateus Oliveira Xavier it could be brought to reality. On November 19, 1905, the new Cathedral was consecrated by Dom Sebastiao Jose Pereira, Bishop of Damao.Considering the earnest request of Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Kureethara, who was holding the Crosier of Cochin then, and considering the covetable antiquity, artistic magnificence and historic significance, Pope John Paul II raised the Santa Cruz Cathedral as a Basilica on 19th December, 1984. It was, indeed, a matter of great joy to each and every faithful of the Diocese, especially the Kochinites, irrespective of cast and creed.
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Vidyarambham Publishers, Alappuzha,Kerala,Book Publishers-General,Devotional,Astrology,Ayurvedam,ThachusasthramAn eminent publishing house with more than eighty years of brilliant heritage, Vidyarambham is a well-known name among Malayalis around the globe.The house has brought out precious books on different categories like Devotional, Astrology, and Ayurvedam etc. for three generations and still continues the course of disseminating knowledge to the public.Founded by Late K. Narayana Chettiar, who entered the world of books by peddling books in and around temple maidans for his livelihood. A man with relentless working nature, he started Vidyarambham Publishers in 1919 in Alapuzha and published books on general interest. His elder son N. Chellappan Chettiar (1934) joined business with his father in 1955 and soon carved out a niche market in Malayalam Publishing by producing books on various subjects. For his various contributions to the book industry, the Federation of Indian Publishers has felicitated him by conferring Award for Significant Contribution to Book Promotion & Publishing in the year 2001. He has served in many committees related to printing and publishing. At present he is a member of All India Federation of Master Printers, New Delhi, Book Development Council of Kerala Government, Trivandrum and in the executive committee of All Kerala Publishers and Booksellers Assosciation. Since early 1955 he was designated as Secretary of Vidyarambham, and still widely known to the industry in that byname.His wife P. A. Ramani manages the Alapuzha Sales Depot. He has 4 daughters and 2 sons. The elder son N. C. Sivaraj is in charge of Trivandrum Depot. (Vidyarambham Publishers, TRIDA Centre, Pattom Road, Medical College PO, Trivandrum 695011). Besides this, he owns the largest Greetings Cards Showroom of the city, Greetings Galaxy, Near Ayurveda College, Trivandrum 695001. The younger son N. C. Rajendran looks after the publishing activities in Alapuzha. He has achieved the Master's Degree in Publishing Science and Printing Technology from Mahatma Gandhi University with First Rank. Before joining the firm he was working in National Institute of Oceanography, Cochin, after his Post Graduation in Oceanography from CUSAT.The extent and diversity of books are amazing that range from Primary Educational books to authoritative titles on Devotion, Astrology, Ayurvedam, and Tachusasthram. The General books include Yoga, Magic, Fables, and Crime etc. In joint with Gayathri Parivar, Santhikunj, Haridwar, the house brings out Malayalam editions of books on Gayathri Devi. The publications are all professionally edited and produced with strict quality control both during printing and finishing line. The prices of the books are always kept a minimum considering chiefly the targeted readers so that it would be bearable to them.The promotion of books are largely done by releasing regular advertisements through leading newspapers and periodicals. The books are marketed out through all leading bookshops across the state apart from our own bookshops at Alapuzha and Trivandrum. The readers can purchase books through mail - the VPP system, which is used widely by people outside Kerala and India. Besides own publications, the firm sells titles of similar categories of other major publishers in the state. The Yogada Stasanga Society of India, Ranchi, appointed the house as the distributor of Malayalam translation of "Autobiography of a Yogi".
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Cochin Devaswom Board welcomes you to Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple. It is the most important Temple among the 393 shrines spread over 3 Districts of Kerala and coming under the administration of Cochin Devaswom Board. The Divine Mother known as Rajarajeswari (Adiparasakthi) is worshipped here in three forms Saraswathy in the morning, Lakshmi at noon and Durga in the evening. There is an Idol of Mahavishnu on the same pedestal and so the Deity is called Ammenarayana, Devinarayana, Lakshminarayana and Bhadrenarayana also. Along with Lakshmi & Narayana there are idols of Brahma, Siva, Ganapathi (Ganesh), Subramanya and Sastha on the same pedestal.
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