Poonkunnam Siva Temple

Punkunnam is a commercial and residential area in Thrissur city of Kerala in India. It is 2 km away from the Swaraj Round. Punkunnam is home to the renowned Punkunnam Siva Temple. The Sitaram Textiles is situated here. It was established in Punkunnam by TR Ramachandra Iyer in the early 1940s. The spinning wing has the capacity of 12,000 spindles. The mill also has a capacity to process 40,000 meters of cloth every day. Poonkunnam Railway Station provides rail connectivity to other parts of Kerala and India. Punkunnam is witnessing a Real Estate boom as the number of High rise buildings are increasing on a fast pace here.

Harinagar is a suburb of Thrissur town in Thrissur district, Kerala, south India. It is 3 km from the centre of the town (Swaraj Round). Harinagar housing colony is one of the largest colony in the town and the commercial and residential area of Poonkunnam. There are so many streets in this colony by which each house is known like Harinagar 4th street. Harinagar colony is surrounded by some of the famous Hindu Temples in the district like, Poonkunnam Siva Temple, Poonkunnam Seetha Ramaswamy Temple and Kuttankulangara Sri Krishna Temple.

Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School (HSVNS) is a private co-educational school in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It offers classes from kindergarten to junior college. The kindergarten school is conducted at the Hari Sri Nursery School near the main campus. Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School was founded in 1978 by Nalini Chandran who was also the school's first principal. The school is registered as a charitable society and is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, which conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate (ISC) exams.

Punkunnam Seetha Ramaswamy Temple more commonly called as 'Pushpagiri Seeta Ramaswamy temple' is located in the Pushpagiri agraharam of Punkunnam, Thrissur City of Kerala, India. The temple is one of the unique temples dedicated to Lord Rama where both Rama and Seeta share the same pedestal in the sanctum sanctorum. The other temple that comes to mind here is the Bhadrachala Rama temple. However there Seeta is seen sitting on Rama's lap. Here the vigraha of Rama and Seeta are different but placed on the same pedestal. The garbhagriha is visible from the dhvajastambha itself. However when viewing from the dhvajastamba, only Rama can be seen, the vigraha of Seeta placed inwards towards Rama's left. The temple also houses sannidhis for Lakshmana (called Ilaya Perumal) and Hanuman. In the temple complex, we also find separate temples for Ayyappan and Lord Shiva. In fact, the Shiva temple and the temple pond in front of it are much ancient than the Rama temple itself. Diwan Bahadur T. R. Ramachandra Iyer, a justice in the Cochin Court, constructed this temple for his Ishta devata and the Kumbhabhishekam was held on 13 June 1895. Even till date, the members belonging to this family are entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Seeta-Kalyana Utsavam during the Rama Navami celebrations. To this place belong notable people such as the Kalyan Group business family, well known carnatic musicians Vidwans Srikrishna Mohan and Ramkumar Mohan popularly called Trichur Brothers, their father Mridangam Vidwan Shri Trichur R Mohan and many others.

Kuttankulangara Sri Krishna Temple located in Punkunnam, Thrissur district of Kerala, south India and is considered to be over a 300 years old. It is located in the Kuttankulangara ward of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. This temple is a classic example of the Kerala style of architecture. It is 500 m away from Punkunnam Railway station. It is believed that the god gives the fortune of progeny(സന്താനം). There is an interesting ritual called Pannivetta(പന്നി വേട്ട); model of pig is made and a hunter arrows it down at the base of the Banyan Tree (ആല്‍ത്തറ).

The Westfort Hospital is a 250-bed hospital in Thrissur, Kerala, India. The hospital was founded in 1989. It was the first private hospital in Thrissur to establish a Trauma Unit with neurology and neurosurgical facilities, a spiral C.T. Scan Unit, a nephrology unit, a nuclear medicine department and a bone densitometer in orthopaedics. Hospital services include renal transplantation. The hospital is located near to the Thrissur and Punkunnam railway stations, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, and the private bus stand.

Kanattukara is a ward and residential area in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is home to the Sankarankulangara Bhagavathy Temple. There is an annual festival (Vela) celebrated in the temple. There is also a college, the Sree Kerala Varma College.

Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple is a Hindu temple in the city of Thrissur in Kerala, India. The main deities of this temple are Krishna in the form of a child, and Bhadrakali, both having equal importance. There are sub-shrines for Ganesha, Sastha and Brahmarakshas, and there is a sub-temple for Ganesha behind the temple. The temple is one of the two rival groups participating in the Thrissur Pooram. The temple was home to an elephant named Thiruvambadi Sivasundar who died in 2018.

Patturaikkal is a commercial and residential area in Thrissur city of Kerala. It is only 2 km from (Swaraj Round). Poonkunnam Siva Temple and Thiruvambady Sree Krishna temples are located near Patturaikkal. Patturaikkal is Ward 2 of Thrissur Municipal Corporation.

Kottappuram Siva Temple is one of the 108 Shiva Temples in India. This temple is situated near to Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala.

Vivekodayam Boys Higher Secondary School (V.B.H.S.S) is an aided school in Naikkanal, near Thrissur Town, Kerala, India. The school was established by Vivekodayam Samajom under the leadership of Rama Varma Appan Thampuran in 1917. Now, Therambil Ramakrishnan is the manager of the school.

Aswini Hospital is a private hospital situated in Thrissur, in the Kerala state of India. It is situated near Vadakkechira Bus stand and Poonkunam railway station in Thrissur Corporation. Established as a 40-bed hospital in 1987, it is now a 300-bed Multi-Super Speciality General Hospital. The hospital also runs the Aswini School of Nursing in Nadathara, Thrissur. The hospital offers treatment to the people of Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram districts. Sugathan K K is the managing director of the hospital and O.P Achuthankutty is the chairman. There are 80 Doctors serving in the hospital.