Botanical Garden: Situated in a corner of the city near the campus of Agricultural College and Research Institute is the hundred year old Botanical Garden, famous for its beautiful layout. Started in 1908, it was developed into a modern Horticularal Park. There are at present nearly 700 species of plants…
Kanniyamman Temple: Located almost in the central part of the city, this ancient temple of the village Goddess was a popular shrine in the olden days. The deity has the origin even from the days of Karikala Cholan, when the old temple was located at Shakanoor Pallam. Known as the…
The cluster of textile mills in and around Coimbatore has earned for it the name as the ‘Textile Capital of South’ or the ‘Manchester of South India’. Situated on the banks of river Noyyal, it is one of the busiest industrial cities in Tamilnadu. It is the third largest city…
Padmanabhapuram Palace: 25 kms. from Nagercoil. This one time capital of Travancore until 1798 A.D., is known for its fort which encloses among other buildings, a palace and a temple. The two exquisite monuments are the contribution of Kerala to Tamilnadu. The splendid fort and the Pagoda style palace were…
Thippathiswaram: 5 kms. from Nagercoil. A famous Vaishnavite temple situated at this village, considered as one of the Divyasthans. As this deity has been glorified by the saint Nammalwar, it is considered as the Second Tirupati in South India. Tradition says that Vishnu blessed young Nammalwar, as a result of…
Raghaveshwara Temple: 6 kms. from Nagercoil. Situated on the banks of river Palayar, a small village called Driasanamcope near Bhutapandi, is famous for the temple dedicated to Shiva as Raghaveshwara and his consort Ulaganayaki. The name of the village is derived from the words Thiru, Saram and Corpu, denoting the…
Tirupparappu Water Falls: 15 kms. from Nagercoil. The temple of Mahadeva at this place is a popular Shiva temple. The very word of the village denotes a pavilion of beauty and sacredness. The panoramic view of the shrine with green hills and perennial river Kodayar running in front of the…
Nagercoil: (19 kms.) Named after the temple, the deity is dedicated to Nagaraja, the king of serpents, this temple is unique in many respects. In fact, the presiding deities are Shiva and Vishnu enshrined in the same complex. The original temple appears to have been a Jaina shrine as evidenced…
Udayagiri Forts: (34 kms.) This fort is situated near the main road leading to Padmanabhapuram. Built during the regime of king Marthanda Varma (1729 – 1758), it had an ancient foundry for casting guns. It is said that a Dutch General by name De Lennoy became the prisoner of the…
Thirucharanthumalai: (65 kms.) This is an ancient Jain pilgrim centre, very near Chittaral, having fine sculpture of Jain Tirthankaras. The name of the village means The holy hills to Charanars, which means the abode of Jain monks. There are cave temples divided into several chambers, each having an idol of…