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.infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_Tamil_Nadu_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Swamithope Pathi is located in Tamil Nadu"><img alt="Swamithope Pathi is located in Tamil Nadu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/India_Tamil_Nadu_location_map.svg/240px-India_Tamil_Nadu_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="298" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/India_Tamil_Nadu_location_map.svg/360px-India_Tamil_Nadu_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/India_Tamil_Nadu_location_map.svg/480px-India_Tamil_Nadu_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1591" data-file-height="1975" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:96.317%;left:28.602%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Swamithope Pathi"><img alt="Swamithope Pathi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Om_symbol.svg/8px-Om_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Om_symbol.svg/12px-Om_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Om_symbol.svg/16px-Om_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="367" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Tamil Nadu</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Geographic coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Swamithope_Pathi&params=8_7_23_N_77_29_48_E_type:landmark_region:IN"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">8°7′23″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°29′48″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">8.12306°N 77.49667°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">8.12306; 77.49667</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFC569">Architecture</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dravidian_architecture" title="Dravidian architecture">Dravidian architecture</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEUrwick200758_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUrwick200758-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Swamithoppu Pathi</b> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">சுவாமிதோப்பு பதி</span>, <i>Swamithoppu-pathi</i>, <i>Manavai-pathi, <a href="/wiki/Detchanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Detchanam">Detchana-pathi</a>,</i> or <i>Thamarai-pathi</i>) is the primary <a href="/wiki/Pathi" title="Pathi">pathi</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ayyavazhi" title="Ayyavazhi">Ayyavazhi</a> and the sacred venue of the <a href="/wiki/Tavam_of_Vaikundar" title="Tavam of Vaikundar">Tavam</a>. Swamithope is considered primary among the <a href="/wiki/Pancha_pathi" title="Pancha pathi">Pancha pathi</a> and the primary centre of the incarnational activities of Vaikundar. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/Ayyavazhi" title="Ayyavazhi">Ayyavazhi</a> legends, <a href="/wiki/Ayya_Vaikundar" title="Ayya Vaikundar">Lord Vaikundar</a>, an incarnation of Lord <a href="/wiki/Narayana" title="Narayana">Narayana</a>, carried out his <a href="/wiki/Tavam" class="mw-redirect" title="Tavam">tavam</a> at <a href="/wiki/Poovantanthoppe" class="mw-redirect" title="Poovantanthoppe">Poovantanthoppe</a>, attracting many followers across <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon his death, Lord Vaikundar is believed to have been interred there, with the square-shaped 'pathi' constructed to envelop him. The holy book <a href="/wiki/Akilathirattu_ammanai" class="mw-redirect" title="Akilathirattu ammanai">Akilathirattu Ammanai</a> of Ayyavazhi refers to the <a href="/wiki/Temple" title="Temple">temple</a> as "Thoppuppathi". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Genesis_and_history">Genesis and history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swamithope_Pathi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Genesis and history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As per <a href="/wiki/Akilam" class="mw-redirect" title="Akilam">Akilam</a>, Lord Vaikundar incarnated from the sea, and after providing rules and regulations to godheads, he came to <a href="/wiki/Detchanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Detchanam">Detchanam</a> (Swamithoppe). He performed <a href="/wiki/Tavam_of_Vaikundar" title="Tavam of Vaikundar">Tavam for six years</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Vatakku_Vasal" class="mw-redirect" title="Vatakku Vasal">Vada-va-mugam</a> of Swamithoppe. When the <a href="/wiki/Kalineesan" title="Kalineesan">Kalineesan</a> came to arrest him, he retreated into the sea at <a href="/wiki/Muttappathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Muttappathi">Muttappathi</a>. When he later returned to Swamithoppe, he was arrested.