Kumarakoil or Kumarakovil is a small village located in the Kanyakumari district in

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. It is the site of an important

Murugan Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...

temple of the same name. Kumarakoil can be reached by road from

Nagercoil Nagercoil, natively spelt as Nāgarkovil (, "Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a Municipal Corporation city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the ...

(15 km), Thuckalay (3 km) and

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(45 km). The area's landscape is characterised by paddy fields, banana gardens, and coconut trees, with mountains visible in the distance.

Education

* Noorul Islam College of Arts and Science

References

External links

GeoHack - Kumarakovil
* http://murugan.org/temples/kumarakoil.htm * * http://murugan.org/centers/ramji_ashram.htm Villages in Kanyakumari district {{Kanyakumari-geo-stub