Tirupathur, Sivaganga
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Tirupathur is a Taluk panchayat town in Sivaganga district
in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
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Although Tiruppattur is a small town, the Siva temple here is big and as we go inside the temple, it is really huge and causes fascination to the visitor. This 15 acres (60,702.9 m²) temple has a main Vimanam with several stucco images on the east side and has 3 piraharams, means a sacred possession round the temple precincts held .... Perahera is the Pali-ised form of the Tamil (Piraharam). The outer 3rd Piraharam is a wide courtyard on all the 4 sides. In the 2nd middle Piraharam there are shrines for Lord Subramanian along with His 2 consorts Valli and Deivaanai . The presiding deity lord Siva is called as Thiruthalinathar, Sreethalinathar and the Ambal his consort mother Parvathy is called as Sivakami, Soundarya Nayaki. The shrine for Thiruthalinathar is situated at an elevated portion and is facing east. The shrine for Sivakami is situated parallel to the north of the main sanctum sanctorum and is also facing east. The mandapa in front of the sanctum sanctorum has pillars with beautiful sculptured images of Rishabavaaganar, Narthana Ganapathy, Venugpolan, Narasimhar etc. Interesting metal images of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are also seen here. Stone images of Nataraja and Sivakami are seen in this temple. The Yoga Bhairavar shrine (facing west) is of significance here. Interesting metal images of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are also seen here. The Nava grahams are in a seated posture. Entering the 3rd inner Piraharam from the east side, one can see the small shrines for Sun God Sooriyan, Mahalakshmi, Mahaganapathy, Dakshinamurthy, Varunalingam, Visalakshmi Amman, Agasthiyalingam, Sandeswarar and Durgai on the 4 pathways of the Piraharam. The sthala Varusha is Konrai tree and the Theertham is called as Garuda Theertham.
This temple is regarded as the 6th of the Tevara Stalams in the Pandya kingdom of Tamil Nadu.
Sri Ninra Narayanaperumal Temple:
It has served as a place promoting Vaishnavism. During the rule of King Varaguna Pandiyan II (862-885) a Perumal temple had been existence in this place. Lord Perumal installed in this temple is referred to as Jalasayanathupadarar in the inscriptions of King Varaguna Pandiyan II. In addition to this temple, for the sake of Lord Perumal in the standing posture, another Perumal temple was constructed in the south of Sri Thiruthalinathar temple during the Pandiya period. It contains inscriptions of later Pandiyas dating back to the 13th century. The inscription of King Maravarman Sundara Pandiyan (1216-1239 A.D) refers to this other temple as
Kola Varaga Vinnagara Emperumal temple and donation of lands in 1237 A.D to meet daily expenses of the performance of pojas.
Tiruppattur is situated at Sivaganga district, 27 km from Sivaganga 22 km away from Karaikudi. It is popular among the domestic temples dedicated to Thiruthallinathar and Sivakami Sundariamman. The temple attracts a lot of pilgrims as well as tourists visit this temple daily.
Schools
Arumugam Pillai Government Boys Higher Secondary School
Nagappa Maruthappa Girls Government Higher Secondary School
APSA Matriculation Higher Secondary School
LIMRA Nursery & Primary School
Baba Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Chirstraja Matriculation School
Colleges
APSA College Of Arts and Science
APSA college of Education
Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal Teacher Training Institute
Thavathiru Kundrakudi Adigalar College of Education for Women
Vivekananda Polytechnic College
Vivekananda College of Education
, Tiruppattur had a population of 23,354. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Tiruppattur has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 69.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 79%. In Tirupathur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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Member of Parliament(LOK SABHA): Dr.P.Chidambaram, H'ble Union Minister of Home
Member of Parliament(RAJYA SABHA):Mrs.Gokula Indhira
Member of Legislative Assembly: Thiru.K.R.Periakaruppan,
Chairman of Panchayat:Tmt Valli.C
Vice Chairman of Panchayat: Thiru. Ganesan.V
President of Special Village Panchayat: Thiru.Sakla.N.M
Vice President of Special Village Panchayat: Thiru.Karthikeyan.R
Tahsildar:Thiru.T.S. Dwaraganath
BDO:Tr.Palanisamy
Thirukoshtiyur is situated 8 km from south of Thirupathur and 24 km of Sivagangai on the Thirupathur-Sivaganga Road.Thiru means sacred, koshty means assembly and Ur means place i.e. place of sacred assembly. This place is famous for the Vaishnative temple.
2.Pillaiyarpatti
Located near Tirupathur.There is the famous Karpaka Vinayakar Temple
which can be seen here. The presiding deity of the Temple is Karpaga Pillaiyar and from there comes the name of the village Pillaiyar Village.
3.Kundrakudi
Situated near Thiruppathur. Kundrakudi is famous for temples and the temple of Lord Subramanya is located here in this place. For this reason a large number of pilgrims visit Kundrakudi.
