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Mayuram
Mayiladuthurai (formerly known as Mayavaram or Mayuram) is a town and district headquarter of Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located at a distance of from the state capital, Chennai. Mayiladuthurai was ruled by Medieval Cholas and subsequently ruled by various dynasties, including the Vijayanagar Empire, Thanjavur Nayaks, Thanjavur Marathas and the British Empire. Mayiladuthurai was a part of the erstwhile Tanjore district until India's independence in 1947 and Thanjavur district until 1991 and subsequently a part of the newly formed Nagapattinam district. The town is known for agriculture, and weaving. As Mayiladuthurai is situated in East Coast, fishing plays an vital role on generating it's revenue. Mayiladuthurai is administered by a town panchayat established in 1866. As of 2008, the panchayat covered an area of . Mayiladuthurai comes under the Mayiladuthurai assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayiladuthurai (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Mayiladuthurai is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 28 of 39. It spreads on two districts, Mayiladuthurai and Thanjavur. History Mayiladuthurai (Lok Sabha constituency) has six assembly constituencies – Mayiladuthurai, Sirkali (SC), Poompuhar, Thiruvidaimarudur (SC), Kumbakonam and Papanasam. The constituency was constituted during the third Lok Sabha (lower house) as Mayuram until the 1980 elections, when it was renamed Mayiladuthurai. During the first elections in 1957, Mayiladuthurai was part of Chidambaram constituency and was held by the Indian National Congress party. From 1962, the Mayiladuthurai parliament seat was held by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) twice between 1967 and 1971, and from 1971 to 1977, Tamil Maanila Congress for two terms between 1998 and 1999, and 1996 to 1998, Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam twice during 2009 and 2014, Indian National Congress for eight terms dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai
Mayuranathaswamy Temple, Mayiladuthurai or Mayuranathar Temple is a Hindu temple in the town of Mayiladuthurai (formerly known as Mayavaram or Mayuram) in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Mayuranathaswamy, a form of Shiva, and has given its name to the town itself. The main icon is a ''lingam'' and the presiding deity is called Mayuranathar because the Hindu goddess Parvathi worshipped Shiva here in the form of a '' mayura''. On the day of the new moon in the Tamil month of ''Aippasi'' (November–December), religious Hindus have a ceremonial bath in the temple tank as it is believed to purify them from sins. An annual dance festival called the Mayura Natyanjali festival is celebrated within the precincts of the temple each year. Significance Thiruvayyaru, Mayiladuthurai, Thiruvidaimaruthur, Thiruvenkadu, Chayavanam and Srivanchiyam are considered equivalents of Kasi. Like in Kasi, where the city is centered around Kashi Vishwanath Temple, the temples in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagapattinam District
Nagapattinam district is one of the 38 districts (a coastal district) of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Nagapattinam district was carved out by bifurcating the erstwhile composite Thanjavur district on 19 October 1991. The town of Nagapattinam is the district headquarters. As of 2011, the district had a population of 697,069 with a sex-ratio of 1,025 females for every 1,000 males. Until Mayiladuthurai district was created out of it on 24 March 2020, Nagapattinam was the only discontiguous district in Tamil Nadu. Etymology ''Nagapattinam'' is derived from ''Nagar'', referring to people, and ''pattinam'' referring to town. In Tamil ''Pattinam'' and ''paakkam'' depicts coastal towns. The town was also called ''Cholakula Vallipattinam'' during the Chola period, when it was one of the important ports. Ptolemy refers to Nagapattinam as Nikam and mentions it as one of the most important trade centres of the ancient Tamil country. This view is doubtful as there is no contemporary e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkur, Nagapattinam
Akkur is a small town in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, India from Mayiladuthurai village. Akkur is located 260 km from the state capital, Chennai. Nearby towns include Mayiladuthurai (15 km), Sirkazhi (13.9 km), Kollidam (18.6 km) and Kuttalam (19.3 km). Schools Akkur is a small educational town which has following education institutes. * Darussalam Muslim Minority School * Government Girls High School, Akkur * Government Higher Secondary School, Akkur * Kalaimagal Matric Hr Sec School * Oriental Arabic Higher Secondary School * Panchayat Union Middle School Temples and mosques Temples include Sri Thanthonriswarar Temple, Perumal Temple and Mariyamman Temple. Aakkur is Thevara Paadal petra Sthalam. Akkur Thevaram is very famous devotional song sung by the Nalvar. Thevaram has a pathigam (chapter), which praises the life and service of Vellalas, who lived here, for their dedicated agricultural efforts and also philanthropy. Later A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayyar
