Navalpakkam is a small village located in the
Vandavasi
Vandavasi, earlier called Wandiwash is a major town and a municipality in the Tiruvannamalai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is well known in the Carnatic history for the Battle of Wandiwash. Vandavasi town is also the larges ...
taluk in the
Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. It is also known as S.Navalpakkam, where '
S
' stands for
'Shotriam'.
Navlpakkkam is also known as Jambupura Kshetram in Sanskrit, where Jambu means the
Blackberry Tree and Kshetram means Place. This is because there are many Blackberry Trees in Navalpakkam.
Navalpakkam is famous for its Srinivasa Perumal temple established by Srinivaasachariyar and subsequently developed by his son Ayya Kumara Thathadesikan. This Srinivasa Perumal Temple is being managed for generations by the Neelamegathathachariyars. Neelamegathathachariyar was the first son of Ayya kumara thathadesikan.
The village has been known for
Sanskrit scholars and
Veda Pandits. The festivals (Utsavams) of the Srinivas Perumal temple are celebrated in great manner, and the annual "Bramhotsavam" (festival) for the
Lord Srinivasa
Venkateswara, also known by various other names, is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. Venkateswara is the presiding deity of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, located in Tirupati, Sri Balaji District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Etymology
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is widely celebrated.
Villages in Tiruvannamalai district
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