4.Vettangudi bird sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
This .384 km2 (0.1 sq mi) Protected area, declared in June 1977, near Thirupattur in Sivaganga district Includes the Periya Kollukudi Patti, Chinna Kollukudi Patti and Vettangudi Patti Irrigation tanks.The Vettangudi bird sanctuary
is the natural habitat of winter migratory and residential birds and provides a safe place for roosting, breeding and feeding. There is considerable diversity in their nesting and feeding behaviour.
Sivaganga District
Sivaganga District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Sivaganga is the district headquarters. It is bounded by Pudukkottai district on the Northeast, Tiruchirapalli district on the North, Ramanathapuram district on South East, Virudhunagar district...
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n state
States and territories of India
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of 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...
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Geography
Tiruppattur is located at 10.13°N 78.62°E. It has an average elevation of 88 m (288.7 ft).History
It also houses three ancient historic great temples.- Sir Thiruthalinathar Swamy Temple (Siva Temple)
- Sri Ninra Narayanaperumal Temple (Narayanan Temple)
- Sri VeeraAmmaKaliamman Temple
- Sri Poomayee amman Temple
Although Tiruppattur is a small town, the Siva temple here is big and as we go inside the temple, it is really huge and causes fascination to the visitor. This 15 acres (60,702.9 m²) temple has a main Vimanam with several stucco images on the east side and has 3 piraharams, means a sacred possession round the temple precincts held .... Perahera is the Pali-ised form of the Tamil (Piraharam). The outer 3rd Piraharam is a wide courtyard on all the 4 sides. In the 2nd middle Piraharam there are shrines for Lord Subramanian along with His 2 consorts Valli and Deivaanai . The presiding deity lord Siva is called as Thiruthalinathar, Sreethalinathar and the Ambal his consort mother Parvathy is called as Sivakami, Soundarya Nayaki. The shrine for Thiruthalinathar is situated at an elevated portion and is facing east. The shrine for Sivakami is situated parallel to the north of the main sanctum sanctorum and is also facing east. The mandapa in front of the sanctum sanctorum has pillars with beautiful sculptured images of Rishabavaaganar, Narthana Ganapathy, Venugpolan, Narasimhar etc. Interesting metal images of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are also seen here. Stone images of Nataraja and Sivakami are seen in this temple. The Yoga Bhairavar shrine (facing west) is of significance here. Interesting metal images of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are also seen here. The Nava grahams are in a seated posture. Entering the 3rd inner Piraharam from the east side, one can see the small shrines for Sun God Sooriyan, Mahalakshmi, Mahaganapathy, Dakshinamurthy, Varunalingam, Visalakshmi Amman, Agasthiyalingam, Sandeswarar and Durgai on the 4 pathways of the Piraharam. The sthala Varusha is Konrai tree and the Theertham is called as Garuda Theertham.
This temple is regarded as the 6th of the Tevara Stalams in the Pandya kingdom of Tamil Nadu.
Mythology
According to the legend, the prominent snakes Vasuki and Kaarkotakan worshipped Lord Shiva here and hence the separate shrine for Tirunageswarar in the outer 3rd Piraharam. The concept of Pranavam is said to have realized that Shiva & Pranavam were one and the same here, & is said to have manifested itself as the Konrai Maram. The legend has it that, Goddess Mahalakshmi once wished to have a darshan of Lord Shiva's dance. Lord Shiva conceded to her request and told her that she can have a vision of his dance at this sthalam. Accordingly Shiva is said to have revealed a vision of his Cosmic Dance known as Gowri Thandavam to Goddess Mahalakshmi here. Agasthyar, Valmiki, Jayanthan the son of Devendran are said to have worshipped here. This temple has got the royal patronage from the early Chola, Pandiya and Chera kings, and by the later period Pallavas, Sethupathy Raja, Maruthu Pandiyar etc.Sri Ninra Narayanaperumal Temple:
It has served as a place promoting Vaishnavism. During the rule of King Varaguna Pandiyan II (862-885) a Perumal temple had been existence in this place. Lord Perumal installed in this temple is referred to as Jalasayanathupadarar in the inscriptions of King Varaguna Pandiyan II. In addition to this temple, for the sake of Lord Perumal in the standing posture, another Perumal temple was constructed in the south of Sri Thiruthalinathar temple during the Pandiya period. It contains inscriptions of later Pandiyas dating back to the 13th century. The inscription of King Maravarman Sundara Pandiyan (1216-1239 A.D) refers to this other temple as
Kola Varaga Vinnagara Emperumal temple and donation of lands in 1237 A.D to meet daily expenses of the performance of pojas.
Tiruppattur is situated at Sivaganga district, 27 km from Sivaganga 22 km away from Karaikudi. It is popular among the domestic temples dedicated to Thiruthallinathar and Sivakami Sundariamman. The temple attracts a lot of pilgrims as well as tourists visit this temple daily.
