Kumarakovil
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Kumarakoil-Kumarakovilit is a small village in Kanyakumari district
. Here having the famous Muruga Temple the name of "Velimalai Kumaraswamy Temple'. The temple was built on a hill that name is 'Velimalai'. Lord muraga and his consort Goddess Valli are the main deities. It is believed that they married here. It is built on about 200 feet in height. The rockcut temple with stone carvings is a splendid structure. A large water body is seen in the surrounding. Majority of the devotees are from Kerala state. A police party and band from Kerala state is present on certain celebrations of this grand temple. Many children get their first feed (choor\ouun kodupu) in this temple. There is a shed for holy animals- cow, bull, peacock in the temple court yard. Kuramakoil is one of the holiest place for Hindus. It is 34 kilometers from Kanyakumari
and around 50 km from Trivandrum airport. Around 5 kilometers from Thakkallay (thucalay) town bus stand, many buses are available to Kumarakovil. A new landmark nearby is the NI engineering college.
Kanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...
. Here having the famous Muruga Temple the name of "Velimalai Kumaraswamy Temple'. The temple was built on a hill that name is 'Velimalai'. Lord muraga and his consort Goddess Valli are the main deities. It is believed that they married here. It is built on about 200 feet in height. The rockcut temple with stone carvings is a splendid structure. A large water body is seen in the surrounding. Majority of the devotees are from Kerala state. A police party and band from Kerala state is present on certain celebrations of this grand temple. Many children get their first feed (choor\ouun kodupu) in this temple. There is a shed for holy animals- cow, bull, peacock in the temple court yard. Kuramakoil is one of the holiest place for Hindus. It is 34 kilometers from Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...
and around 50 km from Trivandrum airport. Around 5 kilometers from Thakkallay (thucalay) town bus stand, many buses are available to Kumarakovil. A new landmark nearby is the NI engineering college.