Sreekanteswaram

Sreekanteswaram
Town
Sreekanteswaram
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°28′28″N 76°56′51″E / 8.47444°N 76.94750°E / 8.47444; 76.94750
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
Government
  TypeDemocratic
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695023
Telephone code0471
Vehicle registrationKL-01

Sreekanteswaram is a place in Thiruvananthapuram city (Trivandrum), India. The place is known for the Siva temple, from which the name was derived. Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple is the original abode of the Lord of new Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple. Author of Sabdatharavali, Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai hails from this place.