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Kumara Koil Murugan Temple

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Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
Kumara Koil Murugan Temple
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Kanyakumari, India

Kumarakoil or Kumarakovil is a small village in Kanyakumari district. Here is the famous Subrahmanya Temple by the name of Velimalai Kumaraswamy Temple'. The temple was built on a hill named 'Velimalai'. The name Veli was named from the Malayalam word veli means marriage.It is the place where marriage of Murugan and Valli was done. Koravans used to come to the temple for marriage of valli, since valli devi belongs to koravan community.Lord Muruga and his consort Goddess Valli are the main deities. It is believed that they married here. It is built on a rocky terrain about 200 feet in height. The rock cut temple has stone carvings, and a large water body is seen in the surrounding. The majority of the devotees are from Kerala state. A police party and band from Kerala state is present on certain celebrations of this temple. Many children get their first feed in this temple. There is a shed for holy animals- cow, bull, peacock in the temple courtyard. Kuramakoil is one of the holiest places for Hindus. It is about 34 kilometers from Kanyakumari and around 50 km from Trivandrum airport. Around 5 kilometers from Thakkallay town bus stand, many buses are available to Kumarakovil. A new landmark nearby is the Noorul Islam University.
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