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| image_caption = Court Road in Nagercoil
| nickname = '''Granary of South Travancore'''
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| named_for = "Temple of the [[Nāga]]s"
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| governing_body = Nagercoil Municipal Corporation
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 = Vacant-Not assigned
| leader_title2 = Corporation Commissioner
| leader_name2 = Mrs. Asha Ajith (IAS)
| leader_title3 = Commissioner of Police
| leader_name3 = V Badri Narayanan ([[Indian Police Service|IPS]])
| leader_title4 = Member of Parliament
| leader_name4 = [[Vijay Vasanth]]
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| area_total_km2 = 49.371
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| elevation_m = 40
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 629001
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-4652 & 91-4651
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'''Nagercoil''' ("Temple of the [[Nāga]]s", Nagaraja- Jain Temple) is a city and administrative headquarters of [[Kanyakumari District]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Situated close to the tip of the [[Indian peninsula]], it lies on an undulating terrain between the [[Western Ghats]] and the [[Arabian Sea]]. Nagercoil Corporation is the [[List of towns in Tamil Nadu by population|12th biggest city of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="test">{{cite web|url=https://www.cleartrip.com/india/nagercoil/|title=Nagercoil Tourism, Nagercoil Travel Guide - Cleartrip|website=Cleartrip Tourism}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nagercoil |url=http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/401660/Nagercoil }}</ref>

[[File:Nagaraja_temple.JPG|thumb|Nagaraja Temple at Nagercoil]]

The present city of Nagercoil grew around [[Kottar]], a mercantile town that dates back to the [[Sangam period]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagercoil |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/65704/8/08_introduction.pdf}}</ref> [[Kottar]] is now a locality within the city limits. For 735 years it was a central part of the erstwhile [[Travancore]] kingdom and later [[Kerala]] State, till almost a decade after India's independence from Britain in 1947. In 1956, Kanyakumari District, along with the town, was merged with Tamil Nadu.

With a maturing Technology startup ecosystem, the city is one of the 50 Indian cities to be ranked in the World Startup Index of 1,000 cities.<ref name="startupblink.com">[https://www.startupblink.com/startups/india"World Startup Ecosystem"]</ref> Nagercoil is a centre for a range of economic activities in the small but densely-populated [[Kanyakumari District]]. Economic activities in around the city include tourism, wind energy, IT services, marine fish production and exports, rubber and cloves plantations, agro-crops, floral production, manufacture of fishnets, rubber products among other activities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanyakumari District Statistical Handbook |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s38fe0093bb30d6f8c31474bd0764e6ac0/uploads/2018/04/2018041097.pdf}}</ref>

‘Nagercoil Cloves’ is a distinct quality of dried cloves in the spices market, noted for its aroma and medicinal value.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cultivation of Spices |date = 11 February 2003|isbn = 9788178330648|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0tKiCwAAQBAJ&q=cloves+nagercoil+spices+board&pg=PT115 }}</ref> [[Cloves]], pepper and other spices are grown in estates in the [[Western Ghats]], outside the town.

Nagercoil is also the nearest city to the [[ISRO Propulsion Complex]], [[Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu|Mahendragiri]]<ref>https://frontline.thehindu.com/science-and-technology/swadeshi-success/article9731146.ece</ref> and the [[Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant]].<ref>https://www.npcil.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/SER_KKNPP_3_6_21jun2012.pdf</ref>

The city, along with the district of Kanyakumari, stands at the top in many [[Human Development Index|HDI]] parameters in Tamil Nadu state, including education, per capita income, health indices, etc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanniyakumari tops HDI rankings |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari-tops-hdi-rankings/article18470625.ece}}</ref>

The municipality of Nagercoil was upgraded as a Municipal corporation on the eve of its 100th year as a city on February 14, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadus-hosur-nagercoil-to-become-corporations/articleshow/67976076.cms|title=Tamil Nadu's Hosur, Nagercoil to become corporations - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>

== History ==
Nagercoil derives from the Tamil expression ''Nagaraja koyil'', meaning "temple of Nagas"

