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Palayamkottai
Palayamkottai, the twin town of Tirunelveli is situated on the eastern bank
of the perpetual river Thamirabarani about 3 km east of the city. Surrounded
by paddy fields, the place is well known for its numerous educational institutions
of which some of them are 100 years old and so known as 'Oxford of South India'.
This little city has one of the most popular Science Centres in South India,
a satellite unit of Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore
and a Government Museum with a huge and realistic fibreglass Tyrannosaurus rex.
Palayamkottai is considered as the headquarters of the Church
Missionary Society in Tamil Nadu. Holy Trinity Cathedral built in 1826
as the main place of worship is well known for its 35m tall spire which is considered
as the landmark of the city. The diocese of the cathedral church of the Church
of South India and the St. Francis Xavier church of Jesuit mission built in
1863 are the other important churches located here. There are several Hindu
temples namely Siva Temple, Ramar Temple, Gopalaswamy Temple, Uchini Makali
temple and Amman Temple.
Another landmark of Palyamkottai is the central prison, notable
for its large capacity and tight security. Several eminent people had imprisoned
here during the pre-independence era and afterwards.
Two Tier Over Bridge
Two tier over bridge at Tirunelveli Junction known as Thiruvalluvar bridge
is the first of its kind in India. This 800 meter bridge was constructed to
avoid the railway line crossing and was opened for traffic in 1972. This bridge
consists of 25 spans of which 13 are of bow string arch, each with a width of
30.30 meters and 12 are single tier R.C.C girder each having a width of 11.72
meters.
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Pathamadai
The village of Pathamadai, situated 13 kms from Tirunelveli, is known for
its palm leaf articles and beautiful hand woven mats (locally called paai) with
special kind of grass known as korai. Instead of their main purpose as floor
spreads, these mats can be used as table spreads, door and window curtains.
Some of these mats can be folded like cloth. Pathamadai is the birth place of
Swami Sivanantha, the Saint and Philosopher of Rishikesh.
Deivacheyalpuram
Deivacheyalpuram is a small village located 27 km from Tirunelveli enroute to
Thoothukudi. The village is famous for the two temple namely Sri Rajarajeswari
temple and Ram temple. Special poojas are performed in these temples on every
Fridays and on festival occasions. In the Ram temple premises, a 75 feet statue
of Lord Anjaneya (Hanuman) has been erected to attain world peace.
Mukkudal
Mukkudal is the panchayat town of Tirunelveli located about 20 km west of the
city. It is known as the temple village, renowned for the Muthumalai Amman Temple
and Raamaswami kovil Temple. The place is also famous for its beedi industries
and tamirabarani river.
Ambasamudram
Ambasamudram, situated about 35Km west of Tirunelveli is one among the five
taluk headquarters of the district. The place is famous for a number of tourist
attractions including the Manimuthar Dam, Karaiyar dam and Agasthiyar falls.
This picturesque town located on the banks of the perennial river Tamirabarani,
in the foothills of Western Ghats provides as the main route to reach Papanasam,
Manimuthar, Courtallam and Sabarimala devotees. It is one of the perfect and
prolific towns of the district famous for its wooden handicrafts named kadasal.
Brahmadesam Village, famed for the Kailasanathar Temple is about 4 kms north
of Ambasamudram.
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