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| name = Kuthenkully<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]<br />
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Kuthenkulian, Kuthenkuzhian<br />
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'''Kuthenkuzhi''' or Kuthenkuly is a village in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is in the [[Radhapuram taluk]] of [[Tirunelveli district]]. It gets its name from ''kuthen'' which means the Hindu god [[Shiva]] who does ''kazhi nadanam'' or cosmic dance.<br />
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After the period of St Francis Xavier in 1542, many of the inhabitants converted to Christianity. This village belongs to Tuticorin Diocese. The occupation of majority of people living in this village is fishing.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} Kuthenkuzhi has a famous Roman Catholic church of [[St. Quiteria]] ( kitheri ammal koil). Also there is a famous church dedicated to "The Three Magi". People of the village celebrate Christmas in December, The Three kings festival during January, [[St. Quiteria]]'s festival during may and also [[St. John the Baptist]]'s festival.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Ignaci Siluvai]], priest and educator<br />
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==Religion==<br />
The residents of this village belong to the [[Roman Catholicism]]. <br />
* Church of Epiphany <br />
* [[St. Quiteria]](Kitheri ammal) Church<br />
* [[St. Michael]] Church<br />
* Holy Cross Church<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pastor Lenssen Polytechnic College]]<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Tirunelveli district]]<br />
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