This Nizhal Thangal

Nizhal Thangal

Nizhal Thangal are secondary worship places of the Ayyavazhi, often smaller in size compared to Pathis, built per the instructions of Akilattirattu Ammanai...

 is situated 3 km west to Swamithope

Swamithope

Swamithope is the name of a town that lies southeast of the City of Nagercoil, the capital of the District of Kanyakumari in the State of Tamil Nadu, at the extreme southern tip of India...

. There was a zeouse devotee for Vaikundar during his period. During the last phase of the Tavam

Tavam of Vaikundar

According to Akilattirattu Ammanai, For ten months, Ayya Vaikundar revealed to the people all about the past, present, and future in the form of songs. He sang definitively about the future. Some of those who heard him, took his words as meaningless mutterings...

, Vaikundar avoid speaking to anybody. So for giving message for the people Vaikundar blessed Mr.Swamiyadiyan of Eachan vilai, one of his devotee that, what ever Ayya think in his mind it will be heard by this man. Since he was booned to realize the thoughts of Vaikundar, he was called as "Varam petra Pandaram" - 'The booned mendicant'.

Mr.Swamiyadiyan (Varam petra Pandaram) donated his land, Palvannanthoppu to Ayya. And it was in this place the Nizhal Thangal

Nizhal Thangal

Nizhal Thangal are secondary worship places of the Ayyavazhi, often smaller in size compared to Pathis, built per the instructions of Akilattirattu Ammanai...

 of Chettikudiyiruppu constructed. 'Varam petra Pandaram' went to Swamithope

Swamithope

Swamithope is the name of a town that lies southeast of the City of Nagercoil, the capital of the District of Kanyakumari in the State of Tamil Nadu, at the extreme southern tip of India...

 along with his country-men and carried Ayya

Ayya

Ayya is a Pali word, translated as "honourable" or "worthy."It is most commonly used as a veneration in addressing or referring to an ordained female Buddhist monk, most often of the Theravadan tradition in southeast Asia...

 here in a cradle under a safron Umbrella.

Ayya pointed the place for laying foundation stone with his rattan-cane for the Thangal. This was the first ever Thangal. There was then a Parvati

Parvati

Parvati is a Hindu goddess. Parvati is Shakti, the wife of Shiva and the gentle aspect of Mahadevi, the Great Goddess...

 temple near this Thangal where 1001 goats are sacrifice

Sacrifice

Sacrifice is the offering of food, objects or the lives of animals or people to God or the gods as an act of propitiation or worship.While sacrifice often implies ritual killing, the term offering can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artifacts...

d . It was told that Ayya ordered that deity 'Parvathi' not to consent these sacrificial rituals. And then onwards those offering were stopped. A leaf-roofed structure with brick walls was constructed at the site where Ayya pointed. It was renovated in 1942 and a grand festival was celebrated in 1944 in the Tamil

Tamil calendar

The Tamil calendar is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Tamil Nadu. It is also used in Pondicherry , and by the Tamil population in Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. It is also used by Telugu speaking people in Tamil Nadu...

 month of Avani

Avani

Avani is a small village in the Kolar district in Karnataka, India, about ten miles from Kolar Gold Fields. The village is located 50 km from the twin towns of Muddenahalli-Kanivenarayanapura. It is also a popular location for rock climbing.-Legend:...

. And the festivals have taken place every year since then.