53-640: Srivilliputhur , also known as Thiruvilliputhur is a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . As of 2011, the town had a population of 75,396. The most important landmark of Thiruvilliputhur is 11-tiered tower structure dedicated to the Vatapatrasayee ( Vishnu ), the presiding deity of the Srivilliputhur Divya Desam . The tower of this temple rises 192 feet high and
106-460: A kunjam (ornament used to decorate women's hair plaits). Legends say that the kunjam was offered by Tamil poet Kamban when he visited Srivilliputtur. Hence, the kunjam is known as ‘Kamban Kunjam’. On Maharasankarathi day (first day of Tamil month ‘Thai’, usually 14 or 15 January) Sri Andal blesses for the sake of Sri Manavala Mamunigal and after taking a bath in the temple pond ‘Thirumukkulam – Sri Sudharsana Chakkra Theertham’. She arrived at
159-661: A Superintendent of Police. Virudhunagar District court is in Srivilliputtur. This town receives drinking water supply from Thamirabarani river, an additional water resource. There are 19 elementary, six middle, one high, one matriculation and six matriculation schools in Srivilliputhur. There are no colleges in the town. Electricity supply to Srivilliputhur is regulated and distributed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). The town along with its suburbs forms
212-466: A city. The city is originally named after its founder, Villi forming the word Sri-Villi-Puthur and also known as Mallivalanaadu . Thiru is the Tamil salutation and an alternative to Sanskrit word "Sri" and that is why it is also called as a Thiruvilliputhur. As per another legend, the town is called the town of the bowman from the Tamil word villi meaning bow. The history of Srivilliputhur centres around
265-400: A municipality has jurisdiction may encompass: Powers of municipalities range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to the state . Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax , property tax , and corporate income tax , but may also receive substantial funding from the state. In some European countries, such as Germany, municipalities have
318-488: Is Madurai International Airport , located 74 km (46 mi) away from the town. Srivilliputhur Andal Temple is a popular landmark of Srivilliputhur. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and one of the 108 Divya Desams , temples that are revered in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham , the 8th-10th century Vaishnava canonical literature. It is the birthplace of two of the most important Alvar saints in
371-463: Is a religious centre in the temple town of Srivilliputtur . The Mutt follows the Thenkalai tradition of Sri Vaishnava culture. The Mutt has Manavala Mamunigal as the torch bearer of the tradition of Vishistadvaita and Emberumanar Darsanam, which is known to be the way as propagated by sants Ramanuja . The Mutt houses seers who have the title of Sri Satagopa Ramanuja Jeeyar. The present pontiff of
424-552: Is another prominent temple in the town. Thiruvannamalai, also known as Thenthirupathi, is a temple dedicated to Vishnu and is located 5 km (3.1 mi) away from Srivilliputhur, surrounded by western Ghats. Kattalagar Koil is another Vishnu temple located 9 km (5.6 mi), west of Srivilliputhur over the Mantuga Hills. Sathuragiri Hills is home of two temples, namely Sundra Mahalingam temple and Sandhana Mahalingam temple. The place known for rare medicinal plants and
477-603: Is believed to be the tallest peak in Virudunagar district as well. The sanctuary is home to the endangered, arboreal Grizzled Giant Squirrel ( Ratufa macrora ). The sanctuary also hosts birds, mammals, reptiles and butterflies. Resident and migratory elephants are common. Other animals sighted are tigers, leopards, Nilgiri thar, spotted deer, barking deer, sambar, Wild Boar , porcupines, Nilgiri langur, lion-tailed macaque, common langur, slender loris, bonnet macaque, sloth bear, Gaur (Indian Bison) and flying squirrels. According to
530-722: Is celebrated annually in December–January. Sri Andal appeared in the dreams of the Archakas (temple priests) and Athyapakas (people of the town) and extended the festival for one more day so that Sri Manavala Mamunigal would have a chance to attend. As per the orders of the presiding deity of the temple Sri Andal, arrangements were made for Sri Manavala Mamunigal to witness the festival for one more day. Sri Andal appeared before Sri Mamunigal and asked him whether he had any other grievances. After observing Sri Andal from her crown to lotus feet he said that she looked very graceful and offered her
583-555: Is famous in four streets Perumalpatti, Arrachipatti, Kamapatti and Mangapuram. Sarva Bhauma Aiyangar, who is popularly called Villiputhurar, lived in the city presumably during the period of Nayaks in the 17th century. He translated the Mahabaratha , one of the two epics to Tamil. Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it
