Directions : It is 10 kms from Kottayam.
History : It is an annual feast commemorating the birth of Blessed Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
It is a 8 days feast of prayer and fasting as pilgrims throng to the Manarcad church to seek the blessings of Blessed Mary, the mother of Jesus.The St Mary's Cathedral at Manarcad has been built about 1000 years ago.