Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli is a city in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also called Nellai. Thamirabarani River flows through Tirunelveli.
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| Coordinates: 8°43′41.82″N 77°41′43.94″E / 8.7282833°N 77.6955389°ECoordinates: 8°43′41.82″N 77°41′43.94″E / 8.7282833°N 77.6955389°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Pandya Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | "Vacant" |
| Area | |
| • Metro City | 189.9 km2 (73.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5 |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Metro City | 473,637 |
| • Density | 4,370/km2 (11,300/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 968,984 |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 627xxx |
| Vehicle registration | TN-72 (Tirunelveli City) , TN-76 (Tenkasi Region) , TN-79 (Sankarankoil Region), TN-72A (Valliyur Region), TN-76A (Ambasamudram Region) |
| Website | URL|http://www.tirunelvelicorporation.in/ |
Tirunelveli is famous for a sweet that is generally referred to as 'Alwa' in Tamil. There are tiny villages in and around Tirunelveli like Alwarkurichi, Kalidaikurichi, Rangasamudram, Cheran Mahadevi. Tirunelveli is a city in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It is the headquarters of Tirunelveli District. Tirunelveli is about 2000 years old and is a town of old tradition. Tirunelveli was the capital of the Pandya Kingdom for some time, next to Madurai.
Tirunelveli is on the banks of the river Thamiraparani; it is on the way to Kanniyakumari from Madurai. It is a twin town - Thirunelveli and Palayamkottai. The town is about 650kilometers away from Chennai.
The temple of Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi is in the centre of Tirunelveli. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and worshipped as Nellaiappar. Thiru-Nel-Veli (Thiru - Shri, Nel = Paddy, Veli = Fence). It is believed that food grains collected for worship at the temple were protected from the floods by the fence, hence the name Nel Veli came.
The famous Courtallam Waterfalls are in Tirunelveli District. Tirunelveli is famous for Tirunelveli halwa.
Gallery
The Agasthiyamalai hills cut off Tirunelveli from the Southwest_monsoon, creating a rainshadow region
Podhigai mountain's shadow falling on Poovankurichi lake
Tirunelveli Media
Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Building named after V.O. Chidambaranar
Sculpted pillar in Nellaiappar Temple (the largest temple in Tirunelveli)
The Agasthiyamalai hills cut off Tirunelveli from the southwest monsoon, creating a rainshadow region.
Veinthaan Kulam, view from MGR Bus Stand
Entrance to MGR Bus Stand from NH7. Jan '22
திருநெல்வேலி சந்திப்பு தொடருந்து நிலைய முன் பகுதி
Tirunelveli Medical College auditorium
References
- ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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