Kodungallor or Crangannore is set on the banks of the Periyar estuary, 40 km from Kochi. It is located in the far south of Malabar. The temple here requires devotees to carry pepper along as an offering for the gods. One and a half kilometer from this town is Cheraman Juma Masjid, India's first mosque.

How to Reach
        Two superfast buses ply daily from Kochi (50 km) to Kodungallor and similarly from Thrissur in the north.

A word about Kochi
        Kochi is also known as Cochin. It is an interesting city, and is a perfect reflection of the eclecticism of Kerala. It also has an airport, a railway terminus and the hotels. It is place that was renovated sometime in the past by the Dutch. And is a home to some of India's most beautiful murals.

        This is one place where tourists can see the oldest church in India, winding streets crammed with 500-year-old Portuguese houses, cantilevered Chinese fishing nets, a Jewish community the roots of which go back to the Diaspora, a 16th-century synagogue, and a palace built by the Portuguese and given to the Raja of Cochin.

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