Swamithope is the name of a town that lies southeast of the City of Nagercoil

Nagercoil

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, the capital of the District of Kanyakumari

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 in the State of Tamil Nadu

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, at the extreme southern tip of India

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. In the past, Swamithope was a was known by the name Poovandanthoppe which was part of the village, Sasthankutty Vilai Swamithope lies about half-way between the cities of Nagercoil and Kanniyakumari on the Nagercoil-Kanniyakumari road. Swamithope is located at 8.12°N 77.49°E

Swamithoppu is a synonym for this village, as used in the holy book (Akilam

Akilattirattu Ammanai

Akilathirattu Ammanai , also called Thiru Edu , is the main religious text of the Tamil belief system Ayyavazhi...

) of the Ayyavazhi religion. Swamithoppu is the name earned by the village Tamarikulam being the origin of the Ayyavazhi religion in the mid-nineteenth century.

See also Ayya vaikundar avataram.