Edappali

Edappaly was the seat of a small ruling family known as the Edappally rajas, or Elangallur Swarupam, in the backwater country near Cochin. Their authority extended over scattered lands in central Kerala. The town is also associated with the old church of St George, whose foundation is linked by tradition to land granted by the local rulers. The church and the royal house recall a region where Christian communities lived alongside the Hindu dynasties of the Malabar coast.