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unusual facts about Palayam, Kanyakumari


Palayam

Palayam, Kanyakumari, a village situated under Neyyoor town panchayat in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu


7 Notes to Infinity

With unprecedented access, 7 Notes to Infinity was shot extensively in Padmanabhapuram Palace, in Kanyakumari district, the famous Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kuthira Malika and Kowdiar Palace in Thiruvananthapuram.

Asuravamsam

On the personal side, he enjoys a deep rooted friendship with Dosth, and also he sponsors his adopted sister(Chippy) on her medical studies and is loved by the people of Palayam market.

Ayyavazhi festivals

This day was an official holiday for the southern districts of Tamil Nadu such as Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli.

Centre for Convergence Media Studies

Centre for Convergence Media Studies, established in 2005 in the University of Kerala at its Senate House Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, offers one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Convergence Media (PGDCM)

Choozhal

Choozhal, Krishnapuram, Piracode is located nearly 60 km from Kanyakumari and 40 km from Trivandrum.

Eramalloor

Eramalloor is a village located on the NH47 Highway linking Kanyakumari and Salem.

Eraviputhenthurai

Vessels travel to Porbandar, Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Gareware, Goa, Mangalore, Kochi, Neendakara, Vizhinjam, Kanyakumari, Chennai, Vishakapattanam, Paradeep and so on.

Eustachius De Lannoy

Vattakottai Fort (or Circular fort) is a seaside fort, very close to Kanyakumari, the southern tip of Peninsular India.

Many other forts like the Vattakottai Fort facing the sea near Kanyakumari, the Savakkotta, and the Marunnu Kotta or Ammunition fort, both being hill-forts near Padmanabhapuram, were built under de Lannoy’s supervision.

Gabbur

Raichur is the nearest railway station to Gabbur and Raichur is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Pune, Bhopal and Agra.

Kanyakumari Mumbai Express

The 16382 Kanyakumari Mumbai CST Express covers the distance of 2135 kilometres in 47 hours 05 mins (45.35 km/hr) & in 44 hours 30 mins (47.98 km/hr) as 16381 Mumbai CST Kanyakumari Express.

The 16381/16382 Kanyakumari Mumbai CST Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry Car.

It operates as train number 16382 from Kanyakumari to Mumbai CST and as train number 16381 in the reverse direction.

Kollamkondan

This Maravar palayam was located near Rajapalayam, at the foot of the Western Ghats, in the former Tirunelveli province of the Nayak dynasty of Madura.

Little Flower Public School

Field visits are organised for all classes, including to Kanyakumari, Kerala, Madurai, Vishakapatnam, Mekedatu, Western Ghats, Goa, Ooty, Kodaikanal, Hampi and Hyderabad.

MG Road, Thiruvananthapuram

Its southern beginning point is at Overbridge Junction near Central Railway Station and ends at LMS Junction, near Palayam in the north.

Palayam is known as the heart of the city because it is in the center of the city.

In total the road passes through main 10/ 11(Palayam is even divided into 2 more junctions) junctions.

Muhammed Yusuf Khan

They regarded themselves as independent, sovereign authorities within their respective Palayams.

Muttom

It is reachable from Kanyakumari by road with a distance of about 34 km.Nearest villages are Esanthangu, Ammandivillai, Pillaithoppu, Azhikal, Kadiyapattanam & Manavala Kurichi.

Palayam

Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala

Pandya Kingdom

There, amongst the Pandyas, is the tirtha called the Kumaris (Kanyakumari) (3:88).

Peravai

Kumari Arivial Peravai, voluntary group doing service in the field of science and technology in Kanyakumari district, India

Periathalai

It is located 26 kilometers from Thiruchendur and 60 kilometers from Kanyakumari, on the Thiruchendur and Kanyakumari coastal route.

Pozhiyoor

It was a scheme for connecting Thiruvanathapuram with Kanyakumari and thus extending the water communications to the extreme south of the country.

Red-wattled Lapwing

It breeds from West Asia (Iraq, SW Iran, the Arabian/Persian Gulf) eastwards across South Asia (Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the entire Indian subcontinent up to Kanyakumari and up to 1800m in Kashmir/Nepal), with another sub-species further east in Southeast Asia.

Sothavilai Beach

The Sotha Vilaibeach is one among the most important beaches in the district of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.

St. Arockiya Nathar Church, Vavathurai

St. Arockia Nathar Church is a Catholic church located in Vavathurai, Kanyakumari, India.

Tarhala

The location of this village is all set to become strategically very important since the planned Kolkata-Mumbai express highway and the Kanyakumari-Delhi Express highway cross just 2 km away from this village.

Vaikkath Pachu Moothathu

Suchindrum and Kanyakumari was a part of the erstwhile Travancore state ruled by the Maharaja of Travancore.The main attraction of the place is the Thanumalayan Temple that is important to both Shaivaites and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism.

Vallavilai

Vallavilai is located north-west to Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) and south-east to Trivandrum (capital of Kerala).

Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a monument and it is a popular tourist attraction in Vavathurai, Kanyakumari, India.


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