Nanjai Edayar is a village panchayat (council) located in the

Namakkal district Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts (an districts of Tamil Nadu, administrative district) in the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal town as headqua ...

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state,

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Geography

Nanjai Edayar is located south of the district headquarters

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, from Paramathi Velur (the biggest town in Paramathi Velur Taluk), from

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, and from the state capital

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. Kalipalayam (8 km), Manappalli (8 km), Manickanatham (8 km), Irukkur (10 km), Pillaikalathur (10 km) are neighboring villages. The Thirumanimutharu Mutharu joins the

Kaveri The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dis ...

(Cauvery) river at Nanjai Edayar. The river Manimutharu starts at Salem and runs through Paramathi Velur, joining the Cauvery at Nanjai Idayaru village.

Temples

Thiruveleeswarar temple (built by Rajaraja Chola), Azhagu Nachchiyar temple, Mariamman temple, and Raja temple are places of worship there. Thiruveleeswarar temple’s history dates back to the time of the

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epic and is one of the five Shiva temples where Bheema worshipped. The five Shiva temples are situated on the banks of the Manimutharu– Sukavaneswarar in Salem, Karapuranathar in Uthamachozhapuram, Veeratteeswarar in Pilloor, Bheemeswarar in Mavureddi, and Tiruveneeswarar in Nanjai Idayaru. Worshipping at all the five temples simultaneously is considered by locals as a source of good luck. Azhagu nachiar car festival is held every year.

Economy

A free coaching center has been run by the Government that helps unemployed people prepare for their competitive exams. People from nearby villages are also assisted there. Publisher Nanjai Pathippagam publishes books for children and students.

Notable people

* Kandasamy Kandar (founder, Kandar trust) * M. Rathnasabapathy (former president, Kandar trust and founder of Tamilnadu Kabadi association)

Culture

The village is considered a symbol of old Tamil and Hindu

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, thanks to its five rest homes or Savadis available to travelers.

Kandasamy Kandar Trust

The founder of the Kandasamy Kandar Trust, Sri Kandasamy Kandar, is from Nanjai Edayar. The Trust runs government-supported elementary schools, middle schools, higher secondary schools, matriculation schools, and colleges at Paramathi Velur, Namakkal, Kabilarmalai, and Nanjai Edayar. The Trust provides free homes for students and operates in

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, and

. Free milk for village infants has been supplied by the Trust for more than 100 years. Dr. R. Somasundaram now heads the Trust. He was nominated as a member of the Tamilnadu Vanniakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trust and Endowments by the Government of Tamil Nadu. {{Geographic location , Centre = Nanjai Edayar , North = Namakkal taluk , East =

, South =

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, West = Kabilamalai

References

Villages in Namakkal district