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#1732855405149636-631: Is located at the foothills of the Western Ghats 77 km (48 mi) south west of Madurai . It has an average elevation of 137.2 metres (450 ft) above mean sea level. There are no notable mineral resources available in and around the town. Srivilliputtur receives scanty rainfall with an average of 811 mm (31.9 in) annually, which is lesser than the state average of 1,008 mm (39.7 in). The South west monsoon, with an onset in June and lasting up to August, brings scanty rainfall. The bulk of
689-454: Is located in the rail head from Madurai to Tenkasi and Sengottai. It connects Tamil Nadu with Kerala through Rajapalayam and Sengottai. The Podhigai Express and Kollam express connects Srivilliputhur to Sengottai , kollam and Chennai Egmore in either directions. All other express trains ply from Virudunagar station. There are also passenger trains running either side from Madurai to Tenkasi. The nearest local and international airport
742-544: Is served by town bus service, which provides connectivity within the town and the suburbs. There are private operated mini-bus services that cater to the local transport needs of the town. The main bus stand covers an area of 2,830 m (0.70 acres) and is located in the heart of the town. There are regular inter-city bus services to the town. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates daily services connecting various cities to Srivilliputhur. The State Express Transport Corporation operates long-distance buses connecting
795-463: Is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district . The English word is derived from French municipalité , which in turn derives from the Latin municipalis , based on the word for social contract ( municipium ), referring originally to
848-465: Is the official symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It is said to have been built by Periyalvar , in the year 788 CE and believed to be the adopted father of the temple deity, with a purse of gold that he won in debates held in the palace of Pandya King Vallabhadeva. Thiruvilliputhur is well known for its ancient heritage and devotional contributions. It is on the Virudhunagar - Sengottai line of
901-404: The 2011 census , Srivilliputhur had a population of 75,396 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,884 were under the age of six, constituting 3,466 males and 3,418 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 6.21% and 0.01% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.84%, compared to
954-677: The Srivilliputhur Temple , dedicated to Andal (8th century or earlier), the only female Alvar of the 12 Alvar saints of South India. She is credited with the Tamil works of Thirupavai and Nachiar Tirumozhi that are still recited by devotees during the Winter festival season of Margazhi . Andal is known for her unwavering devotion to god Vishnu , the God of the Srivaishnavas . Adopted by her father,
1007-496: The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. From the 1977 elections, the assembly seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) once during 1989 elections, Communist Party of India (CPI) twice during 2006 and 2011, and All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for five times during 1977, 1980, 1996 and 2001 elections. The current MLA of the constituency is V. Ponnupandi from CPI. During
1060-502: The aacharya peetam and appointed seers to succeed him. This mutt holds a continuous history with the Seers known as Jeeyars for 600 years. Despite interruptions due to invasions, the mutt holds records of grants given by various rulers such as the King of Mysore . The 23rd peetam is Sri Sri Sri Satakopa Ramanuja. Jeeyar Swamy was the pontiff of this mutt as of 2014 . The divinity deemed to be in
1113-579: The 1957 elections, Srivilliputhur was a part of Srivilliputhur constituency and was held by the Indian National Congress party and an independent. The town was a part of Virudhunagar Lok sabha constituency during the 1967 elections and was held by the Swathanthara Party. The constituency was held by DMK during the 1971 elections, INC during the 1977 elections and ADMK during the 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections, CPI during 1996 and MDMK during
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#17328554051491166-421: The 1991–2001 period reduced to half of the previous decade due to migration to industrialized cities. As per the religious census of 2011, Srivilliputhur (M) had 90.7% Hindus , 2.27% Muslims , 6.62% Christians , 0.01% Sikhs , 0.01% Buddhists , 0.38% following other religions and 0.02% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. As of 1994, a total 255.11 ha (630.4 acres) (45%) of
