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Cheranmahadevi History

Cheranmahadevi a beautiful city located on the banks of the river Thamirabarani. Cheranmahadevi is located on the right side of the river Thamirabarani. Cheranmahadevi has numerous temples located in it by seeing this after kumbakonam (a city located in Tamilnadu known as temple city) Cheranmahadevi can be called as a temple city. And then (Canadian canal is first such canal in Thamirabarani river) now the existing one is the third such canal according to report. Cheranmahadevi was under the control of Ambai thaluk and Tirunelveli district. Cheranmahadevi is about 20kms from Tirunelveli either side i.e. bus route and train route. Its present in an important junction from here three routes available from here nagaerkovil, Tirunelveli, and tenkasi etc. And then in cheranmahadevi a sub collector office is located which was under the main control of Ambai.

Cheranmahadevi Historical name:

Sathurvethimangalam (சதுர்வேதிமங்கலம்) is the historical name of cheranmahadevi in that “mangalam” means “a place donated by a king to a priest”. The proof of this name was located on 4 (கல்வெட்டு) kalvettu and then in another (கல்வெட்டு) says “சேரவன்மாதேவி இராசராச பாண்டிய நாட்டு உத்தம சோழ வளநாட்டு முள்ளி நாட்டு பிரம்மநேயம் நிலகரி சோழ சதுர்வேதிமங்கலம்” This is known after “பிராந்தக வீரநாராயணனின்” wife “வானமன்மதேவி “who ruled from the year a.c 885- 903. This information was provided by “neelakanda shastri” (நீலகண்ட சாஸ்திரி). Cheranmahadevi was under the ruling of kings like pandiyas, cherans, cholans, vijayanagra, chola pandiya, chera pandiya, veenadu kings we have the proof for their ruling of the city. But cheranmahadevi was known as king cherans gift to her daughter. We can see the history of the Christian church which is located in heart of the city on the cheranmahadevi and Ambai road on the right side St. Emmanuel church opened on the year 8-4-1925 by Norman Hendry and the front mandapam was opened by father Jason dharamaraj. There are about 12 sub churches are under the direct control of the church located around cheranmahadevi. In that kuniyoor, melaputhukudi and veeravanallur (s.t.c primary school) kellakkullam, c.samathanapuram primary schools are under the control of the church missionary. The church was started on the year 1889 and the 100th year celebrations were done on 1989. The bell was installed in the year 1994 by (sekra.guru Stephen lions) And then in the year A.C 1870 Anthony muthu started st.soosaiyapar primary school. The school was on its 140th year now. Chola kings has a god bonding with cheranmahadevi in 1009-1012 period “first raja raja cholan” and then from 1070 to 1112 “first kulothunga cholan” was in link with the cheranmahadevi temples. In 1304 in pandiyas “sadayavarman kulasekrapandiyan, sadayavarman sundrapandiyan” has a link with cheranmahadevi. And then Madurai nayak king muthukrishna verapa nayakanar  in 16th century has a link with the city. And then venad cheran king puthala veera marthanda varma in 1437 has a bonding with cheranmahadevi. In cheranmahadevi most old temples like “மூலக்கோவில், அப்பன் வெங்கடாசலபதி கிருஷ்ணன் கோவில், ராமசாமி கோவில், நடூவூரளப்பர் கோவில், பத்மவச்சல்ர் கோவில், அம்மைநாத சுவாமி கோவில்” in that temples it contains about 150 and more “கல்வெட்டு “. And these are about 600 years old and it contains about the history of people, social network, and culture, hereditary e.tc. Cheranmahadevi has an important part in freedom fight v.o.c iyer was one of the biggest freedom fighter who lost his life while trying to save his daughter supatra on kalyana theertham. The bharatwaja ashramam was founded by him to produce lot of freedom fighters from this area. Cheranmahadevi has another specialty once in this ashramam congress meeting was conducted on that time for those who attended the meeting food and water were provided. It was provided separately for certain people than others E. Vae. Ramasamy left the congress because of this act. And founded dravida kalakam here in cheranmahadevi the event was been mentioned in his autobiography. The ashramam was given to gandhiji in the year 1935 then it was known as “அரிசன் சேவக் சமாஜ்” .and then ashramam was taken under the control of assembly member of Ambai mr.gomathi shankara dechidhar then it was upgraded to student hostel and now it was under the control of divyananda swamy it has thirupiraidurai next to trichy as head office.

In the congress period Mr. Gomati shakara dechidhar (M.L.A) made sufficient efforts for a roadway bridge over the Thamirabarani River in 1965 the bridge was opened by jeyakamaraj udaiyar who was the governor of Tamilnadu that time that paves a new way to cheranmahadevi Temples in Cheranmahadevi In cheranmahadevi a millagu pillayar temple is situated in their every time if there is a drought situation without rain in cheranmahadevi “மிளகை அரைத்து பிள்ளையார் உடல் முமுவதும் புசுவர்” then water will be filled until he gets drowned if this event happens people believe that rain will come. When we inquired a local man mr.kanagavel owner of an agency named Arul said that not only from cheranmahadevi from Kerala also if there is a scarcity of rain people used to come with about 5kgs of millaga for performing the ritual. They use coconut water instead of water for drowning him.

  Canadian canal history''' ''' Cheranmahadevi has an historical importance for the Canadian canal to originate there is a story behind this incident. One time Kerala king suffered from a disease in order to relieve him from the disease a kanadian unmarried priest came with sin egg of the king and money to meet his guru Agathiyar and his guru shoed up to him in an old sick appearance. And then he ordered him to construct the canal on the river Thamirabarani. In cheranmahadevi alone about 42 temples are there that’s why cheranmahadevi is called as temple city. In cheranmahadevi mullakovil (மூலக்கோவில்) another temple located near mullakovil in Mullakovil Street is theivaisarava mudaiyar kovil it has a different distinct architecture. Specialty: It has a distinct architecture and feature such that on sep-15 and mar-12 in those days sunlight will directly fall on the swami present here. This temple was built by Rajendra cholan on A.C 1015  Appan Kovil:

The temple near the Thamirabarani River in the junction cheranmahadevi road known as snake temple also. Since the priest in temple was well-versed in handling the snakes and he also treated them as pets grew up snakes in the temple which he caught on the city. So initially lots of people feared to come to the temple in the walls of the lot of snake pictures are seen here. By seeing the architecture here we can come to conclusion that it must belong to the 13th century. And from A.C 1590 the temple was under the direct control of the government.  Saraswathi Pandram (சரஸ்வதி பண்டாரம்): In this temple Saraswathi Pandaram (சரஸ்வதி பண்டாரம்) has been established. Saraswathi means books or written material (“நூல்கள்”) pandaram means Storage area (“கருவூலம்”) i.e. library (“நூலகம்”).Saraswathi pandaram was established in the period A.C 1251- 1284 by Seithai sundara pandiyan.

Anna Thana sathiram (“அன்னதான சத்திரம்”): the person responsible for the construction of the Canadian canal opened an annathana sathiram namely “Canadian Sathiram”. And then for it in pollikari, karukurichi and in the canal flowing lands 30 acres was given for it free of cost. The poor priest where given food daily here. And this Canadian sathiram was under the control of the people who spoke Kannada. Now they are in various places like Bangalore, Indore, Delhi, and Chennai. Now due to the income shortage from rice has resulted in the anna thanam has been closed.