Tenkasi

Tenkasi (Tamil: [t̪eŋɡaːsi]) is a Town and the headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Tenkasi is the largest town in Tenkasi district Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu, Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the five sabhas of Lord Nataraja, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Tamil poet Thirikooda Rasappa Kavirayar describes this temple in his poem as “Kutrala Kuravanji” which means 'beauty of Kutralam'. the town also houses the famous TenKasi Viswanathar temple, Sankarankoil temple and Ilangi Kumarar temple.