Thenkarai is a small village near Sholavandan situated 25 km North West of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India.

[1][2] It is on the banks of River Vaigai.

It also called 'Kutti Kerala' because of lot of Coconut trees found on the village.

A Shiva temple viz., Moolanathasamy temple which is maintained under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu is situated in Thenkarai village.

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