Tiruchendur Temple

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India /Tamil Nadu /Kanyakumari /Kanyakumari

Sight Address : Tiruchendur Arulmigu Subramaniaswamy Temple, is located at Tiruchendur Town at a distance of about 80 km from Kanyakumari, 60 km from Tirunelveli and 40 km from Tuticorin, India Edit

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Tiruchendur Arulmigu Subramaniaswamy Temple is situated in Tiruchendur town, at a distance of about 80 km from Kanyakumari, 60 km from Tirunelveli and 40 km from Tuticorin.Tiruchendur Arulmigu Subramaniaswamy Temple, one among the Arupadaiveedu, is the second abode of Lord Murugan or Senthilandavar.The other abodes of Lord Murugan are Palani, Swamimalai, Thiruthani, Pazhamudircholai and Thiruparamkunram.The Murugan Temple of Tiruchendur is situated atop a hill which is known as Chandana Hill. It is believed that Lord Muruga offered prayers to Lord Shiva at this place after defeating the demo Soorapadma.Tiruchendur Arulmigu Subramaniaswamy Temple is situated on the coast of Mannar. It is situated close to the sea and the eastern wall of Tiruchendur Temple touches the sea waves from the Gulf of Mannar.

Tiruchendur Temple in Kanyakumari

HistoryEdit

One last note of interest about Tiruchendur. It is located, as you can see, right on the ocean. The reason is that here, on this beach, Shiva’s son Subramanyam defeated a demon who interestingly enough started off the attack by taking the form of a mango tree! Probably a good strategy for strength, but a little slow in the midst of battle!In any case to defeat the demon, who couldn’t be killed during the day or night, nor on land or sea. Well, Subramanyam managed to attack and win the battle at dusk, and on the beach. There was a time when the temple was slipping into the water and the erosion of the beach had threatened the foundations of the temple. But the English who were ruling India at the time, shored up the foundations and saved the temple. In one of the main corridors there are a series of images commemorating the event. It is unusual to see images of the English in their 1800′s dress conferring with the temple priests about the repairs.The recent tsunami caused great destruction up and down this coast of India from Madras all the way to the southern most tip of India at Kanyakumari.

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4.30 am – 11.45 am and 5.30 pm – 9.30 pm

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October to March

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Morning & Evening

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Hotel Jeyam ; NH7 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.