Sreekanteswaram Explained

Sreekanteswaram
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:8.4744°N 76.9475°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thiruvananthapuram
Government Type:Democratic
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:695023
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0471
Registration Plate:KL-01

Sreekanteswaram is a place in Thiruvananthapuram city (Trivandrum), India. The place is known for the Siva temple, from which the name was derived. Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple is the original abode of the Lord of new Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple. Author of Sabdatharavali, Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai hails from this place.

Geography

Sreekanteswaram [1] is a busy residential area in the Thiruvananthapuram city and is bordered by Pazhavangadi on the east, Fort on the south and Kaithamukku on the west. The place is located around 1 km from East Fort and 2 km from Statue Junction.[2] The Sreekanteswaram Park and the Sreekanteswaram Siva temple are the major landmarks.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://wikimapia.org/25044130/Sreekanteswaram
  2. http://www.india9.com/i9show/Sreekanteswaram-75624.htm "Location of Sreekanteswaram"
  3. News: The glory of Sreekanteswaram . M.G. . Sasibhooshan . Bindu . Sasibhooshan . 15 March 2004 . . 16 September 2018 .