1219-525: The 1998, 1999 and 2004 elections. Srivilliputhur is now part of the Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency) – it has the following six assembly constituencies – Sankaranayanarkoil (SC) , Vasudevanallur (SC) , Kadayanallur , Tenkasi , Srivilliputhur and Rajapalayam . The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Dhanush M Kumar from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Law and order in
1272-662: The Alvar saint Periyalvar who found her as a baby, Andal avoided earthly marriage, the normal and expected path for women of her culture, to "marry" Vishnu, both spiritually and physically. In many places in India, particularly in Tamil Nadu , Andal is treated more than a saint and as a form of god herself and a shrine for Andal is dedicated in most Vishnu temples. During the reign of Tirumala Nayaka (1623–1659) and Rani Mangammal (1689–1706), this city became very popular. Tirumala Nayaka renovated
1325-480: The Andal Temple. After early morning special pujas, the presiding deities, Sri Rengamannar and Goddess Andal are taken in decorated palanquins to the car. The festival marks the adoption of presiding deity, Andal, by Periyazhwar after he found her near a tulasi plant in the garden of Vadabadrasai Temple at Srivilliputhur on the eighth day of the Tamil month of Adi . Very cultural classical local festival named mulaipari
1378-570: The Fort of Srivilliputhur was ruled by Periyasami Thevar. Then it fell into the hands of Mohammed Yusuf Khan during 1756. The troops of Yusuf won over the Polygars in the region. When they tried to invade Srivilliputhur, a Brahmin fell from the top of the temple tower as a mark of protest. Though Muslims, the troops retreated at the sight of the shattering brain in front of a Hindu temple might draw further wrath. During 1801, there were battles between polygars in
1431-607: The Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction , from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco , to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York . The territory over which
1484-594: The Mutt is the 23rd Peetam Paramahamsethyathi Sri Sri Sri Satagopa Ramanuja Jeeyar Swami. The Mutt has an unbroken lineage from its founder Manavala Mamunigal . Sri Manavala Mamunigal visited Srivilliputtur, the birthplace of Andal and Sri Periyalwar the greatest Vaishnavaitic Sants during the Pandya Kingdom period. Legends say that Sri Mamunigal (seer of Sri Rangam ) attended the darshan of Thayar Sri Andal during her most celebrated Maargali Ennaikaapu Festival. This festival
1537-620: The Southern Railway, about 74 km south of Madurai and connected by road and rail with Madurai , Rajapalayam , Sankarankovil & Sengottai , Sivakasi and Sattur . As per historical legend, the land around Srivilliputhur was under the rule of Queen Malli. The queen had two sons called Villi and Kandan. While the two were hunting in a forest, a tiger killed Kandan. Unaware of this, Villi searched for his brother, got tired and fell asleep. In his dream, divinity narrated to him what happened to his brother. By divine orders, Villi founded
1590-555: The Spanish term ayuntamiento , referring to a municipality's administration building, is extended via synecdoche to denote the municipality itself. In Moldova and Romania , both municipalities ( municipiu ; urban administrative units) and communes ( comună ; rural units) exist, and a commune may be part of a municipality. In many countries, comparable entities may exist with various names. Sri Andal Jeeyar Mutt Srivilliputtur Sri Manavala Mamunigal Jeeyar Mutt
1643-654: The Srivilliputhur Electricity Distribution Circle. A Chief Distribution engineer is stationed at the regional headquarters. Water supply is provided by the Srivilliputhur Municipality from two sources, namely Peyanar river and deep bore wells. During the period 2000–01, a total of 3.125 million litres of water was supplied every day for households in the town. The present water supply scheme from Peyanar and catchment area were implemented in 1955 and 1984 respectively. The water supply by
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1696-526: The Vaishnavite tradition, Periyalvar , and Andal . Vatapatrasayi temple is a temple dedicated to Vishnu in the form of Vatapatrasayi (Lord of the Banyan Leaf) or Rangamannar. In iconographic representations the deity is shown as a young child, resting on a banyan tree leaf known as Vatapatram, floating on water. Madavar Vilagam Vaidyanathar temple , enshrining a six-foot high monolithic image of Nataraja ,
