Mariamman Temple at Ravuthampalayam, A Prehistoric Site at Ganeshapuram, Adi Perumal Temple Thathanur, Chekku at Naduvacheri and Sumaithangi at Naduvacheri, Heritage Structures and Temples around Avinashi, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to these Temples and Heritage sites at Ravuthampalayam, Naduvachery/Naduvachri, was part of a Heritage visit to the temples, heritage sites, and Hero stones from Vijayamangalam to Avinashi, on 07^th August 2021.

 

Mariamman Temple, Ravuthampalayam, Avinashi.

It was learned this Mariamman temple was constructed by General Ravuthar, under Muslim rule, as a part of Thanksgiving to get a cure for his daughters from smallpox.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

Pre-Historical Period, Arrow Sharpening Place, Ganesapuram, Avinashi.

The prehistoric peoples' arrow sharpening place, at Ganeshapuram a part of Karukkampalayam, 3 KM away from Sri Sevalapuri Amman Temple. This is associated with the sthala purana of Sevalapuri Amman this temple. Local people believe that these shallow pits are due to the Sevalapuri  Amman kneeling down and playing here and these are the markings of Amman’s knees.

LOCATION OF THIS HERITAGE SITE: CLICK HERE

Pre-Historical Period, Arrow Sharpening Place Adikesava Perumal Temple, Thathanur. 

Similar to the above we happened to see a prehistoric stone sharpening place at a Perumal Temple on the way to Thathanur to Sevur.

Location: CLICK HERE

Chekku with Inscriptions, Naduvacheri.

This Chekku is lying in front of the Angalamman Temple at Naduvacheri.  One portion of the inscription was identified by Mr Avinashi M Ganesan and the same was recorded already in the Avanam. The other part of the inscription is identified now by Mr Sivakumar and Agnisiragu Mudiyarasu. The first part of the inscription records the names of the donors as  Otrai Sangu Palai Vellalar Kulathar Kaliappa Gounder, Chinnappa Gounder, and Ariya Gounder.

The newly recorded inscriptions reads as

1. " பொடுவித்த செக்கு
2. குப்பம்மாக்கு கணக்கு
3. கந்தசுவாமி
4. எழுத்தும் கல்வேலை
5. நாகப்பன்"

This inscription records that this Chekku was gifted to Kuppama and the same was done by Nagappan as per the inscription written by Kanakku Kandaswamy

LOCATION OF THE CHEKKU: CLICK HERE

Sumaithangi kal ( சுமை தாங்கி  ), Naduvacheri.  

This Sumai Thangi was erected, in memory of a pregnant lady, who died before delivery. Now the same is in dismantled conditions. The inscription reads as

1936 வருடம் ஏப்ரல் மாதம் 23ந்தேதி கருக்காட்டுபுதூர் கோயமுத்தூரார்… இருளப்ப நாடார் செய்து வைத்த சுமை தாங்கி…..

LOCATION OF THE SUMAI THANGI: CLICK HERE

---OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---