Tenkasi

Tenkasi
Tenkasi
Municipality
	Tenkashi
	Kasi Viswanathar Temple, the most prominent landmark in the city
	Tenkasi Tenkasi (Tamil Nadu) Tenkasi Tenkasi (India)
	Coordinates: 8°57′23″N 77°18′55″E / 8.956400°N 77.315200°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Pandya Nadu
District	Tenkasi
Founded by	Parakirama Pandian (12th Century AD)
Government
• Type	First Grade Municipality
• Body	Tenkasi Municipality
Area
• Total	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
• Rank	20
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	70,545
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627811.
Vehicle registration	TN-76

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Tenkasi (Tamil: [t̪eŋɡaːsi]) is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2]

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.^[3]

^ "2011 Census Data : Search Results". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ "History | Tenkasi District, Government of Tamil Nadu | India". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "About District | Tenkasi District, Government of Tamil Nadu | India". Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[1] "2011 Census Data : Search Results". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[2] "History | Tenkasi District, Government of Tamil Nadu | India". Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[3] "About District | Tenkasi District, Government of Tamil Nadu | India". Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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