1749-525: The community living in the area and the common interest. These include terms: The same terms "Gemeente" (Dutch) or "Gemeinde" (German) may be used for church congregations or parishes, for example, in the German and Dutch Protestant churches. In Greece, the word Δήμος ( demos ) is used, also meaning 'community'; the word is known in English from the compound democracy (rule of the people). In some countries,
1802-400: The constitutional right to supply public services through municipally-owned public utility companies . Terms cognate with "municipality", mostly referring to territory or political structure, are Spanish municipio (Spain) and municipalidad (Chile), Catalan municipi , Portuguese município . In many countries, terms cognate with "commune" are used, referring to
1855-466: The control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the executive head. The legislative powers are vested in a body of 33 members, one each from the 33 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson. The municipality covers an area of 5.718 km (5,718,000 m) Srivilliputhur comes under the Srivilliputhur assembly constituency and it elects a member to
1908-403: The entrance of this Mutt and Manavala Mamunigal processional deity brought near her to observe her maternal divine beauty. This Mutt is an independent mutt and is the only mutt established by Sri Manavala Mamunigal on the request of Srivilliputtur people to give them discourses on philosophical values and Sri Vaishnava tradition. To continue this divine duty, Sri Manavala Mamunigal established
1961-592: The land in Srivilliputhur was used for residential, 17.89 ha (44.2 acres) (3%) for commercial, 15.04 ha (37.2 acres) (3%) for industrial, 30.808 ha (76.13 acres) (5%) for public & semi public, 12.677 ha (31.33 acres) (2%) for educational and 238.61 ha (589.6 acres) (24%) for non urban purposes like agriculture and irrigation. Hand loom Weaving and farming are the primary occupations in Srivilliputhur. Virudhunagar district has four clusters of handloom weavers — Rajapalayam, Srivilliputhur, Aruppukottai and Sundarapandiyam. The looms account for 25% of
2014-464: The medicinal value of 275 plants has been recorded and reported. The forest also has a rich variety of orchids and ferns. Pennington Public Library, established in 1875, is one of the oldest privately run public libraries in India. Pilavakkal is a dam in Watrap village and is one of the picnic spots of Srivilliputhur. Thousands of people from the state participate in the "Adi Pooram" festival celebrated in
2067-400: The municipality has a coverage of 50%. About 24 metric tonnes of solid waste are collected from Srivilliputhur every day by door-to-door collection and subsequently the source segregation and dumping is carried out by the sanitary department of the Srivilliputhur municipality. The coverage of solid waste management had an efficiency of 100% as of 2001. There is no underground drainage system in
2120-485: The mutt is Sri Thiruvalmarbhan ("The Lord Who has His chest as a divine residence of His Consort Sri Lakshmi Devi known as Thayar"). Sri Thiruvalmarbhan in this mutt holds a special history. The Lord was among the 'Pancha Berars' (the important five forms of Lord residing in every temple that follows an aagama way of worship) of the Divya Desam of Thiruvalla. A magician stole the idol and was travelling towards his home via
2173-434: The national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 21,411 households. There were a total of 32,556 workers, comprising 134 cultivators, 1,241 main agricultural labourers, 3,126 in house hold industries, 25,769 other workers, 2,286 marginal workers, 18 marginal cultivators, 318 marginal agricultural labourers, 119 marginal workers in household industries and 1,831 other marginal workers. The decadal growth of population during
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2226-468: The rainfall is received during the North East monsoon in the months of October, November and December. Shenbaga Thoppu is a forest located 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Srivilliputhur. These forests are found on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats . Many rare and endemic varieties of flora and fauna are found along the mountain slopes. A wildlife sanctuary, spread over 480 km (190 sq mi)
2279-512: The region and the British. One of the rebels, Sivattaiya Nayak was captured in the town during the same year. During February 1811, the town was suffering from an epidemic. Until 1850, Sri Andal temple was under the care of the king of Travancore . The British ruled the country till India attained freedom in 1947. Srivilliputtur is located at 9°30′58″N 77°37′48″E / 9.5161°N 77.63°E / 9.5161; 77.63 . The town
