Tirunelveli

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Discover

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Demystified - Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide? illustration

Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

Estimated battle casualties, Normandy invasion, World War II. WWII, D-Day

Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)

airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)

7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

Paul Revere. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.," engraved by Paul Revere. Boston Massacre.

There’s a Riot Goin’ On: Riots in U.S. History (Part One)

Dancers at a Cinco de Mayo festival at the Mission District, San Francisco, California. (Photo dated 2019.) holidays

Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?

Nelson Mandela, undated photo.

15 Nelson Mandela Quotes

Tirunelveli: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Jun 15, 2025

News •

Blood donors felicitated in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli • June 15, 2025, 5:05 AM ET (The Hindu)

Temple dancers booked for carrying human parts during midnight ritual in Tirunelveli • June 10, 2025, 12:55 AM ET (The Hindu)

10 detained under Goondas Act in Tirunelveli City, Tenkasi district • June 5, 2025, 5:31 AM ET (The Hindu)

Drivers killed as car, mini lorry collide • May 30, 2025, 11:04 AM ET (The Hindu)

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli cancels exam after question paper leak • May 27, 2025, 11:05 AM ET (The Hindu)

Photos

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

See All Images →

Topics

Mumbai Chennai Bengaluru Delhi Kolkata Hyderabad New Delhi Pune Varanasi Chandigarh

Quiz

Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.

Guess the City by Its River Quiz

Jodhpur. Rajasthan. Jaswant Thada an architectural landmark in Jodhpur, India. A white marble memorial, built in 1899, by Sardar Singh in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. Indian architecture

Discover India

Chandigarh. Statuettes at the Rock Garden of Chandigarh a sculpture park in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden. Created by Nek Chand Saini an Indian self taught artist. visionary artist, folk artist, environmental art

Explore India Quiz