76-648: The Srivilliputhur Andal Temple in Srivilliputhur , a town in Virudhunagar district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu , It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Vatapatrasayi and his consort Lakshmi as Andal . It is believed to be the birthplace of two of the Alvars, namely Periyalvar and his foster-daughter, Andal . The temple is located 80 km from Madurai . Constructed in
152-468: 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
228-493: A five-tiered gopuram (gateway tower). The temple is enclosed in a rectangular enclosure with huge granite walls. The central shrine houses the image of the presiding deity, Sundarabahu Perumal in standing posture. The images of Sridevi and Bhudevi are also housed in the sanctum. There are two life size images of Narasimha , the avatar of Vishnu. One of them is shown holding the demon Hiranya and other slaying him. The temple houses some rare Vijayanagara sculptures similar to
304-413: A garden inside the temple. He and his wife named the child as Kothai, who grew up as a devotee of Krishna , an avatar of Vishnu. She is believed to have worn the garland before dedicating it to the presiding deity of the temple. Periyalvar, who later found it, was highly upset and remonstrated her. Vishnu appeared in his dream and asked him to dedicate only the garland worn by Andal to him. The girl Kothai
380-474: A member to 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
456-863: A saint and as a form of god herself and a shrine for Andal is dedicated in most Vishnu temples. The temple follows Thenkalai tradition of worship. The temple priests perform the pooja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. Like other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Vaishnava community, from the Brahmin class. The temple rituals are performed six times a day: Ushathkalam at 7 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m., Irandamkalam at 7:00 p.m. and Ardha Jamam at 10:00 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Vatapatrasayi and Andal. During
532-496: 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 a city. The city is originally named after its founder, Villi forming the word Sri-Villi-Puthur. Srivilliputtur is known by other names such as Varaha kshetram, Thenpuduvai, Vadeswarapuram, Vadamahadamapuram, Shenbagaranya kshetram, Vikrama chola chaturvedhi mangalam, and Sridhanvipuri. As per
608-489: 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
684-546: Is V. Ponnupandi from CPI. During 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
760-522: Is a part of the Chithirai Tiruvila of the Kallalagar temple at Alagar Kovil and begins on the fourth day. On this day, Alagar or Vishnu changes his appearance as Kallar and travels via Kallar Nadu and enters Madurai and the city’s residents welcome him. It is a tradition for the people of Madurai to welcome Alagar. As Alagar returns from Vandiyur Dhasavatharam, festival is celebrated throughout
836-488: Is also believed that Ranganatha of Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple married Andal, who later merged with the idol. Andal was taken in a palanquin from Srivilliputhur to Srirangam before the marriage. Since Andal married Ranganatha, who came as a king (called Raja), the presiding deity is called Rangamannar. The history of Srivilliputhur centres around the Srivilliputhur Andal Temple, dedicated to Andal . It
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#1732901828266912-552: 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
988-453: Is argued that the temple of Vatapatrasayi is present from the 8th century, but there are epigraphic records are available only from the 10th century CE. The view that the Andal temple was built during the 14th century is highly debated. The temple has inscriptions from Chola, Pandya and Vijayanagar Nayakkar Kings, spanning across various centuries from the 10th to 16th centuries. As per some accounts,
1064-539: Is believed that this is the official symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu (Sri Vatapatrasayi Temple Tower). But the artist who designed the emblem for the state of Tamil Nadu Thiru.Krishna Rao denied that it is not the temple of Srivilliputhur rather it is Meenakshi Temple 's West Gopuram. During the modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of
1140-603: 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
1216-532: 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. Azhagar Koyil Alagar Kovil is a village in Madurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The history and living of
1292-631: 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
1368-455: 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
1444-482: Is near his feet. The banyan tree whose leaf is known as Vatapatram, on which Vishnu is said to rest in the form of a baby during deluge, is at his head, behind Bhrigu. Images of Panchamurtis - Tumburu , Narada , the Sanatkumaras , Kinnara Mithuna, the sun and the moon gods are shown all around Rangamannar as well as representations of Villi and Puttan are seen at his feet. The sanctum has three doorways from which
1520-413: Is originally believed to have been built by Periyalvar with the prize money he obtained from religious debates in the court of Vallaba Pandya in Madurai . The Andal shrine houses the image of Andal and Rangamannar. Garuda , who brought Ranganathar, the divine bridegroom, from Srirangam is also housed in the same shrine. The walls around the shrine has paintings of the life of Andal. The second hall from
1596-655: Is regulated and distributed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). The town along with its suburbs forms 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
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#17329018282661672-547: 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
1748-404: Is the most prominent.The Rajagopura was built by Vijayanagar Kings during 15th century. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu . As per Hindu 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,
1824-466: 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
1900-405: 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