2332-449: The rural areas around it. The Srivilliputhur municipality maintains a total of 54.576 km (33.912 mi) of roads. The town has 15.63 km (9.71 mi) concrete roads, 38.526 km (23.939 mi) bituminous roads and 0.4 km (0.25 mi) earthen roads. The national highway NH 208 that connects Madurai and Kollam passes through the town and connects surrounding urban centers like Rajapalayam and Tenkasi. Srivilliputhur
2385-498: The state handloom produce for free distribution. Srivilliputhur is known for a milk sweet called as Srivilliputhur Palkova. The Srivilliputhur Milk Producers Cooperative Society Ltd. and other local vendors started the production of the sweet from 1977 after the white revolution in the 1970s. The industry provides employment to the citizens of the town. Holy places like Srivilliputhur Andal Temple and Sri Vaidyanathar Temple located here draw thousands of pilgrims. The occupational pattern of
2438-538: The temples of this city. Nayak built a palace similar, but smaller in size to that of Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace in Madurai. Entry to this well preserved historical complex is presently restricted by the Archaeological Department of India which is managing this palace complex. From 1751 to 1756 A.D., Srivilliputhur came under the rule of Nerkattumseval palayakkarar Puli thevar and was a maravarpalayam . Later
2491-447: The town and the sewerage system for disposal of sullage is through septic tanks, open drains and public conveniences. The municipality maintains storm water drains along 92.4 kilometres (57.4 mi) of surfaced roads and 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) along unlined roads. A total of 12.05 kilometres (7.49 mi) of roads in town have no drainage. There are one maternity hospital, one government health centre and various private clinics in
2544-476: The town is maintained by the Srivilliputhur sub division of the Tamil Nadu Police headed by a Deputy Superintendent. There are three police stations in the town, one of them being an all-women police station. There are special units like prohibition enforcement, district crime, social justice and human rights, district crime records and special branch that operate at the district level police division headed by
2597-663: The town is predominantly in tertiary sector that includes sub-sectors such as handloom weaving, trade and commerce, transport, storage and communication and related services. Primary and secondary sectors such as agriculture, livestock, manufacturing and construction reduced during the decade of 1991. All major nationalized banks such as State Bank of India , Canara bank , Indian Bank , Indian Overseas Bank and private banks like Tamil Nadu Mercantile bank , Karur Vysya Bank , City Union Bank , DBS Bank (formerly Lakshmi Vilas Bank) and Srivilliputhur Cooperative Bank, have their branches in Srivilliputtur. The Srivilliputhur municipality
2650-404: The town that take care of the health care needs of the citizens. There are a total of 2,072 street lamps: 222 sodium lamps, one mercury vapour lamps, 1,748 tube lights and one high mast beam lamp in the town. Uzhavar Santhai, operated by the municipality and Pennington Market, operated by a private committee are the two markets located in the centre of the town that cater to the needs of the town and
2703-628: The town to important cities like Chennai and Madurai . The major inter city bus routes from the town are to cities like Madurai , Chennai , Erode , Coimbatore , Theni , Karaikudi , Dindigul , Trichy , Karur , Ramnad , Tanjore , Sankarankovil , Sengottai , Rajapalayam , Tenkasi , Kovilpatti , Tuticorin , Tiruchendur , Nagercoil and Tirunelveli . The town bus routes to surrounding villages are to Mamsapuram, Krishnankoil,Sundarapandiam, Watrap, Koomapatti, Maharajapuram, Koonampatti, Vanniampatti junction, Thalavaipuram, Athekulam, Natchiyarpatti and Chathirapatti. Srivilliputtur railway station
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#17328554051492756-409: Was established in 1894 during British times. It was promoted to a first-grade municipality in 1984. The municipality has 33 wards and there is an elected councillor for each of those wards. The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: general administration/personnel, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, city planning and Information Technology (IT). All these departments are under
2809-506: Was established in 1989 at Shenbaga Thoppu. The sanctuary is contiguous with the Periyar tiger reserve on the south-western side and the Megamalai reserve forest on the north-western side. The Combined Srivilliputhur-Meghamalai Reserve Forests announced as India's 51st and Tamil Nadu State's fifth Tiger Reserve Sanctuary. In southern Tamil Nadu, Kottamalai Peak, at around 2,019 m (6,624 ft),
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