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Tamil, his incarnation, retreat, and return are collectively known as the <a href="/wiki/Vinchai" class="mw-redirect" title="Vinchai">Vinchai</a>. </p><p>After his trial, his devotees carried him to Swamithoppe in a vahana. There, he incinerated the evil spirits and unified the Seven Virgins by himself through marriage. This ceremony took place in <a href="/wiki/Ambalappathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambalappathi">Ambalappathi</a>. He returned to Swamithoppe afterward. </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Akilathirattu_Ammanai" title="Akilathirattu Ammanai">Akilathirattu Ammanai</a>, Swamithoppe is the only place <a href="/wiki/Narayana" title="Narayana">Narayana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vaikundar" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaikundar">Vaikundar</a>) slept (in Tamil: Pallikolluthal) after the incarnation. He sent 700 families to <a href="/wiki/Vakaippathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Vakaippathi">Vakaippathi</a> to perform <a href="/wiki/Thuvayal_Thavasu" title="Thuvayal Thavasu">Thuvayal Thavasu</a> and organise festivals and celebrations. After all of the Avathara Ekanais, he attained <a href="/wiki/Vaikundam" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaikundam">Vaikundam</a>; his physical body was interred in the <a href="/wiki/Palliyarai" class="mw-redirect" title="Palliyarai">Palliyarai</a> of Swamithoppe.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Architecture_and_structure">Architecture and structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swamithope_Pathi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Architecture and structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_blue_print_of_Swamithope_Pathi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/The_blue_print_of_Swamithope_Pathi.png/230px-The_blue_print_of_Swamithope_Pathi.png" decoding="async" width="230" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/The_blue_print_of_Swamithope_Pathi.png/345px-The_blue_print_of_Swamithope_Pathi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/The_blue_print_of_Swamithope_Pathi.png/460px-The_blue_print_of_Swamithope_Pathi.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1199" /></a><figcaption>Blue print of Swamithoppe pathi</figcaption></figure> <p>The Palliyarai contains two <a href="/wiki/Oil_lamp" title="Oil lamp">oil lamps</a> (<i>kuthuvilakku</i>), an <i><a href="/wiki/Elunetru" class="mw-redirect" title="Elunetru">elunetru</a></i>, and a large mirror. On a raised pedestal and covered with kavi cloth, the temple also preserves some articles believed to have been used by Ayya Vaikuntar. This includes a <a href="/wiki/Rattan" title="Rattan">rattan</a> cane (<i>perampu</i>) and a pair of wooden sandals. Inner corridors surround the Palliyarai. </p><p>There is a fifty-five-foot-tall flag mast at a distance of 50 feet from <a href="/wiki/Palliyarai" class="mw-redirect" title="Palliyarai">Palliyarai</a>. North of the flag mast is an Unpanpurai. Here, they cook food and distribute it to devotees. In addition, there is Paal Kinaru in the extreme east, <a href="/wiki/Vatakku_Vasal" class="mw-redirect" title="Vatakku Vasal">Vatakku Vasal</a> in the north, and Sivaye Medai (also called Karuda Medai) in the west. The outer corridors surrounded all these. There is also a Sivalinga and an Amman Sannathi near the outer corridors. About 300 metres from the main path, there is a shared well. <a href="/wiki/Akilathirattu_Ammanai" title="Akilathirattu Ammanai">Akilattirattu Ammanai</a> states that all eighteen castes take baths in that well. It was considered sacred to bathe in and drink the water from that well. There is a bell tower above the spot where <a href="/wiki/Vaikundar" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaikundar">Vaikundar</a> performed the <a href="/wiki/Tavam" class="mw-redirect" title="Tavam">Tavam</a>. On the door of the <a href="/wiki/Swamithoppe" class="mw-redirect" title="Swamithoppe">Swamithoppe</a> <a href="/wiki/Palliyarai" class="mw-redirect" title="Palliyarai">Palliyarai</a> is a carving of the <a href="/wiki/Dashavatara" title="Dashavatara">ten avatars of Vishnu</a>. </p><p>The main celebration of Swamithoppe includes <a href="/wiki/Kodiyettru_Thirunal" title="Kodiyettru Thirunal">Kodiyettru Thirunal</a>, which is celebrated three times a year during the Tamil months of Vaikasi, Aavani, and Thai. It starts with Kodiyetrru (flag hoisting) and ends on the eleventh day with a car procession. People from different parts of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> participate in this festival.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then there was <a href="/wiki/Thiru_Edu-Vasippu" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiru Edu-Vasippu">Thiru Eadu Vasippu</a>, a seventeen-day festival during which the whole contents of Akilattirattu Ammanai were read melodiously. It was celebrated during the Tamil month of Karthigai, the month in which Hari Gopalan Citar wrote it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tham_Thirunal">tham Thirunal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swamithope_Pathi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: tham Thirunal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ten_Incarnation_door.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ten_Incarnation_door.jpg/220px-Ten_Incarnation_door.