Parithiyur is a village on the northern banks of
Kudamuruti River, near
Sengalipuram, in
Thiruvarur District
Thiruvarur district is one of the Districts of Tamil Nadu, 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males.
Geography
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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
. It was originally called Kodandarama Puram. Buses from Kumbakonam, Nannilam, Kodavasal pass through Paruthiyur Village.
Local legend
Due to the poisonous flames of Raghu, Surya, the Sun God had once lost His facial beauty. It occurred on a solar eclipse day. The Sun God prayed to Lord Siva from this place and regained His charm and brightness. 'Sun' in Tamil is called Parithi. As Parithi Worshipped here, this place came to be called Paruthiyur. In colloquial usage it has become Paruthiyur. Rama Lakshmana is believed to have performed the Veda-Yogic Surya Namaskara, or Paruthi Vanakkam in this place. The village is associated with the divine legends connected with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. A place where Sun God worshipped (Raghu) and where the Sun (Surya Bhagavan) is worshipped. The village has Ganesha, Shiva, Perumal, Santhanamariyamman Temples. Paruthiyur Publications,
Sarvam Rama Mayam' is the life history of Brahmasri Paruthiyur Periyava Ramayanam Shri Krishna Sastri and the book elaborates the sthala puranam of this village.
External links
Sarvam Rama MayamPancha Rama Kshetras Paruthiyur Krishna Sastri
Paruthiyur Sthala Puranam
Villages in Tiruvarur district
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