Sl. No. |
Sacred Tank |
Temple |
Location |
District |
Current Status |
1 |
Ambala Kulam |
Mullakkal Devi temple |
Alapuzha |
Alappuzha |
The tank is well maintained and thee water is of good quality. |
2 |
Ambala Kulam |
Shiva temple |
Alapuzha |
Alappuzha |
The tank is well maintained and the water is of good quality. |
3 |
Ambala Kulam |
Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple |
Haripad |
Alappuzha |
The tank is averagely maintained. Desiltation is not carried out regularly. Local people use the water for bathing. |
4 |
Ambala Kulam |
Nagarajan Temple |
Mannarsala |
Alappuzha |
The tank is in good condition. |
5 |
Ambala Kulam (Elephant Tank) |
Krishna Temple |
Evoor |
Alappuzha |
The tank is properly maintained and the water is of good quality. |
6 |
Sakthikunda Tirtham and Ganga Tirtham |
Bagavathi Ambalam |
Chenganoor |
Alappuzha |
Sakthikunda Tirtham is not well maintained; Ganga Tirtham is well maintained. |
7 |
Ambala Kulam |
Sun temple |
Adityapuram |
Ernakulam |
There is heavy growth of algae in the tank. This has made the water unfit for bathing and other purposes. |
8 |
Ambala Kulam and Raththa Kulam |
Chottanikkara Bhagavathi Temple |
Chottanikkara |
Ernakulam |
The tank is well maintained and the quality of water is good. |
9 |
Ambala Kulam |
Mahadeva Temple |
Kottayam |
Kottayam |
The tank is well maintained by the temple authorities and the water quality is good. |
10 |
Ambala Kulam |
Saraswati |
Panachikadu |
Kottayam |
The tank is well maintained and the water is found to be good. |
11 |
Ambala Kulam |
Rama Temple |
Ramapuram |
Kottayam |
The tank is well maintained. |
12 |
Ambala Kulam and Kunnattu Kulam |
Subramanya Swami / Parvathi Devi temple |
Kumaranallur |
Kottayam |
Ambala Kulam is well maintained while the Kunnattu Kulam is poorly maintained. |
13 |
Ganga Tirtham and Shivananda Tirtham |
Vaikathappan Temple |
Vaikam |
Kottayam |
The Ganga Tirtham has been closed due to the development of the Vaikom town. The water from the Shivananda tank is exclusively being used for temple rituals. |
14 |
Thali Kulam |
Shiva Temple |
Kaduthuruthy |
Kottayam |
The tank is fairly well maintained. |
15 |
Villu Kulam |
Shiva Temple |
Ettumanur |
Kottayam |
The tank is well maintained. |
16 |
Bhasma Kulam |
Ayyappan Temple |
Sabarimala |
Pathanamthitta |
Maintenance and water quality were found to be good. |
17 |
Jalavanthi (Ghantakarna Tirtha) and Puthen Kulam |
Vallabha (Vishnu) Temple |
Tiruvalla |
Pathanamthitta |
Jalavanthi Kulam is well maintained while the Puthen Kulam is poorly maintained |
18 |
Chakra Tirtham |
Janardana (Vishnu) Temple |
Varkala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
The tank is well maintained. |
19 |
Padmanabha Tirtham |
Padmanabha Temple |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Thiruvananthapuram |
The tank is well maintained. |
20 |
Varaha Ambala Kulam |
Lakshmi Varaha Murthy Temple |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Thiruvananthapuram |
The tank is fairly well maintained. |
21 |
Kulpini Tirtham and Kuttan Tirtham |
Koodalmanikam Temple |
Irinjalakuda |
Thrissur |
Kulpini Tirtham is well maintained while Kuttan Kulam is not maintained well. |
22 |
Padinjara Chira |
Vadakkunathan Temple |
Thrissur |
Thrissur |
The tank is well maintained and the water quality is also good. |
23 |
Rudra Tirtham |
Guruvayurappan Temple |
Guruvayur |
Thrissur |
The tank is well maintained by the temple authorities. The water quality is good, in spite of people using it for bathing and washing clothes. The presence of algae makes the water slightly coloured. |
24 |
Vatta Kulam |
Bhagavathi (Kannagi) Temple |
Kodungallur |
Thrissur |
The tank is maintained by the temple authorities, who clean the tank every year. Lily plants are seen growing in it. |