Thiruvennainallur
| Thiruvennainallur | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Thiruvennainallur | |
| Coordinates: 11°52′45″N 79°22′44″E / 11.87917°N 79.37889°ECoordinates: 11°52′45″N 79°22′44″E / 11.87917°N 79.37889°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Viluppuram |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,517 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Thiruvennainallur is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is about 24 km from Viluppuram and 22 km from Thirukkoilur. It is a major agricultural region where sugarcane is grown aplenty.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Thiruvennainallur had a population of 8517. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thiruvennainallur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 59%. In Thiruvennainallur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Contrary to the popular belief that Sadaiyappa Vallal, the man who supported Kambar ruled here, the lexicon Abithana Chintamani clarifies that there was another Thiruvennainallur in the Thanjavur District, where Kambar was born (Birthplace: Therazhundur near Mayiladuthurai). Thiruvennainallur is famous for the temple of Lord Shiva (Kripapureeshwarar), where Sundaramoorthy nayanar started singing the praise of God after being shown the path of light by the God Himself. Additionally, this is the place where the sage Sandalya was in his penance and attained moksha.
Villages
The villages nearby Thiruvennainallur have got importance for its Tradition and tourist resource. Thiruedayaru (T.Edayaru)is a small village is at a distance of 6 km from Thiruvennainallur. This village is being respected for having its monumental evidence of chola kingdom's Lord shiva temple. The temple here was built for Lord Marutheeswarar (other name of Lord Shiv), is a 1,000 year old build and having wonderful sculptors and monuments. The Temple is another sign of Chola rulers and equally respected with Tanjore Lord Bragadeeswarar Temple. T. Edayaru is also well known for banking pennar river and beautiful landscapes nearby. T. Edayaru is considered a good example of Tamil culture and History. One of the famous Tamil poets, Vennaivelan belongs to Thiruvennainallur. Well-known Sivagnanabotham writer maikandar (earlier name: suvethana perumal) born in Pennadam, but stayed here in Thiruvennainallur from the age of three. While he was playing on the street of Thiruvennainallur he got blessings (sivagnanam) from sage Paranjothi; from that he came to know well about "mai" (soul, life, god). Later he was called Maikandaar. Then wrote the poem Sivagnanabotham. Now his book became one of the important poems among saiva sithaantham. Well-known writer Kamban (writer of ramayanam) was helped by sadaiyappa vallal, whose birthplace is this same Thiruvennainallur.
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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