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Town in Tamil Nadu, India
Alwarthirunagiri main road
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 [ edit ]
As of 2011[update] 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%;
As of 2001[update] 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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Alwarthirunagiri is also the birthplace of Manavala Mamunigal , a major proponent of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition in the 15th century in Tamilnadu .[8]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Neeti M. Sadarangani (2004). Bhakti Poetry in Medieval India: Its Inception, Cultural Encounter and Impact . Sarup & Sons. p. 28. ISBN 9788176254366 .
^ "Navathirupathi" . Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015 .
^ "Navathirupathi" . Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015 .
^ "Official Website of Nava Tirupathi Temples" . Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015 .
^ "Official Website of Nava Tirupathi Temples" . Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015 .
^ "This is the birth place of nammAzhwAr, emperumAnAr (bhavishyadhAchAryan) and jIyar (mAmunigaL)" .
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