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Swamithoppe, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu · 8.1171°, 77.4913°
The foremost of the five pathis of the Ayyavazhi tradition, in Kanyakumari district. Its inner Palliyarai keeps objects held to have been used by Ayya Vaikundar, including a rattan cane and wooden sandals, and the Ayya Vaikunda Avataram festival draws followers from across the country.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Followers hold that Vaikundar performed austerities at this spot for six years and was afterwards interred within the temple.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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