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Vinony's link graph records 459 inbound references to Tenkasi, and connects out to states and union territories of India, Pandya dynasty and Sankarankovil.
It is catalogued under the topic Cities and towns in Tenkasi district.
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- Locality
- Tenkasi
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 70,545
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tenkasi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Tenkasi (Tamil Nadu)
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pandya Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tenkasi
- Settlement.founder
- Parakirama Pandian (12th Century AD)
- Settlement.government_type
- Selection Grade Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Tenkasi Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_rank
- 20
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 26
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Tirunelveli district
- Area
- 26.13
- Elevation
- 143
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- The magnificent Kasi Vishwanathat Temple Rajagopuram.jpg
- Dialing code
- 4633
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- Commons category
- Tenkasi
- postal code
- 627811
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Demographics
- History
- Geography
- Politics
- Transportation
- Rail connectivity
- Air connectivity
- Villages
- References
Tenkasi () is a Municipality and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Tenkasi is the third largest city in Tenkasi district after Kadayanallur and Sankarankovil.
Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu, Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the five sabhas of Lord Nataraja, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Tamil poet Thirikooda Rasappa Kavirayar describes this temple in his poem as “Kutrala Kuravanji” which means 'beauty of Kutralam'. the city also houses the famous TenKasi Viswanathar temple, Sankarankoil temple and Ilangi Kumarar temple.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tenkasi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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