page_title: List of synagogues in Kerala
section_title: List of Synagogues in Kerala
hierarchical_section_title: List of synagogues in Kerala / List of Synagogues in Kerala
caption_attribution_description: മലയാളം: പറവൂര്‍ ജുതപ്പള്ളി മുസിരിസ് പൈതൃകപദ്ധതിയുടെ ഭാഗമായി പുതുക്കിപ്പണിയുന്നു. പള്ളിയിലേക്കുള്ള ഇടനാഴി
context_page_description: There are at least 8 known synagogues in Kerala in recorded history, even though most of them are not operating anymore.
  One of these belonged to the White Jews of Cochin, while the other 7 belonged to the Malabari Jews.
  Each of these is quite unique in its construction and architecture; nevertheless, they retain very similar aesthetics, blending in both the Jewish and Keralite traditions rarified over centuries.
  Only the Paradesi Synagogue in Mattancherry still functions as a synagogue and is a popular tourist destination. The Parur Synagogue, Chendamangalam Synagogue, Mala Synagogue and the Kadavumbhagam Ernakulam Synagogue in Ernakulam downtown are open to public visit, even if they do not serve their originally intended religious purposes anymore. They remain as souvenirs representative of Kerala's rich cosmopolitan heritage, religious tolerance and cultural magnificence.
  Many old synagogues are completely lost, a notable example being the Kochangadi Synagogue built in 1344 mostly likely after the Jews had to abandon Muziris due to the great flood of Periyar river in 1341
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caption: Paravur Synagogue Museum during renovation (2011)
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