1976-518: The Ancient Indian style of architecture , the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham , the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. The temple is associated with the life of Andal, who was found under a tulasi plant in the garden inside the temple by Periyalvar. She is believed to have worn the garland before dedicating it to the presiding deity of
2052-678: 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,
2128-449: The 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections, CPI during 1996 and MDMK during 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
2204-423: 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
2280-662: 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
2356-534: 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 Periyalvar after he found her near a tulasi plant in the garden of Vatapatrasayi Temple at Srivilliputhur on the eighth day of the Tamil month of Adi . The temple car was originally very heavy (40 m tall and 650 tonnes) and it took days to take it back to
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2432-427: 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
2508-474: The Andal temple was performed on 20 January 2016 by Tamil Nadu Government. Vatapatrasayi is believed to have appeared to Andal , Periyalvar and sages Markandeya and Bhrigu . The temple follows Thenkalai tradition of worship. Six daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Aadipooram festival, the birthday of Andal, celebrated during the Tamil month of Adi (July - August),
2584-571: 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
2660-506: The Government of Tamil Nadu. The temple has two divisions – the one of Andal located on the Southwest and the second one is Vatapatrasayi (Vishnu) on the Northeast direction. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines, the garden where Andal was found and two of its three bodies of water. The rajagopuram , the temple's gateway tower, 192 ft (59 m) tall. The tower
2736-620: 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
2812-528: 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 ,
2888-816: The Vijayanayagara kings during the early 1500s. Similar columns of Virabhadra are found in Adikesava Perumal Temple at Thiruvattaru, Meenakshi Temple at Madurai , Nellaiappar Temple at Tirunelveli , Kasi Viswanathar temple at Tenkasi , Krishnapuram Venkatachalapathy temple , Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram , Soundararajaperumal temple at Thadikombu , Srivaikuntanathan Permual temple at Srivaikuntam , Avudayarkovil , Vaishnava Nambi and Thirukurungudivalli Nachiar temple at Thirukkurungudi . Srivilliputtur finds mention in Brahmakaivatsapuranam and Varaha puranam . Varaha puranam foretells
2964-407: The abode in the forest reclining on Adisesha , his serpent bed, on the leaf of a banyan tree. The place thus came to be known as Vadaveshwarapuram. Periyalvar (originally called Vishnuchittar) was an ardent devotee of Vishnu and he used to string garland to Vishnu every day. He was childless and he prayed to Vishnu to save him from the longing. One day, he found a girl child under a tulasi plant in
3040-418: The ancient scriptures, the place was referred as Varaha Kshetra. It was a dense forest named Champaka where the sages Bhrgu and Markandeya were doing penance and had their hermitages in the place. A demon named Kalanerai was troubling the sages and they prayed to Vishnu to relieve them from the demon. Vishnu was pleased by their devotion and appeared in the place to slay the demon. He is believed to have taken
3116-647: The constituency is Dhanush M Kumar from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Law and order in 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
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3192-404: 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
3268-445: The declared festivals of Tamil Nadu government. This festival day is declared as a local holiday. In Chithirai (April-May), Kallalagar starts from Alagar Kovil in the form of Kallar and reaches Madurai on Pournami (Full Moon day). Here he steps into river Vaigai in his Horse Vaganam. Lakhs of devotees flock to river Vaigai to see this event. "Ethir Sevai" festival is celebrated on the day before Alagar steps into river Vaigai. Ethir Sevai
3344-468: The district level police division headed by 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
3420-530: The entrance towards the sanctum, the Kalyana Mandapa, houses huge life-size sculptures of Mohini , Rama , Kamadeva , Rati , and many other deities. The Vatapatrasayi division has two precincts. The sanctum in the second level approached through a flight of steps houses the image of Vatapatrasayi in a reclining posture and his consorts, Lakshmi (Sridevi) and Bhudevi , are shown attending to him at his feet. Sage Bhrigu stands near his head and sage Markandeya
3496-457: The existence of Srivilliputtur and the consequent visit of Vishnu in his Varaha form. Brahmakaivatsa puranam mentions the location of Vatapatrasayi Temple in Srivilliputtur. Srivilliputhur has a significant place in Vaishnava philosophy and worship practices. The Srivilliputtur Divya Desam has the unique distinction among all other Divya Desams of being the birthplace of two important Alvars among
3572-650: The ideal time to visit the temple. Srivilliputhur 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
3648-593: 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
3724-468: The last step of worship, nadasvaram (pipe instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument) are played, religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) are recited by priests, and worshippers prostrate themselves in front of the temple mast . There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple. Thousands of people from the state participate in the "Aadi Pooram" festival celebrated in
3800-465: 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
3876-436: 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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#17329018282663952-489: The night at Ramarayar Mandapam in the Northern part of river Vaigai. After this event, Alagar is taken to Mysore Veera Mandapam on decorated Anantharayar Palanquin. The next morning Alagar in the form of Kallar returns to Alagar kovil in ‘Poo Pallakku' (Palanquin decorated with flowers) In the month of April and May, each year the great Chitra festival is celebrated on Pournami (full moon day). The festival dramatically re-enacts
