Alwarthirunagiri Explained

Alwarthirunagiri
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:8.61°N 77.94°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thoothukudi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:8876
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Alwarthirunagiri is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.It is next to Srivaikuntam on the Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur Highway, Tamil Nadu, southern India. It's about 31 km from Tirunelveli and 29 km from Tiruchendur, on the banks of the river Tamirabarani. Alwarthirunagiri is the birthplace of alwar saint Nammalvar. The temple is classified as a "Divya Desam", the 108 temples of Sri Narayana revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.

Demographics

India census,[1] Alwarthirunagiri had a population of 9.289. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Alwarthirunagiri has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 74.4%;

India census,[2] Alwarthirunagiri had a population of 8876. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Alwarthirunagiri has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 50% of the males and 50% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Nammalvar

Alwarthirunagiri is the birthplace of Nammalvar, one of the 12 Alvars of Vaishnavism.[3] It is also one of the Nava Tirupathis of South Tamil Nadu.[4] Known to be a Guru Kshethram, the presiding deity is Vishnu.[5] [6] As an infant, Nammazhwar crawled and sat in yogasana in a hole of a tamarind tree.[7]

Manavala Mamunigal

Alwarthirunagiri is also the birthplace of Manavala Mamunigal, a major proponent of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition in the 15th century in Tamilnadu.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns . Census Commission of India.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. Book: Bhakti Poetry in Medieval India: Its Inception, Cultural Encounter and Impact . Neeti M. Sadarangani . Sarup & Sons . 2004 . 9788176254366 . 28.
  4. Web site: Navathirupathi . 25 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027085605/http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/Navathirupathi_tour.html . 27 October 2015 . dead .
  5. Web site: Navathirupathi . 25 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027085605/http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/Navathirupathi_tour.html . 27 October 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: Official Website of Nava Tirupathi Temples . 25 December 2015 . 26 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226053242/http://navathirupathitemples.tnhrce.in/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Official Website of Nava Tirupathi Temples . 25 December 2015 . 26 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226053242/http://navathirupathitemples.tnhrce.in/ . dead .
  8. Web site: This is the birth place of nammAzhwAr, emperumAnAr (bhavishyadhAchAryan) and jIyar (mAmunigaL).