Tenkasi is one of the municipalities in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the foothills of the Western Ghatsnear the Courtallam Waterfalls.The translation of 'Tenkasi' means 'Kasi of the south' referring to the Kasiviswanathar temple. Tenkasi is famous for its saaral (சாரல் drizzling). Every year from May–August, people and tourists enjoy the saaral in Tenkasi. The main tourist attraction of Tenkasi is Courtallam, with exotic waterfalls and healing spas.Tenkasi is at the footsteps of Thirikooda Malai (Thiri koodal in Tamil means the convergence of three mountains) - a picturesque place. As of 2011, the town had a population of 70,545.

 

Tenkasi has two bus terminus and a railway station. Daily trains include the Pothigai Express (from Chennai to Shencottah) and two passenger trains, one from Madurai to Shencottah and the other runs between Tirunelveli and Shencottah. The broad gauge conversion work is completed on the Shencottah Tiruchendur stretch ( Via Tenkasi Junction, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli) last year (2012). Shencottah - Punalur - Kollam gauge conversion work is in progress and is expected to be completed by 2014. Long distance buses run by SETC and various private transport corporations are available from Tenkasi bus terminus to Chennai,Bengaluru, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Puducherry, Guruvayur, Tirupati and many other places.