Thennangur
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| ?Thennangur Tamil Nadu • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 70 m (230 ft) |
| District(s) | Tiruvanamalai |
| Subdistrict | Vandavasi |
| Parliamentary constituency | Vandavasi |
| Assembly constituency | Vandavasi (SC) |
| Codes • Pincode |
• 604408 |
Thennangur (also known as Dakshina Halasyam) is a village located in Tiruvanamalai district of Tamil Nadu. The village is the site of a uniquely designed Hindu temple and is also regarded as the birthplace of the Hindu goddess Meenakshi.
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[edit] Location
Located on the Kancheepuram - Vandavasi state highway 116, the village is 110km from the state capital, Chennai. Its is serviced by regular buses from Kancheepuram and Chengelpet.
[edit] History
Thennangur was previously known as Dakshina Halasyam, sanskrit for a place where the wise drink nectar. According to Hindu mythology, the Hindu goddess Meenakshi was found as a 3 year old child by the Pandya king here.
Later, the human settlement was centred around the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple which used to exist before getting dilapidated. Only a pilliar of this temple remains today. Without a surviving temple, the village virtually vanished.
Thennangur was given a rebirth when Swami Haridhos Giri, a disciple of Swami Gnanananda Giri chose this nondescript village for setting up a centre to spread divine knowledge through the medium of Namasankeerthanam.
