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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Swamithope
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ta
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.12|N|77.49|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 13
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| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 629 xxx
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-4652
| registration_plate = TN-74
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'''Swamithope''' (alternate spelling '''Swamithoppe''') is the name of a village that lies southeast of the City of [[Nagercoil]], the capital of the [[Kanyakumari district|District of Kanyakumari]] in the State of [[Tamil Nadu]], at the extreme southern tip of [[India]]. In the past, Swamithope was known by the name Poovandanthoppe which was part of the village, ''Sasthankutty Vilai''<ref>V.T. Chellam (2002), ''Thamizhaga Varalarum Panbadum'', Manickavasagar Publications, Chennai, p. 493.</ref> Swamithope lies about half-way between the cities of Nagercoil and [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanniyakumari]] on the Nagercoil-Kanniyakumari road. Swamithope is located at {{coord|8.12|N|77.49|E|}}

Swamithoppu is a synonym for this village, as used in the holy book ([[Akilattirattu Ammanai|Akilam]]) of the Tamil belief system [[Ayyavazhi]]. Swamithoppu is the name earned by the village Swami (Ayya Vaikundars thavam) Thoppu was a coconut tree farm so it has been merged by people. being the origin of the Ayyavazhi religion in the mid-nineteenth century. It is the birthplace place of [[sampoorana Devan]], after the incarnation at his age of 24 he got 4 ubadesa vinjai from Lord Narayana in the Thiruchendoor sea, after 3 days of Birth and vinjai ubadesam Sampoorana Devans Body has been used by Lord Narayana to become Ayya Vaikundar the founder of the practice called Ayyavazhi. ''Ayya vazhi'' means ''fathers' way of practice'' and presently serves as the site of its Head of Ayya vaikundars teaching practice to reach the God. (the [[Swamithope Pathi]]).<ref name="Selvanayagam2015">{{cite journal|last1=Selvanayagam|first1=Israel|title=Counter-Liberation and Cult-Formation: The Case of a Socio-Religious Movement in Southern India|journal=Black Theology|volume=13|issue=3|year=2015|pages=247–257|issn=1476-9948|doi=10.1179/1476994815Z.00000000061}}</ref> It also becomes the terminating point of beautiful western ghats starting from the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra, south of the Tapti river, and runs approximately 1,600 km (990 mi) through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and finally at Tamil Nadu.

==References==

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[[Category:Ayyavazhi]]
[[Category:Kanyakumari]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Kanyakumari district]]
[[Category:Tourism in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites in India]]

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