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ten_Incarnation_door.jpg/330px-Ten_Incarnation_door.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Ten_Incarnation_door.jpg 2x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption>The door of <a href="/wiki/Swamithoppe" class="mw-redirect" title="Swamithoppe">Swamithoppe</a> <a href="/wiki/Palliyarai" class="mw-redirect" title="Palliyarai">Palliyarai</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Dashavatara" title="Dashavatara">ten avatars of Vishnu</a> carved on it</figcaption></figure> <p>As per the instructions in <a href="/wiki/Akilam" class="mw-redirect" title="Akilam">Akilam</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Swamithope_pathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Swamithope pathi">Swamithope Pathi</a> conducts a daily festival, and every day is considered a festival day. The ritual practices conducted during festival days are conducted here throughout the year, though not on a grand scale as during the other festivals. The daily <a href="/wiki/Panividai" class="mw-redirect" title="Panividai">Panividai</a> starts very early in the morning. Every day, around 3a.m., the Dharmagharttas and the people staying at the temple go to <a href="/wiki/Muthirikkinaru" class="mw-redirect" title="Muthirikkinaru">Muthirikkinaru</a> and take a holy bath. They return to the <a href="/wiki/Pathi" title="Pathi">Pathi</a> and start the panividai. The <a href="/wiki/Payyan_dynasty" title="Payyan dynasty">Payyan</a> chants <a href="/wiki/Ukappatippu" class="mw-redirect" title="Ukappatippu">Ukappatippu</a>, and the devotees repeat it. Then they open the door of the sanctum sanctorum. Witnessing this scene with the sound of a dozen temple bells and conch is considered sanctifying. Then there is the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vahana_pavani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vahana pavani (page does not exist)">Vahana pavani</a>. </p><p>Vahana Pavani comes around the temple and along the four-car streets, first through the Santhana Veethi and then through the <a href="/wiki/Temple_car" title="Temple car">Ratha</a> Veethi. The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nithiyapal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nithiyapal (page does not exist)">Nithiyapal</a> is prepared daily and offered to <a href="/wiki/Ayya_Vaikundar" title="Ayya Vaikundar">Ayya Vaikundar</a> ritually. It was the only food Ayya believed to be eaten when in human form at Swamithoppe. Thavanaipal, a gruel prepared with rice and green gramme, is distributed to the devotees. </p><p>The noon <a href="/wiki/Panividai" class="mw-redirect" title="Panividai">Panividai</a> starts around 11a.m. Daily <a href="/wiki/Ucchipatippu" class="mw-redirect" title="Ucchipatippu">Ucchipatippu</a> is chanted. The devotees will repeat it, and Thavanaipal is distributed to the devotees. On Sundays, many people from far and near come here to participate in the Ucchipatippu. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vadakku_Vasal_Chair.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Vadakku_Vasal_Chair.JPG/235px-Vadakku_Vasal_Chair.JPG" decoding="async" width="235" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Vadakku_Vasal_Chair.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="352" data-file-height="288" /></a><figcaption>The asana at the Vada-va-mugam, the sacred venue of the <a href="/wiki/Tavam_of_Vaikundar" title="Tavam of Vaikundar">Tavam</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the evening, panividai starts around 5p.m. The sanctum sanctorum door is opened amidst the sound of the temple bells and <a href="/wiki/Conch" title="Conch">conch</a>. Then, the Payyan would chant ukappatippu. Those followers who congregate for the evening panividai would repeat this. Then, there will be vahana panividai. The Vahana is taken around the temple and the four-car streets. After this, there will be <a href="/w/index.php?title=Annadharmam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Annadharmam (page does not exist)">Annadharmam</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>This is the daily routine of <a href="/wiki/Swamithoppe_pathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Swamithoppe pathi">Swamithoppe Pathi</a>. One can worship at any time of the day in this temple.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Avatara_oorvalam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Avatara_oorvalam.jpg/235px-Avatara_oorvalam.jpg" decoding="async" width="235" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Avatara_oorvalam.