Our Lady of Presentation Church, Rajavoor, Kanyakumari
Our Lady
of Presentation Church is located at Rajavoor Village in Agastheeswaram Taluk
of Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. Rajavoor
had been divided into 'Vadakkur' and 'Therkur' according to the communal
population. While Vellalar reside in the northern part of this village, the
southern part is dominated by Nadar
community. Previously Rajavoor was called as
Vanchimarthandanalloor in some land registration documents during the reign of
Travancore Princely State ruled by Maharajas (refer Nagam Ayya's 'State Manual
of Travancore').
Our Lady
of Presentation (Kaanikkai Maatha) Church is attached to the Rajavoor Parish's
Sub-station. Previously its annual feast starts on the 40th date from Christmas
with a flag hoisting followed by a ten-day Mass and adoration. In recent years
that rule has been changed. Rajavoor is located at about 17 Kms from Nagercoil,
17 Kms from Kanyakumari, 7 Kms from Suchindram, 15 Kms from Boothapandi and 88
Kms from Thiruvananthapuram. Nearest Railway Station is located at Kanyakumari
and Nagercoil. Nearest Airport is located at Thiruvananthapuram.
