Mallakottai

Mallakottai
Village
Mallakottai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°02′56″N 78°27′50″E / 10.048768°N 78.464009°E / 10.048768; 78.464009Coordinates: 10°02′56″N 78°27′50″E / 10.048768°N 78.464009°E / 10.048768; 78.464009
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Post Code	630566
Languages
• Official	Tamil
• Second Language	English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

The Historic Temple

A inside view

Mallakottai ( Tamil: மல்லாகோட்டை ) is the name of a panchayat village in the Sivagangai district in the Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Mallakottai may not reflect any direct or exact meaning in the Tamil language, though in some parts of South India 'mallakottai' means peanuts. 'Mallakottai' is believed to be a short form of "Mayilrayan Kottai" which means approximately 'beautiful fort'. It is also possible that "Mallakottai" might have been the capital for the “Mayilrayan Kottai Nadu” an ancient territory.

The place and people

Mallakottai, also called "Mallai", is one of the small modern village situated in the northern part of the Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu. Mallakottai's cultural heritage goes back 2500 years and the village has been known as one of the important commercial center among the nearest villages. Some of the villages that are surrounded Mallakottai are Jeyangondanilai or 'Jeyanilai', Vadavanpatti, Mampatti, Erumaipatti, Eriyur, and Kattanipatti. The principal occupation of villagers is farming. One of their popular deities is "Santhiveeran" and the "Santhiveeran Temple", located in the center of the village, is a historic villagers temple with many stunning architectural works.

Eruthugattu is a major villagers festival and many legends are associated with it. It is surmised the festival dates back to the period before written history. ‘Eruthugattu’ is very enthusiastically celebrated for thirty continuous days and each day has its significance with a number of myths, legends and beliefs.

Transport

Mallakottai village can be reached in 50 Minutes from the nonsleeping city of Madurai via Melur, Keelavalavu and Jayankondanilai from west. Government bus numbers are 8, 8A, 8C and other private company buses are Kannappa, KVR. Can be also reached in 1 Hour from Karaikudi via Thiruppathur, Aralikottai, Eriyur and the bus numbers are 4, 5, 7 and KVR. Can be also reached in 1 Hour from historical city of Maruthu Pandiyar Sivagangai via Madagupatti, Alavakottai and Kattanipatti. Can be also reached in 1 Hour from the green town of Singampunari via S.S.Kottai, Nainapatti from available buses.

Available facilities

• Government Hospital with Emergency service
• Government Higher Secondary School
• Government Library Facilities
• Water supply Board Controlled by Village Administration
• Government Agricultural Support Office
• Government Head Post Office
• Village Administration Office
• Government Grocery Shop
• BSNL Telecom's Customer Support Office
• Bus Terminals

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External links

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• Information about Sivaganga district

References