Thenkaraikottai is a ruined castle was built by Seelappa Nayakkar and Chennappa Nayakkar of Vijayanagar dynasty. This castle is the only one built on land and not on a hill like others and is situated near

Pappireddipatti Pappireddipatti is a Town Panchayat of Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and also a revenue Taluk of Dharmapuri district. Pappireddipatti is the business center for villages surrounding it and for the people living in villag ...

, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India. The Major attraction of the place is the Sri Kalyana Ramaswamy temple which is dedicated to

lord Rama Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular ''avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being ...

(avatar of vishnu) with beautiful architecture is present in centre of the fort. There are few ruined historic buildings which includes Granaries, stables for elephants and horses, cannons, a bathing area for the princes and many more. The fort is about 40 acres.

Kalyana Ramaswamy temple

Kalyana Ramaswamy temple is the temple present in Thenkaraikottai.This temple was said to be built by Seelappa Nayakkar and Chennappa Nayakkar of Vijayaagar dynasty during 14th century and filled with wonderful architecture and is administered and maintained by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The temple is primarily said to be built by pandyas where

Lord Rama Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular ''avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being ...

showerd his divine blessings to the king in Pattabisheka Srikolam in his dreams and said him to build a temple for him in this place. There were many ruins in the temple and were said to take care by the government and then had been taken measures later at 2019 and had been reported by many media channels.

History

The actual History of the Temple and fort is unknown and often attributed to the Vijayanagara Kings.

Kanthirava Narasaraja I Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I (1615 – 31 July 1659) was the twelfth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1638 to 1659. Accession The previous ruler, Raja Wodeyar II, Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar's cousin, was poisoned on the orders of hi ...

in the year 1652 captured the fort from the Muslim King

Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur Mohammed Adil Shah was the seventh ruler of Bijapur, ascending the throne in 1627. During his reign, he assisted the Mughals with their campaigns against the Ahmednagar Sultanate and signed a peace treaty with them in 1636. He died in 1656 and ...

,This shows that the temple must have been built before the 17th Century, The temple's Architecture is similar to Vellore

Jalakandeswarar Temple, Vellore Jalakandeswarar Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which is located in the Vellore Fort, in heart of the Vellore city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Location The temple of the Vijaynagar period stands inside the Vellore Fort, whi ...

, The temple is said to be constructed around 14th Century by the Locals, The fort and the temple came under the rule of many kings like Tipu Sultan , Hyder Ali.

Significance

This temple has beautiful sculptures and pillars produce the seven

Svaras Svara or swara (Devanagari: स्वर, generally pronounced as ''swar'') is a Sanskrit word that connotes simultaneously a breath, a vowel, the sound of a musical note corresponding to its name, and the successive steps of the octave or '' ...

of the Indian classical music which is only present some temples like the Vitthala temple in Hampi and in Nellaiappar Temple in Tirunelveli. This temple is the oldest in the area and has one shiva temple in the fort complex. This temple's ''Moola garbagriha'' has twelve ''moolavars'' in the form of Pattabishekam Srikolam. Devotees believe that

will deny all the obstacles of a person upcoming in his life and also make his devotees find their life partner soon.

is in a seated posture which is very rare to see.

References

Forts in Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri district Vishnu temples {{Dharmapuri-geo-stub