 kuriakose Elias, the first ... (Darsana samuham) dedicated to St. Joseph in India and Asia was founded in Chennamkari in 1836 vide the decree of Pope Gregory XVI which was sent through H.E.Mar Sauriar, the Bishop of Varapuzha Diocese.Those who assumed the Presidency of the Darsana samuham each year became the prasudenthi.