Karaikeni
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Karaikeni is a
Location
Karaikeni is situated 2 km from
Culture
Karaikeni Padukalam (padukalam means "war") is celebrated where many villages come together to have different war like activities. The history goes back 500 years when Karaikeni ruler Arasuthevar decided to resolve a dispute between two other small rulers. The decision was to contest a war to decide the winner. One of the rulers and his army was destroyed but one warrior escapes. His descendants come together every two years to celebrate this festival. Now the festival involves a fight between the groups in typical Tamil tradition involving Silambu.[2][3] Some of the other temples are Maasana Muthammal (Sleeping Goddess), Amman Temple, Vinayakar Temple, Kochadai Muthiah/ Karupasamy temple.
Rural development
The village has only Hindus and a majority belong to
Politics
References
- ^ "Census India". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Unique festival near Madurai, மதுரை அருகே நடக்கும் படுகள திருவிழா - Oneindia Tamil". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "| Edition-Madurai | Dinamani". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.