| Thenthiruperai | |
| Native Name: | தென்திருப்பேரை |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 8.6106°N 78.0014°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thoothukudi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tiruchendur Taluk |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 4,934 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 628623 |
Thenthiruperai is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at a distance of 11 km from Tiruvaikuntam, 21 km from Thiruchendur, 30 km from Thoothukudi, 31 km from Tirunelveli and 187 km from Madurai. The village hosts one of the nine temple shrines that constitutes Nava Tirupathi temples. It is also hosts one of the Navakailasams, Then Thiruperai Sri Kailasanathar Temple, the seventh in the series.[1]
Thenthiruperai Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,276 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Makara Nedunkuzhai Kannan Temple, is one of the Nava Tirupathi, nine Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the banks of Thamiraparani river.[3]
This is the seventh in the Nava Kailasam temples, which is dedicated to the God Budha (planet Mercury).[4]
It is part of Tiruchendur Assembly constituency, which comes under the Thoothukkudi Parliamentary constituency.