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Edalakudy
Edalakudy is a well populated area about 3 km from the Nagercoil town in Kanyakumari district. It is located in the KanyaKumari highway ( NH 47) and about 17 km from the beach of Kanyakumari, 5 km from Chothavilai Beach and 10 km from Chankuthurai Beach. The famous Thanumalayan temple in Suchindram is 3 km away from Edalakudy. Edalakudy forms the formal end of the Nagercoil Municipality. Most of the people following major Indian religion Islam in this area. The famous Orator, Tamil poet and scholar Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar was born here.