Sengalipuram

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Sengalipuram
village
Sengalipuram
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°51′20″N 79°30′20″E / 10.855687°N 79.505525°E / 10.855687; 79.505525Coordinates: 10°51′20″N 79°30′20″E / 10.855687°N 79.505525°E / 10.855687; 79.505525
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvarur
Block Kudavaasal
Panchayat Pudhukkudi
Population (2001)
  Total 3,253
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Sengalipuram ("Shivakalipuram" is a village in Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

Notable people from the village include Sengalipuram Muthanna, Anantharama Deekshithar and the Tamil writer "Thiru". It is one of the 18 Vathima villages.

Transport

The nearest airport is Trichy (150 km), and the nearest railway station is Kumbakonam (25 km).

Temples

  • Soleswarar Nistulaa ambika - Lord Shiva
  • Valmiki ashram - Lord Ram; Annual Sriramanavami festival conducted during March End / Early April
  • Dathathreya: It is believed by many devotees that after visiting Dathathreya the couples are blessed with a child
  • Ranganathar Swamy temple with six fingers in his leg.
  • Kumara Koil - Lord Muruga
  • Kasi viswanthar visalakhsi - Lord Siva

See also

Vathima

References

  1. Of a great lineage. The Hindu, August 19, 2010.


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