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Thirunanthikarai is a village situated in Thirparappu panchayath, in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. This village comes under the post office of Kulasekharam, 3 km away, and is located along the Kulasekharam-Pechiparai road. The primary revenue source for the area is natural rubber production and tapping. Many of the youth of Thirunanthikarai work in Gulf countries and their money helps support the village. 80% of the people speak Malayalam, 20% speak Tamil. The traditions and customs of the people are similar to those of the people of Kerala. ISRO chairman Mr. Madhavan Nair is born and brought up in Thirunanthikara. ==Notable places== Thirunanthikara Nanthishwaran Temple, Thirunanthikara Cave Temple, Peedavilai Mutharamman Temple, Ayyavazhithangal are the important places of worship here.Thirunanthikkara Siva Temple 37 km from thiruvananthapuram en route to kanyakumari. centuries old mural paintings has great value in history of south Indian art. protected by Archaeological Survey of India. Thirunanthikkarai Temple is situated on the river banks of Nandhiaaru. The temple is built in the traditional Kerala style of temple architecture. Though the temple is the abode of Shiva, a shrine of Lord Vishnu is also present in the temple facing Lord Shiva. There is an ancient rock-cut cave temple situated towards the northern side of this temple. Thirunanthikara Government School is the only school in This Village Thirunanthikara Agricultural Co-operative Bank and Neethaji Memorial Library run with aid from the government of Tamil Nadu, serve the people of this area. Neetaji Memorial library was formed 50 years back Thirunanthikara Pond is the major water source which maintains ground water level in the area throughout the year with water from Pechiparai Reservoir. Thirunanthikara (திருநந்திக்கரை) was known as Thirunanthikara തിരുനന്തിക്കര(in Malayalam) before merging of Kanyakumari district with Tamil Nadu Kuriji arts club and Vivekananda arts club are two notable arts club of this area which encourages students and youth in cultural and social activities . so the people spending modern life in thirunanthikara, have to think about the culture and tradition..which followed in this particular village..try to maintain..as it is.. Temples Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple is one of the hundreds of temples that are found in the southernmost region of India. It is a very ancient temple, probably dating to the 9th century AD, that is a symbolic pillar of Indian religion and culture. There are many sculptures inside the temple which are now extinct. The Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple is one of the founding stones of the Jain religion. Currently the Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple is under the purview and care of Archaeological Survey of India. According to research, in 1003 AD, King Raja Raja Chola celebrated his birthday here. He conquered Muttom, and named Mummudi Chola Nalloor as stated in the stone carvings available in the temple. Around the eighth century AD an ascetic named Veeranandi came from Thirunarunkondai Melappalli and stayed here to preach Jainism. Peedavilai Mutharamman Temple is a Devi temple with years of tradition. It was renovated in May 2002 and an annual festival is conducted with participation from people of all religions. Peedavilai Mutharamman Temple is one of the temples where people can worship and make their offerings without any restrictions on caste, creed, religion or community. The annual festival which is known as 'Utsavam' is very famous. The five days of festival will be renowned with Professional Dramas, Film shows. Competitions, dance and entertainment shows by the residence of Thirunanthikarai also adds varied experience to the people. Former ISRO chairman Dr G Madhavan Nair spend his ChildHood Days in this village .“When I was a child of about three, we lived in a small village called Thirunanthikara, now in Kanyakumari district. I have distinct memories of sitting out under the open sky on my grandmother’s lap, with her trying to feed me. She would often promise to get me the Moon in return for my being a nalla kutti (good boy), and polishing off everything on my plate. The clear full Moon in that unpolluted atmosphere always made me wonder why there were so many strange shapes on its surface. It was as though you could see whatever your imagination conjured up, so if one day it was a deer walking across, another day it could be a man sitting there. My love for the Moon and the desire to unravel the many unknowns about outer space have been gathering pace since then,” recalls the man of the moment, Dr G Madhavan Nair, chairman ISRO, in the recently published, Destination Moon, India’s Quest for the Moon, Mars and Beyond, co-authored by Pallava Bagla and Subhadra Menon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thirunanthikarai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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