Tirunelveli

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Tirunelveli

The city is a main centre in South India for Christian missions and there are quite a few churches, the major church being Holy Trinity Cathedral, the cathedral church of a diocese of the Church of South India. The city also has several Hindu temples: the Gopalaswamy temple, Siva Temple, Ramar Temple, Uchini Makali temples and a number for the goddess Amman.

It has two sports grounds: the Anna Stadium and the VOC maithanam. The latter holds field hockey and kabbadi matches at both district and state level. Republic Day and Independence Day ceremonies are also conducted here. There is a large market in Palayamkottai, along with the Ulavar Santhai where farmers sell their products directly. Palayamkottai is also known for its Central Prison, which housed a lot of freedom fighters during the struggle for Indian Independence. It is still notable for its capacity and security. Tamil language poet Subramanya Bharathy spent a part of his life here.

Rivers in Tirunelveli District

• Tamiraparani
• Pachaiyar
• Korayar
• Chittar
• Aluthakanniar
• Aintharuviar
• Jambunathi
• Ramanathi
• Gadananathi
• Hanumannathi
• Karuppanathi
• Gundar
• Mottaiyar
• Manimuthar
• Nambiyar
• Karunaiyar
• Vedamaliyaru
• Kottamalaiyaru
• Kothaiyaru
• Rajasingiyaru
• Mundhal Odai

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