Srivilliputhur, also known as Thiruvilliputhur is a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 75,396. The most important landmark of Thiruvilliputhur is 11-tiered tower structure dedicated to the Vatapatrasayee (Vishnu), the presiding deity of the Srivilliputhur Divya Desam. The tower of this temple rises 192 feet high and is the official symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It is said to have been built by Periyalvar, in the year 788 CE and believed to be the adopted father of the temple deity, with a purse of gold that he won in debates held in the palace of Pandya King Vallabhadeva. Thiruvilliputhur is well known for its ancient heritage and devotional contributions.[1]
It is on the Virudhunagar - Sengottai line of the Southern Railway, about 74 km south of Madurai and connected by road and rail with Madurai, Rajapalayam, Sankarankovil & Sengottai, Sivakasi and Sattur.
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Srivilliputhur, also known as Thiruvilliputhur is a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a...
The Srivilliputhur Andal Temple in Srivilliputhur, a town in Virudhunagar district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu...
Srivilliputhur is an assembly constituency located in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. It comes under Tenkasi Lok Sabha Constituency. P. S. Kumaraswamy...
Srivilliputhur taluk is a taluk of Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Srivilliputhur...
practice is followed during modern times when the garland of Andal from Srivilliputhur Andal Temple is sent to Tirumala Venkateswara Temple on Garudotsavam...
capital, is the image of a Gopuram or Hindu temple tower based on the Srivilliputhur Andal temple . Around the rim of the seal runs an inscription in Tamil...
[citation needed] He was born in a Brahmin family of Bihari origin in Srivilliputhur. His parents, who were from Buxar district, Bihar, migrated to Tamil...
pilgrimage site located in Madurai district and 10 km from Watrap, near Srivilliputhur, in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. The hills are a part of...
sarees and dhotis woven on his own loom. K.V. Pothy Moopanar born in Srivilliputhur belongs to a heritage family of Weavers. In 1977, his son K. V.P. Sadayandi...
Reserve was created. Meghamalai Tiger Reserve will now comprise both the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary & Tirunelveli Wildlife Sanctuary...
The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS), also known as Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary, was established in 1988 to protect the Near threatened...
Tirumala Nayaka ate his breakfast only after the pujas were performed at Srivilliputhur Aandal Temple To get the information that the pujas were completed,...
Nadu as per Project Elephant. KMTR Anamalai Sathy Mudumalai Megamalai-Srivilliputhur Tamil Nadu participates in Project Tiger and has five declared tiger...
Temple in Madurai, Kallalagar temple in Alagar Koyil and Srivilliputhur Andal Temple in Srivilliputhur were built during the reign of the Pandyas. Kallalagar...
and festivals associated with him. The Garudasevai festival in the Srivilliputhur temple, where five Vishnu temples in the region participate, is an event...
southern hills (meru malai) of Tamil Nadu, India, about 17 km from Srivilliputhur (birthplace of Andal).[citation needed] The temple is at a hill top...
party polled more than 10,000 votes in Vasudevanallur, Sankarankoil, Srivilliputhur and Rajapalayam assembly constituencies. The party polled more than...
There are around 450 villages in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu state, south India. They are divided into 11 blocks as below. Amanakkunattnam...
Tamil Nadu, India. The campus is close to the ancient temple town of Srivilliputhur. Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education was established in 1984...
Nadu. Palani Panchamirtham, Ooty varkey, Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai and Srivilliputhur Palkova are unique foods that have been recognized as Geographical Indications...
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