Eriyur

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Eriyur
— village —
Eriyur Location of Eriyur in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	10°02′20″N 78°30′45″E / 10.0389646°N 78.5125496°E / 10.0389646; 78.5125496Coordinates: 10°02′20″N 78°30′45″E / 10.0389646°N 78.5125496°E / 10.0389646; 78.5125496
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Sivaganga
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Eriyur (Tamil: ஏரியூர்) is a village in Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a large village consisting of two Panchayat villages: Eriyur and D.Mambatti. The adjoining villages Valayapatti and Ulaginpatti are also administratively and culturally linked to Eriyur.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Location

It is located 17 km south-west of Tirupathur . It is about 8 km away from Thirukioshitur which has one of the 108 Divya desam temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Other nearby towns are Melur and Sivagangai. It is well connected to Tirupathur, Melur and Madurai by bus lines.

History and People

It is a modern village with long history and deep links to heritage. It is a constituent of the ancient “Mayilrayan Kottai Nadu” or ” Mallakottai Nadu. Main occupation of the people is agriculture and trading.

Malai Marundheeswarar Temple

Main attraction of the village is the Malai Marundheeswarar Temple (Tamil: மலை மருந்தீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம்) . It is located at the top of the hill on the eastern side of the village. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. “Pankuni Uthiram” festival celebrated in the month of March/ April is the major annual festival in this village. It is a 10 day festival for Lord Muruga situated in the Malai Marundheeswarar temple. This festival attracts devotees from around the villages .Most of the natives living outside of the village returns home to participate in the festival. Another major festival which brings the natives back home is the Pongal festival in the month of January

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