Ettumanoor ([e:tuma:nu:r]) is a municipality[4] in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India.

These Eight Manas (Brahmin families) are the original Ooralans of great Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple.

It is also believed that at this place (ooru) Lord Siva appeared in Eight (Ettu) different forms (maanam) and hence the name Ettumanoor.

Direct buses are available to all places including Bangalore, Mangalore, Theni, Cumbum, Velankanni, Palani, Madurai, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Salem and Coimbatore.

Recent development in the nearby areas / start up of new institutions in the neighbour hood and easiness in conveyance has made the town the dearest location for migration.

One Supplyco Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation store also functions at Peroor Junction which offers consumable goods to public at subsidized prices.

The Mahatma Gandhi University which was established on 2 October 1983 is situated in Athirampuzha 6.7 km southwest of the town.

Direct private and public buses are available from Ettumanoor to Kottayam Medical college.

The fresco of Pradosha Nritham (Dance of Shiva) is one of the finest Wall painting in India.

On the top of it is the idol of a bull surrounded by small bells and metal leaves of the banyan tree.

The famous Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple hosts the arattu festival celebrated on a grand scale on the Thiruvathira day in February–March every year.

Lot of people come to this temple on the 8th and 10th day of the festival when seven and half elephants (in Malayalam: ezharaponnaana) made of gold (nearly 13 kg) will be held in public view.

Ettumanoor railway station was the hub for steel supply for Idukki dams during its construction.

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