Sattanur Nagai is the Goddess of Nangavaram, at present known in the name Sattayi Amman. Nangavaram is a hamlet in Karur district lying adjacent to Thiruchirappalli district, enroute of Thiruchirappalli-Karur and about twenty five kilometers from Thiruchirappalli city. The village is credited with three temples, dedicated to Siva, Vishnu, Kali and the inscriptions in these […]
Two inscriptions at Sundararaja Perumal Temple at Nangavaram, Karur district, brought to limelight the desilting of a lake (Eri) in that village and operation of a ferryboat service on it. One inscription (SII VIII, 651)* is a sale deed, and another inscription (SII VIII, 652)* seems a follow-up of the former and details about the […]
Malligai, siru senbagam, perum senbagam, iruvachi were the flowers cultivated in the nandavanam for thiruppallithamam, to be offered to deity. This information is gleaned through an inscription* in Sundarareswara temple at Nangavaram, Kulithalai taluk, Karur district. The inscription speaks about reclamation of a piece of land and converting it into a flower garden by a […]