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Religious Site Attractions In Nagercoil

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Nagercoil is a town in the southernmost Indian district of Kanyakumari and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamilnadu. The town is situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, locked with the Western Ghats on three sides. For 735 years it was a central part of the erstwhile Travancore kingdom and later Kerala State, till almost a decade after India's Independence from Britain in 1947. In 1956, it was partitioned from Kerala and merged with Tamil Nadu. Called the Granary of Travancore, Nagercoil not only served as the food basket of Kerala, but was also one among the important spice trading centres in the e...
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Religious Site Attractions In Nagercoil

  • 1. Nagaraja Temple Nagercoil
    Nagaraja Temple is a Hindu temple worshipping Nagaraja situated at the heart of Nagercoil town. The name for the town Nagercoil originated from this temple. The temple has innumerable statues of serpents. The temple main deity Nagaraja. The upadevathas are Shiva, Subrahmanya Swami, Ganesha, Devi and Dwarapalaka. As ancient tradition the priests are Namboothiri Brahmins who are referred by Pambumekkat mana in Thrissur, Kerala. The temple has a vast pond. Devotees offer milk and turmeric powder as a part of their prayers to the Nagas in the temple. The temple is open from 4.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and from 5.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m
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