Tenkasi is known for some of the significant spiritual places in South Tamilnadu. The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha) is located in Tenkasi. It is one of the five sabhas of Nataraja, an incarnation of Lord Shiva.
A small town bordering Kollam District, Courtallam is famous for its waterfalls on the Western Ghats. With captivating panoramic vistas, the township is popularly renowned as 'Spa of South'. It has nine waterfalls in the region that add a charm to its exotic beauty.
Since, Tenkasi District was bifurcated from Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli District has only one Lok Sabha constituency and seven Assembly constituencies. Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency: Alangulam. Tirunelveli.
Nicknamed the 'Kasi of the South', the town of Tenkasi came into existence as early as the 13th century CE. Temple inscriptions from 1384 during the period of Vira Pandya mentions gifting houses and villages to Brahmanas in order to recite Vedas and Purana in the temple.
