Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple

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Sight Address : Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple,Thirunanthikarai 5 Km from Thirparappu Falls, Kanyakumari, India.Edit

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Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple is located around 20km from Kanyakumari, in the Thirparappu panchayat, around 5km from the Thirparappu falls is the village of Thirunandhikarai. Located in this village is an ancient cave temple that is cut out of the rock. It is considered one of the first temples of the Jains in India. According to research, an ascetic named Veeranandi stayed here, preaching Jainism in the village in the 8th century.The origin of the temple can be traced back to the 9th century AD. There are some ancient sculptures and paintings in this temple, which now comes under the purview of the Archaeological Survey of India and is preserved and maintained by them.

Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple, Kanyakumari

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Thirunanthikara Nanthishwaran Temple, Thirunanthikara Cave Temple, Peedavilai Mutharamman Temple, Ayyavazhithangal are the important places of worship here.Thirunanthikkara Siva Temple 37 km from thiruvananthapuram en route to kanyakumari. centuries old mural paintings has great value in history of south Indian art. protected by archeological survey of India.Thirunanthikkarai Temple is situated on the river banks of Nandhiaaru. The temple is built in the traditional Kerala style of temple architecture. Though the temple is the abode of Shiva, a shrine of Lord Vishnu is also present in the temple facing Lord Shiva.There is an ancient rock-cut cave temple situated towards the northern side of this temple.Temples Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple is one of the hundreds of temples that are found in the southernmost region of India. It is a very ancient temple, probably dating to the 9th century AD, that is a symbolic pillar of Indian religion and culture. There are many sculptures inside the temple which are now extinct. The Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple is one of the founding stones of the Jain religion. Currently the Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple is under the purview and care of Archeological Survey of India. According to research, in 1003 AD, King Raja Raja Chola celebrated his birthday here. He conquered Muttom, and named Mummudi Chola Nalloor as stated in the stone carvings available in the temple. Around the eighth century AD an ascetic named Veeranandi came from Thirunarunkondai Melappalli and stayed here to preach Jainism.

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9.30 am to 5.30 pm

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October to March

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Morning,Afternoon

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Palavoor Hotel Silon ; ear narumpoo nathar temple Palavoor Main Rd Palavoor, Tamil Nadu 627114 ; Ph/M – 090 03 337377 ; 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.