Known as the '''Granary of Travancore''', Nagercoil not only served as the food basket of Kerala, but was also one among the important spice-trading centers in the kingdom of [[Travancore]] from the 14th century onward, and maintained a trade network with Arab merchants from the pre-Islamic era. Various Tamil and Kerala kings fought over this rich agricultural land, which boasted six rivers. Various historians cite that the land's climate and diverse, luxuriant vegetation had no comparison anywhere else in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hhrRboi5kOcC&q=granary+of+travancore&pg=PA61|title=River Disputes in India: Kerala Rivers Under Siege|first=S. N.|last=Sadasivan|date=9 March 2019|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170999133|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of India|Demographics of Tamil Nadu|Demographics of Kerala}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Nagercoil had a population of 224,849 with a female-male sex ratio of 1.05, well above the national average of 0.929 females/male.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/time-to-ensure-scientific-disposal-of-garbage/article2859659.ece|title=Time to ensure scientific disposal of garbage|first=P. s Suresh|last=Kumar|date=4 February 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 20,241 were under the age of six, constituting 10,119 males and 10,122 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 4.19% and 0.17% of the population respectively. The literacy rate of the city was 96.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The city had a total of 59,997 households. There were a total of 76,345 workers, comprising 244 cultivators, 1,155 main agricultural laborers, 2,271 in household industries, 67,050 other workers, 5,625 marginal workers, 110 marginal cultivators, 361 marginal agricultural laborers, 447 marginal workers in household industries and 4,707 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Nagercoil|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=703039|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150440/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=703039|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of Tamil Nadu}}
The city is a one among the 50 Indian cities to be ranked in the World Startup Index of 1,000 cities.<ref name="startupblink.com"/> The major software companies present in Nagercoil are CapeStart Inc., [[Hinduja Global Solutions]], [[Navigant Consulting]] and American stock exchange [[NASDAQ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/hinduja-global-solutions-opens-centre-at-nagercoil-in-tn-110050600195_1.html|title=Hinduja Global Solutions opens centre at Nagercoil in TN|agency=Press Trust of India|date=6 May 2010|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/technology/nasdaq-to-work-with-indian-fintech-cos-to-build-next-gen-local-products/59626463|title=Nasdaq to work with Indian fintech cos to build next gen local products - ETtech|last=www.ETtech.com|website=ETtech.com}}</ref> The city also has small aerospace manufacturing plants and satellite fabricating firms serving the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]s facility in [[ISRO Propulsion Complex]], Mahendragiri.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/jan/13/chandrayaan-2-set-for-bungee-jump-test-in-mahendragiri-hills-of-tamil-nadu-1752404.html|title=Chandrayaan-2 set for bungee jump test in Mahendragiri hills of Tamil Nadu|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/091016/noorul-islam-university-hands-over-nano-satellite-to-isro.html|title=Noorul Islam University hands over nano satellite to ISRO|date=9 October 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> The Regional Academic Centre for Space by Indian Space Research Organisation, one among the only six incubation centers for Space Startups in India, is under construction in Nagercoil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/sep/19/isro-to-fund-research-in-twelve-cities-1874006.html|title=ISRO to fund research in twelve cities|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/isro-opens-first-its-six-693349.html|title=ISRO opens first of its six planned incubation centres|date=18 September 2018|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> The [[Integral Coach Factory]] has small scale windmill unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ICF-to-install-windmills/articleshow/4102273.cms|title=ICF to install windmills - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The export of 95 tons of fruits and vegetables to the Gulf Countries through the Thiruvananthapuram airports is a major source of revenue for the city, with food processing companies generating a daily revenue of ₹16.7 [[lakh]] and an annual revenue of ₹6.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/export-of-perishables-hit/article19519988.ece|title=Export of perishables hit|first=S. Anil|last=Radhakrishnan|date=18 August 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The flower market of Thovalai exports 350 tons of Flowers to Kerala, Europe and Middle Eastern countries generating an annual revenue of ₹250 [[crore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/thovalai-flowers-gearing-up-for-onam-kanyakumari-onam-season-1.2188380|title=Thovalai flowers gearing up for Onam|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/traders-stare-at-losses-as-kerala-floods-hit-business/article24718837.ece|title=Traders stare at losses as Kerala floods hit business|first=P.|last=Sudhakar|date=17 August 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/worst-onam-for-thovalai-flower-market-in-recent-times/articleshow/65536468.cms|title=Worst Onam for Thovalai flower market in recent times - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
The major cottage industries like Fish-net manufacturing, Rubber industries, Jewellery manufacturing are industries serving the domestic and export markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/nagercoil-temple-jewellery-made-with-peculiar-stones-gets-gi-tag-geographical-indications-tag/articleshow/65095824.cms|title=Nagercoil temple jewellery made with peculiar stones gets Geographical Indications tag - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Fishermen-thirst-for-scientific-solutions/article14849043.ece|title=Fishermen thirst for scientific solutions|date=2 October 2007|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The minor [[cottage industries]] include Surgical Gloves, [[Coir]]-making, floral trade, handloom-weaving, cashew nut, spices, food-processing units, and lace-making (export-oriented).<ref>{{cite news|title=Form casteless society, youth told |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/03/stories/2004100303550300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041014200124/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/03/stories/2004100303550300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2004|date=3 October 2004|work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-08-08}}</ref> Nagercoil has the highest per capita income of ₹276,454 (US$3,800), making it among the richest small cities in [[India]].

