Kuthenkully Explained

Kuthenkully
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:8.2169°N 77.78°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tirunelveli
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Kuthenkulian, Kuthenkuzhian
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:627104
Registration Plate:TN-
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Tirunelveli
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Kuthenkully (also called Kuthenkuli, Kuthenkuzhi, Kūttaṉkuḻi) is a village in Tamil Nadu, India. It is in the Radhapuram taluk of Tirunelveli district. The village got its name from the Tamil word for Nataraja, Kūttaṉ).

Even before the arrival of Francis Xavier in the Pearl Fishery Coast in the year 1542, the inhabitants were Christians as they belong to the Paravar community which embraced Catholicism as the result of their contact with the Portuguese.By the end of 1537, the entire community had declared itself to be Catholics which is well known as the mass conversion. Kuthenkuly is one among the villages of the Pearl Fishery Coast. The village belongs to the Diocese of Tuticorin, whose patron saint is Francis Xavier. Kuthenkuly was known for the large number of teachers. The people are engaged in various occupations and living in different cities and countries and fishing is one of the major occupations.[1]

Kuthenkully has a Catholic church under the patronage of Saint Quiteria and one dedicated to the Epiphany. People of the village celebrate Christmas, Epiphany, the feast of Saint Quiteria (Kitheri ammal) in May and also the Nativity of John the Baptist.

Notable people

Religion

The residents of this village belong to the Roman Catholic Church. Notable church buildings are:

Kuthenkuly has numerous Kurusadis dedicated to various saints.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://cesah-communication.ehess.fr/newsletter/winter-2022/newsletter-CEIAS-winter-2022.html