Thamarakulam | |
Other Name: | Thamarakkulam |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 8.8836°N 76.5864°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kollam |
Governing Body: | Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC) |
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: | 691001 |
Registration Plate: | KL-02 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kollam |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kollam Municipal Corporation |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 34°C |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 22°C |
Website: | http://www.kollam.nic.in |
Thamarakulam or Thamarakkulam is a business centre and neighbourhood of Kollam city in Kerala, India. Thamarakulam is a part of Downtown Kollam area and is near Chinnakada.[1]
Ganapathy temple in Thamarakulam is a very famous Hindu temple and worship centre in Kollam district. The caparisoned elephants from this temple are exhibited publicly during the celebrations of Kollam Pooram. The Ezhunnellippu of elephants from Thamarakulam temple is a regular ritual of Kollam Pooram, witnessed by thousands of spectators.[2]
The Kollam Development Authority office is situated at Thamarakulam.
The Government of Kerala organized an urban development meet in the name Partner Kerala in February 2014.[3]
The Kollam Municipal Corporation and the Kollam Development Authority submitted a number of proposals for Thamarakulam to the Partner Kerala Meet 2014.[4] These were: