Sivasailam (Sivasaailam per the Indian census)Indian census
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Tenkasi taluk Tenkasi taluk is a taluk of Tenkasi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Tenkasi. In addition to the headquarters town, the taluk includes the towns of Aygudi, Courtalam, Ilanji, Kadayanallur, Melagaram, Samba ...

, Tenkasi district,

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 ...

, India. The census village code is 642940. The postal code is 627412. The spoken language in this area is Tamil.

Climate

The place is greenish even during the summer months. During the month of Chitirai (mid April) to Puratasi (mid October) wind from the mountains blows gently and rain sprinkles and makes the place cool. Sivasailam

Temple

Within the village, there is an ancient

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

temple named Sivasailanathar Temple. The main God of the temple is Sivasailanathar (a form of God Shiva) and his consort is Goddess Paramakalyani Amman, a form of Goddess

Parvathi Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi in ...

Amma. The temple is located on the bank of River Gadananathi River (Karunai River). The village is surrounded by Velli malai, Mulli malai and Podhigai hills, and these hills and the hill-forests are the special places of the God and Goddess.

Stone inscriptions

This temple was built by pandya king.Thirukkoilkal Vazhikatti, Tirunelveli temples,tnhrce,August 2014;page 130 It is confirmed by many sources including stone inscriptions. There are many stone inscriptions inside and near the temple and all are written in "Old Tamil." In the year 1916, a new Stone Inscription was found in

Kizha Ambur Kizha Ambur also known as Keela Ambur is an ancient village situated closer to the Western Ghats in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India. The ancient name of this village is Snehapuri. Later it was called as Anpur (Sneham=Anpu) and currently called as K ...

. It is Stone Inscription no.518 and tells about King Ravivarman. Another inscription of Sivasailam Temple (Stone Inscription no.519) was found in

Poovankurichi Poovankurichi or Poovan Kurichi is a hamlet situated in the district of Tirunelveli near Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu, India. ''Poovan'' means "wind" and ''kurichi'' means "mountain or a place located near a mountain". Geography Poovankurichi is ...

lake in 1916. The Stone Inscription tells that the '' Jamindars'' of Ambur, Alwarkurichi, Kadayam, Krishnapuram and Poovankurichi are responsible for collecting the tax from people and giving to the temple. The inscription says that these villages are the property of the God and the temple and the ''Jamindars'' will give the collected tax to the temple.

How to reach

*By train: The nearest Railway station is

Alwarkurichi Alwarkurichi is a panchayat town in Tenkasi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Location Alwarkurichi is a small town 35 km or 45 Min travel from west of Tirunelveli town and 25 km from Tenkasi town. Located near western ...

*By road: The route from Ambasamudram is like this:

Ambasamudram Ambasamudram is the principal town of the Ambasamudram taluk in Tirunelveli district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The entire taluk had a population of 392,226 as of 2001, with 42.5% classified as rural. The town of Ambasamudram had a popu ...

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– Karuthapillaiyur – Sivasailam (19.3 km), or alternatively, Ambasamudram –

– Chettikulam – Sivasailam (20 km)

References

Villages in Tirunelveli district {{Tirunelveli-geo-stub