Suchindram

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Suchindram

Village and shrine in the Agastiswaram taluk of Travancore State, Madras, situated in 8° 9' N. and 77° 27' E., 8 miles north-west of Cape Comorin on the high road to Trivandrum. Population (1901), 2,470. In the centre of the village is the famous shrine of Sthanumalaya Perumal, a Saivite manifestation of the Hindu Triad, which is accorded the first rank among State shrines by the Travancore government, and is visited by thousands of worshippers during the annual car festival.