Business
It is a developing Town in the District.The main commercial streets are- Big Bazaar street
- Madurai road
- Anna silai
- Vaniyan Kovil street
- Post office Road
Banks & ATM's
- Indian Bank,Madurai Road,Nr Bus-stand
- ICICI Bank,,Madurai Road,Nr Bus-stand
- Indian Overseas Bank,Madurai Road
- State Bank of India,,Madurai Road ..SBI Atm Nr Bus-stand
Education
Since it is main town for all around village, Tirupathur hosts many schools and colleges.They areSchools
Arumugam Pillai Government Boys Higher Secondary School
Nagappa Maruthappa Girls Government Higher Secondary School
APSA Matriculation Higher Secondary School
LIMRA Nursery & Primary School
Baba Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Chirstraja Matriculation School
Colleges
APSA College Of Arts and Science
APSA college of Education
Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal Teacher Training Institute
Thavathiru Kundrakudi Adigalar College of Education for Women
Vivekananda Polytechnic College
Vivekananda College of Education
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Tiruppattur had a population of 23,354. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Tiruppattur has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 69.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 79%. In Tirupathur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
Tiruppattur assembly constituency is part of Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sivaganga is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Indian Home Minister P.Chidambaram represents this constituency.-Assembly segments:...
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Member of Parliament(LOK SABHA): Dr.P.Chidambaram, H'ble Union Minister of Home
Member of Parliament(RAJYA SABHA):Mrs.Gokula Indhira
Member of Legislative Assembly: Thiru.K.R.Periakaruppan,
Chairman of Panchayat:Tmt Valli.C
Vice Chairman of Panchayat: Thiru. Ganesan.V
President of Special Village Panchayat: Thiru.Sakla.N.M
Vice President of Special Village Panchayat: Thiru.Karthikeyan.R
Administration
Deputy Superintendent of Police(DSP):Thiru.K.V.RAMAMOORTHYTahsildar:Thiru.T.S. Dwaraganath
BDO:Tr.Palanisamy
Villages around Tirupathur
- Avanipatti
- Thirukalapatti
- A. Thekkur
- S. Ilayathankudi
- Sunnambiruppu
- Vaiyakalathoor
- Thirukolakudi
- Sevinipatti
- Olugamangalam
- E. Ammapatti
- Kattambur
- P. Karungulam
- Keelasevalpatti
- Nedumaram
- Athirampatti
- Konnathanpatti
- N. Ilayathangudi
- Mahibalanpatti
- Manamelpatti
- Kumarapettai
- Brahamanapatti
- Vadamavali
- Alampatti
- Kottaiyiruppur
- Thiruvudaiyarpatti
- Ranasingaburam
- Sevur
- Mathavarayanpatti
- Karuppur
- Thirukositur
- K. Vairavanpatti
- Vanjinipatti
- Karaiyur
- Viramathi
- A. Velankudi
- Poolankurichi
- Pillaiyarpatti
- Vaniankadu
- Kandavarayanpatti
- Thuvar
Tourist spots
1.ThirukoshtiyurThirukoshtiyur is situated 8 km from south of Thirupathur and 24 km of Sivagangai on the Thirupathur-Sivaganga Road.Thiru means sacred, koshty means assembly and Ur means place i.e. place of sacred assembly. This place is famous for the Vaishnative temple.
2.Pillaiyarpatti
Located near Tirupathur.There is the famous Karpaka Vinayakar Temple
Karpaka Vinayakar Temple
Pillaiyar patti Pillaiyar temple is an ancient rock-cut cave shrine dedicated to Ganesha, located at Thiruppatthur Pillaiyar patti Pillaiyar temple is an ancient rock-cut cave shrine dedicated to Ganesha, located at Thiruppatthur Pillaiyar patti Pillaiyar temple is an ancient rock-cut cave shrine...
which can be seen here. The presiding deity of the Temple is Karpaga Pillaiyar and from there comes the name of the village Pillaiyar Village.
3.Kundrakudi
Situated near Thiruppathur. Kundrakudi is famous for temples and the temple of Lord Subramanya is located here in this place. For this reason a large number of pilgrims visit Kundrakudi.
4.Vettangudi bird sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary is a protected area, declared in June 1977 near Thirupattur in the Sivaganga District that includes the periya kollukudi patti, chinna kollukudi patti, and vettangudi patti irrigation tanks.-Fauna:...
This .384 km2 (0.1 sq mi) Protected area, declared in June 1977, near Thirupattur in Sivaganga district Includes the Periya Kollukudi Patti, Chinna Kollukudi Patti and Vettangudi Patti Irrigation tanks.The Vettangudi bird sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary is a protected area, declared in June 1977 near Thirupattur in the Sivaganga District that includes the periya kollukudi patti, chinna kollukudi patti, and vettangudi patti irrigation tanks.-Fauna:...
is the natural habitat of winter migratory and residential birds and provides a safe place for roosting, breeding and feeding. There is considerable diversity in their nesting and feeding behaviour.