Mariamman is a Hindu goddess of rain, predominant in the rural areas of South India. Her festivals are held during the late summer/early autumn season of "Aadi" throughout the Tamil Nadu and Deccan region, the largest being Aadi Thiruvizha. Her worship mainly focuses on bringing rains and curing diseases like cholera, smallpox, and chicken pox. Maariamman is worshipped in accordance with the local traditions as Pidari or the Gramadevatai. She is considered as the protector by many people residing in South India.
Tamil Jains are Tamils from Tamil Nadu, India, who practice Jainism. The Tamil Jain is a microcommunity of around 85,000, including both Tamil Jains and north Indian Jains settled in Tamil Nadu. They are predominantly scattered in northern Tamil Nadu, largely in the districts of Madurai, Viluppuram, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore and Thanjavur. Early Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions in Tamil Nadu date to the 3rd century BCE and describe the livelihoods of Tamil Jains. Samaṇar wrote much Tamil literature, including the important Sangam literature, such as the Nālaṭiyār, the Silappatikaram, the Valayapathi and the Seevaka Sinthamaṇi. Three of the five great epics of Tamil literature are attributed to Jains.
Athoor is a town in the Dindigul district of India between Dindigul and Bathalagundua about 3 km west of Sempatti. It is one of the legislative assemblies of Tamil Nadu. Rice cultivation is the major occupation.
Rayavaram is a village Panchayat in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat (municipality) in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi river and both rivers thereafter flow on as the Ganges river or Ganga.
Puzhuthivakkam, commonly known as Ullagaram or Ullagaram–Puzhuthivakkam, is a southern neighbourhood of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. Puzhuthivakkam loosely translates to dust neighborhood. The neighbourhood is part of the Greater Chennai Corporation, following Chennai's expansion into Kanchipuram district. Puzhuthivakkam is located between the neighborhoods of Madipakkam, Adambakkam, Velachery, Pallikaranai, and Nanganallur. Puzhuthivakkam was initially developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Upon completion of the MRTS extension line, the neighborhood will be served by Puzhuthivakkam railway station. As of 2011, the town had a population of 53,322.
Kalavai is a panchayat town in Ranipet district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The main occupation represented in the area is farming. The town has a pond and a lake after rainy season. Villagers use the lake water and palar river for irrigation. Corporation Bank, State Bank Of India and Indian Bank are the banks that have branches in the locality. The secondary occupation is garment outlets. One government higher secondary school is also located in a nearby village.
Nemili is a Taluk in Ranipet district of Tamil Nadu state, announced on 31 August 2015 by Tamil Nadu Chief minister Selvi J.Jayalalitha. This city, before becoming a separate taluk, it was a town panchyat under Arakkonam Taluk .This town is located in the Ranipet district about 72 kilometres from the state capital of Chennai. Nemili is supposedly one of the hottest towns in Tamil Nadu, where the temperature can exceed 43 °C (110 °F) for several days in peak of the summer. People of all religions are living in the city. The major businesses are farming, hand loom and power looms. Nemili itself is a panchayat town in Ranipet District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Pozhichalur is a census town in Chennai metropolitan city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a suburb of Chennai and is located close to the Chennai Airport at Tirusulam on its south west side. It lies on the south banks of the Adyar River. Agasteeswarar Temple, which is called North Thirunallaru, is situated there. The neighborhood is served by Pallavaram Railway Station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.
Thamaraikulam is a panchayat grama in Periyakulam taluk of Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Gandhinagar, Bangalapatti, Thamaraikulam, Thasildar nagar these are important wards in this village Pin code 625605.
Theni is a town and a municipality in Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 94,453.
The South Indians in Fiji are mainly descendants of the 15,132 contract labourers who were brought to Fiji between 1903 and 1916. This represents about 25% out of a total of 60,965 contract labourers who were brought to Fiji between 1879 and 1916. They were forced in to ships from Madras and were mainly recruited in the districts of North Arcot, Madras, Krishna, Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Tanjore, Malabar and Coimbatore. More than half of the labourers from South India were recruited from North Arcot and Madras, but most of those recruited in Madras were originally from North Arcot and Chingleput.
The Sangam period in Tamilakam was characterized by the coexistence of many religions: Shaivism, Vaishnavism and later adopted Buddhism and Jainism alongside the folk religion of the Tamil people. The monarchs of the time practiced religious tolerance and openly encouraged religious discussions and invited teachers of every sect to the public halls to preach their doctrines. Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism were the three major religions that prevailed in the Tamil region predating the Christian era, as early as the Sangam period.
Nainativu, is a small but notable island off the coast of Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The name of the island alludes to the folklore inhabitants, the Naga people. It is home to the Hindu shrine of Nagapooshani Amman Temple; one of the prominent 64 Shakti Peethas, and the Buddhist shrine Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya.
Komakkambedu(KKB) is a village located 9 miles north of Thiruninravur. Most of the village is occupied by Vanniyar and Naidu caste. This village is right now facing brain drain. Most of the youngsters have either relocated to the cities or outside India. Many of them are in the USA. Farming is the occupation of most of the villagers. More than twenty Self Help Groups (SHG) are formed for the welfare and development of women.
Needamangalam Taluk is a taluk in Thiruvarur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Needamangalam.
Kumarakoil or Kumarakovil is a small village in Kanyakumari district. The famous Subrahmanya (Muruga) Temple by the name of Velimalai Kumaraswamy Temple is located here. The temple was built on a hill named "Velimalai". The name "Veli" was named from the Malayalam word "veli" which means marriage. It is the location where the marriage of Murugan and Valli took place. Koravans used to come to the temple for marriage of Valli, since Valli Devi belongs to Koravan community. Lord Muruga and his consort Goddess Valli are the main deities. It is believed that they married here. It is built on a rocky terrain about 200 feet in height.
The Kasi Visalakshi Viswanathar temple is in the village of Kunnuvarankottai. This village is served by three rivers — Vaigai, Maruda and Manjalaru — called the Triveni Sangam. The river Vaigai takes a slightly northern course near this village, like the Ganges takes at Varanasi.
Agaram is a neighbourhood of Perambur and a developed residential area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.
Devendrakula Velalar is an agricultural community native to the central, southern and western districts of Tamil Nadu, India. They comprise of seven subcastes: Devendra Kulathar, Kudumbar, Kadaiyar, Kaladi, Pallar, Pannadi and Vathiriyar.
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