History
Niranam is mentioned in the writings of Pliny and Cosmos Indicopleustes as a trade centre. Geologists suggest that the sea retracted from this area due to some major geographical changes.
Saint Thomas the Apostle is believed to have landed here and founded the Christian church. Perhaps the importance of Niranam as a port was the reason for his arrival.
The Christian community in Niranam is therefore is the oldest in India and among the oldest in the world. Niranam Cathedral has been the seat of the various Malankara metropolitans.
The great flood of 1341 AD helped to shift the sea westwards from silt filling in the direct sea route from Niranam.
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