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Tirunelveli (Tamil: [tiɾɯnelʋeːli] ⓘ), also known as Nellai and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. It is the fourth-largest municipal corporation in the state after Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai.
Tirunelveli district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in India.It is the largest district in terms of area with Tirunelveli as its headquarters. The district was formed on 1 September 1790 [2] [3] by the British East India Company (on behalf of the British government) and comprised the present Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi, Tenkasi and parts of Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram district.
Melapalayam is a neighborhood of Tirunelveli City in Tamil Nadu, India situated on the east bank of the Thamirabarani River. [2] The neighborhood's name comes from its location west (Tamil: mela) of Palayamkottai. Eighty percent of the population is Muslim. Melapalayam is 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of downtown Tirunelveli and is an ...
The Nellaiappar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Tirunelveli, a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Nellaiappar (also called Venuvananathar) represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Kanthimathi Amman. The deity Vishnu is also worshipped here, having ...
Completed. 1,000 years old. Specifications. Temple (s) One. Elevation. 84 m (276 ft) Uchchhishta Ganapathy Temple is an Uchchhishta Ganapati temple situated in Tirunelveli [1] in the State of Tamil Nadu, [2] in India. It is said to be the biggest Vinayagar temple in Asia.
Tirunelveli (6 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Cities and towns in Tirunelveli district" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
Vaishnava Nambi temple is located in Thirukkurungudi, a village in Tirunelveli district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 45 km (28 mi) from Tirunelveli and 11 km (6.8 mi) from Nanguneri. The temple has a flat entrance tower and a five-tiered gopuram (gateway tower). The temple has five prakarams, closed precincts of a ...
8°41′20″N 77°48′14″E / 8.689°N 77.804°E / 8.689; 77.804. Architecture. Type. Dravidian architecture. Krishnapuram Venkatachalapathy temple (also called Krishnapuram Temple) in Krishnapuram, a village in Tirunelveli district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located 10 km ...