===Energy===
{{Main|Wind power in India}}
[[File:Aralvaimozhi-Aerial.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Wind farm in [[Muppandal]] and Aralvaimozhi region near Nagercoil]]
The city has an installed windmill capacity of 1500 MW catering to 20% of the state's renewable electricity needs. Muppandhal has emerged as the wind power hub, with plant owners eager to cash in on the ₹2.90 per unit purchase price being offered by the [[Tamil Nadu Electricity Board]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/State-betters-its-record-in-windmill-energy-production/article14808974.ece|title=State betters its record in windmill energy production|date=3 August 2007|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Architecture==
{{Main|Architecture of Kerala|Architecture of Tamil Nadu|Tamil architecture}}
[[File:Suchindram - Thanumalayan Temple5.jpg|thumb|right|The Thanumalayan Temple Pond and its adjoining streets inhabited since the 16th century.]]
The architecture of Nagercoil consists of an eclectic combination of architectural styles, ranging from those that predate the creation of the town, from the early [[Dravidian architecture]] and [[Kerala Architecture]], to English [[Gothic Revival]], to the 21st century contemporary. Although there are prehistoric and classical structures in the city, the architectural history of Nagercoil effectively begins with the first small settlements from 3 A.D. The Roman naturalist and writer [[Pliny the Elder]] mentions Nagercoil as a commercial metropolis, having trade links with his contemporaneous Roman merchants, who traded and stayed in unique rock-walled, clay-roofed structures. This legacy can be found in some of the town's old heritage structures like the [[Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil]]. The temple has two main deities, Krishna (revered as Ananda Krishna) and Nagaraja. The upadevathas are Shiva, Subrahmanya Swami, Ganesha, Devi, and Dwarapalaka. As an ancient tradition, the priests are Namboothiri Brahmins who are referred by the Pambumekkat mana in Thrissur, Kerala. The 14th century [[St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar]] serves as a testimony to the mix of Roman and native architecture. While Saint Xavier was doing missionary work at Kottar and its neighborhood, he averted an invasion of Padagas with the help of his cross alone and thus protected the people of the Venad kingdom from that attack which was appreciated by the king, Unni Kerala Varma, who became closer to the priest and befriended him from then on. In recognition of Xavier's services, the king allotted him a piece of land to construct a Catholic church, as a gesture of goodwill, as per the church records. There was already a small church, in the same place where St. Xavier's church stands at present, dedicated to Mary the Mother of God, since AD 1544. Later on, Dravidian and Kerala architectural styles began to appear in the area. This can be attributed to the construction of the [[Thanumalayan Temple]] in the 16th Century.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/br/2002/01/29/stories/2002012900150300.htm|title=The Hindu : History of Suchindram temples|website=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

