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Bharananganam | |
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Town | |
 Bharananganam Syro-Malabar Catholic Church | |
| Nickname: Lisieux of India | |
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| Coordinates: 9°42′00″N 76°43′40″E / 9.70000°N 76.72778°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686578 |
| Telephone code | 914822 |
| Vehicle registration | KL- 35 |
| Literacy | 100% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kottayam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pala |
Bharananganam, is a Christian pilgrimage centre in South India on the banks of the Meenachil River, four kilometres (2.5 mi) away from Pala and four kilometres (2.5 mi) from Plassanal, in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people, who cultivate cash crops like rubber.