Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport, about 101 km

Nearest Bus Station : 5 km east of Ambalappuzha in Alappuzha district

Nearest Railway Station : Ambalapuzha, about 4 km; Alappuzha, about 17 km

Nearest Sea/River Port :

Karumadikuttan Buddha Temple, Karumadikkuttan (boy from Karumady), Karumady near Alappuzha

• 5 km east of Ambalappuzha in Alappuzha district
• renowned Buddhist pilgrim
• Buddha statue that dates back to the 11th century
• Made of solid black granite
•  3-ft tall statue in meditative and peaceful stance
• Karumadikuttan also means little black boy  
• enroute NH 47 between Kollam and Alappuzha
• Buddhist shrine situated at the Karumadi village
• Buddhism came to Kerala as early as the 3rd century BCE
• The religion is said to have flourished under the rule of the Ay King, Varaguna
• many ruined Buddha statues have been unearthed in the coastal districts of the Kerala, mainly in districts of Alappuzha (Allepey) and Kollam (Quilon)

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Historical Importance of Monument : believed to be old as 9th to 14th century, was abandoned for centuries in a nearby stream named