Needamangalam

Needamangalam
Needa, Nidamangalam
Yamunambalpuram, Neeradum Mangalam
Municipality Town
Needamangalam

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 10°46′16″N 79°24′50″E / 10.771°N 79.414°E / 10.771; 79.414Coordinates: 10°46′16″N 79°24′50″E / 10.771°N 79.414°E / 10.771; 79.414
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Population (2011)
 • Total 147,451 (taluk)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 614 404
Telephone code (91)4367
Vehicle registration TN-50
Website http://www.nidamangalam.com/
Cauvery Delta, Chola Nadu

Needamangalam formerly Yamunambalpuram, is a municipality town in Thiruvarur district in the Cauvery Delta of Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] Needamangalam was originally part of composite Tanjore District (Madras Presidency) during British Raj until 1997 AD. In the 18th and 19th century, it was also called Yamunambapuram (see section on Santhana Ramaswamy Temple below). Needamangalam is the headquarters of the Needamangalam Taluk. The town is located 20 km east of Thanjavur, 80 km east of Tiruchirappalli and 318 km south of Chennai. Needamangalam is a junction for two busy highways, (i) National Highway 67 is a National Highway in Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka that runs from Nagapattinam, a sea-side town in Tamil Nadu to Gundlupet, Karnataka (ii) State Highway SH-66 connecting Kumbakonam with Adirampattinam via Mannargudi in Cauvery Delta.

History

Battle of Venni

According to Poruna-raatr-uppadai, Karikala Chola fought a great battle at Venni now Kovilvenni near Needamangalam in which both Pandya and Chera suffered crushing defeat. Besides the two crowned kings of the Pandya and Chera countries, eleven minor chieftains took their side in the campaign and shared defeat at the hands of Karikala. The Chera king, who was wounded on his back in the battle, committed suicide by starvation. Venni was the watershed in the career of Karikala which established him firmly on his throne and secured for him some sort of hegemony among the three crowned monarchs. Venni which is also known as Vennipparandalai and now it is known as Kovilvenni. Kovilvenni is situated at a distance of 3 km from Needamangalam.

Geography

The town is surrounded by three rivers and town limit could not extend any more within those boundaries. Hence it is also named as needatha mangalam means "limited area". Needamangalam Taluk is crossed by the Vennar River in the north and the Koraiyar River in the south. Near the Bay of Bengal, the Venner River branches into three major distributaries, the northern branch retains its original name, Vennar. Other two branches are the Paminiyaar and the Koraiyar. They flow down to Muthupet Lagoon and from there join the sea.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Needamangalam had a population of 147,451 with 72,695 males and 74,756 females. There were 1028 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 74.99. Child population in the age group below 6 was 6,869 Males and 6,643 Females.[2]

Climate and Places

Needamangalam is abutted by the Vennar River in the north and the Koraiyar River in the south. Needamangalam experiences abundant rainfall during rainy season and severe weather drop towards November and December of every year.

Cultural aspects

Transport

Rail Transport

Nidamangalam Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway Junction, a train pass through the station every hour on an average. Trains depart from Needamangalam to various cities like Chennai Egmore (Mannai express), Tirupati (Pamani Express), Coimbatore Chemmozhi Express. Thanjavur, Trichy, Nagapattinam, Karaikkal, Velankanni, Mayiladuthurai, Manamadurai and Mannargudi are other destinations, that has passenger/express train services from Needamangalam. There is a long pending demand for a ROB at Needamangalam Junction which is announced during 2013-14 budget by Tamil Nadu Government and work in progress. The "Great Southern of India Railway", aka Southern Railway zone opened its first line for traffic between Nagapattinam and Tanjore in 1861 that runs via Needamangalam Junction. Subsequently the line was extended up to Tiruchirappalli in March 1862.

Road Transport

Air/Sea Transport

Nearest Airport is Tiruchirappalli International Airport at a distance of 80 km from Needamangalam, and nearest seaport is Nagapattinam Port at a distance of 50 km from the town.

Educational Institutions

Banks

Scenic places in Needamangalam

Three kilometres from the town of Needamangalam, there is a spot called Munar Thalaippu, the Koraiyar headworks where three rivers discharge by means of fine masonry sluice. It is a picnic spot where the main Koraiyar branches into three distributaries namely Vennar, Vettar, Pamaniyar. The Water Storage and Dams were built by Cholas as a measure to control the flow during flood season and boost agriculture to the entire region. Huge crowd is witnessed during Diwali, Pongal festivals at this spot and the name "Neeradu Mangalam" to the town also comes from this aspect that it has got three rivers branching out. Government of Tamil Nadu recently named Munar Thalaippu as a State Tourism spot and announced financial packages, to improve facilities.

Notables from Needamangalam

Temples

Sri Ramamirthamman Temple is a famous temple located in banks of river vennar near needamangalam the beautiful village is called Erumaipadukai. Shri Maan S.Ramachandran pillai is the founder of Ramamirthamman Temple. This amman kovil thiruvilla was very famous many people celebrate this amman kovil year festival. It is believed by the devotees that the Goddess has enormous powers over curing illnesses[1] and hence, it is a ritual to buy small metallic replicas, made with silver or steel, of various body parts that need to be cured, and these are deposited in the donation box. Devotees also offer Mavilakku, a sweet dish made of jaggery, rice flour and ghee. [2] Offerings of raw salt is also made to the Goddess by the rural devotees. The temple attracts thousands of devotees on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, the holy days for Ramamirthamman.

Santhana Ramaswamy Temple is famous for people who have does not have children: This temple was built around the 18th century by Thanjavur Marathas. King Simhan ruled Chola Nadu. His wife, Queen Yamunambal had dipped in the holy tank and prayed Santhana Ramaswamy and was blessed with baby in the 18th century. This town hence got another name "Yamunambalpuram" Find below details about the pooja: Husband and Wife should come for Santhana Gopala Pooja. First-come, first-served is a service policy whereby the tokens will be given to the couples in the morning 5.30 a.m. Couples can attend the Santhana Gopala Pooja in the order that they arrived. All the pooja things Coconut, banana, butter, honey & 1/2 litre boiled Milk with sugar added you have to bring. Santhana Gopala Vigraha will be put on the Couples Lap and archana will be done. It will be good if you did Santhana Gopala Pooja for three times at least. The best way of making your prayers come true you should Trust in God, While performing Santhana Gopala Pooja Couples are requested to Make a prayer to Santana Gopala by chanting the following mantra Santana Gopala Mantra: Om Devaki Sut Govinda Vasudeva jagat pathe Dehimey Thanayam Krishna Twamaham Sharanam Gataha Deva Deva Jagannatha Gothra Vridhi Karap Prabho Dehimey Thanayam Sheegram Ayushmandham Yashashreenam! Meaning: O son of Devaki and Vasudeva, the Lord of the Universe O Krishna! give me a son; I take refuge in you Nagaraja is the devata for Kutumba Vridhi. all your wishes will come true. all your prayers will come true. all your desires will be fulfilled.

References

  1. ↑ South Indian Railway Co., Ltd. (1926). "Tanjore–Nagore Branch Line: Nidamangalam Junction". Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway. Madras: Hoe and Company. p. 176. OCLC 417591593.
  2. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "tavil Maestro Shanmugavadivel and other Delta Musicians".
  4. ↑ "KVK Needamangalam".
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