4028-418: The one of Andal located on the Southwest and the second one of Vatapatrasayi on the Northeast direction. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines, the garden where Andal is believed to have been born and two of its three bodies of water. The Vijayanagar and Nayak kings commissioned paintings on the walls of the shrine of temple, some of which are still present. The samprokshanam ritual of
4104-471: The ones present in Soundararajaperumal Temple, Thadikombu , Krishnapuram Venkatachalapathy temple , Srivilliputhur Divya Desam and Jalakandeswarar Temple, Vellore . The temple also has one of the unique deities Chakaratalvar (Alvar) where the god with chakram having 16 hands and 16 weapons is without Narasimha above him. Chithirai festival of this temple celebrated for ten days is one of
4180-433: The original position. Before 2000, the practise of drawing the temple car during the yearly festival was suspended. With the efforts of Vanamamalai Jeer, the head of a monastic institution, the temple car was modified with hydraulic wheels to ease the movement. Kumbabishekam, the consecration of the Andal temple happened on 20 January 2016. Golden filials were also installed for Andal temple. Fridays and Saturdays are considered
4256-438: The original structure was constructed by Tribuvana Chakravarthy Konerinmai Kondan Kulasekaran and the Andal temple and 194 feet Rajagopura was built by Barathi Rayar of Vijayanagar king. During the reign of Thirumalai Nayak (1623–1659) and Rani Mangammal (1689–1706), this city became very popular. Thirumalai Nayak renovated all the temples of this city. He installed choultaries, temple tanks, paintings and golden towers inside
4332-681: The presiding deity can be seen. The hall leading to the sanctum, Bhopala villam, has a hall with detailed teak wood carvings depicting incidents from the Puranas and the ten avatars of Vishnu, the Dashavatara . There are a set of carvings that decorate the ceiling. The temple houses some rare Vijayanagara sculptures similar to the ones present in Soundararajaperumal Temple, Thadikombu , Krishnapuram Venkatachalapathy temple , Alagar Koyil and Jalakandeswarar Temple, Vellore . The composite columns of Virabhadra holding sword and horn are found be additions of
4408-471: 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)
4484-514: 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
4560-451: 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
4636-630: 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 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
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#17329018282664712-473: The sounds of Thiruppavai is believed to lead to a sublime atmosphere throughout the day. Andal is known for her unwavering devotion to god Vishnu , the supreme deity of the Sri Vaishnavas . Adopted by her father, Periyalvar, Andal avoided earthly marriage, the normal and expected path for women of her culture, to marry Vishnu. In many places in India, particularly in Tamil Nadu , Andal is treated more than
4788-500: 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
4864-401: The temple. Periyalvar, who later found it, was highly upset and stopped the practice. It is believed Vishnu appeared in his dream and asked him to dedicate the garland worn by Andal to him daily, which is a practice followed during the modern times. It is also believed that Ranganatha of Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple married Andal, who later merged with him. The temple has two divisions –
4940-468: The temple. The sculptures in the hall leading to the shrine of Andal were also built by him. From 1751 to 1756 CE, Srivilliputhur came under the rule of Nerkattumseval palayakkarar and was a maravarpalayam. Then it fell into the hands of Mohammed Yousoof Khan. Until 1850, Sri Andal temple was under the care of the king of Trivancore. The British ruled the country till India attained freedom in 1947. The temple's gateway tower, 192 ft (59 m) tall and it
5016-538: 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
5092-665: 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
5168-406: 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
5244-629: 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
5320-559: The twelve Alvars, Periyalvar, who became the father-in-law of the Ranganatha himself and Andal who was the incarnation of Bhudevi and attained union with the Ranganathan at Srirangam. Andal is the only female Alvar saint of the 12 Alvar saints of South India . She is credited with the Tamil works of Thirupavai and Nachiar Tirumoli that are still recited by devotees during the Winter festival season of Margali . The town wakes up to
5396-520: The village is centered around Kallazhagar Temple . Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture , the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham , the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu , who is worshiped as Kallalagar and his consort Lakshmi as Tirumamagal. Kallalagar Temple covers an area of about 2 acres (0.81 hectares) and has
5472-477: The visitation of Kallalagar to Madurai from Alagar Koyil. Lakhs of devotees flock to river Vaigai to personally witness the event of Alagar stepping down into the river and to get his blessings. During the months of July and August the festival of Adi Brahmotsavam is being celebrated for 10 days. This festival occurs within the precincts of the shrine. Devotees from different parts of Tamilnadu throng to participate in this festival. The temple car ‘Amaiththa Narayanan’
5548-410: 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
5624-506: 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),
5700-404: 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 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
5776-456: Was thus named Andal and was referred as Chudikodutha Sudarkodi (lady who gave her garland to Vishnu). The practise is followed during modern times when the garland of Andal is sent to Azhagar Koyil on Chitra Pournami day where the presiding deity Lord Kallazhagar entering into River Vaigai with the garland worn by Goddess Andal and Tirumala Venkateswara Temple during [Garudostavam during the Tamil month of Puratasi (September - October)]. It
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