The brilliant artistic influence of Kerala and British architecture marvels are seen in the Nagercoil Palace, [[Nagercoil Clock Tower]], [[CSI Home Church, Nagercoil|Home Church]], [[Scott Christian College]], [[Scott Christian Higher Secondary School|Scott School]], [[Carmel Higher Secondary School]], [[St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School|St. Joseph Convent]], Sethu Lakshmi Bai School, Nagercoil Court, The Concordia Seminary, Filter House, [[Catherine Booth Hospital|The Salvation Army Catherine Booth Hospital]] and many more heritage structures in and around the town. Among these, the Nagercoil Clock Tower is the most visible to the outside world, situated in the heart of the town, which was built to commemorate the visit of Sri Moolam Thirunal, the ruler of [[Travancore]], in 1893, and was designed by Hogeorf and S. Horesly of [[England]]. The Maharajah himself inaugurated it on 15 February of that year. The pendulum of the clock was made in Derbyshire by Smith of Derby Group, [[London]]. The clock is attached to a 60-foot-long chain with a weight, operated with pulleys through gravitational force.
The clock in the Nagercoil Clock Tower was presented to the Maharajah by Rev. James Duthie. of the London Missionary Society.<ref name="OnlineKanyakumari.Com">{{cite web|title=Nagercoil Clock Tower - Nagercoil Mani Medai |url=http://www.onlinekanyakumari.com/nagercoil-clock-tower-tower-junction-mani-medai-manimedai/|publisher=OnlineKanyakumari.Com|access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref>
The total cost for constructing the Nagercoil Clock Tower was ₹ 3,258, 9 Chakrams and 12 Kasu. The Maharajah of Travancore donated ₹ 1017, and the balance was donated by the public.<ref name="OnlineKanyakumari.Com"/> However, the declining interest by the government to uphold and preserve the heritage monuments is a cause of concern to heritage enthusiasts and the citizens of the town. The fear, that with time, the extinction of this heritage will be imminent is growing with the demolition of a few structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/conserve-heritage-building-in-nagercoil-intach/article7097015.ece|title=Conserve heritage building in Nagercoil: INTACH|first=R.|last=Arivanantham|date=13 April 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Politics==
{{Main|Politics of Kerala|Politics of Tamil Nadu}}

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[[Marshal Nesamony]], one of the leading lawyers of the Nagercoil Bar, was elected as the Chairman of the Nagercoil Municipal Council in 1943. He enlarged the town boundary, improved the town's water supply system, established a home for destitutes and increased the income of the Nagercoil Municipality. In the same year, he was elected to the Travancore State Assembly and was also nominated to the Senate of the [[Kerala University]], then known as the Travancore University.<ref>Joy Gnanadason,`A Forgotten History`,1994, Gurukul L.T. College and Research Institute, Chennai. Page:151.</ref> Later on [[K. Kamaraj]], the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, won from the Kanyakumari constituency without even canvassing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sangh-power-BJPs-southern-comfort/articleshow/666972.cms|title=Sangh power BJP's southern comfort - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/chidambaram-distributes-welfare-aid-in-nagercoil/article4233911.ece|title=Chidambaram distributes welfare aid in Nagercoil|author=Staff Reporter|date=24 December 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-04-10/news/29403402_1_dmk-candidate-bjp-mp-votes|title=Will BJP make history by winning Nagercoil?}}</ref> The [[Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency)]] is perhaps the only constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]] to not have elected any [[Dravidian parties]] in the state's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-04-30/news/27376442_1_bjp-candidate-congress-bastion-cpi-m-candidate|title=Dravidians don't wind up in Nagercoil}}</ref>

[[A.K. Chellaiya]], was a politician and MLA of [[Colachel]] constituency in 1952. He resigned his post for merging Kanyakumari with Tamil Nadu.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060904152306/http://www.kerala.gov.in/ele_rep/1951.pdf ]</ref>

[[A. Samraj]], was an MLA of [[Thovalai]] constituency in 1952. He resigned from his post for merging Kanyakumari with Tamil Nadu.

==Education==
{{Main|Education in Kerala|Education in Tamil Nadu}}
Tamil is the official language in Nagercoil and is spoken by the majority of the population here. In addition to Tamil, English and Malayalam are widely spoken. There are many schools and colleges in Nagercoil that are known for their national reputation and were established more than 150 years ago; colleges such as [[Scott Christian College]] (est. 1809),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150617125545/http://www.scottchristian.org/wp/about-us/ ]</ref> [[South Travancore Hindu College]] (est. 1952), [[Holy Cross College, Nagercoil|Holy Cross College]] (est. 1965), [[Women's Christian College, Nagercoil|Women Christian College]] and schools such as [[Scott Christian Higher Secondary School]] (est. 1819), Duthie Girls School (est. 1819), [[St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School]] (est. 1910), [[Carmel Higher Secondary School]] (est. 1922), S.L.B. Government Higher Secondary School (est. 1924).

