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'''Uvari''' is a coastal village in [[Thisayanvilai]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Karichuthu Uvari Revenue Village |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s36a9aeddfc689c1d0e3b9ccc3ab651bc5/uploads/2018/11/2018112264.pdf |website=Official Tirunelveli District Website |publisher=Tamilnadu Government |access-date=31 August 2020 |ref=https://tirunelveli.nic.in/revenue-administration/}}</ref> Taluk, [[Tirunelveli]] district, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is also called Karaichuthu Uvari.<ref>{{cite web |title=Karaichuthu Uvari village in Thisaiyanvilai taluk |url=https://tirunelveli.nic.in/revenue-administration/ |website=Official Tirunelveli District Government Website |publisher=Tamilnadu Government |access-date=31 August 2020 |ref=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s36a9aeddfc689c1d0e3b9ccc3ab651bc5/uploads/2018/11/2018112264.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Karichuthu Uvari Revenue Village |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s36a9aeddfc689c1d0e3b9ccc3ab651bc5/uploads/2018/11/2018112264.pdf |website=Official Tirunelveli District Website |publisher=Tamilnadu Government |access-date=31 August 2020 |ref=https://tirunelveli.nic.in/revenue-administration/}}</ref> The total geographical area of the Uvari is around {{Convert|3|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Uvari is surrounded by [[Idaiyangudi]], [[Navaladi]], [[Kuttom]] and the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The mean maximum temperature is around {{Convert|37|C|F|abbr=on}} in summer and {{Convert|17|C|F|abbr=on}} in winter, with humidity levels over 65 percent. The rainy season starts between October and January. Uvari is rich in mineral resources like [[limestone]], [[Ilmenite]], and red [[garnet]] sands.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019|title=DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR ROUGH STONE TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT|url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s36a9aeddfc689c1d0e3b9ccc3ab651bc5/uploads/2019/06/2019061711.pdf|access-date=27 August 2020|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Geology and Mining}}</ref>

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Uvari
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Tamil
| other_name = Karaichuthu Uvari
| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.286205|N|77.899305|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirunelveli district]]
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| elevation_m = 12.44
| population_total = 25000
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 627651
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==Economy==
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Local inhabitants primarily work as farmers, sailors or [[fishermen]].

== Education ==
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Seven schools are located in Uvari.

* St. Mary's Primary School
* St. Mary's Hr Secondary School
* St. Joseph Middle School
* St. Mother Teresa School
* TDTA Primary School
* Hindu Middle School
* Malaviya Vidya Kendram<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaviya Vidya kendram |url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/malaviya-vidyakendra-ovari-4zn120 |website=icbse.com |publisher=icbse.com |access-date=10 October 2020}}</ref>

== Health care ==
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Two hospitals are located in Uvari.

* St. Joseph Hospital
* Government Primary Healthcare Hospital

== Facilities ==

Two banks are located in Uvari.
* Central Bank of India (with [[Automated teller machine|ATM]]) <ref>{{cite web |title=Central bank of India ATM List |url=https://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/pdf/Live-ATM-Adrs-Dec19.xls |website=Central Bank of India |publisher=Central Bank of India |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Central Bank of India Branch Locator |url=https://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/English/BranchLocator.aspx |website=www.centralbankofindia.co.in |publisher=Central Bank of India |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
* Canara Bank (with ATM)<ref>{{cite web |title=Uvari Canara Bank Branch |url=https://canarabank.com/locator.aspx |website=Canara Bank Branch Locator |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
* Muthoot Finance<ref>{{cite web |title=muthoot financ locator |url=https://www.muthootfinance.com/contact/store_locator |website=www.muthootfinance.com |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
* Muthoot Fincorp <ref>{{cite web |title=muthoot fincorp locator |url=https://www.muthootfincorp.com/muthoot-branch-locator/ |website=www.muthootfincorp.com |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
Post Office (627651)<ref>{{cite web |title=India Post Pincode Locator service |url=https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/pages/findpincode.aspx |website=/www.indiapost.gov.in |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>

BSNL Telephone Exchange (277 series)

== Religion ==
[[File:Uvari temple.JPG|thumb|Suyambulinga Swamy Temple]]
Hinduism and Christianity are the most commonly practiced religions in Uvari.

