Thamarakulam

Neighbourhood in Kollam, Kerala, India
Thamarakulam
Thamarakkulam
Neighbourhood
Road towards Downtown Kollam area, Thamarakulam
Road towards Downtown Kollam area, Thamarakulam
8°53′01″N 76°35′11″E / 8.883566°N 76.586412°E / 8.883566; 76.586412
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Government
 • BodyKollam Municipal Corporation(KMC)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691001
Vehicle registrationKL-02
Lok Sabha constituencyKollam
Civic agencyKollam Municipal Corporation
Avg. summer temperature34 °C (93 °F)
Avg. winter temperature22 °C (72 °F)
Websitehttp://www.kollam.nic.in

Thamarakulam or Thamarakkulam is a business centre and neighbourhood of Kollam city in Kerala, India. Thamarakulam is a part of Downtown Kollam area and is near Chinnakada.[1]

Temple

Ganapathy temple in Thamarakulam is a very famous Hindu temple and worship centre in Kollam district. The caparisoned elephants from this temple are exhibited publicly during the celebrations of Kollam Pooram. The Ezhunnellippu of elephants from Thamarakulam temple is a regular ritual of Kollam Pooram, witnessed by thousands of spectators.[2]

Local authority

The Kollam Development Authority office is situated at Thamarakulam.

Partner Kerala Meet 2014

The Government of Kerala organized an urban development meet in the name Partner Kerala in February 2014.[3]

The Kollam Municipal Corporation and the Kollam Development Authority submitted a number of proposals for Thamarakulam to the Partner Kerala Meet 2014.[4] These were:

  • The Kollam Municipal Corporation unveiled its plan to construct a commercial complex-cum-convention centre and multilevel car parking at Thamarakulam at a total cost of Rs 178.53 crore.
  • The Kollam Development Authority proposed a shopping mall, office complex and exhibition-cum-trading centre for micro, small and medium enterprises at Thamarakkulam at a cost of Rs 80 crore.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Post and Telecommunication - Kollam District
  2. ^ "Thousands witness Kollam Pooram - IBNLive". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ Partner Kerala eyes Rs.2Kcr for 100 projects
  4. ^ Projects - Partner Kerala
  5. ^ Partner Kerala: EoIs Worth Over Rs 1,863 Crore Inked
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