About Nellai
The story of Tirunelveli getting it's name goes back to the 16th century.The erstwhile Tirunelveli was called as Venuvanam (Venu-Bamboo ,Vanam-Forest)which means “Bamboo forest”.Once upon a time,there was a poor priest named Vedapattar who lived in Venuvanam. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Everyday he would worship Lord Shiva by offering prasadam and would distribute it to the poor. He was once a wealthy man but he had spent all his wealth in the service of his dear Lord.While he was taking bath,it started raining heavily.He was very much worried and started rushing to the temple as there was only a little paddy left and if it gets wet,he would not be able to prepare Prasadam. He sincerely prayed God to help him protect the paddy.
Nellai History and Growth...
Surprisingly,when he reached the temple,he found that there was flood everywhere except the region where he had dried the paddy.It was Lord Shiva who had fenced the paddy but had tricked his disciple.Standing by it's henceforth given name,Tirunelveli is a wonderful place that offers food,respect and protection to it's people and to those who visit it.Do visit Tirunelveli to experience its unique hospitality and warmth of it's wonderful people.You will soon realise that it is aptly named so.
