Tirunelveli

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Tirunelveli, which is shortly referred as Nellai, is an ancient city, located in the southern part of Tamil Nadu state of India. It is famous for a lot of things such as the perennial river of Tamrabharani, the magnificent temple of Nellaiyappar, Iruttu Kadai Halwa and so on.

To know more about this beautiful city, visit this page.

Temples



Adinathar Temple, Alwar Tirunagari

Irattai Tirupati Temples

Kaaisina Vendan Temple, Tiruppulingudi

Kailasanathar Temple, Kodaganallur (Old Article)

Krishnapuram Temple

Kurukkuthurai Murugan Temple (Old Post)

Makara Nedunkuzhi Kathar Temple, Then Tirupperai

Marthandeswarar Temple, Karunkulam

Maya Koothar Temple, Perunkulam

Mela Tiruvengadanathapuram

Nambi Temples, Tirukkurungudi

Nellaiyappar-Kantimathi Temple

Satyavageeswarar Temple, Kalakkadu

Temples of Tirunelveli

Vaikunthanathar Temple, Srivaikuntham

Vaithamanidhi Perumal Temple, Tirukkolur

Venkatachalapati Temple, Karunkulam

Vijayasana Perumal Temple, Natham


Special Posts


Maada Swami - The Village Deity of Tirunelveli

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