Thamarakulam or Thamarakkulam is a business centre and neighbourhood of

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

city in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Thamarakulam is a part of

Downtown Kollam Downtown Kollam is the primary central business district in the city of Kollam, Kerala, India. Located entirely within the former municipality of old Quilon, it is approximately bounded by Chinnakada to the east, Thangassery to the West, Cutchery ...

area and is near

Chinnakada Chinnakada or Chinnakkada is considered as the heart of the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. Chinnakada is a busy junction where 5 city roads and one National highway interconnect at a traffic roundabout. The city's symbolic clock tower is loca ...

. Ganapathy temple in Thamarakulam is a very famous Hindu temple and worship centre in

Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an in ...

. Caparisoned elephants from this temple is an unavoidable thing during the celebrations of

Kollam Pooram Kollam Pooram (Malayalam : കൊല്ലം പൂരം) is a festival held each April in Kollam City in the Indian state of Kerala. The festival attracts large number of people from all parts of the state and is organised in connection with ...

. 'Ezhunnellippu' of elephants from Thamarakulam temple is a regular ritual of

. Kollam Development Authority office is situated at Thamarakulam.

Project Submission for Thamarakulam during Partner Kerala Meet-2014

The government of Kerala organized an urban development meet in the name 'Partner Kerala' during the month February, 2014.

Kollam Municipal Corporation Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified civic body that governs the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the fourth-largest city corporation by population in the state, and the fifth-largest by area. Cons ...

and Kollam Development Authority submitted some proposals in that meet for Thamarakulam. They are,: *

unveiled its plan to construct a commercial complex-cum-convention centre and multilevel car parking at Thamarakulam at a total cost of Rs 178.53 crore. * Kollam Development Authority proposed a shopping mall, office complex and exhibition-cum-trading centre for micro, small and medium enterprises at Thamarakkulam at a cost of Rs 80 crore.Partner Kerala: EoIs Worth Over Rs 1,863 Crore Inked
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Neighbourhoods in Kollam {{Kollam-geo-stub

Project Submission for Thamarakulam during Partner Kerala Meet-2014

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