The Twin Cities

SRIVAIKUNTAM BRIDGE
Dear Friends,


All of us very well know about the famous novel " A tale of two cities" by Charles Dickens. That is about " London and Paris"


In India also Hydrabad and Secundrabad are called Twin Cities.

Now , we wish to introduce to our valuable viewers about the Twin Cities in Tamilnadu .  They are Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai.





Yes Friends,  Tirunelveli is famous for Halwa.  Where as Palayamkottai is called Oxford of India , the education city.


In Tirunelveli Town, Swami Nellayappar Temple  is a must see place. The name Tirunelveli has a very good history. Swamy Nellaiappar saved the paddy (Nel in tamil means paddy) to help the people.
The ambal is called " Gandhimathi Amman " is a very powerful Goddess.


As the Tirunelveli Town has a very famous Halwa Shop. For details of that shop click our earlier post. http://hellovenki.blogspot.com/2011/04/halwa.html











RMKV  a very famous Textile showroom(87 years old) which almost touches every citizen of Tirunelveli.
with a line "Traditions make trendy" has a big showroom at Vannarapettai.  Another  Textile showroom Pothys in Town  is also attracting lot of people.
Recently " The Chennai Silks and Kumaran Thanga Maligai " also come to the city.


The Oxford of India, that is Palayamkottai houses lot of Schools.   Sri Jayendra Swamigal Silver jubilee matriculation Higher Secondary School is one of the best school in Tamilnadu.  


Jayendra School
This year a student from this school has got State III Rank in Tamilnadu.  Apart from this school, there are lot of schools achieving academic excellence in Palayamkottai. 


Click our earlier post for knowing another temple in tirunelveli town.Click here - > http://hellovenki.blogspot.com/2011/09/pitta-purathu-amman.html


Lot and lot to tell.  But in the coming posts only.


Don't forget to visit these twin cities, if you have a chance to visit South Tamilnadu .   


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  1. AnonymousOctober 6, 2014 at 10:00 PM

    சார்
    நானும் நெல்லையில் 1961 ஆம் ஆண்டு பிறந்து 1999 வரை வளர்ந்து பின் சென்னையில் குடி புகுந்து உள்ளேன் சூழ்நிலை காரணமாக . நெல்லை சிலருக்கு தொல்லை எனக்கோ அது ஒரு எல்லையில்லா மகிழ்ச்சி நகரம்

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