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Nagaraja Temple

Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu Hindu worship of Nagaraja, with Jain figures remaining in the mandapa

Served from the stored corpus. Last scan Sep 28, 2026. Next scan Oct 28, 2026.

“The city’s older name, Nagarkoyil, is explained as the temple of the nagas.”

Editorial summary of the published place-name explanation. Not an inscription.

Other names for this place

Nagaraja Temple Nagercoil current
Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil current
Nagarcoil Temple historic spelling
Nagarkoyil historic spelling

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