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KIKKALUR is a model VILLAGE situated in Tamilnadu. Administratively, the village comes under Kil Pennathur Panchayat Union, in Tiruvannamalai Taluk and Tiruvannamalai District. Number of educated & employed are highest than any village in surround, presently 250+ children going to schools outside the village (for English medium and above 8th standard), well informed people, culture & traditional values, four lakes to irrigate about 350 acres when full, two primary and one high schools, village politics … are some of the prime factors support this.

About Kikkalur

What is in the name KIKKALUR? There is no uniformity of spelling in official records - starting from Village, Panchayat Union, Taluk, District, State, National, Revenue and elsewhere – it is seen written as KIKKALUR / KEEKALUR / KEEKKALUR / KEEKKALORE. KEEKALOOR... Recently efforts were taken to fix the uniform spelling of the village. Referencing judiciary certified documents of date of birth & marriage possessed by a family as PROOF-1 and the spelling Postal Department consistently uses as PROOF-2 we chose the spelling “KIKKALUR”. To put in practice, first we placed KIKKALUR on the World Wide Web http://www.kikkalur.com. Then we found www.indiastudychannel.com and brahmallahchrist.indiainteracts.in indicate as KIKKALUR)  We hope and look forward KIKKALUR as the firm spelling adopted for official use in any Documents and Records of the village created from August/September 2009. Interestingly, it is for information, we found there is a KIKKALUR near 'Yosemite National Park' in America (USA).

Many from our village are educated and employed in Government service, private companies, overseas OR self employed professionals, businessmen and many serve in Indian Army. Agriculture is the only source of livelihood for most people. Panta Reddiars, forerunner community as landlords today gave up agriculture because of inadequate labour. It has become difficult for anyone who depend on labour for agriculture etc. However, the village remains atop in food production. May be it is commercial crop like sugarcane, chilies, vegetables, cotton etc. yield better revenue but still the paddy cultivation is predominant. Observation and memory goes back to 1950s to put across this vital information that a modest change is fast happening in the village. A Step for one to see it is a model village in terms of growth.

History

Listened from elderly people, that Kikkalur was called as KIL KILAIYUR and the neighbouring village on the west Mekkalur was called MEL KILAIYUR. A huge tree near border line of the villages had only two branches; one towards East and the other towards West. Naming the villages – interesting!!!. In due course the names shortened… It is to believe that according to some artifacts findings from some lands situated south of the Kikkalur-Mekkalur road (that lands location is known as VENGALA MEDU), scripts on walls of Siva Temple and scholarly old people finding, there lived the South Indian Jains and the village then was known as “VADA MADHALAMPOONDI”. In further; the Jain people had houses on eastern side and just in front of Siva Temple. The stone Dhvajasthambam now stands has scripts written about it.

Chola Kings said to have built the Temples in the Village. We see SCRIPTS on the stone walls of Perumal Koil (Temple) and as well Siva Temple. There is a stone plates covered cave in Siva Temple and saivite priests and aged people were telling us that probably was the deep and long cave way to the then ruling king take a sportive expedition to Gingee fort. Believable true? May be!!! Someone officially from archeological department of India can explore and publish the findings.

Temples of Hindu Gods & Goddesses and Danish Mission Church adorn the village. As to any village in Tamil Nadu, the Kikkalur people too not going to temples on daily basis. Persistent efforts are made to see people especially women go to worship at temples. Temples need to be renovated and arrangements for regular pooja be made by HR&CE of Tamilnadu. Here in Kikkalur an unbelievable is happening; thousands of devotees come on First SUNDAYs of the month to MUNIANARAPPAN TEMPLE to offer worship particularly with clay made icons and spot made Pongal etc. It is this village next to TIRUVANNAMALAI GIRIVALAM on Full Moon Day and MEL MALAIYANUR AMMAN DHARSHAN on New Moon Day sees devotees surging to MUNIANARAPPAN TEMPLE, though small in size, as they believe he is the SAVIOUR OF HUMANITY (Kaakkum Kadavul). This is holistic and absolute faith of many devotees as they come with family. The entire village people trying their best to extend all possible facilities. This is another step we trust the village is proving a model village in spirituality.

The village is quite fortunate in terms of talent within. Talent like goldsmith, blacksmith, pottery, carpentry and modern age of electrical, electronic, plumbing, masonry - you ask for people they are there. More to it rope making, roofing, sugar cane cutting & loading groups make hey. Some have the musical skills to play Harmonium, Piano, Guitar, Mirithangam, Kanjira, Thaal, Nadaswaram and Thavil instruments. This does supplement it is a model village!

Every year school annual function displays folk dances to modern day story enactments and a host of the best performances by children. Through these, messages like 'not to cut a tree until ten are planted', 'educate your wards without fail else they will be fools' and many more are conveyed to village people. In their best efforts Teachers involve with children to develop Arts & Entities apart from teaching curriculum lessons. Good foundation at home is yet another cap for the village to boast as a model village.

The best part of the village is that some people engaged in businesses like petty shops, tea shops, co-operative marketing of produce, utility selling, vegetable & fruit selling at doorsteps inside village and elsewhere. Some have established small scale industrial units, trading shops, hotels outside village.