Velakkananattam
Velakkananattam is a locality in Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. Velakkananattam is situated nearby to the locality Rāmanpudūr, as well as near Chukkuparavilakudiyiruppu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station and Vivekananda Rock Memorial.
Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pranchiyettan, CC BY-SA 2.5 in.
Kanniyakumari railway station, is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway terminus of the Indian Railways serving the coastal town of Kanyakumari in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Vivekananda Rock Memorial
Island
Photo: Sanchit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a monument and popular tourist attraction in Kanyakumari, India's southernmost tip. The memorial stands on one of the two rocks located about 500 meters off mainland of Vavathurai, Tamil Nadu. Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated 3½ km southeast of Velakkananattam.
Thiruvalluvar Statue
Work of art
Photo: Darisi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Thiruvalluvar Statue, or Valluvar Statue, is a 41-metre-tall stone sculpture of Tamil poet and philosopher Valluvar, known as Thiruvalluvar, the author of the Thirukkural, an ancient Tamil work on morality. Thiruvalluvar Statue is situated 3½ km southeast of Velakkananattam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kottaram and Kanyakumari.
Kottaram
Village
Kottaram is a village located in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kottaram the word origin from Malayalam/Tamil meaning Palace. So Kottaram means not only a village but also a Palace because 18th & the beginning of the 19th century Kottaram village was ruled by Travancore Maharajas and they have constructed Guest Houses for them.
Kanyakumari
Photo: Hemanth kumar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kanyakumari or Kanniyakumari is a town on the southernmost tip of the mainland of India, in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Cape Comorin.
Chinnamuttom
Suburb
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Chinnamuttom is a special-grade village in Kanyakumari District in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Chinnamuttom is at the southernmost point of the Indian subcontinent. Chinnamuttom is situated 3½ km east of Velakkananattam.
Velakkananattam
- Type: Locality
- Location: Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.10102° or 8° 6′ 4″ northLongitude
77.5321° or 77° 31′ 56″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
6JWV4G2J+CRGeoNames ID
11656750
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