The literacy rate is at 96.99%<ref name="census2011.co.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803927-nagercoil-tamil-nadu.html|title=Nagercoil Municipality City Population Census 2011-2019 - Tamil Nadu|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> higher than the national average of 74.04%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/literacy.php|title=Literacy Rate of India - Population Census 2011|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> and state average of 80.09%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/tamil+nadu.html|title=Tamil Nadu Population Sex Ratio in Tamil Nadu Literacy rate data 2011-2019|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==Culture==

At [[Vadasery]], a locality in Nagercoil, a unique Temple jewellery is made.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Dazzle in the Dark|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/a-dazzle-in-the-dark/article3290876.ece}}</ref> The Vadasery Temple jewellery has [[Geographical Indication]]s (GI) registry of the Government of India.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Nagercoil temple jewellery made with peculiar stones gets gets Geographical Indications tag |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/nagercoil-temple-jewellery-made-with-peculiar-stones-gets-gi-tag-geographical-indications-tag/articleshow/65095824.cms}}</ref> These jewels are used by classical dancers in India.<ref name="auto"/>

[[Onam]] is a festival which is widely celebrated among the [[Malayalam]]-speaking population by drawing the [[Onam#Pookkalam (Flower Carpets)|'athapoo']] in the floor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/15/stories/2005091505880200.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-09-15|title=Tamil Nadu / Nagercoil News : Onam - day of flowers, feast, fun and frolic}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Onam-festivities-begin-in-Kanyakumari/article14821829.ece|title=Onam festivities begin in Kanyakumari|date=24 August 2007|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

[[Navaratri]] is uniquely celebrated here with an inter-state tradition <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/essential-kerala/two-states-three-gods-faith-navarathri-thiruvananthapuram-padmanabhapuram-deities.html|title=South India's unique Navaratri tradition: when gods travel to Kerala|website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref> in which the idols of Goddess Munuthithanankai Amman from [[Suchindrum]], Goddess Saraswati from [[Padmanabhapuram Palace]] and Lord Kumaraswamy from [[Kumarakovil]] travels to [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. A ceremonial welcome is given to the idols of the Gods by the officials and representatives of the Government of [[Kerala]]. After the ten days of [[Navratri]] festival, they return to the respective temples with great celebrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/navaratri-suchindram-temple-deity-taken-to-padmanabhapuram-palace/article7749253.ece|title=The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Nagercoil News : Navaratri : Suchindram temple deity taken to Padmanabhapuram Palace|website=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/essential-kerala/2018/10/08/tvm-ready-to-welcome-navarathri-idols.html|title=Thiruvananthapuram ready to welcome Navratri idols from Tamil Nadu|website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref>

==Sports==
Nagercoil has the distinction of housing one of the two [[Sports Authority of India]] Centers in the state, the other being in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/02/13/stories/2004021301190300.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-02-13|title=Sports Authority of India sub-centre coming up near Nagercoil}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/index2.asp?slid=211&sublinkid=118&langid=1|title=Regional Centres}}</ref> There are plans to make the city hub for sports in [[South India]] by merging it with the [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and [[Kochi]] Centers with headquarters in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2011/jun/17/city-may-lose-sai-sub-centre-to-nagercoil-263436.html|title=City may lose SAI sub-centre to Nagercoil|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu SDAT is maintaining Aringar Anna Outdoor Stadium in Vadasery and SDAT indoor Stadium in Konam, Nagercoil. It also has an excellent Swimming pool for sports players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/content.php?token=hasb|title=SDAT Nagercoil|website=SDAT}}</ref>

Nagercoil also has various sports clubs that promote various sports activities. Nagercoil Fencing Club <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfcfencing.com |title=NFC FENCING|website=nagercoilfencingclub}}</ref> promotes fencing sports in nagercoil.
Also there are various Non govt sports clubs like The District Club, The Nagercoil Club, Ramavarmapuram club etc.<ref>web|url=http://www.districtclubnagercoil.com/</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in Official website of Kanyakumari district]

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