VIRUDHUNAGAR AREA & GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

Geographical Area

Area 4243 Sq. Km.

North Latitude Between 11 00' and 12 00'.

East Longitude Between 77 28' and 78 50'.

Population:

Census2001 Total Male Female Excess Over 1991 Percentage Increased

POPULATION 17,51,548 8,70,820 8,80,728 1,86,511 11.90 %

LITERATES 11,52,516 6,50,601 5,01,915 3,04,389 65.79 %

IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES IN THE DISTRICT:

Match factories at Sivakasi, Sattur ,Virudhunagar.

Fire works ,Off-set Printing Presses at Sivakasi.

Nib Industry at Sattur

Ginning, Spinning & Weaving Mills, Rajapalayam.

Madras Cements, Thulukkapatti.

Tamilnadu Cements, Alangulam.

Tamilnadu Asbestos, Alangulam.

Bolts and Nuts (T.V.Sundaram Fastners) Aaviyur.

THE EXPORT & IMPORT COMMODITY

Export : 1. Cardamom, 2. Crackers, 3. Chillies ,Oil 4. Matches

Import : 1. Tin Sheet

IMPORTANT PILGRIMS CENTRES:

Andal Thirukkovil, Srivilliputur.

Irukkankudi Mariamman Temple, Sattur.

Boominathar temple, Thiruchuli.

Srinivasaperumalkoil (Thenthiruppathi) at Srivilliputur.

Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Aruppukottai.

IMPORTANT TOURIST CENTRES:

Memorial house of Kamarajar at Virudhunagar.

Pilavakkal Dam near Watrap.

Andal Koil at Srivilliputhur.

Boominatharkoil and birth place of Ramana Maharishi at Thiruchuli.

Ayyanar falls - 15 km from Rajapalayam.

Shenbagathoppu - Alagarkoil near Srivilliputur.

Sastha Koil - Near Thevathanam, Rajapalayam.

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS:

Pongal, Adiperukku, Karthigai Deepam, Temple Car festival, Chithirai and Brahmostsavam are the chief festivals celebrated in the district. Brahmostsavam is celebrated during the Tamil month of Adi. The temple has a massive car (Ther) with a decorated height of 75 feet. The temple car is the second largest in Tamilnadu next only to the car at Tiruvarur. A tank known as Mukkulam is also found here which is said to be the same used by Andal to perform Margazhi festival during her life.

Mariamman and Sachi Innachiar koil festivals in Sattur taluk and VaikasiVisakham in Srivilliputur are the famous festivals of this district. The other important fair/festivals organised in different parts of the district are Iyanar koil festival, vailukanthamman koil festival, perumal koil festival, weekly fair, Panguni Pongal, Kalangada Kanniamman festival, Kannicheri Pudur fair, Koil Pongal, Muthalamman festival, Sundara Mahalingafestival, Purattasi Pongal festival, Peria Mariamman Koil Tookkuzhi, ThaiPongal 'Adi Thiru' and Mullai Kottai Mariamman Koil festival.

Edible Items

Virudhunagar - Famous for Oil Parotta

Sattur - Cucumber, Karasevu

Srivilliputur - Milk Cova

காமராஜரின் அரிய புகைப்படங்கள்- kamaraj photos

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காமராஜர்-பழங்குடியினருடன்

குறை கேட்கும் காமராஜர்

இங்கிலாந்து ராணி எலிசபெத்துடன்

பள்ளியில் காமராஜ்

சிவாஜி மற்றும் கண்ணதாசனின் அண்ணனுடன்

சிறு அமைச்சரவை

மொரார்ஜி தேசாயுடன்

காமராஜரின் தாயார் சிவகாமி அம்மாள்

காமராஜ்-நேரு

காமராஜ்-ராமசாமிப்பெரியார்

காமராஜருடன் கன்னட நட்சத்திரங்கள் ராஜ்குமார், பன்டரிபாய் மற்றும் பலர்

திரு.கருணாநிதி- கர்மவீரர் காமராஜர்

முதன் முதலாக ஜெயில் வாசம் முடிந்து வந்த போது விருதுநகரில் நண்பர்களுடன்

சென்னையில் காமராஜர் வசித்த வீடு

பிரச்சார வாகனத்தில் இந்திரா காந்தியுடன்

இறுதி அஞசலி செலுத்தும் இந்திரா காந்தி மற்றும் முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி

