Nagaraja Temple
Nagaraja Temple is an early large temple found in the city of Nagercoil near the southern tip of Tamil Nadu, India. Its dating is uncertain but likely pre-12th-century.- Type: Hindu temple
- Description: temple in India
- Also known as: “Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nagercoil Clock Tower and St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral.
Nagercoil Clock Tower
Clock
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The Nagercoil Clock Tower, also known as also known as Nagercoil Tower Junction, is situated in the heart of the city of Nagercoil, India. The clock in the tower was presented to the Maharajah of Travancore by the European missionary, Rev. Nagercoil Clock Tower is situated 410 metres southwest of Nagaraja Temple.
St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral
Church
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St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar, also known as St. Xavier Church, is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite shrine in Kottar, Nagercoil, in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state, India. St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral is situated 1½ km southeast of Nagaraja Temple.
Nagercoil Junction railway station
Railway station
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Nagercoil Junction railway station is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway junction in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu. Nagercoil Junction railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Nagaraja Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nagercoil and Vadasery.
Nagercoil
Photo: Meenkulambu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nagercoil, natively spelt as Nāgarkovil, is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India.
Vadasery
Suburb
Photo: Meenkulambu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vadasery is an area/village of Nagercoil city in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is also famous for its Christopher bus stand, one of the two bus termini in Nagercoil is located here.
Kottar
Suburb
Kottar is a locality and a bazaar area of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu state, in the southernmost part of Peninsular India. It is the original town around which the city of Nagercoil grew and was an ancient trade centre of both Pandyans and Cheras at various times.
Nagaraja Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.18722° or 8° 11′ 14″ northLongitude
77.43325° or 77° 25′ 60″ eastOpen location code
6JWV5CPM+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 253174996OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q6958528
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Nagaraja Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “納蓋科伊爾八龍王寺”
- Kannada: “ನಾಗರಾಜ ದೇವಾಲಯ ನಗೆರ್ಕೋಯಿಲ್”
- Persian: “معبد ناگاراجا، ناگرکویل”
- Russian: “Храм Нагараджа”
- Tamil: “நாகராஜா கோவில்”
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