Coorinates: 10°07′00″N 76°21′00″E / 10.1167, 76.35 Aluva (Alwaye ആലുവ) is a town and a municipality in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is one of the most industrialised towns in Kerala, though most of the factories are actually situated in the newly minted town Kalamassery. It is famous for the Aluva Sivarathri festival at Manal Puram (land with sand) on the banks of Periyar River. Aluva serves as a transit point to the following four towns in Ernakulam district - Angamaly to the North , Kalamassery to the south , North Paravur to the west and Perumbavoor to the east