Needamangalam
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Needamangalam Needa, Nidamangalam Yamunambalpuram, Neeradum Mangalam |
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| Municipality Town | |
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 Needamangalam
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| Coordinates: 10°46′16″N 79°24′50″E / 10.771°N 79.414°ECoordinates: 10°46′16″N 79°24′50″E / 10.771°N 79.414°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thiruvarur, Composite Tanjore Dist, |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 147,451 (taluk) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 614 404 |
| Telephone code | (91)4367 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-50 |
| Website | http://www.nidamangalam.com/ |
| Cauvery Delta, Chola Nadu | |
Needamangalam (Nidamangalam) formerly Yamunambalpuram, is a municipality town in Thiruvarur district(Composite Tanjore Dist) in the Cauvery Delta of Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Needamangalam was originally part of composite Tanjore District (Madras Presidency) during British Raj until 1997 AD. In the 18th and 19th century, it was also called Yamunambapuram (see section on Santhana Ramaswamy Temple below). Needamangalam is the headquarters of the Needamangalam Taluk. The town is located 20 km east of Thanjavur, 80 km east of Tiruchirappalli and 318 km south of Chennai. Needamangalam is a junction for two busy highways, (i) National Highway 67 is a National Highway in Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka that runs from Nagapattinam, a sea-side town in Tamil Nadu to Gundlupet, Karnataka (ii) State Highway SH-66 connecting Kumbakonam with Adirampattinam via Mannargudi in Cauvery Delta.
According to Poruna-raatr-uppadai, Karikala Chola fought a great battle at Venni now Kovilvenni near Needamangalam in which both Pandya and Chera suffered crushing defeat. Besides the two crowned kings of the Pandya and Chera countries, eleven minor chieftains took their side in the campaign and shared defeat at the hands of Karikala. The Chera king, who was wounded on his back in the battle, committed suicide by starvation. Venni was the watershed in the career of Karikala which established him firmly on his throne and secured for him some sort of hegemony among the three crowned monarchs. Venni which is also known as Vennipparandalai and now it is known as Kovilvenni. Kovilvenni is situated at a distance of 3 km from Needamangalam.
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