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Coordinates: 8°37N 77°56E / 8.61°N 77.94°E / 8.61; 77.94
 

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Alwarthirunagiri
town
Alwarthirunagiri is located in Tamil Nadu
Alwarthirunagiri

Alwarthirunagiri

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Alwarthirunagiri is located in India
Alwarthirunagiri

Alwarthirunagiri

Alwarthirunagiri (India)

Coordinates: 8°37′N 77°56′E / 8.61°N 77.94°E / 8.61; 77.94
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThoothukudi
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,876
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Alwarthirunagiri main road

Alwarthirunagiri is a panchayat towninThoothukudi 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 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 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 AlvarsofVaishnavism.[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]

  1. ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns". Census Commission of India.
  • ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  • ^ 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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