Puliyoorkurichi

Puliyoorkurichi (Tamil: புலியூர்குறிச்சி, also transliterated as Puliyurkurichi or Puliurkuruchi) is a small village in India, a suburb of Padmanabhapuram, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Thuckalay on the Trivandrum-Nagercoil Highway. It is adjacent to Udayagiri Fort, which is its principal point of interest.

The fort was named after King Udayanan of the Padmanabhapuram, and was originally the camping and training ground for the king’s army. Some remains of the furnace used for making ammunition can still be seen. Today the fort is a natural park with a tree house, herbal garden, deer and bird enclosures, and an aquarium.

Puliyoorkurichi is about 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi) in area and has a population of about 2000. The main crops are rice, plantain, and coconut palm.

There are two streets of Brahmin dwellings in this village: Single Street consists of single row houses and Double Street has a double row of houses. There is a Ganesh temple with Sivaalayam built in a compound in the Single Street. The Koil is called Pillayaar Koil. The speciality of this Pillayaar Koil is that people connected or even outsiders come and pray for their wishes. Most of the wishes are fulfilled and in return people offer 1008 " Kozhakattai" (Mothakam) made of poor am covered by rice flower. Almost 200 days in a year some one or other invariable of caste, or Religion offer the thanks giving to this Ganesh. Once this Gramam was having enough properties to look after the temple, but now it depends on devotees contribution. The Siva temple in the same compound is maintained by Govt. of Tamil Nadu.

In double street there is a Ramar Koil, where regular Bhajans were held. All Hindu celebrations are performed in the village cost. But now since village properties was eradicated the celebration are held in a very small way.

This village performs village "Padukkai" to Melankode Amman Koil every year, as the villagers feel that Melankode is their Kaval Theivam. This village is one of the shortcut for going to Kumarakovil, Lord Murugan Koil. An engineering college is also situated near this village.