Thellar block

Thellar block is a revenue block in the Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 61 panchayat villages.

References

"Map of revenue blocks of Tiruvannamalai district". Government of Tamil Nadu.

Tiruvannamalai district

District Headquarters	Tiruvannamalai

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Revenue Divisions	Cheyyar division Tiruvannamalai division

Taluks	Aarani Chengam Cheyyar Kalasapakkam Polur Thandarampattu Tiruvannamalai Vandavasi

Revenue Blocks	Anakkavur Aarani Chengam Chetpet Cheyyar Jawadhu Hills Kalasapakkam Keelpennathur Pernamallur Polur Pudupalayam Thandrampet Thellar Thurinjapuram Tiruvannamalai Vandavasi Vembakkam West Aarani

Municipalities	Arani Tiruvannamalai Tiruvethipuram Vandavasi

Town Panchayats	Chengam Chetpet Kalambur Polur Kannamangalam Kilpennathur Vettavalam Desur Peranamallur Pudupalayam

Rivers	Cheyyar River Thenpennai River Kamandala River Naganathi River

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyan dynasty Vijayanagar Empire British Raj

Places of Interest	Annamalaiyar Temple Jawadhu Hills Periyanaki Temple, Devikapuram Sathanur Reservoir Sri Ramana Ashram Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashram Yogi Ram SurathKumar Ashram Tirumalai

Thellar is actually of great historic importance, it is the place where the great Chola empire was destroyed. It is also the place where Nandhivarman III died and also the place where the Third carnatic war took place (battle of wandiwash) from when the french lost their power in India.

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