page_title: Uvari
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Uvari / Religion
context_page_description: Uvari is a coastal village in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. The total geographical area of the Uvari is around 3 km². Uvari is surrounded by Idaiyangudi, Navaladi, Kuttom and the Bay of Bengal. The mean maximum temperature is around 37 °C in summer and 37 °C in winter, with humidity levels over 65 percent. The rainy season starts between October and January. Uvari is rich in mineral resources like limestone, Ilmenite, and red garnet sands.
context_section_description: Hinduism and Christianity are the most commonly practiced religions in Uvari.   
  Uvari is home to the prominent Hindu Suyambulinga Swamy Temple.  It is said to have originated approximately 500 years ago when "A milk vendor facing some difficulties on his usual way by the root of a Kadamba tree. When he cut the Kadamba tree root, blood began to flow from the spot. A voice from the sky (Asareeri) directed the milk vendor to construct a temple there. The temple was first built with palm leaves which later grew into a stone construction.The main prayer commitment is that people carry the sea sand in 11 or 41 baskets and put it near the temple."
  Christian churches include:
  St. Anthony's Shrine Basilica, a Catholic church dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, and the only place in Tamil Nadu that has a St. Anthony's church beside the sea.
  The Kappal Matha Church (Our Lady of Good Health), in the form of a ship carrying an airplane. The original church of St. Mary was damaged by sea erosion and replaced by this one, built in 1974. It features four shrines and many grottos.
  St. Andrew's Church
  Selva Matha Church (Our Lady of Good Wealth)
  Velankanni Matha Church (Our Lady of Good Health)
caption: Suyambulinga Swamy Temple
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