Moovattumugam is a hamlet in India situated 2 km northwest of

Thiruvattar Thiruvattar is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. About the town This town is situated northeast of Marthandam and northwest of Nagercoil. The two main rivers, the Pahr ...

, where the rivers Kothai and Pahrali unify to flow southwest towards the

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. An ancient Sastha Temple is situated the bank of Moovattumugom. Every year, many Hindus visit Moovattumugam during the Malayalan month of

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to celebrate the rites of Bali Tharpanam,Lakshminaraynan, K.N. ''From Cauvery to Neela''. Notion Press, 2020 a spiritual celebration of ancestral history. Thottavaram Lady of assumption Church and CSI Church Thottavaram are adjacent to this hamlet. Zigma Sports and arts club is one of the youth sports and arts development club in Thottavaram (Moovattumugam). Village towns Attoor & Thiruvattar are 1.5 km away.

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Villages in Kanyakumari district Thiruvattar {{Kanniyakumari-geo-stub