Eral

Eral is a town in the Tuticorin district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.EducationEral has many schools: Government Girls Hr. Sec School, Eral Lobha Matriculation School, Eral Govt. Hr. Sec School at Vazhavallan T.D.T.A Middle School, Eral & Siruthounda Nallur Annai Therasa Middle School, Eral (up to 8th standard Tamil medium) St. Luke's Nursery & Primary School, Siruthounda Nallur S.M.A Govt Hr. Sec. School, Siruthonda Nallur A few primary schools A government library is located near the Gandhi Statue.EconomyEral functions as a commercial hub of Thoothukudi District. There is a bazaar with about a thousand shops selling inexpensive goods. There are approximately 15 textile shops, 60 jewelry shops, 10 home appliance stores, fruit stalls, plus hotels, tea stalls, etc. Brass metal mart shops for temple goods and cooking utensils are famous for large size kuthuvillakku like Kumbakonam works.CultureEral has religious diversity; Hindu temples, mosques, and churches are located approximately within 0.5 km of each other.2. Devi NattarAmman Temple, Sowkkai muthaara amman Temple, Muthumalai Amman temple, Sivan temple, Sri Padugai Sudalaimaada Saamy temple (Siruthondanallur, Near Eral), Uchini mahali amman and Karuppasamy temple are the few famous temples located in and around Eral.Mugaideen Andavar big mosque, St. Luke's Church, Soosai apper Church (St. Joseph Church) and Sowkkai muthaara amman temples are facing each other and located at the center of the town. These are main landmarks in this town.105-year-old chairman Arunachala Swami Temple is one of the famous temples in Eral located at Tamirabharani river. (Tamil calendar month) Thai ammavaasai (No moon Day) and Aaadi ammavaasai festivals are greatly celebrated in this temple.