Thirukkattalai
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| State : | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District : | Pudukkottai | ||
| Sub-district : | Alangudi | ||
| Location : | 10 ° 22 ′ N , 78 ° 51 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 110 m | ||
| Area : | 3.75 km² | ||
| Residents : | 4,137 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 1103 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Thirukkattalai is a village with about 4,200 inhabitants in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu . In the village there is an important Shiva shrine with 8 small accompanying shrines.
location
Thirukkattalai lies at a height of approx. 110 m above sea level. d. M. approx. 4 km (driving distance) east of the district capital Pudukkottai . The climate is tropical and warm; Rain actually only falls in the monsoon months of July to November.
population
The inhabitants of the place are predominantly Hindus ; other religious communities hardly play a role among the rural population of southern India. The proportion of women in the population is - as is often the case in South India - around 7% higher than the proportion of men.
economy
In the area around the village there is farming and some cattle breeding (chickens); There are also some day laborers in the village.
history
As ancient sources, but also the discovery of over 500 Roman gold coins at Pudukkottai, show that there were already trade relations between southern India and Europe in ancient times . With interruptions mainly due to the Chola , the dynasties of the Pandyas (capital Madurai ) and the Pallavas (capital Kanchipuram ) ruled the region for a long time , but they often delegated the actual power to regional vassals. In the 14th century, Muslim rulers seized power, which then passed to the Hindu Vijayanagar empire.
Attractions
The only attraction of the place is the Sundaresvara temple, which can be attributed to the late 9th or early 10th century and is dedicated to the god Shiva, based on an inscription by the Chola ruler Aditya I (r. Around 870–907) . The actual temple is surrounded by a wall with seven small shrines; it consists of a flat, closed vestibule ( mandapa ) and a somewhat smaller cella ( garbhagriha ). An eaves cornice with small false windows ( kudus ) forms the transition to the roof area, which is elevated above the cella by a stepped tower structure ( vimana ) with false architecture, figures (4 Nandi bulls below); this ends at the top with a hood-like curved roof with a kalasha vase. While the outer walls of the vestibule are almost undivided, those of the sanctum are more clearly structured by pilasters and niches that contain figures of gods ( Brahma , Vishnu ). Ornamental jewelry is scarce.
Web links
- Thirukkattalai, Sundaresvara Temple - Photos + Info (English)
- Thirukkattalai, Sundaresvara Temple - Photos + Brief Information (English)
- Thirukkattalai, Sundaresvara Temple - Photos + Brief Information (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thirukkattalai - data 2011
- ↑ Thirukkattalai - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Pudukkottai / Thirukkattalai - climate tables
- ↑ Thirukkattalai - Census 2011
- ↑ Pudukkottai District - History ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
