Konchiravila is a small settlement that lies near
Manacaud in
Thiruvananthapuram,
India. It is around 3 km from
East Fort and can be reached by local buses.
It has the
Konchiravila Devi Temple
Konchiravila Devi Temple is a temple located at Konchiravila in Trivandrum district of Kerala, India.
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Devi temples in Kerala
Hindu temples in Thiruvananthapuram district ...
, a shrine dedicated to the
Hindu goddess
Devī (; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. ''Devi'' and ''deva'' mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism.
The conce ...
Durga. The annual
Pongal Pongal may refer to:
* Pongal (festival)
Pongal (, ), also referred to as Tai Pongal (), is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka. festival celebrated here attracts many devotees from far and near.
The
Attukal Bhagavathy Temple
''Pongala'' is a harvest festival of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The name 'Pongala' means 'to boil over' and refers to the ritualistic offering of porridge made of rice, sweet brown molasses, coconut gratings, nuts and raisins. Generally women devotee ...
is situated nearby,as well as the Government Homeo Medical College, on the banks of the Killiyar.
The
Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station (4 km) and
Trivandrum International Airport are the nearest railhead and airport respectively.
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Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram
Cities and towns in Thiruvananthapuram district
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