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Suchindram is a panchayat town in the Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu with the Indian postal code 629704. It is an important pilgrim centre and the site of the famous Thanumalayan Temple. There is an Anjaneya (or Hanuman) statue that stands at 22 feet (6.7 m) and is carved from a single granite block.
Suchindram is located at Kanyakumari District. It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet).
Suchindram is a temple town situated in the southernmost district of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, India. It is 11 km from Kanyakumari city and 7 km from Nagarcoil town 105 km from adjacent Tirunelveli district and approximately 81 km from Thiruvananthapuram city. The town of Suchindrum is renowned for the Thanumalayan Temple and was an important citadel of Travancore.
The town along with Kanyakumari was part of Travancore. It became part of Tamil Nadu in 1956.
Suchindram is about 11 km from Kanyakumari and about 7 km from Nagercoil lying between these two towns. Busses ply from Thirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram. The nearest railway station is Nagercoil Junction railway station on the Thiruvananthapuram - Kanyakumari section of the Southern Railway.
Government of Kerala is operating KSRTC bus between Holy Places Haripad, Thiruvananthapuram, Nagercoil, Suchindram, Mylaudy, Athankarai Pallivasal (Tirunelveli dist).
Suchindram temple is dedicated to three different deities represented by one image in the sanctum and is called Thanumalayan Temple (Sthanu-Shiva; Maal-Vishnu and Ayam-Brahma) kovil. The temple is rich in sculpture and architecture and a visitor to this temple is amply rewarded with the sight of such exquisite art of hundreds of years old
The entrance tower to this temple is visible from a distance as it rises majestically for 134 feet. The face of the tower is covered with sculptures and statues from Hindu Scriptures. There is a covered area in front of the main entrance and the entrance itself is about 24 feet high with a beautifully carved door. There is only one corridor running along the outer wall of the temple with many shrines and mandapams scattered in the inner area. This temple attracts both Vaishnavites and Saivites in large numbers. About 30 shrines to various deities within the temple complex, the large Lingam in the sanctum, the idol of Vishnu in the adjacent shrine and a large idol of Hanuman at the Eastern end of the Northern corridor represent almost all the deities of the Hindu pantheon.
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Suchindram
Suchindram is a panchayat town in the Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu with the Indian postal code 629704. It is an important pilgrim centre and the site of the famous Thanumalayan Temple. There is an Anjaneya (or Hanuman) statue that stands at 22 feet (6.7 m) and is carved from a single granite block.
Suchindram is located at Kanyakumari District. It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet).
Suchindram is a temple town situated in the southernmost district of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, India. It is 11 km from Kanyakumari city and 7 km from Nagarcoil town 105 km from adjacent Tirunelveli district and approximately 81 km from Thiruvananthapuram city. The town of Suchindrum is renowned for the Thanumalayan Temple and was an important citadel of Travancore.
The town along with Kanyakumari was part of Travancore. It became part of Tamil Nadu in 1956.
Suchindram is about 11 km from Kanyakumari and about 7 km from Nagercoil lying between these two towns. Busses ply from Thirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram. The nearest railway station is Nagercoil Junction railway station on the Thiruvananthapuram - Kanyakumari section of the Southern Railway.
Government of Kerala is operating KSRTC bus between Holy Places Haripad, Thiruvananthapuram, Nagercoil, Suchindram, Mylaudy, Athankarai Pallivasal (Tirunelveli dist).
Suchindram temple is dedicated to three different deities represented by one image in the sanctum and is called Thanumalayan Temple (Sthanu-Shiva; Maal-Vishnu and Ayam-Brahma) kovil. The temple is rich in sculpture and architecture and a visitor to this temple is amply rewarded with the sight of such exquisite art of hundreds of years old
The entrance tower to this temple is visible from a distance as it rises majestically for 134 feet. The face of the tower is covered with sculptures and statues from Hindu Scriptures. There is a covered area in front of the main entrance and the entrance itself is about 24 feet high with a beautifully carved door. There is only one corridor running along the outer wall of the temple with many shrines and mandapams scattered in the inner area. This temple attracts both Vaishnavites and Saivites in large numbers. About 30 shrines to various deities within the temple complex, the large Lingam in the sanctum, the idol of Vishnu in the adjacent shrine and a large idol of Hanuman at the Eastern end of the Northern corridor represent almost all the deities of the Hindu pantheon.
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