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Vadiveeswaram is a village, now part of the town of
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The principal temple is Azhagamman Kovil, with its
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The Azhagamman Temple, the biggest in the area presides car festival annually. The temple has two cars which was parked on the middle of the East car street ( Keezha ratha veedhi / Kizhakku ratha veedhi/ கீழ ரத வீதி ). The four prominent streets was named after the car festival which was held in the streets was named as North, East, West & South Car streets respectively.
Another important festival worth to mention was the soorasamhaar/ soora samhaaram (சூரசம்ஹாரம் ) which too was held under azhagamman temple at keezha radha veedhi.
Nagercoil
Nagercoil, also spelt as Nagarkovil ("Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an ...
, in Kanyakumari district
Kanniyakumari district is one of the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu state and the southernmost district in mainland India. It stands second in terms of population density among the districts of Tamil Nadu. It is also the richest district in Tamil Nad ...
in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu
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. The village was originally an agraharam
An ''Agraharam'' or ''Agrahara'' was a grant of land and royal income from it, typically by a king or a noble family in India, for religious purposes, particularly to Brahmins to maintain temples in that land or a pilgrimage site and to susta ...
, or a traditional double line of houses occupied by Brahmins and flanking a temple or pair of temples. It is most famous as the birthplace of Neelakanta Sivan
Neelakanta Sivan (1839–1900) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music. Although he did not receive any formal musical training, his compositions exhibit deep technical brilliance. Neelakanta Sivan was born in 1839 at Vadiveeswaram, a part of Nage ...
, a well-known 19th-century composer..
Geography
Vadiveeswaram (வடிவீசுவரம் )is located at , on the Pazhayar river (பழையாறு). Among the prominent streets in Vadiveeswaram are Deep Street (Palla Theru),Kezha palla theru, Big Street(Periya Theru)பெரிய தெரு, Dalavai ( தளவாய் ) Street, High Street (Mettu Theru)மேட்டுத்தெரு, East Car Street (Kizhakku Radha Veedhi), West Car Street (Merku Radha Veedhi), Sasthankoil Street and kalmada street , kazhvettankuzhi Street. In 2001, according to theCensus of India
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, Vadiveeswaram had a population of 5,254 people, with 81 per cent literacy
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.
The low-lying area is prone to flooding during heavy rains."2 struck dead by lightning", ''The Hindu'', 2008-09-04
Nagercoil Railway Station is the nearest railway station which is about a 5 minutes walk from the centre (prominent streets).
It has the Cape road as the western border, Meenakshipuram at north, Kottar (Kambolam) at south and Railway station with paddy fields as the eastern borders.
History
The name Vadiveeswaram is a compound of the words ''vadivu'', which means 'beauty' and '' Eeswara'', an appellation of the GodShiva
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 ...
, in Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
. The name thus means ''the beauty of Shiva'', which could refer either to the area or to the presiding goddess of the Azhagamman Temple, a Hindu
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Saivite
Shaivism (; sa, शैवसम्प्रदायः, Śaivasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva as the Supreme Being. One of the largest Hindu denominations, it incorporates many sub-traditions rangin ...
temple situated in the north-east corner of the village.
Carnatic composer Neelakanta Sivan was born in Vadiveeswaram in 1839. He mentioned his birthplace twice in his work ''Thiruneelakanta Botham''. A festival of Carnatic music was held in the village in 2007.
Political
Its under Kannya kumari district - 30 மாவட்டம், Nagercoil - 230 constituency தொகுதி, part numbers 129–133 in electoral roll, It has 3 wards 13, 14 & 38.electoral roll
Religion
The principal temple is Azhagamman Kovil, with its tank
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,. This temple is dedicated to Azhagamman and Sundareswarar from whose names the name of the village is derived. The village is also home to five other temples: Mutharaman Kovil, Perumal Kovil, Idar Theertha Perumal Kovil, Sastha Kovil and Pillayar Kovil. The car festival is held on the month of march.
A rare image of saint Vyagrapada Vigneswari
Vyaghrapada (Sanskrit: व्याघ्रपद, IAST: vyāghrapada, lit. ''tiger-footed''), was one of the mythical rishis (sage) of ancient India.
The tradition
The legend states that Vyaghrapada was a rishi and he was entrusted with the ta ...
was found in Vadiveeswaram by the Kanyakumari Historical and Cultural Research Centre.{{usurpe''Rare images discovered'', The Hindu, 25 January 2001
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Festivals
The Azhagamman Temple, the biggest in the area presides car festival annually. The temple has two cars which was parked on the middle of the East car street ( Keezha ratha veedhi / Kizhakku ratha veedhi/ கீழ ரத வீதி ). The four prominent streets was named after the car festival which was held in the streets was named as North, East, West & South Car streets respectively.
Another important festival worth to mention was the soorasamhaar/ soora samhaaram (சூரசம்ஹாரம் ) which too was held under azhagamman temple at keezha radha veedhi.
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