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Village in Tamil Nadu, India

Vadiveeswaram

Vadiveeswaram is a village, now part of the town of Nagercoil, in Kanyakumari district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The village was originally an agraharam, or a traditional double line of houses occupied by Brahmins and flanking a temple or pair of temples. It is most famous as the birthplace of Neelakanta Sivan, a well-known 19th-century composer.

How locals move

Getting around Vadiveeswaram the local way

  • Get aroundAutorickshaws, taxis and local buses are easily available.

From Wikivoyage: Nagercoil, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

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