Uvari is home to the prominent Hindu [[Suyambulingaswamy Temple, Uvari|Suyambulinga Swamy Temple]].<ref>https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=793</ref> It is said to have originated approximately 500 years ago when "A milk vendor facing some difficulties on his usual way by the root of a Kadamba tree. When he cut the Kadamba tree root, blood began to flow from the spot. A voice from the sky (Asareeri) directed the milk vendor to construct a temple there. The temple was first built with palm leaves which later grew into a stone construction.The main prayer commitment is that people carry the sea sand in 11 or 41 baskets and put it near the temple."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uvari Suyambulinga Swamy Temple {{!}} Uvari.info|url=https://uvari.info/suyambulinga-swamy/|access-date=2020-07-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Uvari Kappal Matha Church.JPG|alt=A building that is shaped like an aeroplane.|thumb|Kappal Matha Church]]
[[File:Uvari Anthonyar Church.jpg|thumb|St. Antony's Church]]

Christian churches include:{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
* St. Anthony's Shrine Basilica, a Catholic church dedicated to [[Anthony of Padua|St. Anthony of Padua]], and the only place in Tamil Nadu that has a St. Anthony's church beside the sea.
* The Kappal Matha Church (Our Lady of Good Health), in the form of a ship carrying an airplane. The original church of St. Mary was damaged by sea erosion and replaced by this one, built in 1974. It features four shrines and many grottos.
* St. Andrew's Church
* Selva Matha Church (Our Lady of Good Wealth)
* Velankanni Matha Church (Our Lady of Good Health)

==History==
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According to [[Tamil people|Tamil]] history, the citizens of Uvari were called [[Bharathar]]'s of the Neithal (ocean) World. Uvari's historical name was Obeer Pattanam. It was ruled by the [[Pandyan dynasty]].

In the 1530s, Portuguese and Spanish missionaries from [[Goa]] arrived and converted many Bharathars to the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] religion. The Portuguese priests, acting as godfathers, gave surnames such as Fernando to the converted. Pandya retains a fish on its flag, a symbol of this era.

Legend has it that the crew of a Portuguese ship that sailed near Uvari in the seventeenth century contracted [[cholera]]. In an attempt to avert death, a carpenter aboard the ship carved an image of Saint Anthony ([[Anthony of Padua]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony of Padua |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Anthony-of-Padua |website=britannica.com |access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref> Soon after, the entire crew were restored to health. When the ship docked at Uvari, the sailors placed the statue inside a hut in the village. In the 1940s, the villagers built a [[Church (building)|church]] with the original statue of St. Anthony holding the infant [[Jesus]] in his hand. St Anthony is said to perform many miracles daily for the people who flock there with faith in his intercession, therefore the church was upgraded to a shrine.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Vernacular Catholicism, vernacular saints : Selva J. Raj on "Being Catholic the Tamil way"|others=Raj, Selva J., Locklin, Reid B.|isbn=978-1-4384-6505-0|location=Albany|oclc=956984843}}</ref> Uvari is visited by Hindus and Christians from all over [[South India]].

==Transport==
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Uvari is {{Convert|80|km|miles|abbr=on}} from Thoothukudi, {{Convert|40|km|miles|abbr=on}} from Tiruchendur, {{Convert|54|km|miles|abbr=on}} from Nagercoil, {{Convert|48|km|miles|abbr=on}} from Kaniyakumari, {{Convert|75|km|miles|abbr=on}} from Tirunelveli, {{Convert|230|km|miles|abbr=on}} from Madurai, and {{Convert|260|km|miles|abbr=on}} from Rameswaram.

The village has no train service. The nearest railway's stations are located in Tiruchendur, {{Convert|40|km|miles|abbr=on}} away, and Kaniyakumari, {{Convert|48|km|miles|abbr=on}} away. The nearest airport is Tuticorin Airport, {{Convert|100|km|miles|abbr=on}} away.

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{cite web |title=Uvari details and Suyambulinga Swamy temple|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130205033/https://uvari.info/}}
*{{cite web |title=Uvari Images & information |url=http://uvari.com/}}
*{{cite web |title=Uvari Kappel Matha Church |url=http://wikimapia.org/314988/uvari-Kappal-Matha-Church-our-lady-of-health}}
*{{facebook |115305518507637}}
*{{official website|http://www.uvari.net/}}

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