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="233" /></a><figcaption>The Great Masi Procession' from <a href="/wiki/Nagercoil" title="Nagercoil">Nagercoil</a> to <a href="/wiki/Swamithope" title="Swamithope">Swamithope</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ayya_Vaikunda_Avataram">Ayya Vaikunda Avataram</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swamithope_Pathi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ayya Vaikunda Avataram"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most important festival is <a href="/wiki/Ayya_Vaikunda_Avataram" title="Ayya Vaikunda Avataram">Ayya Vaikunda Avataram, or Vaikunda Jayanthi</a>, the day on which <a href="/wiki/Ayya_Vaikundar" title="Ayya Vaikundar">Lord Vaikundar</a> incarnated from the sea at <a href="/wiki/Tiruchendur" title="Tiruchendur">Tiruchendur</a>. Though many worship centres, including other <a href="/wiki/Pathi" title="Pathi">Pathis</a>, conduct celebrations during this festival, it is considered sacred to visit Swamithoppe on this day. So on this day, Swamithoppe will get populated with the nationwide <a href="/wiki/Ayyavazhi" title="Ayyavazhi">Ayyavazhi</a> followers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>This is the largest festival conducted in Swamithope Pathi. Several processions were held on the day, which started from different places, including Thiruchendur and Thiruvananthapuram, and ended at <a href="/wiki/Swamithoppe" class="mw-redirect" title="Swamithoppe">Swamithoppe</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swamithope_Pathi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_of_Pancha_Pathi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Location_of_Pancha_Pathi.png/235px-Location_of_Pancha_Pathi.png" decoding="async" width="235" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Location_of_Pancha_Pathi.png/353px-Location_of_Pancha_Pathi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Location_of_Pancha_Pathi.png/470px-Location_of_Pancha_Pathi.png 2x" data-file-width="1566" data-file-height="958" /></a><figcaption>Location of Swamithope pathi and other <a href="/wiki/Pathi" title="Pathi">Pathis</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Swamithoppe Pathi is the primary <a href="/wiki/Pathi" title="Pathi">pathi</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pancha_pathi" title="Pancha pathi">five pathis</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ayyavazhi" title="Ayyavazhi">Ayyavazhi</a> and its geographical focal point. Swamithoppe Pathi is located in the town of <a href="/wiki/Swamithope" title="Swamithope">Swamithope</a>, which lies southeast of the city of <a href="/wiki/Nagercoil" title="Nagercoil">Nagercoil</a>. Nagercoil is the headquarters (capital) of the <a href="/wiki/Kanyakumari_district" title="Kanyakumari district">District of Kanyakumari</a> in the State of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, at the extreme southern tip of India. <a href="/wiki/Swamithope" title="Swamithope">Swamithope</a> lies about halfway between the cities of <a href="/wiki/Nagercoil" title="Nagercoil">Nagercoil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanyakumari_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanyakumari (town)">Kanniyakumari</a> on the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eathancaud&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eathancaud (page does not exist)">Eathancaud</a>-Manakkudi road. </p><p>This Pathi lies north of all other <a href="/wiki/Pathi" title="Pathi">Pathis</a> within <a href="/wiki/Pancha_pathi" title="Pancha pathi">Pancha pathi</a>. <a href="/wiki/Nagercoil" title="Nagercoil">Nagercoil</a> (12 km) is the nearest railway station, and <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a> (94 km) is the nearest international airport. Town buses are available to Swamithope from <a href="/wiki/Nagercoil" title="Nagercoil">Nagercoil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanyakumari_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanyakumari (town)">Kanyakumari</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swamithope_Pathi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayyavazhi_mythology" title="Ayyavazhi mythology">Ayyavazhi mythology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pancha_pathi" title="Pancha pathi">Pancha pathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambala_Pathi" title="Ambala Pathi">Ambala Pathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poo_Pathi" title="Poo Pathi">Poo Pathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pancha_pathi#Mutta_Pathi" title="Pancha pathi">Mutta Pathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pancha_pathi#Thamaraikulam_Pathi" title="Pancha pathi">Thamaraikulam Pathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avathara_Pathi" title="Avathara Pathi">Avathara Pathi</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swamithope_Pathi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEUrwick200758-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEUrwick200758_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFUrwick2007">Urwick 2007</a>, p. 58.<span class="error harv-error" style="display: none; font-size:100%"> sfn error: no target: CITEREFUrwick2007 (<a href="/wiki/Category:Harv_and_Sfn_template_errors" title="Category:Harv and Sfn template errors">help</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">C. Paulose, <i>Advaita Philosophy of Brahmasri Chattampi Swamikal</i>, Chapter 2, p. 24: "To propagate his teachings and ideas he opened upon 7 Patis and 7 Tangs in Travancore and hundreds of small Pagodas through India."