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'Tiruvarur' is a city and a municipality in Tiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruvarur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvarur district. Tiruvarur is one of the oldest towns which has been popular as cultural head quarters for many centuries. This ancient town in Chola heartland is famous for its Sri Tyagaraja temple, as well as the annual chariot festival held in the month of April. Tiruvarur also happens to be the birth place of the Carnatic Music Trinity of Tyāgarāja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri.

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History

Geography

Economy

Education

Tyagaraja temple

Top Officials

External links

History

According to myth, the central temple in Tiruvarur was installed by Muchukanta Chola.^[2] Tiruvarur is also associated with another legendary king, Manuneedhi Cholan.
Tiruvarur is mentioned in the works of Thirugnana Sambanthar and Tirunavukkarasar, the foremost Saivite saints of 7th century CE.^[3] Tirunavukkarasar mentions several Tiruvarur temple traditions, such as ''Marghazhi Aathirai Vizha'', ''Panguni Uttirai Perunaal'' and ''Veedhivitakanin Veedhi Panni''. The granite structure of the Tyagarajaswami temple was first constructed by Aditya Chola I in 9th century and revamped during the reign of Rajaraja Chola I. The temple was upgraded and rebuilt with stone by Rajendra Chola I.² The royal patronage continued and the town flourished as a cultural centre during the rule of the Nayaks, Vijayanagar kings and Marathas. The current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. M.Karunanidhi, was born in the village of Thirukuvalai, near Tiruvarur, and spent his childhood here.
Tiruvaur was part of the Thanjavur District until 1991 and Nagapattinam District until 1997. Tiruvarur was made the headquarters of Tiruvarur District when it was carved out of Nagapattinam in 1997.
A region inside the town called Kodikkal Palayam forms a major Muslim dominated area.

Geography

Tiruvarur is located to the east of Tamil Nadu, roughly halfway between the northern and southern borders. It has an average elevation of 3 metres (9 feet). Tiruvarur is situated at a distance of 24 km from the closest major town,Nagapattinam, 56 km from Thanjavur, 40 km from Kumbakonam, 40 km from Mayavaram, 27 km from Mannargudi and 28 km from Thiruthuraipoondi.

Economy

Tiruvarur lies in the Kaveri River basin and the main occupation of the inhabitants of Tiruvarur and surrounding areas is agriculture.
As of the 2001 India census^[4], Tiruvarur had a population of 56,280. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tiruvarur has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 76%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

A Government medical college and health care centre is coming up in Tiruvarur shortly. The State Government is setting this up at a cost of Rs 100 crore. The Local Administration Minister, M.K. Stalin, laid the foundation stone on 6th of August, 2007.
Colleges in and around Tiruvarur are as follows:

★ Arts and Science

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★ M.R. Govt. Arts College, Mannargudi

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★ Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose College, Thiruvarur

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★ Rabiammal Ahamed Maideen College for Women, Thiruvarur

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★ Semgamala Thaayar Educational Trust Women's College, Mannargudi

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★ Sulthana Adbullah Rowther College for Women, Thiruvarur

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★ Thiru-Vi-Ka Govt. Arts College, Thiruvarur

★ Engineering Colleges

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★ A.R.J. College of Engineering and Technology, Mannargudi

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★ Anjalai Ammal Mahalingam Engineering College, Kovilvenni

Tyagaraja temple

The ancient Sri Tyagaraja temple at Tiruvarur is dedicated to the Somaskanda aspect of Shiva. The temple complex has shrines dedicated to Vanmikanathar, Tyagarajar and the Kamalaamba, and covers an area of over 20 acres. The Kamalalayam temple tank covers around 25 acres,^[5] is one of the largest in the country.² The temple chariot is the largest of its kind in Tamil Nadu.^[6]
The annual car festival is celebrated in the month of ''Chitrai'' (April/May). Every year after the car festival, the ''Theppam'' festival is celebrated. The temple ''Kumbabishekam'' is performed every twelve years, most recently in 2001.

Top Officials

# DIG of Police..Mr Abhash Kumar IPS.
# District Collector..Mr Shambhu Kallolikar IAS

External links

★ Tiruvarur district official website

★ Official website of Sri Thiyagaraja Temple

★ Tiruvarur at templenet.com

★ KodikkalPalayam at a glance

★ Gateway to அடியக்கமங்கலம்