Ayan Thiruvaleeswaram
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| State : | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District : | Tirunelveli | ||
| Sub-district : | Ambasamudram | ||
| Location : | 8 ° 44 ' N , 77 ° 26' E | ||
| Height : | 70 m | ||
| Area : | 3.13 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,113 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 675 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Ayan Thiruvaleeswaram or just Thiruvaleeswaram is a village with approx. 2,100 inhabitants in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu . A little further from the village is a temple from the early Chola period (around 900).
location
Ayan Thiruvaleeswaram lies at an altitude of almost 70 m above sea level. d. M. approx. 50 km (driving distance) west of the district capital Tirunelveli . The climate is tropical and warm; Rain falls mainly in the monsoon months October to December.
population
The inhabitants of the place are predominantly Hindus ; other religious communities hardly play a role among the rural population of southern India. The female population is around 3% lower than the male.
economy
In the area around the village there is farming and some cattle breeding (cattle, chickens); There are small traders, craftsmen and day laborers in the village.
history
With interruptions mainly caused by the Chola , the dynasties of the Pandyas (capital Madurai ) and Pallavas (capital Kanchipuram ) ruled the region from the early Middle Ages , but they often delegated the actual power to regional vassals. In the 14th century, Muslim rulers briefly occupied power, which then passed to the Hindu Vijayanagar empire, which in turn had to make way for the Nawabs of Karnatik (approx. 1690–1801). In the meantime, however, the British and French fought for supremacy in the region in the Carnatic Wars (1744–1763).
Attractions
Significant sight of the town is about 1 km south-west stand and the god Shiva consecrated Valisvara Temple . It was built around or shortly after 900 and is considered to be one of the most beautiful (preserved) examples of early Chola architecture . It consists of two components - a large flat-roofed and, on the whole, rather unadorned vestibule ( mandapa ) and a cella ( garbhagriha ) with a multi-tiered and richly designed roof structure ( vimana ), to which architectural elements (mock buildings, blind windows ) belong as well as numerous figures (gods , Guardians, nandis and other animal reliefs).
