Peer Mohammed Dargah

Peer Mohammed Appa Dargah is one of the most renowned Sufi pilgrim centers in Kanyakumari, the southernmost district of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It is located in Thuckalay and was dedicated to a Sufi saint Peer Mohammed Sahib who was also a Tamil poet. The vow of sleeping in the Dargah premises is considered sacred. The annual festival is celebrated during the month of Rajab and during this festival devotees all over from Tamil Nadu and Kerala take part in this event.

Kanyakumari District

History

Administration

Taluks	Agastheeswaram Kallkkulam Thovalai Vilavancode

Blocks	Agastheeswaram Killiyoor Kurunthancode Melpuram Munchirai Rajakkamangalam Thiruvattar Thovalai Thuckalay

Municipalities	Colachel Kuzhithurai Nagercoil Padmanabhapuram

Town panchayats

Religious sites

Tourism

Major festivals

Education

Colleges	Cape Institute of Technology Bishop Agniswamy College of Education CSI Institute of Technology Malankara Catholic College Nesamony Memorial Christian College Noorul Islam College of Engineering Ponjesly College of Engineering Scott Christian College South Travancore Hindu College St. Xavier's College of Engineering Sun College of Engineering University College of Engineering,Nagercoil

Schools	SRKBV School Carmel Higher Secondary School Excel Central School Excel Global School Government Higher Secondary School, Peruvilai Scott Christian Higher Secondary School

Railway stations

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