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Thenkarai Kottai is samll village in Pappireddipatti taluk of Dharmapuri district tamil nadu.This village has its own historical back ground.The meaning of Thenkarai Kottai means in Tamil Fort in Southen bank of a river.This village was border to the kingdoms of Mysore and was part of Viyanagara Empire and outer border to "Bara-mahal".The Poligar of Salem "Gatti mudali" Chennapa Nayaka constructed this fort at the South oF 'Jalakandeswara River' and the Dharmakarthas for this Temple was nominated from the Agamudayars of J.The revenue from the 'Aran manai Thoppu' was spent for the rituals for Kalayanaramasamy Temple and Nanjundeswara Temple inside the fort.Perumal koil at the foot of a small hill is worshipped by these people.

History: The Thenkarai kottai was built by Gutty Mudaliars the poligar of Salem a fief of Nayakars of Madurai who are founded by Vijayanagara kings.It was contructed by Chennappa nayaka the poligar of Salem on the bank of Jalakandeswara River.Misguided by jealousy and tale carriers Chennappa Nayaka killed his brother without verifying the fact that a beautiful fort was built by his brother.Repented Nayaka committed suicide and his queen performed sati and entered fire giving curse to the people of Thenkarai that the place would never prosper and soon get democrated.