Vellimalai Kumaraswamy Temple, Kumarakoil, Kanyakumari
Vellimalai
Kumaraswamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Murugan located at
Kumarakoil or Kumarakovil, a small village in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. It
is built on a rocky terrain about 200 feet in height. Kumarakoil is one of the
important and renowned among the Murugan temples in the district of
Kanyakumari. The whole place is filled with lush green paddy fields, banana
gardens, coconut trees with the mountain in the background, natural beauty, a
feast to the eyes. During the Tamil month of Masi, countless devotees from
Kerala come to worship the Bhagavathy Amman at Mandaikadu and Lord Subramanya
at Kumara Kshetram.
Legends
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History
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The
Temple
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Temple
Opening Time
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Mornings: 5.00 hrs – 12.30 hrs
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Evenings: 18.30 hrs – 20.30 hrs
Pooja
Timings
Mornings:
Pooja Name
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Timings
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Opening Time
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4.30am
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Abhishekam
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5.00am
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Usha pooja
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6.00am
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Abhishekam
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11.00am
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Deeparadhana
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12.00 noon
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Closing Time
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12.30pm
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Evenings:
Pooja Name
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Timings
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Opening Time
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5.00pm
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Deeparadhana
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6.30pm
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Athala Pooja
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8.00pm
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Closing Time
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8.30pm
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Festivals
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Literary
Mention
Kumaran
Koyil Kalambagam and Kumara Koyil Pillaith Thamizh sing the
glory of Kumaraswamy.
Prayers
Devotees
seek the grace of Lord Muruga for wedding, child, education, professional
progress and health. Lord Muruga takes care of his devotees granting all they
want. The Hill Lord grants peace of mind and all happiness to those to
come to him. Tonsuring, offering coins equal to one’s weight called Tulabaram,
offering pudding-Pongal, dressing the Lord with sandal paste, performing
abishek with Panchamritham, milk and arranging feeding-annadhanam, lighting
ghee lamps, carrying milk pots and Kavadi are the prayer commitments followed
in the temple. Gruel offered in the temple is considered as an effective cure
for many diseases. It is believed auspicious to feed the first feed to the
children in the precincts of the Lord. Marriages, ear boring ceremonies, head
trouncing, etc., are being done there by devotees as offer to the Lord.
Contact
Vellimalai
Kumaraswamy Temple,
Kumarakoil,
Kanyakumari
– 629 180
Phone: +91 4651 250706 / 233270 / 283320
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 700 meters from Noorul Islam University Bus Stop, 5 Kms
from Thuckalay, 5 Kms from Thuckalay Bus Stand, 5 Kms from Padmanabhapuram
Palace, 2 Kms from Padmanabhapuram, 14 Kms from Nagercoil, 20 Kms from Boothapandi,
9 Kms from Eraniel, 21 Kms from Suchindram, 20 Kms from Kulasekharam, 34 Kms
from Kanyakumari and 64 Kms from Thiruvananthapuram.
From
Thuckalay Bus Stand, many buses are available to Kumarakovil. From Nagercoil
take bus 11-B directly to Kumaracoil. Otherwise take any bus going to Thuckalay and get down
at Noorul Islam University Bus Stop and from
there walk or take auto to reach this temple. Nearest Railway Stations are
located at Nagercoil and Eraniel. Nearest Airport is located at Thiruvananthapuram.