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Eraviputhenthurai
Eraviputhenthurai is a village on the coast of the Arabian Sea, in Thoothoor Village Panchayat, Vilavancode taluk, Vilavancode Taluk, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is west of Nagercoil, the headquarters of Kanyakumari District and south-east of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala State. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram, and nearest Train station, railway stations are Parassala and Kuzhithurai. This village is bounded in the north by the A.V.M (Anantha Victoria Marthandam) Canal, south by the Arabian Sea, east by Chinnathurai village and west by Thadeupuram village. Education and services St. Joseph Middle School is managed by Eraviputhenthurai Parish, and is affiliated to State Board. The St. Catherine Pre-kindergarten School was managed by the Parish. Nursery Schools are run by Central and State Governments. Subjects include Computer Engineering, Medicine, Information Technology, Teaching, Arts, Science, Marine Engineering, Sports, etc. Service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoothoor
Thoothoor is a coastal village located in the Kanyakumari district in southern Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Taluk Killiyur, Kanniyakumari, Killiyur, which borders the neighboring state of Kerala to the north. Etymology The name Thoothoor has its roots in the Tamil words தூ/தூய்மை (cleanliness/immaculateness) and ஊர் (town/place), meaning a "clean place." The name is derived from the white sands everywhere that covered much of the area at a time when people occupied a small settlement and much of the land was vacant. History The Catholic Church plays a conspicuous role in the day-to-day life of the fishermen of Thoothoor village. The conversion of the fishermen of this village to Christianity may be traced back to A.D. 1544. The event culminated in the works of St. Francis Xavier, who is said to have converted 10,000 Mukkuva fishermen living in thirteen villages along the coast (from Pallam to Poovar—Neerody, Marthandanthurai, Vallavilai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
