Nagaraja Temple of Nagercoil is one among the prime attractions arranged adjacent Kanyakumari. Nagercoil, the base camp of Kanyakumari District, is arranged 22 km from Kanyakumari town and 7 km from Suchindram. Nagarcoil Nagaraja Temple is an essential traveler goal in Tamil Nadu. Nagarcoil was at first called by the name Kottar. It is from the Nagaraja sanctuary that the place got the name Nagarcoil. Nagaraja Temple, as the name connotes, is devoted to the Serpent God. The serpent divinity venerated here is a five-headed Naga, which is introduced on the ground. The sanctuary complex likewise comprises of hallowed places committed to Lord Shiva and Lord Anantasayana.Nagaraja Temple of Nagercoil is gone to by travelers for the most part in the long stretch of Avani.