Kuthenkully

Kuthenkully or Kuthenkuli is a village in Tamil Nadu, India. It is in the Radhapuram taluk of Tirunelveli district. It gets its name from kuthen which means the Hindu god Shiva who does kazhi nadanam or cosmic dance.

Kuthenkully
village
Kuthenkully
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Kuthenkully
Kuthenkully (India)
Coordinates: 8°13′01″N 77°46′48″E
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirunelveli
Languages
  OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTN-
Nearest cityTirunelveli
Nagercoil

After the period of St Francis Xavier in 1542, many of the inhabitants converted to Christianity. This village belongs to Tuticorin Diocese. The occupation of majority of people living in this village is fishing. Kuthenkuli has a famous Roman Catholic church of St. Quiteria ( kitheri ammal koil). Also there is a famous church dedicated to "The Three Magi". People of the village celebrate Christmas in December, The Three kings festival during January, St. Quiteria's festival during may and also St. John the Baptist's festival.

Notable people

Religion

The residents of this village belongs to the Roman Catholicism.

See also


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