காமராஜர்- கண்ணதாசன்

பாகிஸ்த்தான் பிரதமர் பூட்டோவுடன்

காமராஜர் பயன்படுத்திய கார்

சிறுவர்களுடன்

ஜார்ஜ் கோட்டையில் அலுவலர்களுடன்

இந்திரா காந்தியை பிரதமராக்கிய காமராஜர்

கால் மேல் கால் போட்டு கம்பீரமாய் காமராஜர் (அருகில் இந்திரா காந்தி)

அண்ணாவுடன காமராஜர்

Courtesy: http://kamarajar.blogspot.com/

Virudunagar - Tamilnadu, India

Virudhunagar is a municipality in Virudhunagar district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.In the beginning of 20th century A.D., Virudhupatti was one among the six important places of Ramanathapuram District. Due to the rapid growth in the field of Trade and Education, it was renamed as 'Virudhunagar' on 29 October 1923. The term 'Virudhu' means 'Award' in Tamil. Virudhunagar is very famous for business. Virudhunagar does not produce anything but exports everything. It is a business hub like Singapore. All agriculture products like chilli,sesame are brought to Virudhunagar to sell and all buyers come to Virudhunagar to buy. Thus, got a saying "Virudhunagar does not produce anything but Export everything." Former chief minister of Madras Province and president of the Indian National Congress K. Kamarajar was born here.

Culture

Every year during the Tamil month of “Panguni”, the famous “Panguni Pongal” festival is celebrated with several hundred thousands devotees taking up Fire Pot Procession as way of respect to Goddess Mariamman. Relatives and friends gather together during the processions for Water Deluge of Goddess Mariamman, Black and White dot smeared body adorned with neem leaves camaflouge dressing, Kairu Kutthu, Agni Chatti carrying by devotees plain palm and Temple Car (Therottam) functions and they go around the town.

A big festival is organised for Veyiilugandha amman during Tamil month Vaikasi. In the month of October to welcome the onset of monsoon, festivals are organised for Mother Goddess Kaliamman at various localities on every Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Karagam, Kolattam, Oyilattam and other lively programmes are organised on large scale at different streets during these weekly events in during September-October.

“Virudhunagar Exhibition” conducted in the KVS School premises for the benefit of school fund during summer holidays attracts many people from the nearby towns and village. The exhibition also serves as a unique family convention centre for matrimonial match making arrangement facility for the aspiring grooms and brides.

During Dusserah celebration, a large procession with Tiger Dance and Tamil Martial art fencing is organised by several locality groups of Virudhunagar town. To participate and witness in this festival, nearly one lakh people assemble in one evening.

The other unique tradition about Virudhunagar is that, for the marriage function, the grooms offer prizes (parisam) to bride as per Tamil culture (saying no to varadhachanai), the bride and the groom will have a separate function/marriage hall, Which you can't see any where in Tamilnadu. Several marriage functions are organised with the system emenating from Self-Respect Movement to adopt "Kural Vazhi Vaazhvu" by the new couples and still this novel solemnising approach is widely accepted by youngsters of the Virudhunagar town.

Virudhunagar has one "Theppam" (artificial pond to replenish ground water) in the center of the town. Now facilities have been done to maintain water in "Theppam" through out the year. There are many yoga, music, dance and art classes in the town. There are several garden temples for kaaval deivangal (guardian angels) in Aruppukottai Road, Sattur Road, Madurai Road and in Chinnamoopanpatti village on the northern suburb of Virudhunagar. Festivals are celebrated during January, February in these garden temples in grand manner.

Getting vegetarian food is a problem in many parts of the District, however some vegetarian restaurants such as Anjenaya Mess(behind the city's Mariamman Temple) and a hotel opposite the bus Stand provide delicious yet cheap vegetarian fare.

Industries

Madras Cements – a Private Sector undertaking at Thulukkapatti is large a cement producing unit. Madras Cements has an annual capacity of 4.15 lakh tonnes.

Virudhunagar Textile Mills is an ISO 9002:2000 yarn ,fabric manufacturers - situated at Sulakarai, Virudhunagar.

Anand Super Fabrics is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company. ASF is a well known manufacturer and merchant exporter of poplins, drill,twill, satin, herringbone and matty fabrics & also do satin stripes, ottoman, codrouy and self designed dobby fabrics.

TTk-LIG Ltd has a manufacturing unit behind the virudhunagar railway station manufacturing surgical gloves and condoms.