Tirupparamkunram

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Tirupparangunram| type = village| latd = 9.87 | longd = 78.07
locator_position = right | state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Tiruchirappalli
leader_title =
leader_name =
altitude = 137
population_as_of =
population_total =| population_density =
area_magnitude= sq. km
area_total =
area_telephone =
postal_code = 625005
vehicle_code_range =
sex_ratio =
unlocode =
website =
footnotes =
time = UTC+5:30

Tirupparamkunram (also spelt as Tirupparangunram or Tirupparankunram or Thirupparankundram or Thiruparangundram or Tiruparankundram) is a small township, located 10 km from the city of Madurai, in South India. It is renowned for its temple dedicated to Lord Muruga, a Hindu God who is revered by the people of South India. This temple is regarded as an Arupadai Veedu, one of the six battle camps of the Lord.

The famous Thiagarajar College of Engineering, is situated near to the temple. The adjacent locality of Tirunagar supports Tirupparamkunram and its precincts. The ideal time to visit this place is in the months of January-April and July-September, when most of the Hindu festivals take place. Some of the major festivals include Thai Pusam and Panguni Utharam.

Overview

Thiruparamkundram or Paramkundram is the divine place where the celestial wedding of Lord Murugan and Goddess Deivayanai took place, witnessed by all Gods and devas.

Goddess Devayanai or Deivanai, is the daughter of Indra, the King of the devas. She was given in marriage to Lord Muruga, on vanquishing the demon Soorapadman, and thereby restoring the Indraloka, the Kingdom of Heaven, to Lord Indra.

The Goddess was given a boon by Lord Murugan in her previous birth, to marry Him and therefore she was predestined to wed the Lord in her current birth. Lord Muruga was born with the sole intention of destroying the demon Soorapadman, who had gained an upper hand over the Devas and drove out Indra and seized control of Heaven. The Lord led the army of devas, through his Arupadai veedu, six battle-camps and won the war against the demon and destroying him at the end. Lord Murugan, thus restored the control of Heaven to Lord Indra and brought peace among the heavenly beings.

Geography

Tirupparangunram is located at coord|9.87|N|78.07|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Tirupparangunram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tirupparangunram] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|137|m|abbr=on.

Transport

Air

Chennai International Airport has frequent services to Madurai.Madurai airport serves many of the regional airlines in India.

Train

Madurai junction has direct connection to Mumbai, Chennai and many other important towns in India.

Bus

Madurai Mattuthavani bus terminal can be reached from any part of Tamilnadu and Kerala. From there, local buses towards Thirumangalam and Thirunagar, stop at Tiruparanguram near the rail crossing outside the township. The journey typically takes less than an hour.

Road

Tirupparamkunram is on National Highway 47, lies 450 km from Chennai with driving time of around nine hours.

Educational institutions

*Thiagarajar College of Engineering

Politics

Tirupparankundram assembly constituency is part of Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-11
work = Tamil Nadu
publisher = Election Commission of India ]

References