![]() Once upon a time, these exact areas were visited by a renowned saint by the name of Malankara Metropolitan Joseph Mar Dionysius. ![]() The location, Parumala is a small village on the banks of the Pampa River in South India. Devotees offer special prayers at the church on the commemoration day which is known as Ormaperunnal. Special rituals and a well-attended, vibrant procession mark the festival day. To commemorate this wonderful day, devotees from all regions of the state throng the church’s grounds. It is one of the most well-known events celebrated in the southern state and takes place in Parumala town of Pathanamthitta district. On this day, the bishop was interred in the church. ![]() Parumala Perunnal is observed on 2 November in Kerala every year to remember the death of Bishop Mar Gregorios Metropolitan, the first canonised saint of Indian origin, who belonged to Kerala’s Malankara Orthodox community.
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