Krishnancoil
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Krishnancoil is a suburb in Nagercoil
, in the District of Kanyakumari
, Tamil Nadu
, India
, named after the temple of Lord Krishna situated within. It is situated on National Highway 47, which connects Nagercoil with Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala.
A Government Primary school http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1962095&lon=77.4237335&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 that imparts education up to 5th standard is located in the suburb. Most of the people in the area work in the offices of the Nagercoil town area or in the town's agriculture, the main crop being paddy. The Railway station situated in this suburb is called Nagercoil Town,http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.199751&lon=77.4199301&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 and the main railway station of Nagercoil is called Nagercoil Junction.http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1747793&lon=77.4438876&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9
The Krishnancoil temple http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1961511&lon=77.4259275&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 located within the suburb is well maintained, and is being renovated in 2008 for Kumbabhishekam. The pond adjacent to the temple known in Tamil as Theppakulam http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1969369&lon=77.4257827&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 itself has two "people trees" http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1970113&lon=77.425257&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 on its banks, one each on the west and south sides. The annual ten-day temple festival is conducted during the Tamil month of Chithirai, which falls between April 14 and May 14. Lord Krishna is in the childhood Avatar
in this temple.
There is a drinking water filteration plant situated here popularly known as "filter house" http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1941812&lon=77.4244308&z=17&l=0&m=s&v=9 which filters the drinking water being supplied from Mukkadal dam to Nagercoil town and surrounding areas.
The majority population of Krishnancoil belongs to the Tamil Brahmins, Pillai(Vellala) caste followed by the Nairs & Nadars.
, one of the greatest South Indian music composer was born (December 6, 1936) in Krishnancoil.
Nagercoil
Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
, in the District of Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, named after the temple of Lord Krishna situated within. It is situated on National Highway 47, which connects Nagercoil with Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala.
A Government Primary school http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1962095&lon=77.4237335&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 that imparts education up to 5th standard is located in the suburb. Most of the people in the area work in the offices of the Nagercoil town area or in the town's agriculture, the main crop being paddy. The Railway station situated in this suburb is called Nagercoil Town,http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.199751&lon=77.4199301&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 and the main railway station of Nagercoil is called Nagercoil Junction.http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1747793&lon=77.4438876&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9
The Krishnancoil temple http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1961511&lon=77.4259275&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 located within the suburb is well maintained, and is being renovated in 2008 for Kumbabhishekam. The pond adjacent to the temple known in Tamil as Theppakulam http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1969369&lon=77.4257827&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 itself has two "people trees" http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1970113&lon=77.425257&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 on its banks, one each on the west and south sides. The annual ten-day temple festival is conducted during the Tamil month of Chithirai, which falls between April 14 and May 14. Lord Krishna is in the childhood Avatar
Avatar
In Hinduism, an avatar is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation," but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation"....
in this temple.
There is a drinking water filteration plant situated here popularly known as "filter house" http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.1941812&lon=77.4244308&z=17&l=0&m=s&v=9 which filters the drinking water being supplied from Mukkadal dam to Nagercoil town and surrounding areas.
The majority population of Krishnancoil belongs to the Tamil Brahmins, Pillai(Vellala) caste followed by the Nairs & Nadars.
Famous personalities
K. V. MahadevanK. V. Mahadevan
Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after...
, one of the greatest South Indian music composer was born (December 6, 1936) in Krishnancoil.