Tenkasi
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Tenkasi
Tamil Nadu, India |
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| District(s) | Tirunelveli |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 143 m (469 ft) |
| Population | 62,828 (2001) |
Tenkasi is a town and a municipality in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats near the Courtallam Waterfalls.
Tenkasi is famous for its Ulagamman Temple and its Shiva Temple. The Ulagamman temple was built by Parakrama Pandian, but was shattered by lightning. In the 1990s, the temple was reinstated with the help of Sivanthi Adithan and others, and it was painted again in 2006 by the same group for a new look. However, the first few feet from the ground is not painted as that part is supposed to have survived the lightning strike. The gopuram or the entering gateway is supposed to be one of the highest in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The main deity at this temple is Kasi Viswanathar (Shiva). This temple has the uniqueness of having three Sannidhis, Sivan Sannidhi, Amman Sannidhi and Murugan Sannidhi. This temple has beautiful sculptures and also has musical stone pillars, that emit metallic sounds of different pitch when tapped with fingers.
Tenkasi also boasts of another magnificent temple, Kulasekaranathar Temple, which has been in closed state for a few hundred years. It also has a temple pond in middle of the town, adjoining the Kannimaramman Temple.
Tenkasi is also famous for saral (drizzling). During May-August every year, people enjoy saral in Tenkasi.
The main tourist attraction of Tenkasi is Courtallam, with its exotic waterfalls and healing spas.
Tenkasi is at the footsteps of Thirikooda Malai (Thiri koodal means the joining of three - it is the convergence of three mountains) - a picturesque place. The famed Thirikooda Rasappa Kavirayar hailed from this area.
Some other well known personalities from this area include Rasigamani T.K.C (T.K.Chidambaranatha Mudhaliyar)
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[edit] Geography
Tenkasi is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 143 metres (469 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Tenkasi had a population of 62,828. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Tenkasi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 67%. In Tenkasi, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Business
Tenkasi is a place were most of the people are involved in agriculture,so the industries here are related to agriculture like coconut fibre factories and many saw mills. It's a main shopping hub for the villages around tenkasi.
[edit] Shopping and Entertainment
Tenkasi is the main shopping & entertainment hub for the villages around tenkasi and for the tourists coming for coutrallam falls in season.the main shopping items available here are textiles,building materials,jewels ,groceries,vegetables.etc.there are cinema halls for entertainment.
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