Ayyar may refer to: *Ayyar, a lunar month in the Arabic calendar, corresponding to Iyar in the Hebrew calendar and to May in the Gregorian calendar *Ayyār, a person associated with a class of warriors in Iraq and Iran from the 9th to the 12th centuries *Ayyarids or Annazids, a Kurdish Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled a territory on the present-day Iran-Iraq frontier People * A. S. P. Ayyar (1899–1963), Indian writer *Ganesh Ayyar (born 1961), Indian executive *Konerirajapuram Vaidyanatha Ayyar (1878-1921), Carnatic Indian vocalist from Tamil Nadu *Reza Ayyar, Iranian footballer See also * Ajjar of Bulgaria, or Ayyar of Bulgaria, a succession name for the Throne of Bulgaria *Konar (caste), also known as Ayar and Idaiyar, an ethnic group from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu *Iyer (also spelt as Ayyar, Aiyar, Ayer or Aiyer), a caste of Hindu Brahmin communities of Tamil origin *''Iyer the Great'', also known as Ayyar the Great, 1990 Malayalam language psychological thriller film * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism. Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the goddess-oriented Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess ( Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva. Shiva is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash as well as a householder with his wife Parvati and his three children, Ganesha, Kartikeya and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lingam
A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is typically the primary ''murti'' or devotional image in Hindu temples dedicated to Shiva, also found in smaller shrines, or as self-manifested natural objects. It is often represented within a disc-shaped platform, the ''yoni'' – its feminine counterpart, consisting of a flat element, horizontal compared to the vertical lingam, and designed to allow liquid offerings to drain away for collection. Together, they symbolize the merging of microcosmos and macrocosmos, the divine eternal process of creation and regeneration, and the union of the feminine and the masculine that recreates all of existence. The original meaning of ''lingam'' as "sign" is used in Shvetashvatara Upanishad, which says "Shiva, the Supreme Lord, has no liūga", liuga ( sa, लिऊग ) meaning he is transcen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peahen
Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera '' Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although peafowl of either sex are often referred to colloquially as "peacocks." The two Asiatic species are the blue or Indian peafowl originally of the Indian subcontinent, and the green peafowl of Southeast Asia; the one African species is the Congo peafowl, native only to the Congo Basin. Male peafowl are known for their piercing calls and their extravagant plumage. The latter is especially prominent in the Asiatic species, which have an eye-spotted "tail" or "train" of covert feathers, which they display as part of a courtship ritual. The functions of the elaborate iridescent colouration and large "train" of peacocks have been the subject of extensive scientific debate. Charles Darwin suggested that they served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pondicherry Airport
Puducherry Airport is a regional airport located at Lawspet in Puducherry, a Union territory of India. It is situated 8.1 km from the international community of Auroville. The airport has scheduled flights and operations of the local flying training school. In 2007, the Government of Puducherry decided to expand the airport to accommodate larger aircraft and commissioned a new terminal building. The new terminal was inaugurated on 18 January 2013, with the arrival of a SpiceJet flight from Bengaluru. After a gap of three years, the airport was operationalised again under the UDAN scheme in August 2017, with a daily flight to Hyderabad. History The airport was constructed in 1989. Between that year and 1991, regional airline Vayudoot flew to Madras, Neyveli and Bangalore, however the flights were not successful and all were ended. The airport remained in disuse for the following two decades. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
