Aragalur

Aragalur
city
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	636 101
Telephone code	04282
Vehicle registration	TN 27 & TN 30 & 77

Aragalur ("six moat place") is a village in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 6 km from Thalaivasal and 70 km from Salem.

Etymology

Aragalur literally means "six moat place" or the village having six moats.^{[citation needed]} The moats were historically located near Kuyavar Street, Pullaakulam (North), Soleswaran Temple, Kottikulam (North), Kavarai Street & Uppulimedu.^[1] One of the records suggest that the moats could have been in concentric circles. Most of the moats have been filled and flattened to keep up the population growth.

History

Aragalur (Arakalur / Aragaloor / Aragazhur) was the capital of

the sacred eagle and his elephant was called Airavata.

Government

Village Panchayat election 2020 brought onboard President VIJAYAN

Politics

Aragalur is part of the

.

Geography

Vasishta Nadi carries the drainage of Kalrayan Hills and flows through Attur, Thalaivasal and Cuddalore district with check dam at Pakkampadi and Periyeri / Aragalur border. This river flows in Tiruchirapalli and joins Sweta Nadi before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Vasishta Nadi flows on the north and east part of the village. The Eri (agriculture reservoir - diverted from river) feeds many parts of the wet lands. Other areas are feed by and deep open wells or borewells tapping the aquifer. There is also a concern that the ground water table is going down in this region due to excessive exploitation of ground water for agriculture.

Surrounding Places

Neighborhoods

Street. As an elder put, this village is very well organized based on the labor skills that they provided. It can also be seen as segregation based on caste system.

Regions include: Agraharam, Raja Vedi, Valayalkara theru, Kottai (Fort?) Street, Vannara Street & Cheri.

Microsoft; Nokia (10 February 2011). "Aragalur" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 10 February 2011.

Economy

Aragalur is primarily an agriculture village. Cattle (Cow, Buffalo, Goat, and Chicken) are grown for the milk, meat, leather and as working animal. Also as a hub for the neighboring villages, the village Sandhai (Farmers' market) is held on the Wednesday. There, you can get the fresh farm produce sold mostly by the farmers themselves. The market street has small businesses that cater to the daily needs of the population. There are private medical practitioners and a veterinarian to take care of the people and the large cattle population. The Village is ATM Facility Available in 24 Hours at 3 ATMs available on this area and two petrol bunk also available.

Transportation

The mode to reach Aragalur is by taxi from Thaliavasal or

. Alternatively, you can also reach it by a bus from Attur/Thalaivasal that runs approximately once every hour.

• chinnasalem to tirupathi bus available at (5:30 pm and 8 pm at chinnasalem, 5:20 am at tirupathi).

Nearest railway station: Thalaivasal (TVSL) and Chinna salem.

Train

The

.

• Vriddhachalam
  passenger
• Karaikkal
  Fast passenger
• Salem to chennai egmore to dadar express
• Puducherry to Mangalore weekly express
• Yeshwantpur (Bangalore) to Puducherry
  garib rath
• Erode to chennai egmore special daytime intercity express

Aragalur is landlocked and depends on the Port of Chennai for most oceangoing freight.

Nearest airport is Salem Airport (IATA: SXV – ICAO: VOSM) which is 70 km away.

early morning 8:10 am aragalur to chennai bus facility available, every night 09:30pm aragalur to chennai bus facility available Early Month Theipirai Ashtami Yester Night Boojai... at the day Morning to Night 3 Am regular bus facility at attur to aragalur

Communication

Indian Postal Service operates a Sub-Office (636 101) at Aragalur. There is a telephone exchange catering to the land line telephones. Recently the usage of mobile phones has increased in the village and shops selling them are available.

Education

Educational institutions include

1. Sri Venkateswara Matric & HR.Sec.School
2. Bharathi Vidya Mandir Matriculation School

Tagore Educational Institutions

1. Panchayat Union Elementary School
2. Government Boys Higher Secondary School
3. Government Girls High School

Nearest Colleges

1. Maha Barathi Engineering College
2. Kailash Women's College
3. Bharathiyar Women's Engenering college of Education

Demographics

People of Aragalur are predominantly of

on the outskirts of the Aragalur.

Flora and fauna

Lake fed areas are cultivated with

Curry Tree

, was introduced in the early 2000s in and around Aragalur.

Tourism

Temples are primary attraction and few select days in the year are special for each of the big temples. Taking the god for a tour in the evening happens on auspicious occasions around the Raja Vedi. Aragalur celebrates many festivals like Pongal where the friends and relatives of nearby villages are invited.

Shiva:

, is believed to have worshipped the shiva Linga here.

Aarudhra Darisanam is celebrated in December each year (Tamil month of Margazhi on Tiruvathira).

icons installed at Aragalur are : Asitanga, Kala, Kapala, Krodha, Rudra, Ruru, Samhara & Unmatta.

Vishnu: Rajaraja Vanar Kovaraiyan built Karivaradha Perumal Kovil (Vishnu) 11°33′45″N 78°47′21″E / 11.562402°N 78.789074°E / 11.562402; 78.789074 in the 12th century that is facing West. There are nice

.

Both the Sri Kamadada (consort's temple pillar) and Karivaradha Perumal (roof) temples have the sun, moon and the dagger Royal Insignia of the Vijayanagara Empire embossed on the granite wall/pillar.

. In 2007, volunteers have cleared the vegetation over growth on the roof of this temple.

Subrahmanyan temple in the Market street (Kadai Veedhi) celebrates Soora Samhaaram every year on the 6th day of Karthika lunar Tamil month

.

Ambairamman temple11°34′16″N 78°47′17″E / 11.571147°N 78.788109°E / 11.571147; 78.788109, on the Vasishta Nadi, has 2 Vinayakars that's not as common.

Temple cars: (Donated by Eramanchi Tulukanna Nayaka 1518 under Vijayanagara Empire ruler Krishnadevaraya) in ruins - not maintained. The art work is brilliant even in the current condition.

Buddha temple: The Budha 11°33′39″N 78°46′48″E / 11.56093°N 78.779955°E / 11.56093; 78.779955temple and Buddha statues are found in the neighboring village Thiyaganur is another attraction to visitors.

For the visitors who have extra time on their hand there is no shortage of temples, small and big, in this small village. There are 21 temples for the tiny population of this village.

Bronze

Jain statues were present in this village. They are probably moved to Salem museum

.

There are couple of restaurants that provide basic food to the locals and tourists. For accommodation, Attur is the nearest desirable place.

There are 12 Siva temples located on villages through which

Sky

).

References

1. ^ "Village surrounded by Moats". Daily Thanthi. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
2. ^ "Thiyaganur Budha idol". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

1. The Hoysaḷa Dynasty, By University of Mysore. Dept. of History
2. Madras District Gazetteers, By Madras (India : State)
3. Gadyakarṇāmr̥ta of Sakala-Vidyācakravarttin, S. S. Janaki, Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aragalur.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Aragalur.

• official district web site Archived 31 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Inscription 408-455 year 1913CE
• Research team visit to Aragalur Solesvara temple
• Book on Pon Parappina Vanakovaraiyan & his contribution to Art
• பைரவர் கோவில் ஆறகழூர் : ஒரு பார்வை
• ஆறகழூர் பற்றிய ஒரு பார்வை