Poombarai is a village in the Indian state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

Geography

Poombarai is located at the heart of the

Palani hills The Palani Hills are a mountain range in the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Palani Hills are an eastward extension of the Western Ghats ranges, which run parallel to the west coast of India. The Palani Hills adjoin the hi ...

, from

Kodaikanal Kodaikanal () is a hill station which is located in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name in the Tamil language means "The Gift of the Forest". Kodaikanal is referred to as the "Princess of Hill stations" and has a long ...

. Points of interest include terraced farming that gives the village an aesthetic landscape.

Demographics

Poombarai has a population of 3258 as of 2008, of whom 2,251 are male and 2,205 are female. The1533 workers include 554 casual labourers, 145 subsistence cultivators, 114 artisans, 10 salarymen and 5 others. Of the 1531 children 5–14 years old, 891 are in work and not school, 136 are in both school and work, and 504 are in school and not work.

Economic

The village hosts a

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Branch and an Indian Digital Studio.

Education

Poombarai has a Panchayat Union high school, a Government higher secondary School and a Nursery and Primary School.

Kuzhanthai Velapar Temple

The Kuzhanthai Velappar Temple (Kulandai Velayudha Swami Tirukkovil) was consecrated in the 5th century BC by

Bhogar Bogar, Bhogar, or Boganathar was a Tamil Shaivite Siddhar who lived sometime between 550 and 300 BC. He was a disciple of Kalangi Nathar. He was born in Vaigavur near Palani Hills. He received his education from his mother and his grand father ...

, a Tamil

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. The temple comes under ''

Pazhani Palani ( or ''Palni'' as in British records, is a town and a taluk headquarters in Dindigul district of the western part of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located about south-east of Coimbatore and north-west of Madurai, from Kodaikanal ...

Devasthanam''. Every year Poombarai celebrates the

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Thiruvizha procession for

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, The Hindu Tamil god, which falls on ''Kettai nakshatra,'' normally in ''Thai'' or ''Maasi'' month of the Tamil calendar. A temple of

in Poombarai village, was constructed in the 10th and 12 centuries. When

Bogar Bogar, Bhogar, or Boganathar was a Tamil Shaivite Siddhar who lived sometime between 550 and 300 BC. He was a disciple of Kalangi Nathar. He was born in Vaigavur near Palani Hills. He received his education from his mother and his grand father d ...

returned from China after completing the ''Palani Anavar'' statue, he built one more ''Navabashanam '' idol at middle of Palani and Poombari

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. Nowadays, the place is called ''Yanai Gejam''.

Infrastructure

Poombarai has a forest department rest house, and a Government Primary Health Centre located adjacent to Temple running since 5 August 2016.

References

External links

Poombarai photo 1Poombarai photo 2
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Poombarai photo 3
{{commons category, Poombarai Villages in Dindigul district