Nagercoil



Nagercoil (நாகர்கோவில் Nākarkōvil) is a city in Tamil Nadu, India. It's the southernmost city on the Indian mainland.

Understand
Historically, Nagercoil was part of the Travancore state and the second most prominent city in that state, after Trivandrum (later Thiruvananthapuram). Until 10 years after Indian independence, Nagercoil remained part of the Travancore state until it was merged into Tamil Nadu in 1956.

Get in
Buses are available from Thiruvananthapuram and Madurai.



Get around
Autorickshaws, taxis and local buses are easily available.

See

 * Krishnancoil is 1,5 km away from Nagercoil, on the road to Thiruvananthapuram.
 * The Nagaraja Temple (from which Nagercoil derives its name) has Nagaraja as its principal deity. The devout traditionally offer milk to this "King of Snakes".
 *  Suchindrum and the Thanumalayan Temple are located about 6 km from the city centre. Pilgrims from far beyond the region borders come here for its Hindu shrines. Quite uniquely, this Hindu temple combines the worship of the Trinity of Hinduism (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) in Thanumalayan, the presiding deity. Indra, the King of the Devas, traditionally worships at this temple each night.

Go next

 * Kanyakumari
 * Thiruvananthapuram