Parakunnu is a village in Kanyakumari district, South Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the modern villages in India. [1]
Parakunnu is a village in Kanyakumari district, South Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the modern villages in India. [1]
Before the independence of India, the area was a thick forest. Fr. James from Belgium played an important role in the history of the village.Fr.James has developed this village with various schemes Parakunnu Palm Mortgage Scheme is one of that. [2]
Major income for the village is rubber. The major occupation of the village is masonry.
Christianity and Hinduism are the major religions in the village.
Birthday parties and other functions takes place. Currently Barathanatiyam Arangetam took place. This Hall is the Sacred Heart church belongings.
The construction of this church is in the way that the pillars inside the church is in the model of the Hindu temple and a tomb at the top of the church which resembles muslim mosque. The pillars were similar to Dravidian style decorated by bundle of plantains. This church shows the connection with Dravidian architecture and art.
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