Vadiveeswaram
Vadiveeswaram | |
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| Coordinates: 8°10′46″N 77°26′20″E / 8.17944°N 77.43889°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanniyakumari |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 629002 |
| Telephone code | 04652 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 74 |
Vadiveeswaram is a village, now part of the town of Nagercoil, in Kanyakumari district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The village was originally an agraharam, or a traditional double line of houses occupied by Brahmins and flanking a temple or pair of temples. It is most famous as the birthplace of Neelakanta Sivan, a well-known 19th-century composer.