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Aragalur

Aragalur
ஆறகழூர்
city
Aragalur is located in Tamil Nadu
Aragalur
Aragalur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°33′39″N 78°47′19″E / 11.560762°N 78.788624°E / 11.560762; 78.788624Coordinates: 11°33′39″N 78°47′19″E / 11.560762°N 78.788624°E / 11.560762; 78.788624
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Elevation 500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 3,478
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 636 101
Telephone code 04282
Vehicle registration TN 27 & TN 30 & 77

Aragalur ("six moat place") is a village in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 6 km from Thalaivasal and 70 km from Salem.

Aragalur literally means "six moat place" or the village having six moats. The moats were historically located near Kuyavar Street, Pullaakulam (North), Soleswaran Temple, Kottikulam (North), Kavarai Street & Uppulimedu. One of the records suggest that the moats could have been in concentric circles. Most of the moats have been filled and flattened to keep up the population growth.

Aragalur (Arakalur / Aragaloor / Aragazhur) was the capital of Magadai mandalam ruled by the well known Bana Chieftains around 1190-1260 CE. Aragalurudaiya Ponparappinan Rajarajadevan alias Magadesan was the greatest in this dynasty. Pallava inscriptions say, Chief Vanakovaraiyan Rajarajadevan Vannenjan alias Vannenja, a subordinate of Kopperunjingadeva - Kadava dynasty, lived in Aragalur around 1254 CE. The chief at Aragalur also has a family title of 'Ponparappinan'- referring to the gilding of the central shrine of the Arunachaleswara Temple [1] at Tiruvannamalai and 'Bana' the clan / family title. Aragalur Udaya Iraratevan Ponparappinan had refurbished most of the parts and rebuilt some parts of Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram in on 1213 AD [2]. This dynasty ruled at the same period as Kulothunga Chola III, and Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I. Pandian won over Magadesan in 1251 CE but returned the kingdom back. Magadesan ruled Aragalur without being subordinate and hence was captured and kept at Sankagiri fort. Magadesan's insignia was Rishabha the sacred Bull and the Garuda [3] the sacred eagle and his elephant was called Airavata.


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