Thirubhuvanai
| Thirubhuvanai திருபுவனை |
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| State : | Pondicherry | ||
| District : | Pondicherry | ||
| Sub-district : | Villianur | ||
| Location : | 11 ° 56 ' N , 79 ° 39' E | ||
| Height : | 30 m | ||
| Area : | 3.28 km² | ||
| Residents : | 9374 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 2858 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Thirubhuvanai ( Tamil : திருபுவனை Tirupuvaṉai [ ˈt̪irɯbuʋənɛi̯ ]; also Tirubhuvanai, Thirubuvanai, Tribhuvanai ) is a larger village with around 9,500 inhabitants in the southern Indian union territory of Puducherry . There are several temples near and in the village, including the medieval Varadaraja Perumal Temple , sometimes also referred to as the Thotadrinathar Temple .
location
Thirubhuvanai is located approx. 23 km (driving distance) west of the city of Puducherry or approx. 20 km east of Viluppuram at an altitude of approx. 25 to 30 m above sea level. d. M. The climate is warm to hot; Rain falls mainly during the monsoon months from July to December.
population
The vast majority of the almost exclusively Tamil- speaking residents of the place are Hindus ; other religions hardly play a role in the rural regions of India. The male and female proportions of the population are roughly the same.
economy
Agriculture and, to a lesser extent, cattle breeding (cows, chickens) form the livelihood of the population. Small traders, craftsmen, service providers and smaller industrial companies have also settled in the village.
history
How far back the history of the place goes is unclear; The Chola ruler Paranthaha I (r. 907–955) had the first stone temple built, which was later expanded several times.
Attractions
The Varadaraja-Perumal temple complex, enclosed by a wall and consecrated to the Hindu god Vishnu ( Perumal ), consists of the central sanctuary with a large, high and laterally open vestibule ( mandapa ), another closed vestibule with a walkway and the cella ( garbhagriha ) with an almost "baroque" tower structure ( vimana ) in the Dravida style and other side shrines. The stucco- covered tower structure shows pseudo-architecture and several large figures (including Narayana ); However, it does not end in the “umbrella dome” typical of medieval architecture in South India, but in a ribbed ring stone ( amalaka ) with a vase ( kalasha ) on it. Several inscriptions from the Chola period can be found throughout the building.
