Vaikunda Chella Pathi, Marthandam

#8 among attractions in Marthandam

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Vaikunda Chella Pathi is one among the oldest Nizhal Thangals in the Western Kanyakumari district. It was located 6 km North-east of Marthandam midway between Marthandam and Kulasekaram at Thiruvattar. It is also the only Nizhal Thangal in the district to conduct three Thiru Eadu Vasippu festivals annually. ()

Coordinates: 8°20'8"N, 77°16'15"E

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Nearby attractions include: Chitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple, Mathur Aqueduct, Marthandam CSI Church, Nizhal Thangal.

2.2 miW
Monuments and statues, Temple
Chitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple, Marthandam
57 min walk • The Chitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple, also known as Chitharal Malai Kovil, Chitaral Cave Temple or Bhagwathi Temple, are located near Chitharal village in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India.
1.6 miE
Aqueduct, Bridge
Mathur Aqueduct
41 min walk • The Mathur Aqueduct, also known as the Mathur Hanging Trough, stands as an engineering marvel in the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in 1966, this aqueduct holds the distinction of being one of the longest and highest aqueducts in Asia.
3.8 miSW
Church
Marthandam CSI Church, Marthandam
98 min walk • Marthandam CSI Church is one of the largest district churches in the Kanyakumari diocese in India. It has the privilege of being the center of various services connected with the Diocese, such as schools, colleges, hospitals, an embroidery industry, a book depot, a press and also a shopping complex.
0.9 miSW
Temple
Nizhal Thangal, Marthandam
23 min walk • The Nizhal thangal, Attoor is one among the few renowned Worship centers of Ayyavazhi in the western Kanyakumari. It is also the second Thangal built in the Thamarai Thangal series only after the Nizhal Thangal of Nelli-ninra Vilai, and the first ever Temple built with the Sahasrara architecture.
0.5 miSW
Temple
Adikesava Perumal Temple
14 min walk • The Adikesava Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India and is one of the 108 Divya desams, the holy sites of Hindu Vaishnavism according to existing Tamil hymns from the seventh and eighth centuries C.E.
3.9 miSW
Temple
Ithiyapuram kaavu, Marthandam
99 min walk • Sree Vana Sastha Sree Vana Durga Temple, Ithiyapuram Kaavu, Swamiyar madam.
4.2 miW
Temple
Alappancode Easwara Kala Bhoothathan Temple, Marthandam
108 min walk • Alappancode Easwara Kala Bhoothathan Temple is a very ancient and known centre of pilgrimage for the devotees of Alappancode Ammavan.
1.5 miSW
Temple
Nizhal Thangal, Marthandam
39 min walk • The Nizhal thangal of Nelli-ninra Vilai is one among the few important Worship centers of Ayyavazhi in the western Kanyakumari. It is also the first Thangal built in the Thamarai Thangal series. It was situated mid-way in the Attoor Arumanai road, 4 km North-east of Marthandam, and 26 km North-west of Nagercoil.
1.7 miS
Universities and schools
Marthandam College of Engineering and Technology, Marthandam
44 min walk • Marthandam College of Engineering & Technology is a Private Engineering College located in Kuttakuzhi, Marthandam, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in September 2006.