Manjolai is 57 km away from Tirunelveli and is at an elevation of 1162 sq. metre.
There are many tea plantations in and around this place.It has many tea plantation
in and around this place.Bomabay Burma Tea Estate is famous in this area. About
4000 people are working in these tea plantations. Manjolai is noteworthy for the
climate, scenery and calm atmosphere. This place can easily be compared with Udhagamandalam,
the queen of Hill stations as far as the pleasing climate and peaceful natural atmosphere
are concerned.
On the way to Manjolai from Manimuthar there is a
very beautiful place called Dasan
Pool with plenty of fresh water, greens and fine
climate.Just above Manjolai, there are places like Kakkachi and
Nalumukka
which are real gifts of the nature.Other
important tourist spots near Manjolai are the Kakkachi and Nalumukku.
The Venkatachalapathy temple at Krishnapuram village on the Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur
main road about 12 km from Tirunelveli is one of the few specimens depicting the
architectural marvel and grandeur. It is indeed a treasure house of stone sculptures.
Many rare intricately carved sculptures made of granite stone are fine exhibits
of architectural skill. This temple is dedicated to Lord Venkatachalapathy with
his consorts Sri Devi and Bhu Devi on either side. The temple is complete in itself,
since it is following the temple agamas.
It is said that Krishnappa Nayakkar of Nayak dynasty had commissioned some famous
sculptors from Vijayanagaram and they have left behind a wonderful collection of
sculptures that tell us tales of heroic love and tragedy.
Nelkattumsevval or Avudaiyapuram, situated in Sankarankoil taluk is to be written
red letters in the history of the Freedom Movement of India for it was the headquarters
of Pulithevar, the first chieftain in Tamil Nadu to resist the British. The author
of the Tirunelveli District Gazetter, H.R.Pate, observes as follows:
"Nelkatumseval is chiefly memorable as having been in the eighteenth Century stronghold
of the redoubtable Pulithevar, who figured for many years as the leader of the Marava
Confederacy against the troops of the Nawab and the Company. He had a shrewd insight
into the political situation of the time and was a veritable thorn in the side of
the Nawab's agents".
Pulithevar remains one of the illustrious figures in the chequered history of palayakkars.
The vivacity of his character gave him an ascendancy over the western palayakkars,
while his determined resistance to the Nawab's overlordship made him a potential
enemy of the Wallajahs. He was in fact the principal architect of the coalition
of the palayakkars organised against the Nawab. The Nawab acknowledged his victory
by presenting him with a gold plate and sword.
Pulithevar is regarded as the first south Indian ruler, who sowed seed by his gallant
resistance to expel the foreigners from the soil. His services to the nation is
honoured in many respects and the government of Tamilnadu has erected a memorial
for him in Nelkattumsevval where there is the remnants of his palace.
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