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Manibharathi, "Samithoppu Ayya Narayana Cuvami - 3" in Tina Tanti Kutumba Malar, in dt.08-01-1995, Page-4</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Frederic Wilkinson</i>, "Report of the Nagercoil Mission District for the year 1864", ARTDC for the year 1864, page-4.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110426154212/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/06/01/stories/2004060105940400.htm">The Hindu Report on the Car festival in Swamithoppe</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Dina_Thanthi" title="Dina Thanthi">The Daily Thanthi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nagercoil" title="Nagercoil">Nagercoil</a> Edition), 29-1-2007, Page 12, "Devotees from the districts of <a href="/wiki/Kanyakumari_district" title="Kanyakumari district">Kanyakumari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli" title="Tirunelveli">Tirunelveli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thoothukkudi" class="mw-redirect" title="Thoothukkudi">Thoothukkudi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Theni" title="Theni">Theni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore" title="Coimbatore">Coimbatore</a> and also from the State of <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> participated in the Car festival."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080202160115/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/29/stories/2008012954390600.htm">The Hindu report</a> on the Car festival at Swamithope on 29 January 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Dina_Thanthi" title="Dina Thanthi">The Daily Thanthi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nagercoil" title="Nagercoil">Nagercoil</a> Edition), 3-6-2008, Page 11, "Thousands of devotees from the districts of <a href="/wiki/Madurai" title="Madurai">Madurai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli" title="Tirunelveli">Tirunelveli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thoothukkudi" class="mw-redirect" 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thirumal_in_Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thirumal in Thiruvananthapuram">Thirumal in Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li>Seven Logas</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Judgement_to_Kroni" class="mw-redirect" title="The Final Judgement to Kroni">The Final Judgement to Kroni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayotha_Amirtha_Gangai" title="Ayotha Amirtha Gangai">Ayotha Amirtha Gangai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvasakam_(Ayyavazhi)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvasakam (Ayyavazhi)">Thiruvasakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatakku_Vasal" class="mw-redirect" title="Vatakku Vasal">Vadava mugam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parvatha_Ucchi_Malai" title="Parvatha Ucchi Malai">Parvatha Ucchi Malai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#fed3be;">Mythical events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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title="Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple">Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagaraja_Temple,_Nagercoil" title="Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil">Nagaraja Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Ransom_Church,_Kanyakumari" title="Our Lady of Ransom Church, Kanyakumari">Our Lady of Ransom Church, Kanyakumari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Arockiya_Nathar_Church,_Vavathurai" title="St. Arockiya Nathar Church, Vavathurai">St. Arockiya Nathar Church, Vavathurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pancha_pathi" title="Pancha pathi">Pancha pathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peer_Mohammed_Dargah" title="Peer Mohammed Dargah">Peer Mohammed Dargah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivalayams" class="mw-redirect" title="Sivalayams">Sivalayams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adikesava_Perumal_Temple,_Kanyakumari" title="Adikesava Perumal Temple, Kanyakumari">Adikesava Perumal Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Francis_Xavier%27s_Cathedral,_Kottar" title="St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, 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Catholic College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nesamony_Memorial_Christian_College" title="Nesamony Memorial Christian College">Nesamony Memorial Christian College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noorul_Islam_Centre_for_Higher_Education" title="Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education">Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponjesly_College_of_Engineering" title="Ponjesly College of Engineering">Ponjesly College of Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Christian_College" title="Scott Christian College">Scott Christian College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S.T._Hindu_College" title="S.T. 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