Thovalai Murugan Temple, which is situated atop a small hillock is worth a place to visit. The western and eastern ghats extend through the village. The view of the "WIND FARMS" located in muppanthal from the murugan temple is quite a nice one to see.

Suran thiruviza is the most celebrated public function of the Thovalai and the surrounding villages.Lot of crackers are burst at that time.Especially the one those that are rocketed into the sky and bursting into different colors are too good to watch and enjoy.Lots of peoples from nearby villages will come to watch that celebrations. Lord Murugan temple situated in Chackirigiri hill is a popular worship place.

Government is planning to set up a floriculture research station at Thovalai for the benefit of farmers raising flower crops in and around Kanyakumari district.Flower producers were being put to untold hardship as they could not preserve their produce at Thovalai.So the officials decided to set up a floriculture research station with cold storage facility to help the farmers to sell their produce for a better price.This facility will uplift the socio-economic status of farmers in these pockets, particularly Thovalai, who were exporting flowers to other countries through Thiruvananthapuram.Thovalai is famous for its jasmine, `pichi' and `Sevvanthi' flowers. Jasmine farmers have been demanding the government to establish a perfume unit in the area.