Sivapuram, Thanjavur district
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Sivapuram is a village in Thanjavur district
, Tamil Nadu
. It is located 5 kilometres south-east of Kumbakonam
. As per the 2001 census, Sivapuram had a total population of 1,279.
Sivarapuram is famous for its Sivagurunathaswamy temple, one of the 276 sthalams mentioned in the Tevaram
. The village is also infamous for the 1955 incident of the missing Chola bronzes.
on the way to Thiruvarur.Srinivasanallur
, Neikunnam, Kirangudi, Kothangudi and Valangaiman
were some of the neighbouring villages.
The literacy rate for the village was 57.93. The male literacy rate was 64.09 while the female literacy rate was 51.37. 57.03 percent of the literates were males and 42.97 were females.
. The temple is one of holy abodes mentioned in the Thevaram located in the ancient Chola kingdom
. The deity
is also referred to as Sivagurunathar or Sivapuranathar. According to different legends, Vishnu
, Brahma
and Kubera
had worshipped Shiva here at different times. As Kubera is believed to have worshipped here, the village is also known as Kuberapuri.
Thanjavur District
Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur.-Geography:...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. It is located 5 kilometres south-east of Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...
. As per the 2001 census, Sivapuram had a total population of 1,279.
Sivarapuram is famous for its Sivagurunathaswamy temple, one of the 276 sthalams mentioned in the Tevaram
Tevaram
The Tevaram denotes the first seven volumes of the Tirumurai, the twelve-volume collection of Tamil Saivite devotional poetry. All seven volumes are dedicated to the works of the three most prominent Tamil poets - Campantar , Appar and Cuntarar...
. The village is also infamous for the 1955 incident of the missing Chola bronzes.
Location
Sivapuram is located 5 kilometres south-east of the town and taluk headquarters of KumbakonamKumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...
on the way to Thiruvarur.Srinivasanallur
Srinivasanallur
Srinivasanallur is a village in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.- Demographics :As per the 2001 census, Srinivasanallur had a total population of 1299 with 665 males and 634 females. The sex ratio was 953. The literacy rate was 76.9...
, Neikunnam, Kirangudi, Kothangudi and Valangaiman
Valangaiman
Valangaiman is a panchayat town in the Valangaiman taluk of Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:Valangiman is located at . It has an average elevation of...
were some of the neighbouring villages.
Population
According to the 2001 census, Sivapuram had a population of 1,279, 13 of whom belonged to Scheduled castes, with 271 households and a sex ratio of 938. There were 156 children under the age of 6 with a child sex ratio of 1,053.The literacy rate for the village was 57.93. The male literacy rate was 64.09 while the female literacy rate was 51.37. 57.03 percent of the literates were males and 42.97 were females.
Sivagurunathaswamy temple
Sivapuram is famous for the Sivagurunathaswamy temple dedicated to the Hindu god ShivaShiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
. The temple is one of holy abodes mentioned in the Thevaram located in the ancient Chola kingdom
Chola Kingdom
Chola was a powerful southern kingdom. They were mentioned in both great epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. They were believed to have some link with the Sivi or Sibi clan, situated along with the Sindhu Sauviras. In the time of recorded history, Chola kingdom grew into a powerful empire...
. The deity
Deity
A deity is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....
is also referred to as Sivagurunathar or Sivapuranathar. According to different legends, Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
, Brahma
Brahma
Brahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. According to the Brahma Purana, he is the father of Mānu, and from Mānu all human beings are descended. In the Ramayana and the...
and Kubera
Kubera
Kubera , also spelt Kuber, is the Lord of wealth and the god-king of the semi-divine Yakshas in Hindu mythology. He is regarded as the regent of the North , and a protector of the world His many epithets extol him as the overlord of numerous semi-divine species and the owner of the treasures of...
had worshipped Shiva here at different times. As Kubera is believed to have worshipped here, the village is also known as Kuberapuri.