Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Krishna Swamy Temple, Choozhal, Piracode, Krishnapuram, Kanyakumari

Krishna Swamy Temple, Choozhal, Piracode, Krishnapuram, Kanyakumari
Krishna Swamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located at Choozhal in Piracode in Krishnapuram in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. The temple celebrates its annual festival during the month of February - March, known as Kumbha Rohini Mahotsavam. In the early days the name of the village is known as Shankurutty. After a period, the name of the village got its name as Krishnapuram originated from the name of the Lord Krishna.


During Olden times, this temple was a bhajan mandir and Uriyadi with Bhajana Pattabhishekam (annual festival) was conducted regularly. Then it was demolished in 1973 and new Sri Krishna temple was constructed with effective participation of public in17.04.1979. The Temple is located about 4 Kms from Parassala Kerala, 6 Kms from Kaliyakkavilai, 14 Kms from Marthandam, 47 Kms from Nagercoil, 65 Kms from Kanyakumari and 42 Kms from Thiruvananthapuram. Nearest Railway Station is located at ParassalaKerala and Nearest Airport is located at Thiruvananthapuram