Agathariruppu

Agathariruppu
Village
Agathariruppu Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°26′24.9″N78°25′48.5″E / 9.440250°N 78.430139°E / 9.440250; 78.430139
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram district
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	623601
Telephone code	914576 XX

Agathariruppu is a village in Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Agathariruppu falls under Abiramam town panchayat and Kamuthi Taluk.

Demography

People from Agathariruppu are mostly settled outside for jobs and education. Overall resident population is less than 500.

Festival

Yearly Mariamman Thiruvizha

Mariyamman Mulaipaari Festival celebrated annually, during this festival, the people settled in Chennai, Madurai and Ramanathapuram join.

Bullock cart pilgrim trip

People from Agathariruppu go for temple trip to M.Pudupatti/ Keela rajakula Raman rajapalayam near Sivakasi in Bullock cart, once in every four years (usually in May month), along with other people who belongs to Aarukarai Yadava community.

They travel for nearly 80 km in three days to worship Sri Ericheeswara Ponnirulappan Swami and Swami Koodamudaya Ayyanar and Kaali Amman ^{[1] [2]}

Notable people

• Professor Chenna Pulavar Karmega Konar was born in this village. ^[3]

References

1. "1000 ஆடுகள் பலியிட்டு பக்தர்கள் நேர்த்திக்கடன்". Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
2. "மாட்டு வண்டிகளில் 3 ஆயிரம் பேர் குல தெய்வம் கோயிலுக்கு பயணம்".
3. "Konar (Yadav)".