The ancient Suchindram Temple is said to be built in 17th Century. However, a few part of the temple can be traced back to 8th century to 15th Century. The inscriptions of the temple dates back to 9th Century.Before the merger of Kanyakumari in the Tamilnadu State, Suchindram Temple came under the administration of Travancore Kingdom. The main temple of Travancore kingdom was at Padmanabhapuram. This temple is Vaishnavite. While in Nagercoil which was earlier under the control of Cholas, Chera and Pandya Reign, most of the residents were Shaivites. Hence, this temple presents a beautiful site where both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu as well as Lord Brahma is worshipped. The worship at this temple is taken care of by the families of Namboodiri Brahmin.