Auspicious Reverie of Tirunelveli

Perched perfectly within the brilliance of Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli
which was renowned as Nellai is amongst the most fascinating and largest cities of the state. Its close proximity with Indian Ocean and Kerala to its west has made it charismatic in its existence and to revere the same traveler hops in from all across the world.

Well-known for its dimensional geographical aspects the city is in fluxed with five types of Terrain and here you will witness mountains, forest, paddy fields, coastal and deserts which in turn would give you in and out experience regarding an opulence of nature.

History of Tirunelveli

To understand the historic call of Tirunelveli first we would require understanding the courtesy of East India Company who traveled here as early as 16^th century and by the end of 17^th century they formed Tirunelveli as a new city. 

According to historic occasion the city was found during the line of Pandayas and if we are to understand their ruling hegemony than we can roughly take an instance of 900 BC when they ruled this region much before an arrival of East India Company.

Following the course of succession the Nayaks came in and ruled the city before they granted revenue exemption to the British which led to complete invasion and annexation of Tirunelveli in British Empire who then ruled the site till India clinched its independence.

 

People and Culture of Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli is very much renowned for its rich culture and architectural brilliance over the year many have walked through the doors of Tirunelveli to inspire the legacy and to understand the wisdom of those who commissioned such an outstanding masterpiece.

To witness the chasm of architectural manifesto traveler can stroll down to vivid temples, mosques and cathedrals where they will have an answer of everything. Besides understanding a chronology of the city one thing we must look to appreciate is its secular environment where every sect of religion has its share.

Nearby Attraction 

                 

The Swamy Nellaiappar Temple, and Kanthimathi Ambal Temple, Sankaranainar Kovil Temple and Sivasailam Temple are some of the major tourist and religious site where you can always walk in to revive the glory of religious harmony.

Traveler must understand that the site is more than just a natural attraction but its holy ambience and presence of many historic churches, temple and mosque has made the site rather pilgrimage centre where devotee comes from across the world to appreciate and to venerate the spiritual reverie of the site.

The major attraction of the site is Mundanthurai-Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary where you will find the presence of jungle cat, striped hyena, common langur, tiger and lion-tailed macaque which means a journey here would be complete package and would serve you an opportunity to explore the dimensional call of Tirunelveli.
 

How to Reach

By train- the nearest railway station to Tirunelveli is Tirunelveli junction which is very well connected with all the major stations and platform of the state.

By air- the nearest airport to Tirunelveli is Tuticorin airport which is located at a distance of around 32 km from here.