Anbukkodimakkal Thirucchabai is a democratic bureau established by the
religious headquarters of Ayyavazhi in the late 20th century. It was one among the latest developments in the religious history of
Ayyavazhi
Ayyavazhi ( ta, அய்யாவழி, ml, അയ്യാവഴി ''Ayyāvaḻi'' , ) is a henotheistic belief that originated in South India.Tha. Krishna Nathan, ''Ayyaa vaikuNdarin vaazvum sinthanaiyum'', p. 62: "" (The day at which Vaik ...
.
In every village there will be formed a bench which was democratically elected. These village committees forms a block committee. Separate rules will be provided for them from the headquarters. And
Bala Prajapathi Adikalar was the convenor of this bureau. This was formed mainly to organise the religion. Many conference are held in various cities in
South India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...
including
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
,
Marthandam
Marthandam is a major trade centre in Kuzhithurai municipality across National Highway (NH 47) in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Formerly known as Thoduvetty (another name for the Marthandam market region), it was a portion o ...
,
Vallioor,
Nagercoil
Nagercoil, also spelt as Nagarkovil ("Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an ...
and
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
. But some denominations of Ayyavazhi won't accept this Thirucchabai though most of them accepts Swamithope as the headquarters.
See also
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Ayyavazhi movements
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Ayyavazhi Publications
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Ayyavazhi phenomenology
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Payyan dynasty
Payyan dynasty is the family which manage and administer Swamithope pathi, the temple of Ayyavazhi.
Payyan in Arul Nool
A quote in Arul Nool
Arul may refer to:
People Given name
* Arul Chinnaiyan
* Arul Kanda Kandasamy
* Arul Kumar Jam ...
References
* N. Elango and Vijaya Shanthi Elango (1997), ''Ayya Vaikuntar The light of the world'', (Published by the Authors), Jeya Press,
Theni
Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located in a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, c ...
.
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History of Ayyavazhi