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Sight Address : Swamithoppe is located in the village of Nanchi Naadu in Kanyakumari District.,Manakudi Rd, Tamil Nadu.
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Swamithoppe, which was earlier known as Poovandanthoppu, is located in the village of Nanchi Naadu in Kanyakumari District. It is famous, as the birth pace of Ayya Vaikundar, believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was a visionary who was responsible for revolutionising Hindu religion and implementing social reforms for the people of South Travancore, by propagating a philosophy of one God, one religion and one caste. He wanted to simplify religion to make it accessible to the common man and set up five pathis or pilgrim centres for his followers. Swamithoppe is considered the first pathi as Ayya spent most of his life here.There is a temple in the village where the followers of Ayya worship. The uniqueness of the temple is that it has no idol and no priest to perform pujas. The main deity is Ayya Narayanar, a unity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

Swamithoppe in Kanyakumari

HistoryEdit

In the past, Swamithope was a was known by the name Poovandanthoppe which was part of the village, Sasthankutty Vilai[1] Swamithope lies about half-way between the cities of Nagercoil and Kanniyakumari on the Nagercoil-Kanniyakumari road. Swamithope is located at 8.12°N 77.49°ESwamithoppu is a synonym for this village, as used in the holy book (Akilam) of the Ayyavazhi religion. Swamithoppu is the name earned by the village Tamarikulam being the origin of the Ayyavazhi religion in the mid-nineteenth century.Swamithoppe is also the home for the Swamithope Pathi, the religious head-quarters of Ayyavazhi religion. Also this is one of the most important pilgrim centers of Ayyavazhi which attracts huge crowd from all over the country.

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9:00 A.M to 6:00 P.M

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Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March

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Morning,Afternoon & Evening

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Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs 5

Kids Rs. : Rs 3

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs.100

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Hotel Saravana ; Road New Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu ; Ph/M – N.A. ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

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BUS : From Thirvananthapuram (or Kovalam Beach) or take one of the daily Kanyakumari tours organised by KTDC (Kerala Tourism Development Corporation). Frequent buses run from Thiruvananthapuram’s Thampanoor bus stand for Padmanabhampuram, on the highway to Kanyakumari. Best way is to board any bus for Nagercoil or Kanyakumari and alight at Thuckalay. You could also hire a cab from Thiruvananthapuram.

Train : Kanyakumari (CAPE), Kanyakumari Railway Station and the nearest 2 nd railway station is at Nagercoil (15km) and local station is Iraniel (6km) from the palace.Railways are considered as the most prominent means of transport to get here. Travelers can get any number of trains to reach Kanyakumari including trains to Delhi and Bangalore. The Kanyakumari express, Himsagar express, Kanyakumari Howrah express, Tirrukural express, Bangalore express and Island express and many others are some trains which operate from major cities connecting Kanyakumari.

Air : Nearest Airport is Trivandrum International Airport which is at a distance of 87 km from Kanyakumari. Trivandrum airport is well connected with many major cities in India and abroad. Direct flights from many gulf countries are available from Trivandrum. Tourist taxi charges about Rs 1,500 from Trivandrum to Kanyakumari.

Others : Most people travel around Kanniyakumari using a hired vehicle. Auto-rickshaws (tuk tuks) are available, along with buses. Buses are about Rs15 from the station to the point, and Rs 7.5 from the bus station to the point.