Thirupparambiyam is a village in the
Kumbakonam taluk of
Thanjavur district
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Tamil Nadu
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India
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Demographics
In the 2001 census, Thiruppurambiyam had a population of 5114 with 2559 males and 2555 females. The sex ratio was 998. The literacy rate was 67.3
History
Thiruppurambiyam was the fierce battlefield in the 9th century deciding the bright future of
Cholas
The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE d ...
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Chola
The Chola dynasty was a Tamils, Tamil thalassocratic Tamil Dynasties, empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated ...
king,
Aditya I
Aditya I (Tamil: ஆதித்த சோழன்) (c. 870/71 – c. 907 CE), the son of Vijayalaya, was the Chola king who extended the Chola dominions by the conquest of the Pallavas and occupied the Western Ganga Kingdom.
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built a temple, the
Sakshinatheswarar Temple in sweet remembrance of turn of the tide in his favour and named it Aditeshwaram. The present name of the presiding deity is Sakshinathar and the consort's name is Kuraivilla Azhagi (Goddess with unsurpassed beauty). The sanctum of the consort was built by
Rajaraja Chola I
Rajaraja I (947 CE – 1014 CE), born Arunmozhi Varman or Arulmozhi Varman and often described as Raja Raja the Great or Raja Raja Chozhan was a Chola emperor who reigned from 985 CE to 1014 CE. He was the most powerful Tamil king in South ...
. The sanctum wall contains beautiful sculptures of ''Parivara devatas'' (other deities of
Siva temple). Lord
Ganesa, the idol of the Elephant God is showered with honey on the day of ''
Vinayagar Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi (ISO: ), also known as Vinayak Chaturthi (), or Ganeshotsav () is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha's clay idols privately in homes and p ...
'' and all the honey poured down is absorbed by it.
[''Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu ''.P.72] The people belonging to this village are the descendants of
Cholas
The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE d ...
. They all are of the same family, but as the centuries passed by, they were divided into separate families. Thiruppurambiyam is a great historical place which then belonged only to
Cholas
The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE d ...
and their families.
References
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Villages in Thanjavur district
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