Alamarathupatti
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Alamarathupatti is the name of a village 4 km from Thiruthangal
and 6 km from Sivakasi
situated in beautiful place in Virudunagar District, Tamil Nadu
. Alamarathupatti is surrounded by other villages like Sengamalapatti, Naranapuram, Chellaiyanaiyakanpatti and towns Thiruthangal and Sivakasi.
Most of the Native population here are farmers and speak both Telugu
and Tamil
, believed to have settled in this place during the period of Thirumalai Naicker who ruled the Pandiya Kingdom.
This village has a temple for vinayaka, tamil name is MUKKU PILLAYAR KOVIL in the entrance of village. Whenever people going for special things, they used to go there for pray and start.
The village has a Krishna
temple and Kali
temple ,and one SACRED FIG(ARASA MARAM)it is very old tree and the age is not yet estimated.The main village festival is celebrated by the people very enthusiastically around April. During this time temple deities Narayana and Nachiyar are brought in Pallaku(Tamil) from Thiruthangal for a days pooja here and another day in the nearby village of Naranapuram. The Pallaku is carried by the villagers all the way from Thiruthangal to the Village.
Notes : There is another Alamarathupatti, a village of Kolathur block in Salem district
Tamil Nadu°N date=December 2010°W
Thiruthangal
Thiruthangal is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thiruthangal Nindra Narayana Perumal Temple is also one among the 108 Divya Desams, Vishnu temples reverred by saint poets, Alwars of 6th-9th century. It is 2 kilometres away from the industrial town of...
and 6 km from Sivakasi
Sivakasi
Sivakasi is an active town and a municipality in Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the capital of India’s firecracker industry with about 8,000 factories, big and small, producing 90 percent of the total fireworks output.It is also known as "kutti japan" meaning "small...
situated in beautiful place in Virudunagar District, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. Alamarathupatti is surrounded by other villages like Sengamalapatti, Naranapuram, Chellaiyanaiyakanpatti and towns Thiruthangal and Sivakasi.
Most of the Native population here are farmers and speak both Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
and Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, believed to have settled in this place during the period of Thirumalai Naicker who ruled the Pandiya Kingdom.
This village has a temple for vinayaka, tamil name is MUKKU PILLAYAR KOVIL in the entrance of village. Whenever people going for special things, they used to go there for pray and start.
The village has a Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
temple and Kali
Kali
' , also known as ' , is the Hindu goddess associated with power, shakti. The name Kali comes from kāla, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means "the black one". Since Shiva is called Kāla - the eternal time, Kālī, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" . Hence, Kāli is...
temple ,and one SACRED FIG(ARASA MARAM)it is very old tree and the age is not yet estimated.The main village festival is celebrated by the people very enthusiastically around April. During this time temple deities Narayana and Nachiyar are brought in Pallaku(Tamil) from Thiruthangal for a days pooja here and another day in the nearby village of Naranapuram. The Pallaku is carried by the villagers all the way from Thiruthangal to the Village.
Notes : There is another Alamarathupatti, a village of Kolathur block in Salem district
Tamil Nadu°N date=December 2010°W